Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
By: Jen Bryant
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team Hall-…
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1. Trombone Shorty
By: Bryan Collier , None
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award Winner Hailing from the Trem… read more
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2. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick
4.34
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more
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3. Big Cat, Little Cat
By: Elisha Cooper
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship be… read more
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4. 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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- african american
- picture books
- childrens
5. 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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- picture books
- childrens
6. Someone Builds the Dream
By: Lisa Wheeler
4.37
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
7. Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
By: Jen Bryant
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team Hall-… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- basketball
- sports
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- activism
- african american
8. 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
- history
- childrens
9. Mel Fell
By: Corey R. Tabor
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
10. 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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- history
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
11. Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
By: Amanda Gorman
4.56
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long … read more
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- activism
- african american
- picture books
- childrens
"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along."-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
"I hum with a hundred hearts, Each of us lifting a hand. I use my strengths and my smarts, Take a knee to make a stand."-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
12. 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
- picture books
- childrens
13. Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) (1)
By: Mac Barnett
4.17
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling, hilarious fully-illustrated spy adventure series, from the esteemed New York Times bes… read more
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- childrens
14. 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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- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
15. Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1)
By: Ally Carter
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
When 11-year-old April joins a group of kids living at Winterborne Home she doesn't expect to be th… read more
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- childrens
16. Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
By: Suzanne Slade
4.31
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever.… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- basketball
- sports
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
17. Measuring Up
By: Lily LaMotte
4.30
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more
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"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up
18. Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)
By: Ryan T. Higgins
4.34
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
19. Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City
By: Kent Babb
4.46
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but… read more
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- history
- sports
- biography
- nonfiction
20. Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
By: Traci Sorell
4.12
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's fir… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
21. How to Apologize
By: David LaRochelle
4.23
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From the team behind See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog comes a funny and handy guide that expl… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
22. Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
By: Candace Fleming
4.54
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Get up close and personal with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life, comp… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
23. I Am Every Good Thing
By: Derrick Barnes
4.61
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A lea… read more
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- african american
- picture books
- childrens
24. The Last Human: A Novel
By: Lee Bacon
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In a future when humans are believed to be extinct, what will one curious robot do when it finds a … read more
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- childrens
"So then . . ."-Lee Bacon, The Last Human: A Novel
"Humanity flickered out like a light."-Lee Bacon, The Last Human: A Novel
"There seemed to be no end to humans’ illogical behavior."-Lee Bacon, The Last Human: A Novel
"Once we made up our minds, humans could do nothing to stop us."-Lee Bacon, The Last Human: A Novel
25. This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
By: Sean Rubin
4.55
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving portrait of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from E… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- history
- childrens
26. Becoming Muhammad Ali
By: James Patterson
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- sports
- nonfiction
- african american
27. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
By: Andy McCullough
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more
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- biography memoir
- sports
- biography
- nonfiction
28. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
By: Sonia Sotomayor
4.49
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
29. Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals
By: Katy S. Duffield
4.52
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
This powerful nonfiction picture book explores wildlife crossings around the world and how they are… read more
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- picture books
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30. Shirley Chisholm is a Verb!
By: Veronica Chambers
4.51
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A timely picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who soug… read more
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- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- activism
- african american
31. The Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca
By: Amanda Abler
4.41
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A nonfiction picture book about the rescue of an orphaned orca calf, Springer (A73). In 2002, a … read more
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- picture books
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