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• Black Boy Joy

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  This exuberant collection features prose and verse with illustrations from 17 Black male and nonbinary creators.

• Crown

  An Ode to the Fresh Cut

  Barnes, Derrick

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  The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty.

• All Because You Matter

  Charles, Tami

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  A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will.

• Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy

  Medina, Tony

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  A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more.

• Black Boy, Black Boy

  Celebrate the Power of You

  Kamanda, Ali,

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  Illustrations and rhyming text encourage Black boys to learn about the accomplishments of famous men in Black history and then forge their own paths.

• I Am Every Good Thing

  Barnes, Derrick D.

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  Page after page of empowering text speaks to energetic children everywhere.

• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

  Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a Changemaker

  Acho, Emmanuel

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  Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism - from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• J. D. and the Great Barber Battle

  Dillard, J.

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  Eight-year old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in book one of this hilarious illustrated chapter book series.

• The Coolest Beard

  Tekle, Betty,

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  Isaac can't grow a beard like his dad's, but helping his community makes him the coolest kid at the barbershop.

• Little Black Boy

  Oh, the Things You Will Do!

  Howell-Baptiste, Kirby,

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  A little Black boy is determined to become a marine biologist and to protect the beaches and oceans sea creatures call home.

• A Boy and His Mirror

  Davis, Marchánt

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  Chris likes his hair, but when kids start to tease, he's not sure how to respond until his mirror gives him a whole new way of seeing himself.

• Handbook for Boys

  Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

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  Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life. Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chocolate Me!

  Diggs, Taye,

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  The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is.

• For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

  Waters, Michael W.

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  Growing up, Jeremiah is puzzled by racially-motivated gun violence in and beyond his community but when he is ready to talk about it, he learns helpful forms of activism and advocacy.

• Black Boy Joy

  17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

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• Black Boy Joy

  17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

  Mbalia, Kwame

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• I Am Every Good Thing

  Barnes, Derrick D.

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• I Am Every Good Thing

  Barnes, Derrick D.

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• Crown

  An Ode to the Fresh Cut

  Barnes, Derrick D.

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• Crown

  An Ode to the Fresh Cut

  Barnes, Derrick D.

  Add Crown to your for later shelf