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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld and Illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day...
3rd - 7th
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Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Written by Monica Edinger and Illustrated by Robert Byrd

Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She is...

5th - 7th
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Akira to Zoltan

Written by Cynthia Chin-Lee and Illustrated by Megan Halsey
This book introduces an alphabet of 26 amazing male artists, explorers, athletes, and activists who...
3rd - 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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Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Karen Clarkson
A Choctaw boy shares memories of his grandmother and the lessons she taught him.
K - 5th
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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions

Written by Chris Barton and Illustrated by Don Tate
As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...
2nd - 5th
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16505

Fighting for Justice—Fred Korematsu Speaks Up

Written by Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi and Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette
Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his...
4th - 6th
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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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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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The Ugly One

Written by Leanne Statland Ellis
I had always been ugly, as far back as I could remember. Micay has a deep scar that runs like a...
5th - 7th
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Chasing Space

Written by Leland Melvin
Former football player, astronaut, and engineer, Leland Melvin recounts his career and achieving his...
5th - 8th
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Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!

Written by Marley Dias

Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make...

5th - 10th
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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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Dara's Clever Trap

Written by Liz Flanagan and Illustrated by Martina Peluso
Meet a cunning princess who is known for her brains, not her beauty. Dara uses her talent as an...
K - 6th
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Fiesta Femenina

Written by Mary-Joan Gerson and Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalex
Eight Mexican folk heroines come to vibrant life in this fascinating anthology illustrated by Pura...
K - 5th
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La Frontera

Written by Alfredo Alva and Deborah Mills and Illustrated by Claudia Navarro
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They’ll...
Pre-K - 6th
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Mama Panya's Pancakes

Written by Mary and Rich Chamberlin and Illustrated by Julia Cairns
On market day, Mama Panya's son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama...
K - 5th
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Prince of Fire: The Story of Diwali

Written by Verma and Jatinder and Illustrated by Mistry
Action-packed from start to finish, this dramatic new chapter book version of India’s great epic...
3rd - 5th
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Princess of the Springs

Written by Mary Finch and Illustrated by Martina Peluso
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue both her mother and her baby son...
K - 6th
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Robin Hood

Written by David Calcutt and Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith
The champion of the destitute and downtrodden rides again. Meet young Robin Hood before he becomes...
3rd - 6th
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The Arabian Nights

Written by Wafa' Tarnowska and Illustrated by Carole Henaff
From Lebanese writer Wafa' Tarnowska and Spanish artist Carole Hénaff, this magnificent new edition...
3rd - 6th
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Wild Swans

Written by Xanthe Gresham Knight and Illustrated by Charlotte Gastaut
Young Eliza and her eleven brothers’ lives are transformed when a plague ravages the Kingdom of the...
K - 5th
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Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee
For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...
K - 6th

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