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It's February and that means celebrating local and national Black authors and artists everywhere. Be sure to come to the library for our virtual February 3rd book discussion of Nicky Drayden's The Prey of Gods, our February 10th book discussion of George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue, our February 18th book discussion of Matt Smith's Incognegro and our February 22nd book discussion of Michael Twitty's The Cooking Gene and to check out books, ebooks, audiobooks, eaudiobooks, DVDs, streaming videos, and more.
On Monday, January 25th the biggest prizes in children's literature were awarded by the American Library Association. This year, two Evanston book creators were rewarded for their talents.
Cozbi A. Cabrera took home one of the top prizes in illustration, a Caldecott Honor for her book Me & Mama, as well as a Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award. Cozbi was also the winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor and a Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award Honor for her work on Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Meanwhile, author Zetta Elliott's A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, illustrated by Noa Denmon, was a Caldecott Honor winner as well.
Our hearty congratulations to both Cozbi and Zetta for these magnificent wins! Both Me & Mama and A Place Inside Me appeared on Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids list of 2020.
Set in the middle-class suburb of Crowning Heights in Galveston Texas, Tracy Beaumont is the main character in this fictional mystery thriller based on real-life events. Tracy is seventeen-years-old and a Junior in high school. The book begins with Tracy speaking about her father being wrongfully convicted of killing a white couple in their city Galveston, Texas. Tracy's father is on death row with 275 days left until execution. Tracy writes weekly letters to the Innocent X Project which is an organization that represents citizens who have been wrongfully convicted on death row. In the meantime, Tracy's brother Jamal is a Senior in high school and division one track star stand out who's getting ready to go to college on a full-ride scholarship. Tracy's brother Jamal is on the run for being accused of killing their classmate and friend Angela. This book has many twists and turns and at the same time does not disappoint in that it discusses and brings real-life issues of racism and a flawed criminal justice system to the forefront. I think this book is written for such a time as this...and for our young adult youth population as well as adults. The last, and probably most important, reason, the author provides us with tangible solutions on how we can do the work that it takes to tackle the hard conversations on race, racism, injustice and begin to heal our nation. I truly enjoyed reading this book and could not put it down.
The Evanston Township High School's Books 'R' Us Book Club students will be reading This Is My America by Kim Johnson as our book pick for the month of February. We are excited to announce we will have a live Zoom discussion with the author on February 22nd. The ETHS Books 'R' Us Book Club is open to every student enrolled at ETHS. We meet every other Monday at 4 pm via the Zoom platform. - Traci Powell
Still inspired by the poetry of Amanda Gorman? Then check out these recent additions to the EPL poetry collection:
Author Eric Jerome Dickey has died at age 59. There are memorials in Vulture, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Essence, and the Associated Press. His final book, The Son of Mr. Suleman (Dutton: Penguin), is due out April 20. Additional obituaries for Eric Jerome Dickey come from the NYT, The Washington Post, Shondaland, and NPR.
You can find a complete listing of Mr. Dickey's works in the EPL catalog here.
Check Out Your Local Black Bookstores
The holidays may be done but that doesn't mean we should forget about the bookstores that need us. Be sure to check out the following:
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