Top 10 African American History Books for 9-12 Year Olds

    Juneteenth for Mazie
    5.5
    01
    Juneteenth for Mazie
    Written and illustrated by Floyd Cooper
    Whoosh!
    5.2
    02
    Whoosh!
    Written by Chris Barton & illustrated by Don Tate
    Freedom Over Me
    03
    Freedom Over Me
    Written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
    The Book Itch
    04
    The Book Itch
    Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson & illustrated by R Gregory Christie
    Juneteenth
    Series
    05
    Juneteenth
    Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Drew Nelson & illustrated by Mark Schroder
    Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
    Series
    06
    Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
    Written by Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ & illustrated by Jake Murray
    The ABCs of Black History
    07
    The ABCs of Black History
    Written by Rio Cortez & illustrated by Lauren Semmer
    Ellington Was Not a Street
    08
    Ellington Was Not a Street
    Written by Ntozake Shange & illustrated by Kadir Nelson
    Who Was Louis Armstrong?
    Series
    09
    Who Was Louis Armstrong?
    Written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and Who HQ & illustrated by John O'Brien
    Who Was Rosa Parks?
    Series
    10
    Who Was Rosa Parks?
    Written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and Who HQ & illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

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