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Day 23 of September is Black Reading Month T for Authors Last Name with a T

Today I will feature two award-winning authors last name starting with a T. These authors have a body of work that are classics, and worth revisiting and/or reading for the first time.

Author 1: Mildred Taylor, author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/30681/mildred-d-taylor/

Author 2: Joyce Carol Thomas, who wrote several books for children and young adults. She passed away in 2016. However, her books are still available to read.https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-16-throwback-joyce-carol-thomas/

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Day 17 of September is Black Reading Month Wednesday Women Authors

Today I will feature/highlight two award-winning authors who have written books on a variety of topics.

Author 1: Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the One Crazy Summer trilogy. Awesome reads! https://www.ritawg.com/

Author 2: Brandy Colber, author of Little and Lion, Finding Yvonne, and Black Birds in the Sky https://www.brandycolbert.com/

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Day 15 of September is Black Reading Month Male Author Monday

Today I will feature authors that wrote award winning books and might be under the radar.

Author 1: Lamar Giles, author of Fake ID, Spin, and Not So Pure and Simple https://www.lamargiles.com/books-1

Author 2: Ronald L. Smith, author of Hoodoo, the Mesmerist, and the Black Panther https://strangeblackflowers.com/books/

Author 3: Kwame Mbalia, author of the Tristan Strong series and more https://www.kwamembalia.com/

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Day 12 of September is Black Reading Month Dancing Friday

Friday is a good day for dancing! I will feature three books that are about dancing.

Book 1: Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A story about a long-legged girl who is determined to prove she can be a dancer.

Book 2: Brothers of the Knight by Debbie Allen; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A delightful story about 12 brothers who can dance their shoes off!

Book 3: Life in Motion Young Reader’s Edition by Misty Copeland. This memoir chronicles Misty’s journey to become the first African American female principal ballet dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

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Day 2 of September is Black Reading Month: Back to School Tuesday

Day 2: As children and young adults are returning to school, I think it would be a good idea to feature books about children returning to school.

Book 1: The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

Book 2: the Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

Book 3: Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker

Book 4: For middle school New Kid by Jerry Craft

Book 5: For high school, The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

Book 6: Classic nonfiction title

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Day 10 of September is Black Reading Month Wonderful Wednesday

Today’s focus is on wonderful stories with beautiful illustrations/photographs and stories with powerful messages.

Book 1: How the Unicorn Got its Horn by Calandra and Camille Gibson. Mother and daughter team up to write a powerful story on patience and being careful what you ask for.

Book 2: A classic story beautifully and written story by John Steptoe

Book 3: A contemporary twist on fairy and folk tales with beautiful photographs.

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Day 3 September is Black Reading Month/Whimsical Wednesday

Today I decided to go whimsical. I found three humorous books that should have readers smiling, chuckling, and even laughing!

Book 1: Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. A delightful book about the antics of the cute little baby!

Book 2: Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff by Walter Dean Myers. The late award winning Walter Dean Myers mainly wrote about African American male characters and he nailed these characters with humor and adventure. Stuff is the new kid on the block and he makes friends and get into a few mishaps–sometimes funny sometimes serious. A good read!

Book 3: An adult book, Raymond Andrews write a dark humorous story about some interesting cousins. Good read!

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review: The Last Day of Summer — CrazyQuiltEdi

title: The Last Day of Summer author: Lamar Giles illustrator: Dapo Adeola date: Versify; April 2019 main characters: Otto Alston and Sheed Alston SFF Review based on an advanced copy Otto and Sheed are young Black boys, cousins actually who live with their grandmother in Logan County, Virginia. The two couldn’t be more different. Otto […]

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The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign:Day 28: Jarred Amato Talks Project LIT

I take strange pride in having the anchor of this month-long celebration of books. Today’s feature is longer than we usually make them. I hope you agree that it’s worth the time it will take to immerse yourself in it. I hope that it will take you back to the essence of why we, all [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 28 – Jarred Amato Talks Project LIT