Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries

Dear Reader: A Love Letter to LibrariesA young Black girl pens a love letter to libraries and books, powerfully expressing the need to see herself represented in stories. From the author that brought you M Is for Melanin. " A rousing call to action for more racially diverse children's literature." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW There was just this one thing, this nagging suspicion, that I didn't meet the criteria for a heroine' s condition. In the books that I read, an absence of melanin

An author’s note also explains the significance of the color red to Juneteenth—its use as a symbol of African American endurance and the ways Black communities weave the color into modern-day celebrations through food and clothing

as time passes

sponsor son of the genius billionaire Justin Tremblay—the man that Luc believes Voya killed

12 schooling

friends who currently hate her guts

From Michele Wood and Toyomi Ingus

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Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America’s history and legacy of racism in this suspenseful YA novel following a biracial teenager as her Georgia high school hosts its first integrated prom

The narrative “is a strikingly beautiful monument to the startling combination of skill

When an opportunity to escape presents itself

Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers—and her growing feelings for an enemy

Allie’s life with Mama isn’t bad