Black Brilliance Youth Books


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"Nansi has never lost a race--until snobby Tania beats her in an unofficial event. Surely it's Tania's flashy shoes that gave her the edge? Nansi has to get a pair before the track tryouts. But how will she kick up $338? Incorporating Jamaican culture and the West African trickster character Anansi, debut author Carl Brundtland has created [a] ... self-absorbed heroine who always goes the distance--even if it's the wrong way"--
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Orin, an ordinary boy, discovers he's the reincarnation of a great hero and is destined to defeat the Fiendlord--but keeps befriending the Fiends he's meant to destroy.
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"Cecil Hall and his family have just moved from Florida to Massachusetts, near Boston. Cecil is anxious about making friends because he doesn't know where he'll fit in. His older sister, Leah, thinks he should befriend the other Black kids at his new school, but Cecil isn't sure how he'd go about doing that. He wants to be known for his comics-making talent, anyway. But the few kids who are impressed by Cecil's art aren't always nice to him. When...