Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind
By: Cynthia Grady
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian whi…
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1. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
By: Jeanette Winter
4.17
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
"In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'"* --Alia Muhammad Baker Alia Muh… read more
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- cultural
- history
- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- war
- nonfiction
"Her library is a meeting place for all who love books. They discuss matters of the world and matters of the spirit."-Jeanette Winter, The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
2. Baseball Saved Us
By: Ken Mochizuki , Dom Lee
4.24
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Shorty and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an internment camp a… read more
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- cultural
- childrens
- war
- picture books
- world war ii
3. Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
By: James Haskins , Benny Andrews
4.09
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
A respected biographer teams up with an acclaimed artist to tell the story of the mail carrier who … read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
4. The Rough-Face Girl
By: Rafe Martin , David Shannon
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
This moving adaptation of the classic children's story Cinderella tells how a disfigured Algonquin … read more
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- cultural
- picture books
- childrens
5. Ban This Book
By: Alan Gratz
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more
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- childrens
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
6. Coming on Home Soon
By: E.B. Lewis , Jacqueline Woodson
4.33
Format: None pages,
Beloved multi-award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson tells a timeless story set during World War I… read more
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7. Stella by Starlight
By: Sharon M. Draper , None
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
When the Ku Klux Klan's unwelcome reappearance rattles Stella's segregated southern town, bravery b… read more
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8. The Wall
By: Eve Bunting , Ronald Himler
4.02
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
A young boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. read more
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9. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
10. Watercress
By: Andrea Wang
4.53
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more
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- asian literature
- cultural
- picture books
- childrens
11. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
By: Isaac Blum
4.01
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more
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12. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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13. Dreamers
By: Yuyi Morales
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more
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- cultural
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
14. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Carole Lindstrom
4.51
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
15. The Rough Patch
By: Brian Lies
4.41
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Evan and his dog do everything together, from eating ice cream to caring for their award-winning ga… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
16. It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
By: Kyo Maclear
4.45
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's stor… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
17. The Undefeated
By: Kwame Alexander
4.66
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more
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- cultural
- history
- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- nonfiction
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18. Our Incredible Library Book [and the wonderful journeys it took]
By: Caroline Crowe
4.01
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The story of one incredible library book and all the children who've borrowed it. Fun, rhyming text… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
19. My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story
By: George Takei
4.47
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese … read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- war
- nonfiction
20. Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind
By: Cynthia Grady
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian whi… read more
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- cultural
- history
- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- asian literature
21. We Are Your Children Too: Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America's Schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia
By: P. O’Connell Pearson
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This “detailed, fascinating” ( Booklist , starred review) nonfiction middle grade book explores a d… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
