By Christy F., Collection Development Librarian
On June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, which marks the day that federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. If you’d like to read about Hamilton County’s Connection to Juneteenth, our County Historian David Heighway has written several blogs on this topic. Below are ten titles for middle school and high school teens to commemorate Juneteenth!
Middle School
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Treasure Island: Runaway Gold by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
High School
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson
