A Long Time Coming

A Long Time ComingBy: Ray Anthony Shepard Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie This YA biography in verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how muchand how littlehas changed for Black Americans since our countrys founding. Full of daring escapes, deep emotion, and subtle lessons on how

green grass

to soar across the stage

Our victories over hardship and pain may seem small

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Hatshepsut enters a loveless marriage with her half brother

and feast on the warm blood of trapped

Giordano's emphasis on how we choose to live and love offers subtle hope that our decisions actually matter

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“Alice Wong provides deep truths in this fun and deceptively easy read about her survival in this hectic and ableist society

With easy-to-follow moves

everything is different - and a very different Fantastic Four is formed