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Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History

Written and Illustrated by Don Brown

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both fierce patriots during the Revolutionary War, but the...

K - 2nd
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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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Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

Written by Janet Halfmann and Illustrated by London Ladd
Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...
K - 3rd
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Fly Guy Presents: The White House

Written and Illustrated by Tedd Arnold
Fly Guy and Buzz head to the White House to learn about all of its famous residents. From the early...
K - 2nd
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Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

Written by Hester Bass
Mention the civil rights era in Alabama and most people recall images of terrible violence. But for...
K - 3rd
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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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Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equality

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Craig Orback
A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...
K - 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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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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We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

Written by David Catrow
A discussion of the Preamble of the Constitution oriented to kids as a way to bring about...
K - 3rd
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Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Peter M. Fiore
This anthology presents American history through poems from a diverse group of writers.
K - 7th

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