The Bell Rang
By: James E. Ransome
4.40
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation comm…
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1. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
By: David Díaz , Kathleen Krull
3.60
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would … read more
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2. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains
By: Barbara Knutson
3.43
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
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3. Extra Yarn
By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen
3.88
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more
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4. Long May She Wave: The True Story of Caroline Pickersgill and Her Star-Spangled Creation
By: Kristen Fulton
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Discover the story of the girl who sewed the American flag that inspired the lyrics of the National… read more
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5. Kitten's First Full Moon
By: Kevin Henkes
3.87
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by th… read more
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6. Redwoods
By: Jason Chin
3.27
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
An ordinary train ride becomes and extraordinary trip to the great ancient forests A subway trip is… read more
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7. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)
By: Christopher Denise
4.51
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A Caldecott Honor Winner and New York Times Bestseller! A determined Owl builds strength and … read more
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8. 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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9. When Stars Are Scattered
By: Victoria Jamieson
4.62
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more
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- childrens
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"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered
10. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
11. Red, White, and Whole
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more
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- childrens
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"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
12. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.48
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more
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- african american
13. We Dream of Space
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.12
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more
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14. Before the Ever After
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have … read more
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- poetry
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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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16. A Wish in the Dark
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.29
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2021) A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. All light i… read more
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"You can't run away from darkness. It's everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light."-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark
"The world wasn't what I wanted it to be," Pong went on. "Not Chattana. Not even Tanaburi. I thought if I ran far enough, I could find that perfect place where life is fair and everything is good. But…"-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark
17. Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
By: Janice N. Harrington
4.18
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
The curiosity of the first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner--a scientist who stud… read more
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18. Brother's Keeper
By: Julie Lee
4.34
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more
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19. Love, Violet
By: Charlotte Sullivan Wild
4.28
Format: None pages, None
Perfect for Valentine's Day, a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to s… read more
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20. Henry, Like Always
By: Jenn Bailey
4.19
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book A Friend for Henry. Henr… read more
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21. The Bell Rang
By: James E. Ransome
4.40
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation comm… read more
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- poetry
- american history
- childrens
- historical
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- african american
