Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
By: Irene Latham
4.34
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each o…
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1. Last Stop on Market Street
By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson
4.30
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- african american
- juvenile
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street
"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street
"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street
2. Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
By: Carmen Agra Deedy , Michael Austin
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
3. I Am Not a Number
By: Kathy Kacer , Gillian Newland , Jenny Kay Dupuis
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school … read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
4. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
By: R. Gregory Christie , Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Lewis's dad said he had an itch he needed to scratch - a book itch. How to scratch it? He started t… read more
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5. I Am Jazz
By: Shelagh McNicholas , Jazz Jennings , None
1.80
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become… read more
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6. A Different Pond
By: Bao Phi , Thi Bui
4.50
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and s… read more
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7. Alma and How She Got Her Name
By: Juana Martinez-Neal
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more
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8. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
By: Andrea Beaty
4.37
Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition
The newest picture book from the creators of Iggy Peck, Architect ; Rosie Revere, Engineer ; and Ad… read more
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- realistic fiction
- picture books
- childrens
9. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
By: Kevin Noble Maillard
4.42
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
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10. Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.30
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"...it's just one miss, but you're gonna have a whole lotta makes in this life, 'cause you're just that good, and it's okay to be down and upset as long as you're not down and out"-Kwame Alexander, Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)
11. Milo Imagines the World
By: Matt de la Peña
4.49
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more
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- african american
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- childrens
12. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more
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- middle grade
13. 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
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14. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Oge Mora
4.44
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more
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- african american
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- childrens
15. Drawn Together
By: Minh Lê
4.42
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustr… read more
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- realistic fiction
- picture books
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16. The One Thing You'd Save
By: Linda Sue Park
3.94
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- picture books
- juvenile
"Ages ago my gran knitted a sweater for my dad. He wore it and wore it and wore it right out. Then my other gran, who lives with us, unraveled it and knitted a new sweater for me. So I'd save that swe…"-Linda Sue Park, The One Thing You'd Save
17. 24 Hours in Nowhere
By: Dusti Bowling
4.12
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
When you come from Nowhere, can you ever really make it anywhere? Author Dusti Bowling (Insignifica… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
18. Half Moon Summer
By: Elaine Vickers
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. Yo… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
19. Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
By: Irene Latham
4.34
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each o… read more
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- poetry
- race
- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
- juvenile
20. The Bletchley Riddle
By: Ruta Sepetys
4.50
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more
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- childrens
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21. I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present
By: Cerrie Burnell
4.27
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
“An inclusive and upbeat collection ideal for classrooms and libraries” – School Library JournalIn … read more
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- picture books
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- childrens
