Unspecified (West African)

A Night for the Rice Carriers

by Carmen Rubin

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Genre: Historical, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold (Abeni’s Song #2)

by P. Djèlí Clark

Age 08 or older

Themes: Animals, Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Action Adventure, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Human Rights Violation: Abduction & Internment, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational

Abeni’s Song (Abeni’s Song #1)

by P. Djèlí Clark

Age 08 or older

Themes: Animals, Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Action Adventure, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Human Rights Violation: Abduction & Internment, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational

Amber Class: Making Friends (Amber Class #2)

by Enomwoyi Damali

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Early Childhood, Education & Literacy, Identity: Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by School

Jollof Day

by Bernard Mensah

Age 04 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Mariama: Diferente Pero Igual (Mariama: Different But Just the Same)

by Jerónimo Cornelles

Age 03 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish, Welcoming by School

Mariama: Different But Just the Same

by Jerónimo Cornelles

Age 03 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Welcoming by School

Meet Amber Class (Amber Class #1)

by Enomwoyi Damali

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Early Childhood, Education & Literacy, Identity: Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by School

Nubia: The Awakening (NUBIA #1)

by Omar Epps

Age 14 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Economic, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Extended, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Genre: Science Fiction, Natural Disaster/Climate Change, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Environmental Crisis, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational

Nubia: The Reckoning (NUBIA #2)

by Omar Epps

Age 14 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Economic, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Extended, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Natural Disaster/Climate Change, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational