Black History Month Display

Posted on June 4, 2016 by nobles

Every school day in February, the library highlighted a different fantastic book by a black author in honor of Black History Month. If you missed any of these books, here is the complete list! Firebird by Misty Copeland With gorgeous illustrations by Christopher Myers, this book tells the story of a young ballerina who is inspired by Copeland to believe in herself and her abilities. Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson Emily is a senior at a prestigious prep school, about to head off to college. But when a deadly, mysterious flu begins to spread, she is swept up into the crisis. All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely Two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school and their community bitterly divided by racial tension. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A love story spanning fifteen years, this book tells a powerful, tender story of race and identity in a post-9/11 world. The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates Coates’ memoir is a meditation on his path to adulthood and the influence of his father, a Vietnam vet and Black Panther. Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman In a world where the pale-skinned Naughts are discriminated against by the dark-skinned Crosses, Callum–a Naught–and Sephy–a Cross–test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society’s racism. Bad News for Outlaws by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson This picture book tells the story of Bass Reeves,  one of the most feared and respected lawmen in the American West, widely known for his fearlessness and his unshakable sense of right and wrong. Zami by Audre Lorde This ‘biomythography’,  part autobiography, part myth-making,  recounts Lorde’s life growing up in Harlem and her coming of age in the late 1950s. The Good Lord Bird by James McBride Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857 who falls in with legendary abolitionist John Brown and, two years later, is a part of Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. I,  Too, Am America by Langston Hughes Hughes’ famous poem is accompanied by vibrant illustrations by Bryan Collier. Kindred by Octavia Butler Butler’s classic sci-fi tale tells the story of Dana,  a modern black woman, who is transported back in time to a life of slavery in the antebellum South. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon After Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds , his family, friends and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin Jemisin weaves a captivating fantasy tale about faith, death and corruption in an ancient city-state. Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers Serving in the Iraq War,