The Blacker the Berry: Poem Young Adult Fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism African American & Black Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul

Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in One Crazy Summer

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The Blacker the Berry: Poem Young Adult Fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism African American & Black Readers who enjoy Christopher PaulBlack is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of Black beautifully. Included in Brightly's list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids. "Highly recommended for home and school libraries,"