Amara’s Adventures Joins BiblioBoard Library: A New Chapter in Access and Literacy

Written By Nola D Oracle

Something Amazing Just Happened

We got news that left us speechless in the best way possible. Amara’s Adventures: A Trip Jacksonville, Florida’s African American Museums is now available on BiblioBoard Library, an innovative digital platform that brings books to readers in communities across the country.

This is more than a placement. It is a moment. A signal that stories like Amara’s belong not only on bookshelves but in the digital spaces where young readers discover who they are and what they can become.

What Is BiblioBoard Library?

If you are new to BiblioBoard, here’s what you should know.

BiblioBoard is a platform used by public libraries, school systems, and literacy programs to make high quality content available to readers of all ages, without waiting lists, logins, or extra apps. It is free to access through many library systems and champions voices that reflect the diversity and curiosity of today’s youth.

Its mission is grounded in community-driven publishing, celebrating local authors and culturally rich stories that might otherwise go unnoticed in traditional publishing.
That’s why it’s such a perfect home for Amara.

Amara’s Journey — Now With a Bigger Audience

Since the release of Amara’s Adventures, the response has been incredible. We’ve watched children gather around for storytime at libraries and YMCA centers. We’ve seen teachers use Amara’s journey to create museum-inspired activities and history discussions. Homeschool parents have reached out to tell us how much their kids connected with her voice, her curiosity, and her bravery.

This new listing on BiblioBoard takes that journey one step further.

Now, students, teachers, and families from coast to coast can access the book with the click of a button. No cost. No barriers. Just imagination and exploration.

Why Amara’s Adventures Matters

At its core, Amara’s Adventures is about a young girl who dares to be curious.

Written by Nola D. Oracle, the story follows eleven-year-old Amara Adesina as she visits museums in Jacksonville, Florida. Along the way, she meets figures like Mrs. Marsha Dean Phelts, who shares the story of American Beach, and learns about innovators like Charlie Hoss Singleton, the first African American artist to own his own music rights. These aren’t just names in a textbook. They’re doorways into deeper conversations about art, resilience, and the value of learning from the past.

The book is written for readers ages nine to eleven and aligns with Common Core standards for grades four and five. It’s what educators often call a “living book”, a story that breathes life into history and invites children to engage emotionally and intellectually with the material.

But the impact goes beyond history. The book also promotes character traits like empathy, creativity, and personal responsibility, all things we want to nurture in the next generation of leaders.

And now that the book is available digitally through BiblioBoard, it can support classroom discussions, reading groups, and literacy goals across an even wider audience.

A Broader Mission: Curiosity First, Literacy Always

Amara’s Adventures is more than a story about one girl’s journey through museums. It reflects a deeper mission shared by Diaspora Whispers Books Publishing Company, one rooted in the power of literacy to spark curiosity, build confidence, and open doors.
Our goal is to inspire a love of reading in every child. We believe stories should reflect the diverse questions, dreams, and imaginations of young minds, not limit them.
Each title we create is designed to nurture curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and invite readers to explore the world with wide eyes and open hearts. Whether they are reading at home, in school, or through a community library, children deserve stories that meet them where they are and carry them somewhere new.
With Amara’s Adventures now available on BiblioBoard, that mission has grown a little louder, and a lot more accessible.

How You Can Read Amara’s Adventures on BiblioBoard

Accessing Amara’s Adventures through BiblioBoard is simple, but here are a few things to know before you begin:

  • This is the main access point for all public titles on the platform.

  • Once the book appears, click to explore the title page.

  • While some libraries offer instant access without login, most readers will need to create a free account to start reading. It only takes a minute and ensures your progress is saved across devices

  • Not every local library system partners with BiblioBoard yet. If your library isn’t currently connected, you can still read the book using your free account. You can also let your local librarian or school media specialist know you’d love to see Amara’s Adventures added to their recommended reading list.

This small extra step brings us closer to a big goal: making engaging, diverse, literacy-rich content available to more kids, no matter where they live or learn.
 

Beyond the Page: A Story That Plants Seeds

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Amara’s Adventures is part of a bigger mission, one that reaches beyond the classroom or bedtime reading.

Diaspora Whispers Books proudly supports Greenscape of Jacksonville, the state’s oldest nonprofit dedicated to tree planting and urban canopy equity. 

A portion of every book sale helps fund local tree planting efforts that make Northeast Florida greener and more resilient.

Even now that the book is available free through BiblioBoard, this mission continues and we invite readers, educators, and supporters to help spread the word, share the story, and plant more seeds of change.

Because every story matters. And so does every tree.

Final Thoughts: A Book That Belongs to All of Us

We’re proud of this moment. But more than that, we’re hopeful.

Hopeful that librarians will share it with their communities.

Hopeful that a child who has never met Amara before will fall in love with her story.

Hopeful that this book will spark questions, connections, and a lifelong love of reading.

If you believe in that mission too, we invite you to:

We’ve always believed in the power of stories. Now more children than ever can discover that power for themselves.

Amara is waiting. Let the adventure begin.

Nola D Oracle
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