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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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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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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...

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The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World

Written and Illustrated by Katie Smith Milway

Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named...

3rd - 7th
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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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Troublemaker

Written by John Cho

Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he...

3rd - 7th
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Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges

This moving and original story is about the intersection of Native and African Americans. Choctaw...

2nd - 8th
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Hollow Chest

Written by Brita Sandstrom

Charlie has been having nightmares. Eyes watching him in the night, claws on his chest, holding him...

3rd - 7th
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Storm Horse

Written by Nick Garlick

A stirring, moving story about a boy and the horse he rescues from the sea -- Kate DiCamillio meets...

3rd - 7th
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Show Me A Sign

Written by Ann Clare LeZotte

Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her...

3rd - 7th
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Letting Swift River Go

Written by Jane Yolen & Barbara Cooney
This book relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through...
3rd - 6th
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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...
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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...
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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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Sparkles of Joy

Written by Aditi Wardhan Singh

Empathy comes from knowledge. This is a children's book that celebrates diversity and inclusion

Cal...

1st - 4th
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Leo Dog of the Sea

Written by Alison Hart and Illustrated by Michael G. Montgomery
After three ocean voyages, Leo knows not to trust anyone but himself. But when he sets sail with...
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I Love You, Michael Collins

Written by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

It's 1969 and the country is gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting moment in U.S...

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Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler

Written by Steve Sheinkin and Illustrated by Neil Swaab
When Abraham Lincoln overhears a classroom of kids say “history is boring,” he decides to teach them...
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Fiona's Lace

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona's talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this...

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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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On This Spot: An Expedition Back Through Time

Written by Susan E. Goodman and Illustrated by Lee Christiansen
See buildings soar and traffic zoom, a kaleidoscope of color and movement. Now turn the page and...
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Riding on a Caravan

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Helen Cann
Explore the sights, smells and sounds of China in this rhyming tale about a Chinese family's journey...
K - 5th

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