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Social Activism Collection

The Social Activism Collection was created to showcase our new 2017-2018 Social Activism Diverse Reading list. Discover characters and historical figures who stand up for peace, equity, and justice for gender, socioeconomic status, race, or the environment. These mentor texts suggest ways that students can enact change in their own communities.

Check out the Social Activism Diverse Reading List as a downloadable PDF here and a blog post about the list with additional resources here.

Please note that pricing, availability and books in the Social Activism Diverse Reading List are subject to change.

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John Lewis in the Lead

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Ira's Shakespeare Dream

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Aani and the Tree Huggers

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Seven Miles to Freedom

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Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

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The Mangrove Tree

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Silent Star

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Midnight Teacher

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Passage to Freedom

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Butterfly for a King

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Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

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How We Are Smart

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Etched in Clay

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Hammering for Freedom

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The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong

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Tiny Stitches

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Growing Peace

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Quiet Hero

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Paul Robeson

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Dear Mrs. Parks

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The School the Aztec Eagles Built

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The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls

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Surfer of the Century

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All the Stars Denied

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She Was the First!

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Parrots Over Puerto Rico

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Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

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Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris

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The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos

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Sharuko

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Martí's Song for Freedom

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Brothers in Hope

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Ahimsa

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Twenty-two Cents

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I Am Alfonso Jones

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In Her Hands

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The Protest (Confetti Kids #10)

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A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

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Louis Sockalexis

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Allie's Basketball Dream

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Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro

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Catching the Moon

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Sparkle Boy

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Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!

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Destiny's Gift

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Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel

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Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores

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The People Shall Continue

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Malala Yousafzai

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Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

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  • Front cover for A Place Where Sunflowers Grow by Amy Lee-Tai and Felicia Hoshino
    A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
    By Amy Lee-Tai, Felicia Hoshino

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    A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

    By Amy Lee-Tai, Felicia Hoshino
    Bilingual English/Japanese. A young girl finds things to be joyful about in the Topaz Internment Camp.

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    Aani and the Tree Huggers
    By Jeannine Atkins, Venantius Pinto

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    Aani and the Tree Huggers

    By Jeannine Atkins, Venantius Pinto
    A village girl in India inspires the women around her to save their beloved forest.

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    Ahimsa
    By Supriya Kelkar

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    Ahimsa

    Ahimsa

    By Supriya Kelkar
    In this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work.

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    All the Stars Denied
    By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. Roth

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    All the Stars Denied

    All the Stars Denied

    By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. Roth
    In a companion novel to her critically acclaimed Shame the Stars, Pura Belpré Award Winner Guadalupe García McCall tackles the hidden history of the United States and its first mass deportation that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression.

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    Allie's Basketball Dream
    By Barbara Barber, Darryl Ligasan

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    Allie's Basketball Dream

    Allie's Basketball Dream

    By Barbara Barber, Darryl Ligasan
    Allie's story of self-determination is one that young athletes, both boys and girls, will recognize. Perfect for anyone who has experienced the ups and downs of practicing and playing hard, Allie's Basketball Dream is a spirited tribute to perseverance.

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    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee

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    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    Twenty-five years ago, Baseball Saved Us changed the picture-book landscape with its honest story of a Japanese American boy in an internment camp during World War II. This anniversary edition will introduce new readers to this modern-day classic.

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    Brothers in Hope
    The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
    By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie

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    Brothers in Hope

    The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
    By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
    Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

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    Saving Hawaiʻi’s Kamehameha Butterflies
    By Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth

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    Saving Hawaiʻi’s Kamehameha Butterflies
    By Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth
    The fascinating true story of a beautiful native Hawaiian butterfly, a great Hawaiian warrior king, and current-day efforts by scientists and citizens to restore the butterfly's declining population.

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    Catching the Moon
    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke

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    Catching the Moon

    Catching the Moon

    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
    The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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    Dear Mrs. Parks
    A Dialogue with Today's Youth
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    Dear Mrs. Parks

    Dear Mrs. Parks

    A Dialogue with Today's Youth
    By Rosa Parks
    On a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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    By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. Burrowes

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    Destiny's Gift

    Destiny's Gift

    By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. Burrowes
    Destiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, where words abound.

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  • Front cover for Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca! by Mayra Dole and Tonel
    Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!
    By Mayra Lazara Dole, Tonel

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    Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!

    By Mayra Lazara Dole, Tonel
    Who says girls can't play drums? The beat of Chavi's congas livens up her entire neighborhood. When she's not picked to drum in Miami's Calle Ocho festival, she decides to do something about it!

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  • Front cover for Etched in Clay by Andrea Cheng and Andrea Cheng
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    The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
    By Andrea Cheng

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    Etched in Clay

    The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
    By Andrea Cheng
    The acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.

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  • Front cover for Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado by Gloria Anzaldúa and Consuelo Mendez
    Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado
    By Gloria Anzaldúa, Consuelo Mendez

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    Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

    Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

    By Gloria Anzaldúa, Consuelo Mendez
    Having crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his mother in search of a new life, Joaquín receives help and friendship from Prietita a brave young Mexican American girl.

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    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford

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    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
    A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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    A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
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    A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
    By Richard Sobol
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    This stunning photo-essay for children is a story of coexistence, focusing on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families in a Ugandan village who created a Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative and learned to live and work together peacefully.

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  • Front cover for Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and John Holyfield
    Hammering for Freedom
    The William Lewis Story
    By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield

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    Hammering for Freedom

    The William Lewis Story
    By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
    The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money and bought the freedom of each and every member of his enslaved family.

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  • Front cover for How We Are Smart by W. Nikola-Lisa and Sean Qualls
    How We Are Smart
    By William Nikola, Sean Qualls

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    How We Are Smart

    How We Are Smart

    By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
    Musician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. These are some of the people profiled in this book. They are well known for different reasons, but they also have something in common. They were all smart!

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  • Front cover for I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina; Stacey Robinson and John Jennings
    I Am Alfonso Jones
    By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson

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    I Am Alfonso Jones

    I Am Alfonso Jones

    By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
    The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings.

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  • Front cover for In Her Hands by Alan Schroeder and JaeMe Bereal
    In Her Hands
    The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
    By Alan Schroeder, JaeMe Bereal

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    In Her Hands

    In Her Hands

    The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
    By Alan Schroeder, JaeMe Bereal
    A recreation of events from the childhood and early career of Augusta Savage, a pioneering female sculptor and major figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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    By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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    Ira's Shakespeare Dream

    Ira's Shakespeare Dream

    By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
    The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.

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    John Lewis in the Lead
    A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
    By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews

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    John Lewis in the Lead

    John Lewis in the Lead

    A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
    By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
    A biography of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

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  • Front cover for Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel by Anthony Robles and Carl Angel
    Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
    By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel

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    Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel

    Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel

    By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
    In this bilingual English-Tagalog story set in the US, Lakas, an all-American boy of Filipino descent, helps his new friends fight eviction from their home .

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    Louis Sockalexis
    Native American Baseball Pioneer
    By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth

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    Louis Sockalexis

    Louis Sockalexis

    Native American Baseball Pioneer
    By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
    A biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play professional baseball, focusing on his formative years and culminating in an historic game at New York's Polo Grounds in 1897.

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    Malala Yousafzai
    Warrior with Words
    By Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. Roth
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    Malala Yousafzai

    Malala Yousafzai

    Warrior with Words
    By Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. Roth
    The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has become an international activist for universal education, with beautiful collage illustrations by award-winning artist Susan L. Roth.

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  • Front cover for Martí's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy and Beatriz Vidal
    Martí's Song for Freedom
    Martí y sus versos por la libertad
    By Emma Otheguy, Beatriz Vidal

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    Martí's Song for Freedom

    Martí's Song for Freedom

    Martí y sus versos por la libertad
    By Emma Otheguy, Beatriz Vidal
    A bilingual biography of José Martí, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty-abolishment of slavery, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence from colonialism for all Latinos. Written in verse with excerpts from Martí's seminal work, Versos sencillos.

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  • Front cover for Midnight Teacher by Janet Halfmann and London Ladd
    Midnight Teacher
    Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
    By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd

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    Midnight Teacher

    Midnight Teacher

    Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
    By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
    This historical fiction picture book reveals the unknown story of Lilly Ann Granderson, an African-American teacher who risked her life to teach others during slavery.

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    Parrots Over Puerto Rico
    By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore

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    Parrots Over Puerto Rico

    Parrots Over Puerto Rico

    By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore
    A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction. Also available in Spanish.

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    Passage to Freedom
    The Sugihara Story
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee

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    Passage to Freedom

    Passage to Freedom

    The Sugihara Story
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.

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    Paul Robeson
    By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford

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    Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

    By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
    An updated and redesigned edition of an award-winning biography of Paul Robeson, who overcame racial discrimination to become an international entertainer and civil rights activist. Includes a new introduction and afterword by the author, focusing on Robeson's legacy.

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    Quiet Hero
    The Ira Hayes Story
    By S. D. Nelson

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    Quiet Hero

    Quiet Hero

    The Ira Hayes Story
    By S. D. Nelson
    A biography of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines to raise the United States flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, an event immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.

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  • Front cover for Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Elisa Chavarri
    Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris
    By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa Chavarri

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    Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris

    Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris

    By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa Chavarri
    Bilingual English/Spanish. A young Mayan girl isn't allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, so with a little ingenuity she discovers how to repurpose plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Based on an actual recycling movement in Guatemala.

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  • Front cover for Seven Miles to Freedom by Janet Halfmann and Duane Smith
    Seven Miles to Freedom
    The Robert Smalls Story
    By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith

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    Seven Miles to Freedom

    Seven Miles to Freedom

    The Robert Smalls Story
    By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
    The true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.

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    Sharuko
    El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
    By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri

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    Sharuko

    Sharuko

    El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
    By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri
    A fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history.

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    She Was the First!
    The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez

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    She Was the First!

    She Was the First!

    The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
    A timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.

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  • Front cover for Silent Star by Bill Wise and Adam Gustavson
    Silent Star
    The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy
    By William Wise, Adam Gustavson

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    Silent Star

    Silent Star

    The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy
    By William Wise, Adam Gustavson
    The biography of William Ellsworth Hoy, the first deaf player to have a successful career in professional and Major League baseball.

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    Sparkle Boy
    By Lesléa Newman, Maria Mola

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    Sparkle Boy

    Sparkle Boy

    By Lesléa Newman, Maria Mola
    Young Casey loves sparkly things, just like his older sister, who does not approve until an encounter with teasing bullies helps her learn to accept and respect Casey for who he is.

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    Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani

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    Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

    Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani
    Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.

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    Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro
    By Juan Felipe Herrera, Honorio Robledo Tapia

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    Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro

    Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro

    By Juan Felipe Herrera, Honorio Robledo Tapia
    An empowering story by former US poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera about a young girl who uses her newfound superpowers to rescue her mamá from the United States-Mexico border.

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    Surfer of the Century
    The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
    By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep

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    Surfer of the Century

    Surfer of the Century

    The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
    By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
    The true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.

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    Bilingual English/Spanish. A bilingual biography of Pura Belpré, New York City's first Latina librarian.

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    Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores

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