Firefly & Fern

Katherine Johnson

Ages 10–16perseverancemathematics

Carol (Carol Elaine) Anderson, Tonya Bolden

Ages 12–18civil rightsequality

Joel Christian Gill

Ages 10–16courageperseverance

Varian Johnson, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi

Ages 8–12perseveranceracial justice

Pamela M. Tuck

Ages 7–12familyperseverance

Ntozake Shange

Ages 12–18civil rightsracial justice

Walter Dean Myers, Bill Miles

Ages 10–16courageheroism

William Miller, R. Gregory Christie, Illustrated by Gregory Christie, R. Gregory Christie

Ages 6–10literacyperseverance

K. L. Going

Ages 9–13racial justiceself-confidence

Margot Lee Shetterly

Ages 12–18perseveranceracial justice

Angie Thomas, Angie Thomas

Ages 14–18racial justiceactivism