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My Brigadista Year

Written by Katherine Paterson

When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castro’s army of young...

5th - 9th
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Orphan Band of Springdale

Written by Anne Nesbet

t’s 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe...

5th - 9th
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Hollow Chest

Written by Brita Sandstrom

Charlie has been having nightmares. Eyes watching him in the night, claws on his chest, holding him...

3rd - 7th
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The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

Written by Kristin Levine

Most twelve-year-olds would be excited to fly to Austria to see their dad for the summer but then...

5th - 9th
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Magellan

On September 6, 1522, a horribly battered ship manned by eighteen malnourished, scurvy-ridden...

5th - 9th
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Echo Mountain

After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home...

5th - 6th
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March Toward the Thunder

Written by Joseph Bruchac

From the multi-award-winning author of Code Talker comes a Native American perspective on the Civil...

7th - 9th
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Peacemaker

Written by Joseph Bruchac

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy searches for peace in this historical novel based on the creation of...

4th - 7th
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The Blackbird Girls

Written by Anne Blankman

On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A...

4th - 7th
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Storm Horse

Written by Nick Garlick

A stirring, moving story about a boy and the horse he rescues from the sea -- Kate DiCamillio meets...

3rd - 7th
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Show Me A Sign

Written by Ann Clare LeZotte

Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her...

3rd - 7th
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Overground Railroad

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Illustrated by James E. Ransome
Climbing aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth Ellen embarks upon a journey toward a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Stalebread Charlie And The Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band

Written by Michael Mahin and Illustrated by Don Tate
It's 1895, and ten-year-old Stalebread Charlie and his friend Warm Gravy roam the streets of New...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Black is a Rainbow Color

Written by Angela Joy and Illustrated by Akua Holmes
A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Letting Swift River Go

Written by Jane Yolen & Barbara Cooney
This book relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through...
3rd - 6th
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Indian No More

Written by Charlene Willing Mcmanis & Traci Sorell

Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten...

4th - 7th
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New Shoes

Written by Susan Meyer and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Ella Mae is used to wearing her cousin's hand-me-down shoes—but when her latest pair is already too...
1st - 4th
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Let the Children March

Written by Monica Clark-Robinson and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their...
1st - 4th
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Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Written by Jonah Winter and Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting...
K - 4th
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Paper Wishes

Written by Lois Sepahban

Ten-year-old Manami did not realize how peaceful her family's life on Bainbridge Island was until...

4th - 7th
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Lovely

Written by Jess Hong
Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Together for Kwanzaa

Written by Juwanda G. Ford & Shelly Hehenberger
Kwanzaa is Kayla’s favorite time of year. But this year, it looks as if a heavy snowstorm will keep...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Sparkles of Joy

Written by Aditi Wardhan Singh

Empathy comes from knowledge. This is a children's book that celebrates diversity and inclusion

Cal...

1st - 4th
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Chanukah Lights Everywhere

Written by Michael J. Rosen and Illustrated by Melissa Iwai
One crescent moon glows in the sky. Two headlights shine through the window. . . . On each magical...
Pre-K - 2nd

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