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Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381595 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House In the stunning follow-up to T...
I’m So (Not) Over You
I’m So (Not) Over You Kosoko Jackson 9780593334447 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House One of… Essence’s New Books We Can’t Wait To Read In 2022 Oprah Daily’s Most Anticipated Romance Novels of...
The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical
The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical Nell Irvin Painter 9780393310153 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. “Among the many exemplary qualities...
What Shall We Tell You?
What Shall We Tell You? Wade Hudson 9781662621109 Fiction Astra Young Readers Astra Publishing House A much-needed poem of hope and love for children facing adversity due to bigotry, bullying, violenc...
The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593121641 Nonfiction Yearling Penguin Random House Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illus...
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593121610 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Perfect for readers of Flying Lessons ...
Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book
Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975019 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. “The Afro-Bets series by Cheryl Willis Hudson and husband Wade Hudson. This series is educational and ...
Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America
Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America Wade Hudson 9781635925098 Nonfiction Calkins Creek Boyds Mills Press This lyrical picture book explores the birth of Black America, focusing on the lit...
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381625 Fiction Yearling Penguin Random House BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED. In...
Journey: Poems
Journey: Poems Wade Hudson 9780883784174 Poetry Third World Press Third World Press Journey is a collection of poems that offers a reflective look at various periods and experiences of Wade Hudson’s l...
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780525580454 Nonfiction Random House Children’s Books and Just Us Books Penguin Random House and Just Us Books Fifty of th...
My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv
My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780310719878 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins "African-American parents long for a Bible that can help them expla...
Kids Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition
Kids Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780940975613 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Your grandmother’s words. Your mom and dad’...
In Praise Of Our Fathers And Our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury By Outstanding Authors And Artists
In Praise Of Our Fathers And Our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury By Outstanding Authors And Artists Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780940975590 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. For...
When I Hear Spirituals
When I Hear Spirituals Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780823453801 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House Your spirit will soar! A girl connects with heritage, history, and a higher power through the lyrics of tw...
The Day Madear Voted
The Day Madear Voted Wade Hudson 9780593615744 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the author’s mother voting for the first time as a Black American in 1969. A moving look at...
The Reckoning
The Reckoning Wade Hudson 9780593647776 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A powerful contemporary novel about an aspiring 12 year-old filmmaker whose world is turned upside do...
Micah Hudson: Football Fumble
Micah Hudson: Football Fumble Tanisia Moore 9781478879138 Fiction Reycraft Books Reycraft Books Future football star Micah Hudson’s most prized possession is a football signed by THE Jackson Vick. But...
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South Wade Hudson 9780593126356 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House As the fight for equal rights continues ,Defiant takes a critical look...
Gutta Mamis
Gutta Mamis Kai, C.J. Hudson, Brandie Davis, and N’Tyse 9781593095246 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In classic street grit of profane tales, disloyalties, and vendettas, are four novell...
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780810983281 Fiction Abrams Books Abrams A young narrator tells readers about her friend Maya, who absolutely loves to dance. In this rhyming pictur...
From Where I Stand
From Where I Stand Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490023 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. From Where I Stand by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford 9780940975231 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The 1st book to win a major award (The Benjamin Franklin Award) that was written ...
Black Boys, I See You
Black Boys, I See You Wade Hudson 9798217002160 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House “What a beautiful gift of a narrative this is. So much love on every page. A fabulous celebration of th...
Black Artists Shaping the World: Picture Book Edition
Black Artists Shaping the World: Picture Book Edition Sharna Jackson 9780500653401 Nonfiction Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson Through fourteen stories, this picture book edition of the multi-award-win...
The River Is My Ocean
The River Is My Ocean Rio Cortez 9781665912570 Fiction Denene Millner Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A grandmother and granddaughter share a magical trip to the Hudson River affirming intergenerational ...
Brave. Black. First. Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle and Poster Celebrating African American Women Who Changed the World
Brave. Black. First. Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle and Poster Celebrating African American Women Who Changed the World Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780525574798 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House A on...
Black Artists Shaping the World
Black Artists Shaping the World Sharna Jackson 9780500652596 Nonfiction Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson Written by the acclaimed Black children’s author Sharna Jackson, this captivating book introduce...
Influence: Death on the Beach: An Influence Novel
Influence: Death on the Beach: An Influence Novel Carl Weber 9781645561637 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Business crime serie...
Brave. Black. First. 100 Postcards
Brave. Black. First. 100 Postcards Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781984825636 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House 100 Postcards Celebrating More Than 50 African American Women Who Changed the Worl...
Influence
Influence Carl Weber 9781645560166 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Business crime series comes a deliciously provocative legal ...
Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780525645818 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Published in collaboration with ...
I’m A Big Sister Now
I’m A Big Sister Now Katura J. Hudson 9781603490221 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Being a big sister is a big job. It takes a lot of work, and patience, but it’s a lot of fun, too. This ch...
Influence
Influence Carl Weber 9781945855078 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. When he graduates with his law degree, handsome and charismatic Langston Hudson is ready to hit the ground running as...
Victor Wooten Bass Workshop: The Language of Music and How to Speak It
Victor Wooten Bass Workshop: The Language of Music and How to Speak It Victor L. Wooten 9781540002952 Nonfiction Hudson Music Hudson Music Book/Media OnlineVictor Wooten emerged as a once-in-a-lifetim...
Sights I Love to See
Sights I Love to See Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490092 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging, multicultural series, see, feel and explore the world of irresistible youngsters fro...
Friends I Love to Keep
Friends I Love to Keep Wade Hudson 9781603490122 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging, multicultural series, see, feel and explore the world Illustrated by Laura Freeman of irres...
I’m A Big Brother Now
I’m A Big Brother Now Katura J. Hudson 9781603490146 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Being a big brother is a big job. It takes a lot of work and patience, but it’s a lot of fun, too. This c...
Feelings I Love to Share
Feelings I Love to Share Wade Hudson 9781603490115 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging multicultural series, see, feel, and explore the world of irresistible youngsters from dif...
Songs I Love To Sing
Songs I Love To Sing Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490320 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging multicultural series, see, feel and explore the world of irresistible youngsters from...
AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK
AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975880 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Youngsters can learn the alphabet with the engaging AFRO-BETS Kids in this concept book that has beco...
Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers
Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers Wade Hudson 9780940975026 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. NEW EDITION From science to p...
Prayers for the Smallest Hands
Prayers for the Smallest Hands Lauriece Hudson 9781603490030 Nonfiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. This inspirational book of prayers and scripture references for children is a must-have for ...
It’s Church Going Time
It’s Church Going Time Wade Hudson 9781603490054 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. As they get ready for church, Taj’s grandmother explains that she is so happy on Sunday mornings because that...
Puddin’ Jeffrey and Leah: Best Friends
Puddin’ Jeffrey and Leah: Best Friends Wade Hudson 9781603490061 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. African America author, illustrator. Board Book. Suitable for pre-schoolers.
Clothes I Love To Wear
Clothes I Love To Wear Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490047 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Clothes I Love to Wear follows a vivacious young girl as she tries on various clothes in attic and e...
Places I Love To Go (I Love To…)
Places I Love To Go (I Love To…) Wade Hudson 9781603490085 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Marimba Books
This Far By Faith: My Mother’s ShadowA Cracked MirrorHonor Thy Heart
This Far By Faith: My Mother’s ShadowA Cracked MirrorHonor Thy Heart Stacy Hawkins Adams, Kendra Norman-Bellamy, and Linda Hudson-Smith 9780373830244 Nonfiction Kimani Press Kimani Press LaShun Tillm...
Infidelity
Infidelity Pat Tucker 9781599830131 Fiction Urban Soul Kensington Publishing Corp. A chance encounter reunites former college sweethearts Clarke Hudson and Persha Townsend after a ten year separation....
The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters)
The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters) Wade Hudson 9780940975965 Poetry Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Surveying more than 200 years of poetic creativity in Black America, Poetry from the Masters: ...
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (Volume 3)
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (Volume 3) Wade Hudson 9780940975972 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this volume of the popular Book of Black Heroes series, re...
Langston’s Legacy: 101 Ways to Celebrate the Life and Work of Langston Hughes
Langston’s Legacy: 101 Ways to Celebrate the Life and Work of Langston Hughes Katura J. Hudson 9780940975996 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Biographical sketches, photos and 101 differen...
Come by Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children
Come by Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975927 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Come By Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children is a unique collection...
Many Colors of Mother Goose
Many Colors of Mother Goose Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975910 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. This book offers a unique, multicultural spin on classic nursery rhymes. Excellent for pre-scho...
Glo Goes Shopping (Afro-Bets)
Glo Goes Shopping (Afro-Bets) Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975842 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Glo is a girl on a mission: she must find just the right birthday gift for her friend Nandi. ...
Robo’s Favorite Places (Afro-Bets Kids)
Robo’s Favorite Places (Afro-Bets Kids) Wade Hudson 9780940975859 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. When Robo is asked to name his favorite place, he can’t decide. There is school, where he le...
Anthony’s Big Surprise (NEATE 3)
Anthony’s Big Surprise (NEATE 3) Wade Hudson 9780940975736 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Someone is sending Anthony expensive gifts. When Anthony figures out who it is, he discovers that h...
Good Morning, Baby
Good Morning, Baby Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780590949187 Fiction Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc. Waking up on a bright and sunny morning, an exuberant African-American baby girl washes up, gets dressed, ...
Good Night, Baby (Revised) (What A Baby)
Good Night, Baby (Revised) (What A Baby) Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780590949422 Fiction Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc. These simple concept books feature realistic illustrations of endearing African-Amer...
How Sweet the Sound: African-American Songs for Children
How Sweet the Sound: African-American Songs for Children Wade Hudson 9780590480307 Nonfiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. A glorious collection of traditional and contemporary songs that follows th...
Jamal’s Busy Day
Jamal’s Busy Day Wade Hudson 9780940975248 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Jamal, a handsome, energetic African-American boy, is shown making all the necessary preparations for school that h...
AFRO-BETS Kids I’m Going to Be
AFRO-BETS Kids I’m Going to Be Wade Hudson 9781933491493 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. There are so many exciting careers: astronaut, athlete, educator, film director, architect. And there...
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays Ira Madison III 9780593446188 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House National Bestseller • In this nostalgic and raucous collection of sixteen original essays, I...
One of Us Knows: A Thriller
One of Us Knows: A Thriller Alyssa Cole 9780063114951 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching come...
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections Harold A. Dow 9798218357481 Nonfiction DT Media Group DT Media Group The legendary Dow Twins dominated the world of Black disco and entertainment f...
Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries
Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries Davida Siwisa James 9781531506148 Nonfiction Fordham University Press Fordham University Press Explo...
Promise Kept
Promise Kept K’wan 9781799961437 Fiction Blackstone Publishing Blackstone Publishing In this stunning sequel to Promise Broken, K’wan spins a pulse-pounding story about surviving, thriving, and the co...
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey 9781324016090 Fiction Norton Young Readers W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Lincoln and Hudson Dupré are brothers with what grown-u...
Heart-Shaped Murders
Heart-Shaped Murders Denise N. Wheatley 9781335489661 Fiction Harlequin Intrigue Harlequin Enterprises Limited Catching Serial Killers Is Her Specialty Until One Follows Her Home Attacked and ...
Kehinde Wiley A Portrait of a Young Gentleman
Kehinde Wiley A Portrait of a Young Gentleman Kehinde Wiley 9781646570201 Nonfiction Huntington Library Press Huntington Library Press Presenting Kehinde Wiley’s hotly anticipated response to a legend...
Sasinda Futhi Siselapha (Still Here): Black Feminist Approaches to Cultural Studies in South Africa’s Twenty-Five Years Since 1994
Sasinda Futhi Siselapha (Still Here): Black Feminist Approaches to Cultural Studies in South Africa’s Twenty-Five Years Since 1994 Derilene Marco, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, and Abebe Zegeye 978156902...
Royal Holiday
Royal Holiday Jasmine Guillory 9780593099049 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House From the New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal and a “rising star in the romance genre” (Entertainme...
Summer of Everything
Summer of Everything Julian Winters 9781945053917 Fiction Interlude Press Interlude Press Adulting is hard. Just ask Wes Hudson. An avid comic book geek, Wes excels at two things: slacking off and...
The Farm
The Farm Joanne Ramos 9781984853752 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House "Nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers,...
Back to Life
Back to Life Wendy Coakley-Thompson 9780999077405 Fiction Duho Books Duho Books 1989. Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. An Italian mob murders a black teenager named Yusuf Hawkins. That same night, across the Hu...
Black Deutschland: A Novel
Black Deutschland: A Novel Darryl Pinckney 9780374113810 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers Jed—young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago—flee...
Monster (Graphic Novel)
Monster (Graphic Novel) Walter Dean Myers 9780062275004 Fiction HarperAlley HarperCollins A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers’s New York Times bestseller Monster. Monster is a ...
Open Marriage: A Fatal Attraction Story
Open Marriage: A Fatal Attraction Story Fanita Pendleton 9780692389904 Fiction Urban Moon Productions Urban Moon Productions Lust and Love are in a tug of war in this tale of a marriage stretched to i...
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Victoria Christopher Murray and Princess F.L. Gooden 9781625177094 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Savannah Hudson always looked for a surprise from her husband, Sheld...
Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Illustrated Cat Tales
Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Illustrated Cat Tales Carl Van Vechten 9780991440733 Fiction Sleeping Cat Press Sleeping Cat Press As Carl Van Vechten notes in his preface to this collection, “In the...
West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776
West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776 Claudio Saunt 9780393240207 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. In that pivotal year, the Spanish established the first E...
Border Love
Border Love Alice Wootson 9781940099651 Fiction Prism Book Group Prism Book Group Two devoted border patrol agents…two wounded hearts… Agent Brooke Hudson’s faith is shaken when she’s obligated to arr...
Preconceived Notions
Preconceived Notions Robyn Williams 9781930097018 Fiction Lushena Books Lushena Books "With her first incredibly provocative literary masterwork, Robyn Williams has produced an insightful novel that c...
By Any Means Necessary: Malcolm X: Real, Not Reinvented
By Any Means Necessary: Malcolm X: Real, Not Reinvented Herb Boyd 9780883783368 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press Compiled as a response to Manning Marable’s controversial new biogra...
Emergency & Through the Night
Emergency & Through the Night Daniel Beaty 9780573699528 Fiction Samuel French Inc Samuel French Inc A Slave Ship emerges out of the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty sending NYC into a f...
Snatch: The Adventures of David and Me in Old New York
Snatch: The Adventures of David and Me in Old New York Charles Fuller snatch Fiction David And Me Publishing David And Me Publishing After 40-years of work in film and theater acclaimed screenwriter a...
Pop: A Celebration of Black Fatherhood
Pop: A Celebration of Black Fatherhood Carol Ross 9781584795988 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams In 51 visually stunning, emotionally compelling portraits, acclaimed photographer Carol Ross ...
Turn The Page And You Don’t Stop: Sharing Successful Chapters In Our Lives With Youth
Turn The Page And You Don’t Stop: Sharing Successful Chapters In Our Lives With Youth Patrick M. Oliver 9780977949908 Nonfiction Say It Loud! Readers and Writers Series Say It Loud! Readers and Writer...
Show Way
Show Way Jacqueline Woodson 9780399237492 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature ...
Never Kiss And Tell
Never Kiss And Tell Tracie Howard 9780451213051 Fiction NAL Trade NAL Trade One of Manhattan’s most successful psychotherapists, Brooke Parrish, has finally met the man of her dreams: Taylor Hudson, t...
A Place Between Stations
A Place Between Stations Stephanie Allen 9780826214447 Fiction University of Missouri Press University of Missouri Selma detests my small considerations of strangers. When she catches me nodding at th...
The Black Rose
The Black Rose Tananarive Due 9780345439604 Nonfiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House Born to former slaves on a Louisiana plantation in 1867, Madam C.J. Walker rose from poverty and indign...
Basic Black: Home Training for Modern Times
Basic Black: Home Training for Modern Times Karen Grigsby Bates 9780385484343 Nonfiction Doubleday Penguin Random House Some call it polite behavior,or good manners. Others call it proper breeding, b...
Dottie
Dottie Abdulrazak Gurnah 9780224027809 Fiction Random House Uk Ltd Random House Uk Ltd A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past Dottie Badoura Fatma Ba...
An Arcane Inheritance
An Arcane Inheritance Kamilah Cole 9781464251030 Fiction Poisoned Pen Press Poisoned Pen Press Elle Magazine Best Fantasy and Science-Fiction Book of 2025 Indie Next List Pick for January 2026 A m...