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The House That Lou Built

Written by Mae Respicio

Lou Bulosan-Nelson has the ultimate summer DIY project. She's going to build her own "tiny house,"...

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Zoe in Wonderland

Written by Brenda Woods
An introverted middle child must balance her daydreams and real life realities to find her place in...
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Allie, First at Last

Written by Angela Cervantes
Surrounded by a family of successful award-winning individuals, Allie wants to be the first at...
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Manatee Rescue (Heroes of the Wild)

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Annabel Wright

Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more...

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The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

Written by Brenda Woods
Biracial Violet seeks out the African-American grandmother she's never met. "Humor, hope and clear...
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Tortilla Sun

Written by Jennifer Cervantes
When twelve-year-old Izzy discovers a beat-up baseball marked with the words "Becausemagic" while...
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Scraps of Time: Away West

Written by Patricia C. McKissack
Modern-day kids uncover the story of their ancestor Everett Turner, a young man who was "born into...
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The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street

Written by Sharon G. Flake
Queen is not kind to those around her, but when she belittles a poor boy named Leroy, she learns a...
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The Jacket

Written by Andrew Clements
Phil never thought of himself as prejudiced, but after accusing his housekeeper's grandson of...
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Cockroach Cooties

Written by Laurence Yep
Brothers Teddy and Arnie aren't exactly close, but when a neighborhood bully sets his sights on one...
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F Is For Freedom

Written by Roni Schotter
Amanda learns her house is a a part of the Underground Railroad and helps Hannah, a runaway slave...
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Koya Delaney and the Good Girl Blues

Written by Eloise Greenfield
In this warm and humorous story by the award-winning poet and author, a young girl whose laughter...
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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

Written by Julie T. Lamana

Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her...

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Freedom Crossing

Written by Margaret Goff Clark
After vacationing in the South, a young girl finds her new ideas challenged when she returns North...
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The Drum Beats On

Written by Janelle Cherrington
Native American tribes continue to honor their traditions through song, dance, jewelry and much more...
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I Am: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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Phoebe the Spy

Written by Judith Berry Griffin
Phoebe, daughter of a free black man, goes undercover to foil a would-be assassin of General...
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