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The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement

Written by Teri Kanefield

Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on...

3rd - 7th

Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America

Written by Tonya Bolden

Sarah Rector was once famously hailed as “the richest black girl in America.” Set against the...

3rd - 7th

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford

Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican...

4th - 7th

Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution

Written by Gretchen Woelfle

Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War,...

4th - 7th

Twelve Days in May—Freedom Ride 1961

Written by Larry Dane Brimner

Twelve Days in May—Freedom Ride 1961

5th - 12th

Now or Never!—54th Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery

Written by Ray Anthony Shepard

Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War...

5th - 12th

Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty

Written by Michael Burgan

At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he...

5th - 7th

This Land is Our Land: A History of American Immigration

Written by Linda Barrett Osborne

American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a...

7th - 12th

Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery

Written by Winifred Conkling

In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people...

7th - 10th

Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty

Written by Tonya Bolden

Published on the anniversary of when President Abraham Lincoln’s order went into effect, this...

3rd - 7th

Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Written by S. D. Nelson

Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever...

3rd - 7th

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Written by Steve Sheinkin

An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve...

3rd - 9th

Brown Girl Dreaming

Written by Jacqueline Woodson

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid...

5th - 7th

Hiroshima

Written by Laurence Yep

A boldly written, fictionalized account of the bombing of Hiroshima, seen through the eyes of 12-year-old Sachi. "Required reading in every classroom in this country."—The Washington Post

6th - 9th

Circle of Gold

Written by Candy Dawson Boyd

In this Coretta Scott King Honor book, young Mattie embarks on a plan to bring her family back together—and restore her mother's hope—after her father's death.

4th - 7th

Scholastic Classics: The Secret Garden

Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Spoiled, angry Mary Lennox is sent to live with her mysterious uncle after the death of her parents, and new friends help her begin her life again.

5th - 8th

Peter Pan

Written by J. M. Barrie

A mischievous boy who refuses to grow up whisks the Darling children off to Neverland in this canonical Edwardian fantasy.

5th - 8th

Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties: Liar, Liar

Written by Gary Paulsen

Eighth-grader Kevin is a gifted liar whose tales begin to get him in ever-increasing trouble with friends and family alike. "Will appeal to reluctant middle school readers."—Kirkus. Mature content

6th - 9th

The Tiger Rising

Written by Kate DiCamillo

After losing his mother, 11-year-old Rob moves to a new community, where he discovers a new friend—and caged tigers in the woods. "Lush with haunting characters."—SLJ

6th - 7th

Scholastic Classics: The Raven

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

This collection of Poe’s best-loved poems, with an introduction by noted Poe scholar Richard Kopley, contains "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," and 24 more haunting poems.

7th - 12th

My Life as a Book: My Life as a Book

Written by Janet Tashjian

Struggling student Derek finds a newspaper article about mysterious happenings in his past, and...

5th - 7th

Freak the Mighty: Freak the Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick

Two boys—a slow learner too large for his age and a tiny, crippled genius—form an unforgettable team. "Memorable and luminous…different and very special."—SLJ. Mature content

7th - 12th

Scholastic Classics: White Fang

Written by Jack London

A companion book to The Call of the Wild, this tale of the Klondike gold rush is told through the eyes of White Fang, who is half dog, half wolf.

7th - 12th

Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties: Flat Broke

Written by Gary Paulsen

14-year-old Kevin is full of ideas on how to tackle the problems of the world and no matter how disastrous his attempts are, he never gives up! "Totally hilarious"—SLJ

6th - 8th

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