Book of the Month:

Ain't nothing but a man: my quest to find the real John Henry.
by Scott R. Nelson.
Gr. 5-8. Historian Scott Nelson introduces children to the life of the real John Henry, drawing on songs, poems, and stories to describe the man behind the legendary African-American hero.
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Past Book of the Month:
Imani All Mine. by Connie Porter
Bronzeville Boys and Girls. by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Harlem Hellfighters. Walter Dean Myers.
What do teachers do (after You leave school. Anne Bowen.
Acolytes. Nikki Giovanni.
Rosa. by Nikki Giovanni.
Mighty Jackie by Marissa Moss.
Ball don't lie. by Matt de la Pena.
Before we were free by Julia Alvarez.
Little green : growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Chun Yu.