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An 11yearold africanamerican boy has launched a book club to celebrate black literature and encourage his peers to read. Although useful, these cultural and genderthemed book lists are often inadequate, restrictive, and in many ways. If your children are advanced readers for their age, we recommend also perusing the 8 10 selections as thematically the topics are appropriate for younger readers though the texts themselves are. If youre an african american author who has written a book for an african american audience, there are a number of relevant publishers in the united states who might be interested in. The african american childrens book fair is a part of the african american childrens book projects initiative to promote and preserve multicultural childrens literature. If you want to show pride in your black heritage, then this tshirt is great to demonstrate the passion, power, and. Girls drive to find 1,000 black girl books hits target. Best chapter books featuring kids of color 97 books. These books center, reflect, and affirm black boys, and were written and. March 18, 1919 september 23, 1992 was a decorated africanamerican world war ii veteran. Black expressions focuses on contemporary and classic africanamerican fiction plus a wealth of titles in. From multigenerational sagas to african american life in the south. Africa book club is pleased to announce the winners of our 2018 africa book club short story competition.
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