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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th
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All-of-a-Kind-Family

Written by Sydney Taylor and Illustrated by Helen John
The story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the...
3rd - 7th
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Boy at the Top of the Mountain

Written by Boyne and John
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix...
4th - 6th
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Ghost Boys

Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his...
4th - 8th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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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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