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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld

As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day were designed by black inventors. Individual biographies accompany each invention.

3rd - 7th

Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Written by Monica Edinger

Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She...

5th - 7th

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind: Creating Currents Of Electricity And Hope

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

Growing up in Malawi, William lived in a world where science was magic and drought and hunger were...

6th - 12th

The Ugly One

Written by Leanne Statland Ellis

I had always been ugly, as far back as I could remember. Micay has a deep scar that runs like a...

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The Night Diary

Written by Veera Hiranandani

Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition...

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Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos

Written by Lulu Delacre

A dynamic short story collection that focuses on and delves into the nuances of the lives of young Latinos and Latinas in the United States.

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