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• Accused

  My Story of Injustice

  Bah, Adama, 1988-

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  Falsely accused of being a potential suicide bomber, Adama spent weeks in a detention center being questioned under suspicion of terrorism.

• The Usual Suspects

  Broaddus, Maurice

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  Thelonius Mitchell is sick and tired of being labeled, and when a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, he and his friends become instant suspects. He may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal? T isn't about to let…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Ballerinas

  My Journey to Our Legacy

  Copeland, Misty

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  A picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced Misty Copeland on and off the stage. You go girls!

• Reckless, Glorious, Girl

  Hagan, Ellen

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  12-year-old Beatrice copes with the ups and downs of friendships, puberty, and self-identity, and is guided by the wisdom and love of her beloved Mamaw and mom, that magical summer before 7th grade.

• Alias Anna

  a True Story of Outwitting the Nazis : Zhanna Arshanskaya : a Biography in Verse

  Hood, Susan, 1954-

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  An inspirational biography-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust.

• The Big Book of Monsters

  the Creepiest Creatures From Classic Literature

  Johnson, Hal

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  Are you a kid ready to move beyond Werewolves and Frankenstein? Let us introduce you to some other little friends.

• Sauerkraut

  Jones, Kelly (Kelly Anne), 1976-

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  HD Schenk wants to build his own computer to enter into the county fair, but encounters the ghost of his great-great-grandmother who wants HD to make her famous sauerkraut to enter in the fair.

• Choosing Brave

  How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

  Joy, Angela, 1975-

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  Told in lyrical prose and through the stark cut-paper illustrations of Janelle Washington, Emmett Till's life and legacy are celebrated.

• Music for Tigers

  Kadarusman, Michelle, 1969-

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  Middle-schooler Louisa plans to spend the summer practicing violin for a spot in the youth symphony. But when she is sent to her relatives’ Tasmanian rainforest camp, she learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Song for a Whale

  Kelly, Lynne, 1969-

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  As the deaf child of hearing parents, twelve-year-old, Iris, often feels stuck between communities—until, she learns about Blue 55, a whale who sings songs other whales can’t understand.

• Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

  Krishnaswami, Uma

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  When Maria Singh's family is on the brink of losing their farm due to prejudice and discriminatory laws, Maria must decide if she has what it takes to find her voice in an unfair world.

• Pie in the Sky

  Lai, Remy

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  Brothers Jingwen and Yanghao have just moved to Australia with their mom. And…things could be better.

• Scarlet Ibis

  Lewis, Gill

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  When a fire leaves twelve-year-old Scarlet in a different foster home than her autistic little brother, she does everything she can to find her way back to him--even if it means sacrificing a better life for herself.

• Save the People!

  Halting Human Extinction

  McAnulty, Stacy

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  An illustrated book about previous extinctions and possible threats to humans; from volcanoes, to asteroids, to pollution and diseases.

• Sanctuary

  Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women

  McDonnell, Christine

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  A story of social activist Kip Tiernan and her efforts to open Rosie's Place, the nation's first homeless shelter for women, in Boston.

• Birdie and Me

  Nuanez, J. M. M.

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  Ever since their free-spirited mama died, twelve-year-old Jack and her gender creative nine-year-old brother, Birdie, have been living with their fun-loving Uncle Carl, but that’s over now. And things look decidedly less colorful.

• Halfway to Harmony

  O'Connor, Barbara

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  Ten-year-old Walter is grieving the death of his beloved older brother, Tank, when a sassy girl named Posey moves in next door. Then they meet Banjo, a hot-air balloonist, who sets the pair loose on an adventure.

• Free Lunch

  Ogle, Rex

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  Sixth grader Rex loves school. His friends are there. He’s pretty smart. And while at school, he can forget how hard life is at home. That is until his mom signs him up for the free lunch program.

• Every Leaf a Hallelujah

  Okri, Ben

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  When seven-year-old Mangoshi's mother becomes ill, she goes alone on a quest into the nearby forest, communes with trees to better understand people's effect on nature, and finds the special flower that will help her mom.

• Celia Planted a Garden

  the Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden

  Root, Phyllis

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  Celia Thaxter grew up on a desolate island off the coast of Maine, where her father worked as lighthouse keeper and where she planted her first garden. But that was just the beginning…