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Ira's Shakespeare Dream
By Glenda Armand, Floyd CooperPaperback: $12.95- Hardcover$19.95
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Ira's Shakespeare Dream
By Glenda Armand, Floyd CooperView DetailsThe inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.
John Lewis in the Lead
A Story of the Civil Rights MovementBy Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny AndrewsPaperback: $12.95- Hardcover$17.95
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John Lewis in the Lead
A Story of the Civil Rights MovementBy Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny AndrewsView DetailsA 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.
Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
By Anthony D. Robles, Carl AngelPaperback: $11.95- Hardcover$16.95
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Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
By Anthony D. Robles, Carl AngelView DetailsIn 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 .
Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball PioneerBy William Wise, Bill FarnsworthPaperback: $11.95- Hardcover$16.95
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Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball PioneerBy William Wise, Bill FarnsworthView DetailsA 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.
Malala Yousafzai
Warrior with WordsBy Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. RothPaperback: $11.95- Hardcover$19.95
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Malala Yousafzai
Warrior with WordsBy Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. RothView DetailsThe 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.
Martí's Song for Freedom
Martí y sus versos por la libertadBy Emma Otheguy, Beatriz VidalHardcover: $19.95- Hardcover$19.95
Martí's Song for Freedom
Martí y sus versos por la libertadBy Emma Otheguy, Beatriz VidalView DetailsA 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.
Midnight Teacher
Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret SchoolBy Janet Halfmann, London LaddHardcover: $20.95- Hardcover$20.95
Midnight Teacher
Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret SchoolBy Janet Halfmann, London LaddView DetailsThis 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.
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumboreParrots Over Puerto Rico
By Susan L. Roth, Cindy TrumboreView DetailsA 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.
Passage to Freedom
The Sugihara StoryBy Ken Mochizuki, Dom LeePaperback: $11.95- CD$12.95
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Passage to Freedom
The Sugihara StoryBy Ken Mochizuki, Dom LeeView DetailsThe true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.
Paul Robeson
By Eloise Greenfield, George FordPaperback: $12.95- Hardcover$18.95
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Paul Robeson
By Eloise Greenfield, George FordView DetailsAn 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.
Quiet Hero
The Ira Hayes StoryBy S. D. NelsonPaperback: $11.95- Hardcover$16.95
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Quiet Hero
The Ira Hayes StoryBy S. D. NelsonView DetailsA biography of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six soldiers to raise the United States flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, an event immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.
Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris
By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa ChavarriHardcover: $20.95- Hardcover$20.95
Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris
By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa ChavarriView DetailsBilingual 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.
Seven Miles to Freedom
The Robert Smalls StoryBy Janet Halfmann, Duane SmithPaperback: $12.95- Hardcover$18.95
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Seven Miles to Freedom
The Robert Smalls StoryBy Janet Halfmann, Duane SmithView DetailsThe 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.
Sharuko
El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. TelloBy Monica Brown, Elisa ChavarriHardcover: $20.95- Hardcover$20.95
Sharuko
El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. TelloBy Monica Brown, Elisa ChavarriView DetailsA 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.
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezHardcover: $20.95- Hardcover$20.95
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezView DetailsA timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.
Silent Star
The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William HoyBy William Wise, Adam GustavsonPaperback: $12.95- Hardcover$18.95
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Silent Star
The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William HoyBy William Wise, Adam GustavsonView DetailsThe biography of William Ellsworth Hoy, the first deaf player to have a successful career in professional and Major League baseball.
Sparkle Boy
By Lesléa Newman, Maria MolaSparkle Boy
By Lesléa Newman, Maria MolaView DetailsYoung 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.
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi ChananiHardcover: $21.95- Hardcover$21.95
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi ChananiView DetailsNine-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.
Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Honorio Robledo TapiaPaperback: $10.95- Paperback$10.95
Super Cilantro Girl / La superniña del cilantro
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Honorio Robledo TapiaView DetailsAn 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.
Surfer of the Century
The Life of Duke KahanamokuBy Ellen Crowe, Richard WaldrepView DetailsThe true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.
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