Sharee Miller

Aria loves her soft and bouncy hair, but must go to extremes to avoid people who touch it without permission until, finally, she speaks up. Includes author's note.

"The story of Michelle Obama and her time in the White House, where she led in the growth of a kitchen garden"--

Third-grader Shai, paired with her best friend Emmie and classmate Rio in a major dance competition, makes a bet with her rival, Gabby, and then must push Emmie to win.

Addresses--honestly, yet hopefully--the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future and delivering a message of empowerment to a new generation of dreamers.

When Shai Williams, who plans to become a star on Broadway, loses the lead role in the third-grade musical at her performing arts elementary school in Atlanta, she learns an important lesson about adaptability, from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, all actresses.