Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch by Heidi Tyline King, illus. by Ekua Holmes (Putnam, 2021): This beautiful book chronicles the history of a beach founded by African Americans during the segregation era and spotlights the woman who worked to preserve it for future generations.
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles, illus. by Jerome Lagarrigue (Atheneum, 2001): In Mississippi in 1964, two friends—one Black and one white—long to do everything together, but the color line won't let them.
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley, 2022): This middle-grade graphic novel follows Bree’s struggle to face her fear of water and challenge the myth that Black people can’t swim.
Carole Boston Weatherford’s most recent book is Black Hands (Crown, April 28).
