Kekla Magoon

From Kirkus: "Heartening and hopeful, a love letter to black male youth grasping the desires within them, absorbing the worlds around them, striving to be more otherwise than ordinary. Please share."

Gr 7 Up—Through well-documented research and passionate writing, this compelling treatise tells the history of the
Black Panther Party. Magoon offers absorbing and balanced background and commentary on the party's founders,
including their principles as well as the party's policies and activities, such as providing badly needed social services
in Black communities.

Gr 1–4—Magoon effectively describes Thurgood Marshall's accomplishments, from his childhood to his ascension to
the Supreme Court. More than a biography, this is a road map to good citizenship, from dinner table discussions of
segregation and unfair laws to consistency in showing up and "doing the right thing." Accessible, engaging, and
powerful.

Gr 3–7—When a classmate approaches Chester Keene to work on a super secret mission, he is convinced it will
bring him closer to his absent dad and help him fight back against a bully. In this fast-paced heist story, Magoon also
expertly explores the complex relationships of a single-parent family and changing family dynamics.