Central Kansas Library System

A biography of the Baptist minister from Georgia who led a non-violent crusade against racial segregation which resulted in new awareness among Americans of all colors of the principles of which their nation was founded.

"46.8 million Americans identify as Black and make up 14 percent of the population. Fourteen percent might seem like a relatively small portion of Americans in general. But as the centuries of struggle by Black Americans--first to escape slavery and then to try to achieve true equality in its ugly wake--neatly parallels the story of American democracy itself"--

Seventeen-year-old Jericka tries to navigate the impending death of her estranged grandmother in a haunted small Maryland town.

Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.

"In the 1870s, a Black family undertakes a perilous wagon journey westward for a tenuous shot at freedom in Nebraska"--

It's the first day of school for Zoe, a young girl with hearing loss who dreams of playing on her school's soccer team. But, self-conscious of her hearing aids, Zoe is too nervous to try out. With the help of and perspectives from new friends, what begins as a bumpy, anxiety-filled start for Zoe, soon transitions into an eye-opening experience about what it means to be different--and what it means to be extraordinary. I Am Extraordinary teaches kids...

"When taking cornbread to Grandma, Mahogany encounters a hungry wolf and outsmarts him by cleverly hiding in the woods and using her sewing skills to trap him"--Provided by publisher. Mahogany is taking gumbo to Grandma's house in the woods when she encounters a hungry wolf, and uses her nerve and skill at sewing to help her trap him.