Verna Aardema
Verna Aardem & Susan Meddaugh
Chinua Achebe
Debbie Allen
Kwame Alexander
David A. Adler
Sherman Alexie
Linda Jacobs Altman
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson
Maya Angelou
William H. Armstrong
Jabari Asim
Dianna Hattis Aston
Jane Austen
Karen Beaumont
Sandra Belton
Ali Benjamin
Colin Bootman
Omar N. Bradley
Becky Birtha
William Wells Brown
Katheryn Russell-Brown
Carol Rifka Brunt
Ashley Bryan
Octavia E. Butler
Barbara Swett Burt
Betty K. Bynum
Jeannette Caines
Kate Chopin
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Catherine Clinton
Paulo Coelho
Robert Coles
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins
James Fenimore Cooper
Misty Copeland
Donald Crews
Pat Cummings
Pat Cummings
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis
Matt De La Peña
Kate DiCamillo
Charles Dickens
Taye Diggs
Ten Memory
Dr. Seuss
A. Conan Doyle
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Alexander Dumas
Alexander Dumas
Ralph Ellison
Sharon Flake
Sharon Flake
Valerie Flournoy
William Golding
Jamie Ford
Deborah Gregory
Matthew Gollub
Chantal Grosleziat
John Green
John Green
Bette Greene
Eloise Greenfield
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
Sheila Hamanaka
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Joyce Hansen
Lee Harper
Carolivia Herron
Karen Hesse
Carl Hiaasen
S.E. Hinton
Mary Hoffman
Mary Hoffman
Mary Hoffman
Sandy Lynne Holman
Deborah Hopkinson
Deborah Hopkinson
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Cheryll Willis Hudson
Cheryll Willis Hudson & B. G. Ford
Zora Neale Hurston
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora
Harriet Jacobs
Ji-Li Jiang
Dolores Johnson
William Kamkwamba & Mealer
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats
Daniel Keys
Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd
Jeff Kinney
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Virginia L. Kroll
Virginia L. Kroll
Paul Langan
Kathryn Lasky
Paintings by Jacob Lawrence
Julius Lester
Ellen Levin & Kadir Nelson
Arnold Lobel
Jack London
Lois Lowry
Sonia Levitin, Cat Bowman Smith
Kekla Magoon
Cedella Marley
Joe Mathieu
Bill Martin & John Archambault
Margaret Mason
Jean Marzollo
Alexander McCall Smith
Gerald McDermott
Alice McGill
Alice McGill
Alice McGill
Patricia C. & Fredrick L. McKissack
Patricia C. & Fredrick L. McKissack
Patricia C. & Fredrick L. McKissack
Patricia C. McKissack
Patricia C. McKissack
Patricia C. McKissack & J. Pinkney
Patricia C. McKissack & R. Isadora
Terry McMillan
Anna McQuinn
Alice Mead
Angela Shelf Medearis
Angela Shelf Medearis
Herman Melville
Phil Mendez
Kate Messner
Tololwa M Mollel
L.M. Montgomery
Toni & Slade Morrison
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
Jon Muth
Christopher Myers
Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers
Lauren Myracle
Kadir Nelson
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
G. Neri
G. Neri
G. Neri
Jerdine Nolen
Jerdine Nolen
Bobby & Sherrie Norfolk
Solomon Northup
Mary Norton
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Dianne Ochiltree
Scott O'Dell
Elizabeth Murphy Oliver
Gary Paulsen
Gary Paulsen
Alexs Pate
Willie Perdomo
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Brian Pinkney
Brian Pinkney
Alan Schroeder, Jerry Pinkney
Virginia Hamilton, Jerry Pinkney
Robert D. San Souci & J. Pinkney
Sonia Levitin & Jerry Pinkney
Patricia Polish
Patricia Polish
Hope Lynn Price
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds
Pam Munoz Ryan
Ann Rinaaldi
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold
Anne Rockwell
Veronica Roth
Louis Sachar
Robert D. San Souci
Robert D. San Souci
Robert D. San Souci
Robert D. San Souci
Anne Schraff
Maxine Rose Schur
Pete Seeger
Maurice Sendak
Joseph Slate & L.B. Lewis
Asali Solomon
Sister Souljah
John Steptoe
John Steptoe
Bettye Stroud
Jonathan Swift
Lauren Tarshis
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Eleanora C. Tate
Clifton L. Taulbert
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor
Joyce Carol Thomas
Joyce Carol Thomas
Joyce Carol Thomas
Joyce Carol Thomas
Joyce Carol Thomas
Ann Turnbull
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Omar Tyree
Janice May Udry (Scholastic)
Janice May Udry
Chris Van Allsburg
Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Malvina G. Vogel
Alice Walker
Margaret Walker
Mildred Pitts Walter
Mildred Pitts Walter
Kim Wayans and Kevin Knotts
H.G. Wells
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Deborah Wiles
Guard Williams
Vera B. Williams
Rita Williams-Garcia
Rita Williams-Garcia
Jeanette Winter
Virginia Euwer Wolf
Virginia Euwer Wolf
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson
Richard Wright
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Elizabeth Yates
Children, Preteen, & Adolescent
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We endeavor to effectuate a course of positive change from one generation to the next generation in lives of young children and young adults via engaging in and facilitating uplifting community service projects and activities. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte seeking to encourage families within his country to develop the next generation of scientists, forward thinkers, medics, and educators when he rightfully declared, "show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world." ~ He made this poignant proclamation seeking to encourage those of the lower classes to improve their stature in society and move his nation forward in a world which was rapidly expanding industrially. Our aim is to develop self-esteem and promote cultural awareness via a diverse reading list. We believe that education is the perfect vehicle to improve one's stature in society and that reading is the fundamental tool for a strong educational foundation.
Unlike most African American Booklist, our book recommendations are not limited to just Black authors, but include titles such as Fever 1796 which depicts a pre-adolescent protagonist whom comes to appreciate and value African Americans through her interactions with them as Yellow Fever radishes colonial Philadelphia. It also includes books like The Secret Lives of Bees, in which a young white outcaste helps a wrongly incarcerate black woman break free of the of the oppressive bonds of a prejudice southern town. In addition books such as to Kill a Mockingbird, No Shame No Fear, The Alchemist and others, which demonstrate how leading characters overcome adversity through wit, self-discovery and courage. Notwithstanding the bulk of the Booklist is overwhelmingly written by Black authors, but are not merely meant for Black readers. Each book selected will impart some aspect of the black experience and resiliency to audiences of other nationalities and ethnic groups. We hope you will purchase a book for children in need, whom abode in North Philadelphia; which is predominantly African American. We also strongly encourage you to purchase a book for yourself or a family member. Please note that each purchase enriches the lives of children, keeps the selection in print and supports an author whom seeks to enrich our community and nation at large. ~ Enjoy
Bringing The Rain to Kapiti Plain
Bimwili and the Zimwi
Dancing In The Wings
Crossover
Don't Throw It to Mo! (Mo Jackson)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings
Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated Classics)
I Like Myself
Clotel: The President's Daughter
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Tell The Wolves I'm Home
Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry
I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!
And Then There Were None
Murder On the Oreint Express
Mockingjay
Hunger Games
Catching Fire
The Last of the Mohicans (Illustrated Classics)
The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963
A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated Classics)
The Oak Trees That Talk
Cat in the Hat (any in the Dr. Seuss series)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrate Classic)
Clubhouse Mysteries (any in series)
Stella by Starlight
The Count of Monte Cristo (Illustrated Classics)
The Man in the Iron Mask (Illustrated Classics)
The Lord of The Flies
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Cheetah Girls (any in series)
Songs From The Baobab *with CD
Looking For Alaska
The Fault in Our Stars
Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon, Maybe
Dustland
Amazing Grace
Starring Grace
Princess Grace
Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Red Scarf Girl
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Regards To The Man on The Moon
Keats's Neighborhood: Ezra Jack Keats Treasury
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (any in series)
Jungle Book (Illustrated Classics)
Captain Courageous (Illustrated Classic)
Jaha and Jamil: An African Mother Goose
Bluford High - The Bully (any in the series)
Great Migration - An American Story
Day of Tears
Frog and Toad (any in series)
The Giver
Boom Town for California
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street)
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King
The No. 1 Lady's Detective Agency (Any in Series)
Anansi the Spider: Tales from the Ashanti
In the Hollow of Your Hand *with CD
The Dark 30: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
The Adventures of Sugar and Junior
Moby Dick (Illustrated Classics)
Anne Green Gables (Illustrated Classic)
Stone Soup
Heart and Soul: The Story of African Americans
Yummy: Last Days of Southside Shorty
MINTY A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
DryLongso
The Man Who Kept his Heart in a Bucket
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Dinner at Aunt Connie's House
When the Drum Sang
Divergent (any in the series)
Bluford High - Lost and Found (Any in Series)
When I Left My Village
Joy's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
Gulliver's Travels (Illustrated Classics)
Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Once Upon A Time When We Colored
Brown Honey in The Broomwheat Tea
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Classics)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Classics)
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Classics)
Around the World in 80 Days (Illustrated Classics)
The Secret Garden (Illustrated Classics)
Amy HodgePodge (any in series)
The Invisible Man (Illustrated Classics)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Freedom Summer: 50th Anniversary
Note. The combine list has been broken up into three separate list for convenience; Lower School (including Toddlers and Pre-K), Middle School (Preteens) and High School adolescents. Your can toggle via the Links below and return to the combine list.
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