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Fish for Jimmy: Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp

Written by Katie Yamasaki

For two boys in a Japanese American family, everything changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and...

1st - 4th
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Nour's Secret Library

Written by Wafa' Tarnowska and Illustrated by Vali Mintzi

The world of books is wonderful, Nour thought, looking at the piles of books around her.  

Like a...

1st - 5th
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We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song

Written by Debbie Levy and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
It only takes a few words to create change. It only takes a few people to believe that change is possible. And when those people sing out, they can change the world. "We Shall Overcome" is one of their songs.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis

Written by Robbin Gourley
Long before the natural-food movement gained popularity, Edna Lewis championed purity of ingredients, regional cuisine, and farm-to-table eating.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Encounter

Written by Brittany Luby and Illustrated by Michaela Goade

A powerful imagining by two Native creators of a first encounter between two very different people...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Not My Girl

Written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard

Margaret can’t wait to see her family, but her homecoming is not what she expected. Based on the...

K - 2nd
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Islandborn

Written by Junot Díaz and Illustrated by Leo Espinosa

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Hers was a school of faraway places.
 
So when...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Written by Aida Salazar and Illustrated by Molly Mendoza

Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale...

1st - 4th
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Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa

Written by Doreen Rappaport and Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez

Celebrate the groundbreaking life of astronaut and Johnson Space Center director Ellen Ochoa, the...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Cantora (Spanish Edition): Mercedes Sosa, la voz de Latinoamérica

Written by Melisa Fernández Nitsche

Cantora! With a stunning, graphic style and a melodious text, this picture book tells the story of...

Pre-K - 3rd
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When We Were Alone

Written by David Alexander Robertson and Illustrated by Julie Flett

A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother...

K - 3rd
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Xochitl and the Flowers/Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores (English and Spanish Edition)

Written by Jorge Argueta and Illustrated by Carl Angel

Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (SOH-cheel) and her family make a new home in the...

1st - 4th
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Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year

Written by Kathy Z. Price and Illustrated by Carl Joe Williams

That zany beat in our feet is ‘cause of Pop-Pop, our pa. He sure loved himself some Mardi Gras! “It...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story

Written and Illustrated by Thao Lam

At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when...

1st - 4th
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Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History

Written by Gloria Respress-Churchwell and Illustrated by Laura Freeman

In 1947, no African American player can play at a southern school; in return, the opposing team...

1st - 4th
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The Memory Coat

Written by Elvira Woodruff and Illustrated by Michael Dooling

This moving story of a Jewish family's immigration to America from Russia may be jeopardized by a...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Lola Out Loud: Inspired by the Childhood of Activist Dolores Huerta

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Her grandpa calls her “Lolita Siete Lenguas”—Little Lola, Seven Tongues, all fighting to be heard...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Yellow Dog Blues

Written by Alice Faye Duncan and Illustrated by Chris Raschka

A lyrical road trip through the Mississippi Delta, exploring the landmarks that shaped one of...

Pre-K - 3rd
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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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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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