Africville by Shauntry Grant (grade 4-6)

Shauntay Grant is an author, poet, multimedia artist, and a playwright. Her work is influenced by her storytelling roots in the historic Black communities of Nova Scotia - which is evident in her book, Africville. Africville is a poetric and dreamy picture book about a child longing for the culture and celebration of Africville. Filled with back matter, we learn that Africville is an important place to the Black Nova Scotian community, but was torn apart and destroyed by the Halifax city officials in the 1960s. Now, residents return to the area to hold the Africville festival and keep its roots alive.