Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Black History Month for Grades 4-6
The Crossover
Alexander, Kwame.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wre...
Finding Langston
Cline-Ransome, Lesa.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the l...
Elijah of Buxton
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Also available in Overdrive. In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in B...
The Mighty Miss Malone
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Also available in Overdrive. With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest ...
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Also available in Overdrive. The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an Afr...
Stella by Starlight
Draper, Sharon M.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear ...
The Lions of Little Rock
Levine, Kristin
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divide...
The Stars Beneath Our Feet
Moore, David Barclay.
Also available in Overdrive. Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother'...
Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel
Patterson, James.
Also available in Overdrive. A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined b...
As Brave As You
Reynolds, Jason.
Also available in Overdrive. "When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything...
Glory Be
Scattergood, Augusta.
Also available in Overdrive. In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's tow...
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Taylor, Mildred D.
Also available in Overdrive. A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930...
One Crazy Summer
Williams-Garcia, Rita.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oak...
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. BFF #1, Repeat After Me
Montclare, Brandon.
Lunella can't wait to study the Omni-Wave Projector she found, but when it's activated du...
Rise: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Hegedus, Bethany.
"A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a ch...
This Is Your Time
Bridges, Ruby.
Also available in Overdrive. Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the fi...
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Hoose, Phillip M..
Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the fir...
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Weatherford, Carole Boston.
Also available in Hoopla. Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired b...
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
Grimes, Nikki.
"The first-ever picture book biography on Senator Kamala Harris"-- ...
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson.
Johnson, Katherine G.
"The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo...
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Barton, Chris.
"A picture book of lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan."--Provided...
Become a Leader Like Michelle Obama
Moss, Caroline.
In this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Michelle became ...
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Weatherford, Carole Boston.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. A...
We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders
Alko, Selina.
Presents quotes on civil rights from important and influential figures, including Queen Lili'u...
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box
Dionne, Evette.
"For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. An eye-openi...
Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM
Bolden, Tonya.
Also available in Hoopla. "Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have...
Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space
Shetterly, Margot Lee.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributi...
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Orgill, Roxane.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the Americ...
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
Weatherford, Carole Boston.
Presents the history of hip-hop including, how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, t...
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Copeland, Misty.
Also available in Overdrive. Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New Yo...
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
DePrince, Michaela.
"The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra...
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Powell, Patricia Hruby.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advo...
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
Rappaport, Doreen.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robins...
Brown Girl Dreaming
Woodson, Jacqueline.
Also available in Overdrive. "Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells th...
The Undefeated
Alexander, Kwame.
Also available in Overdrive. "The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to...
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Latham, Irene.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black...
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
Also available in Hoopla. In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andre...
The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World
Reiss, Stephen.
"A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and...
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present
Wilson, Jamia.
"Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of ...
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Harrison, Vashti.
Also available in Overdrive. Based on her popular Instagram posts, debut author/illustrator Vashti ...
Brave, Black, First: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
Hudson, Cheryl Willis.
An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through...
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
Sheinkin, Steve.
Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy se...
A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experience, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country
Asim, Jabari.
"Critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim guides readers ages 9-12 through the history of Afric...
28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World
Smith, Charles R., Jr.
Also available in Overdrive. "A picture book look at many of the men and women who revolutioniz...
Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama's Inspiring and Historic Presidency
Souza, Pete.
"Pete Souza served as Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama's full ...