Great African-American Literature
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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, 2000 Newbery Medal, Chapter Book, Unit in Roots and Wings

The Big Bike Race by Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Chapter Book, Unit in Heart of the Hero

Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle, with Kids' Wings unit in Transformers

Danitra Brown Leaves Town by Nikki Grimes, Picture Book, Unit in Mountains and Valleys

Elijah Of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (2008 Newbery Honor Book) Unit in Transformers

Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise and Mary Kay Kroeger, Picture Book Biography, Unit in Defeating Giants

Gabriel's Horses by Alison Hart , with Kids' Wings unit in Transformers

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson, Poetry, Unit in Reading Seeds

In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall by Javaka Steptoe, Poetry, Unit in Tales for Two Centuries

Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns by Mary Quattlebaum, Chapter Book, Unit in Bluebonnet Celebrations

Jabuti, the Tortise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon by Gerald McDermott, Folk Tale, Unit in Tickles, Tricks, and Treasure

Junebug by Alice Mead, Chapter Book, Unit in Character Connections

Mister and Me by Kimberly by Willis Holt, Chapter Book, Unit in Forged in the Fire

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson with a Kids' Wings Unit in Transformers

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Picture Book, Unit in Defeating Giants 

Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco, Civil War Picture Book, Unit in Literature-Based Learning

The Riches of Osceola McCarty by Evelyn Coleman, Chapter Book, Unit in Forged in the Fire

Selavi by Youme, Non-Fiction Picture Book, Unit in Light in the Darkness

Silver Shoes by Caroline Binch, Picture Book, Unit in Book Bridges

Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, Non-Fiction Picture Book, Unit in Bluebonnet Celebrations

A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson by Michelle Y. Green, Biography, Unit in Mountains and Valleys

Sure as Sunrise: Bruh Rabbit and His Walkin' Talkin' Friends by Alice McGill, Folk Tales, Unit in Forever Friendships

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson, Slavery, Picture Book, Unit in Bluebonnet Celebrations

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges, Integration, Photo-Biography, Unit in Roots and Wings

Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell, Picture Book, Unit in Bluebonnet Celebrations

Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues by Harriette Gillem Robinet, Integration, Chapter Book, Unit in Treasure Trackers

We Are the Ship The History of Negro League Baseball, by Kadir Nelson, Unit in Gifts and Givers

When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan, Integration, Picture Book Biography of Marian Anderson, Unit in Treasure Trackers

Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull, Picture Book Biography of Wilma Rudolph, Unit in Character Connections

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