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It’s a new month, so we have new read alongs right around the corner!

February is Black History Month, so we are once again celebrating by reading books by authors of color and about people of color.

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. These women were real, genius, inspirational, and not found in any history books. (Shocker.) It also became a well-received movie just this year. It’s still in theaters so go check it out! 

We’ll be reading this one throughout the entire month of February, chatting using #abHiddenFigures across all social media platforms.

Elements: Fire edited by Taneka Stotts

is a comics anthology of 23 stories by creators of color from around the globe. You may remember Stotts from when we celebrated Pride Month by reading her LGBTQ Fantasy comics anthology, Beyond. Back in action, Taneka and her incredible network of artists return with Elements: Fire, stories featuring peaceful warriors, blossoming brujas, godly hackers, and a fire-breathing dragon boy. She says this about her motivation for the project: “We are the main characters of our own stories, not the sidekicks or token characters. This is an anthology that is full of our passions, magic, and inner fire because our diversity is not just a buzzword: it's our reality!”