2020 'Best of the Best' Booklist

1. A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson Pre-K through 4th Grade 2. All Because You Matter by Tami Charles 3. Ana and Andrew: A Day at the Museum by Christine Platt 4. Another by Christian Robinson 5. Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd 6. Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom 7. Black Girl Magic by Mahogany L. Browne 8. Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy 9. Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids by Kimberly Brown Pellum 10. Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Hudson 11. Brown Boy Dreams by Clamentia Hall 12. By and By: Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music by Carole Weatherford 13. Carter Reads the Newspaper by Deborah Hopkinson 14. Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner 15. Freedom, We Sing by Amyra Leon https://www.bcala.org 16. Hair Love by Matthew Cherry 17. Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel 18. Harlem Grown by Tony Hillery 19. I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes 20. Jayla Jumps In by Joy Jones 21. Just Like A Mama by Alice Faye Duncan 22. King Khalid Is PROUD by Veronica Chapman Black Caucus of the American Library Association Library American the of Black Caucus 23. Liam's First Cut by Taye Jones 24. Lift as You Climb: The Story of by Patricia Hruby Powell 25. M is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany Rose Black Caucus of the American Library Association https://www.bcala.org 50. 43. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 49. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. Your Name a is Song You Matter William Still and His What Is Light? Ways to MakeSunshine Tiara’s Hat Parade There Is A Girl Headed to the White House The Women Who Caught The Babies The Undefeated The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned To Read The King of Kindergarten The Adventures of Buttercup and Granny The Adventure of Joshua and Pip Sulwe Shiloh and RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul ParkerLooksUp: An Extraordinary Moment Overground Railroad Our Bedtime Bonnet Nana Akua Goes to School My Rainy RocketDay Ship My Hair Is Beautiful &Me Mama Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Lupita byLupita Nyong'o Dande by Christian byChristian Robinson by by Cozbi byKwame Alexander the Lion Markette byKelly Starling Lyons by byNancy AmandaRedd by Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad byLesa Cline A.Cabrera Jamilah Shauntay by Renee Watson by Derrick Barnes by Tricia Elam Walker by Ciara Hill 2020 'Best of the Best' Booklist Best' the of 'Best 2020 Sheppard by Markette Thompkins Grant by John byJohn Light, Jr. - Ransome by Eloise byEloise Greenfield Sheppard by Raquel byRaquel Solomon - Bigelow byDr. Jasmine by Jessica byCurry Jessica bySamara Cole Doyon by Carole by Carole Boston Weatherford by Rita by Rita Lorraine Hubbard Killiebrew Payne by Lesa Cline by Don Tate Pre - Ransome - K through 4 th Grade Black Caucus of the American Library Association https://www.bcala.org 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. Harbor Me Genesis Begins Again From the Desk of Zoe Washington DarkSky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow Clean Getaway Class Act Look Both Ways: : A Young Poet’s Call To Justice When Gives Life You Mangos What Lane? Twins Tristan Strong Destroys the World Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality The Usual Suspects Shuri Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician PET Only BlackGirls in Town New Kid My Life as an Ice CreamSandwich Isaiah Dunn My HeroIs Blended BlackBrother, BlackBrother A Good Kind of Trouble by byNic Stone by Varian Johnson Akwaeke by Sharon bySharon Draper byJerry Craft byJerry Craft by Jacqueline byJacqueline Woodson by Torrey Maldonado byNic Stone Emezi A Tale Told In Ten Blocks by Maurice byMaurice Broaddus by Alicia D. Williams *Graphic *Graphic Novel by Lisa Ramee 2020 'Best of the Best' Booklist Best' the of 'Best 2020 byKelly Baptist J. *Graphic *Graphic Novel *Graphic *Graphic Novel byBrandy Colbert by Jewell Parker Rhodes by Getten Kereen by Janae Marks byJanae by Kwame by Ibi by Mahogany L.Browne byKwame Zoboi by Jason byReynolds Jason Mbalia Mbalia by Henry Louis Gates, Jr and Tonya Bolden Katherine by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debby Levy by Katherine byKatherine Johnson Middle School Middle 2020 'Best of the Best' Booklist

1. A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell 2. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson Young Adult 3. All The Days Past, All The Days To Come by Mildred D. Taylor 4. Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America Edited by Ibi Zoboi 5. Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown 6. Children of Virtue and Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 7. Daughters of Jubilation Kara Lee Corthron 8. Dear Justyce by Nic Stone 9. Early Departures by Justin Reynolds 10. For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington 11. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson 12. Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Dionne Evette 13. Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles 14. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salam 15. Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott 16. Slay by Brittney Morris https://www.bcala.org 17. Smash It by Francina Simone 18. Stamped: , Anti Racism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 19. Summer of Everything by Julian Winters 20. The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton 21. The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love, and Truth Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Ellis Hudson 22. The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert Black Caucus of the American Library Association Library American the of Black Caucus 23. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell 24. This is My America by Kim Johnson 25. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Black Caucus of the American Library Association https://www.bcala.org Keeshana Kevin Pierre, Chicago Public Library Sandra Farag, Kalamazoo Public Library Tiffany NewJames, York Public Library Fallon White, Chicago Public Library Mariel Matthews, New York Public Library Opertaritse Annelisa Wayne Walters, New York Public Library TamelaChambers, Chair BCALA Public Librarian Committee theirchildren.with experiencesdiscuss these matureinclude maytitles Some content. Know Your Reader: 5. The Girl with the 4. The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart 3. A Promised Land 2. 1. Make Change: MakeChange: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Fights: Future Purdie, Purdie, New York Public Library Clark, Clark, Chicago Public Library Adefalolu by Shaun byShaun King One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence , Boston Public Library Louding by - Chicago Chicago Public Library 2020 'Best of the Best' Booklist Best' the of 'Best 2020 Voice: Parents,caregivers areand educators to encouraged A Novel 2020 Best of the Best Booklist 2020 oftheBest Committee Best by Abi by Joel byJoel Christian Gill Daré Mitzi Mitzi Mack, School District of K.C.Boyd, District of Columbia Public Schools Donna Gray,New York CityBoard of Education Danielle Baker, Community Consolidated Schools District 168 Cherese BCALA School Librarians Committee by Lemmons McKnight, McKnight, District of Columbia Public Schools Adult Booksfor High School Readers , Chair Chair , Stock photos courtesy of: https://www.pexels.com/of: photos courtesyStock – Detroit Detroit Public Schools Hillsbourough Public Public Schools