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"In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a...
11) Hair twins
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Follows a Sikh father and his daughter as they go through their daily hair routine.
Every morning Papa combs through his daughter's waves like he does his own-parting it down the middle, using coconut oil to get all the tangles out. Some days he braids her hair in two twists down the side of her face. Other days he weaves it into one long braid hanging down her back. But her favorite style is when he combs her hair in a tight bun on the top of her...
13) Hooray for hair!
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The Cat in the Hat goes on a hairy adventure in this leveled reader for independent readers all about—what else?—hair! It's Crazy Hair Day at Sally and Nick's school, and the kids can't pick a style to wear. Curly or straight? Long or short? It's too hard to choose—until the Cat in the Hat arrives with his Wig-o-lator—a machine that allows the kids to "try on" the hairstyles of a yak, a fur seal, and a porcupine, with comical
...14) I love my hair!
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Black History Month - Youth
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Juneteenth (June) - Youth
Telling a People's Story
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Juneteenth (June) - Youth
Telling a People's Story
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A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
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2023 Caudill List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
2024 Bluestem List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
Back to School: Magic Edition (SCPL-YS)
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2024 Bluestem List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
Back to School: Magic Edition (SCPL-YS)
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When twelve-year-old Onyeka discovers that she has psychokinetic powers, her mother reveals that she is Solari, part of a secret group of Nigerian mutants that trains at the Academy of the Sun.
16) Sincerely Sicily
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Sixth-grader Sicily Jordan learns to use her voice and to find joy in who she is--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--while confronting prejudice both in the classroom and at home.
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Make a statement with this stylish, DIY accessory!A fascinator is a chic little adornment, not quite a traditional hat but more than a headband, that suits any occasion and any time of day. Style mavens in England are credited with setting off an international fascination with fascinators; this smashing headwear can be seen donning the heads of celebrities and A-listers on the red carpet to today's fashionable brides, who are tossing aside their traditional...
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"Young Maddy has wild and crazy red hair. She won't give up as she tries again and again to figure out what do to with her wild mane! Young readers will enjoy the funny illustrations as Maddy learns that her crazy hair is pretty amazing after all" -- from publisher's web page.
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"Another laugh-out-loud book from the author of The Paper Bag Princess! Everyone is copying Stephanie's ponytail! No matter which way she wears it, the list of copycats keeps growing. But when Stephanie declares her next hair style, she tries to shake all of her followers loose. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this tale of trend-setting hairdos to a young generation of readers."--
20) Bad hair day
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Franny tries to follow her mother's suggestion to change her appearance, but by turning hair styling into a science experiment she creates some very greedy pigtails that terrorize the town.
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