Staff Picks
Check It Out!: Black Girl Magic
- Heather M.
- Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Collection
Celebrate the magic and beauty of black girls by reading these awesome, contemporary stories of friendship, families and love.
Want more great books? Your Richland Library staff is always happy to help—from volunteer opportunities, book clubs or more books in that series she loves, we’re here to help you and your family.
Ruby and the Booker Boys
Brand New School, Brave New Ruby
Published in 2008
When Ruby Booker starts third grade at Hope Road Academy, the same school her three illustrious older brothers attend, she tries hard to make an impression of her own.
Dragons and Marshmallows
Published in 2017
A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a dragon with a problem.
The Other Half of My Heart
Published in 2010
Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minna have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Pre-Teen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minna realizes what life in their small town in the Pacific Northwest has been like for her more outgoing, darker-skinned sister.
Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire
Published in 2016
Fifth-grader Cleo Edison Oliver is full of money-making ideas, and her fifth-grade Passion Project is no different--but things get more complicated when she has to keep her business running, be a good listener when her best friend needs her, and deal with the bully teasing her about being adopted at the same time.
Keena Ford and the Second-grade Mix-up
Published in 2008
Keena Ford chronicles her many mishaps as she begins second grade.
The Sweetest Sound
Published in 2017
"Shy ten-year-old Cadence grapples with an overprotective father, a mother who's skipped town to pursue stardom, and what to do when a recording of her amazing voice leaks before she's ready to share it with the world"-- Provided by publisher.