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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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Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett
It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...
1st - 5th
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Days to Celebrate

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
A month-by-month guide to special days of the year. Discover poems recognizing holidays and seasons...
3rd - 7th
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T is for Time

Written by Marie Smith and Roland Smith and Illustrated by Renee Graef
Got a minute? This book introduces an alphabet of scientific history related to telling time. Read...
1st - 5th
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15387

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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Locomotive

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca
This exquisitely illustrated book makes trains come to life in sound and color as it tells the...
Pre-K - 5th
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16037

Rad American Women A-Z Rebels Trailblazers and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

Written by Kate Schatz and Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl
Readers will enjoy colorful and hip potraitures of 26 American women from the 18th through 21st...
3rd - 11th
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16241

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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16304

Last Days of Jesus His Life and Times (Revised)

Written by O'Reilly and Bill and Illustrated by Low
Two thousand years ago, Jesus walked across Galilee; everywhere he traveled he gained followers. His...
4th - 9th
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16309

Lincoln and Kennedy A Pair to Compare

Written by Barretta and Gene and Illustrated by Barretta
President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in...
1st - 5th
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16506

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican...
4th - 7th
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Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Written by S. D. Nelson
Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived...
3rd - 7th
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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Written by Steve Sheinkin
An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve...
3rd - 9th
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The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th
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16627

The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions

Written by Don L. Wulffson
What's the story behind some of your favorite inventions? From sundaes to Mickey Mouse, learn the...
3rd - 7th
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The Television (Tales of Invention)

Written by Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Learn all about the key people and discoveries behind the invention of the television.
3rd - 5th
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100 Most Awesome Things On The Planet

Written by Anna Claybourne
As a follow up to the 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet (10/08) and the 100 Most Disgusting...
3rd - 7th
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17116

Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)

Written by Margot Lee Shetterly
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated...
3rd - 7th
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It's Disgusting And We Ate It! True Food Facts From Around The World And Throughout History

Written by James Solheim
How about a nice dish of Colonial Squirrel Pie with a side of milkweed shoots? If that doesn't grab...
4th - 6th
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17114

Ultimate Weird But True: 1,000 Wild & Wacky Facts And Photos

Written by Ed. National Geographic
Get ready for even more zany weird-but-true fun with 1,000 all-new wacky facts, photos, and too...
3rd - 7th
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17322

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air

Written by Stewart Ross and Illustrated by Stephen Biesty

Ready to relive some of the most daring voyages of all time? Unfold these spectacular cross sections...

3rd - 7th
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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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African Tales

Written by Gcina Mhlophe and Illustrated by Rachel Griffin
This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage...
1st - 5th

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