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Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story of Racial Injustice

Written by Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP and Marietta Collins and Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin
Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why...
Pre-K - 3rd
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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...
3rd - 7th
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A Journey To The New World: The Diary Of Remember Patience Whipple, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620

Written by Kathryn Lasky
The diary of a young Pilgrim girl who makes the dangerous journey on the Mayflower to America is...
4th - 6th
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The Matchlock Gun

Written by Walter Edmonds and Illustrated by Paul Lantz
The year was 1756, and New York State was still a colony. Residents were often subjected to raids...
2nd - 5th
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Rent Party Jazz

Written by William Miller and Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses...
1st - 4th
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The Coal Thief

Written by Alane Adams and Illustrated by Lauren Gallegos
It's the 1920s in Pennsylvania. When Georgie wakes up to find out that there is no coal to heat his...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The House That Jane Built

Written by Tanya Lee Stone and Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
This is the story of Jane Addams, who transformed her house in Chicago into a community center...
1st - 4th
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The Ballot Box Battle

Written and Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
The year was 1880. The place was Tenafly, New Jersey. Cordelia lived next door to Elizabeth Cady...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Little House in the Big Woods

Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Illustrated by Garth Williams
The first in a series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about pioneer life. The family of Ma, Pa...
3rd - 7th
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That Book Woman

Written by Heather Henson and Illustrated by David Small
In the 1930s, the Pack Horse Librarians traveled high up into the Appalachian Mountains to lend...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Written by Mildred D. Taylor

The story is about the Logan family, who live in Mississippi during the Depression. The family...

6th - 10th

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