African American Literature Book Club

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36 Books Published by HMH Books for Young Readers an Imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Click for more detail about A Pocketful of Poems by Nikki Grimes
A Pocketful of Poems
by Nikki Grimes
Click for more detail about Rebound by Kwame Alexander
Rebound
by Kwame Alexander
Click for more detail about A Sky Full of Stars by Linda Williams Jackson
A Sky Full of Stars
by Linda Williams Jackson
Click for more detail about March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals
Click for more detail about The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander
Click for more detail about Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson
Midnight Without a Moon
by Linda Williams Jackson
Click for more detail about Don’t Feed the Geckos!: The Carver Chronicles, Book 3 by Karen English
Click for more detail about Booked by Kwame Alexander
Booked
by Kwame Alexander
Click for more detail about Skateboard Party: The Carver Chronicles, Book Two by Karen English
Click for more detail about Screaming at the Ump by Audrey Vernick
Screaming at the Ump
by Audrey Vernick
Click for more detail about Nikki and Deja: Substitute Trouble by Karen English
Click for more detail about Water Balloon by Audrey Vernick
Water Balloon
by Audrey Vernick
Click for more detail about The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
Click for more detail about Mister And Lady Day: Billie Holiday And The Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky
Click for more detail about Nikki and Deja: Election Madness by Karen English
Click for more detail about Nikki and Deja: The Newsy News Newsletter: Nikki and Deja, Book Three by Karen English
Click for more detail about The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend by Ann Ingalls
Click for more detail about Nikki and Deja: Birthday Blues by Karen English
Click for more detail about Nikki and Deja: Nikki and Deja, Book One by Karen English
Click for more detail about Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin
Most Loved in All the World
by Tonya Cherie Hegamin
Click for more detail about Reaching Out by Francisco Jiménez
Reaching Out
by Francisco Jiménez
Click for more detail about Zahrah The Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
Zahrah The Windseeker
by Nnedi Okorafor
Click for more detail about Black and White Airmen: Their True History by John Fleischman
Click for more detail about What Your Mama Never Told You: True Stories About Sex and Love by Tara Roberts
Click for more detail about Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans by Barbara Summers
Click for more detail about Little Stevie Wonder by Quincy Troupe
Little Stevie Wonder
by Quincy Troupe
Click for more detail about Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novel by Alice Walker
Click for more detail about When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester
When Dad Killed Mom
by Julius Lester
Click for more detail about Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
Click for more detail about If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong by Roxane Orgill
Click for more detail about Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull
Click for more detail about When the Beginning Began: Stories about God, the Creatures, and Us by Julius Lester
Click for more detail about Working Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams
Working Cotton
by Sherley Anne Williams
Click for more detail about Teammates by Peter Golenbock
Teammates
by Peter Golenbock
Click for more detail about Black Pioneers of Science and Invention by Louis Haber
Click for more detail about In The Beginning: Creation Stories From Around The World by Virginia Hamilton