Read All About These African American Icons!

• You Are a Star, Martin Luther King. Jr. by DEAN ROBBINS: Focusing on Martin's lifelong mission to ensure that African Americans gained their constitutional rights, this picture book uses a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts.
• Beacon of Hope: The Life of Barack Obama by DOREEN RAPPAPORT: a beautifully illustrated picture book biography of Barack Obama: a tireless organizer, a brilliant orator, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the first Black president of the United States of America.
• Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice illustrated by BRYAN COLLIER: Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James. A stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child, and ultimately found his voice through poetry.