Cheryl’s Books To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul by Tracy K. Smith § Mentioned: Ordinary Light: A Memoir by Tracy K. Smith This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets by Kwame Alexander Jessica’s Books Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford § Mentioned: The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman’s Narrative by Gregg A. Hecimovich Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Mari’s Books Nearer My Freedom:The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston Awards Winners Big by Vashti Harrison § Mentioned: Little Leaders: Black Women in History by Vashti Harrison The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters § Which we discussed in Reader’s Roundtable Episode 88 We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian ALA Youth Media Awards Announcement RUSA Book and Media Awards Announcement (including the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction):
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