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16520

Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery

Written by Winifred Conkling
In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people...
7th - 10th
16517

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Written and Illustrated by Don Tate
George loved words. But George was enslaved. Forced to work long hours, George was unable to attend...
1st - 5th
16506

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican...
4th - 7th
16525

Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America

Written by Tonya Bolden
Sarah Rector was once famously hailed as “the richest black girl in America.” Set against the...
3rd - 7th
16519

Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

Written by Hester Bass
Mention the civil rights era in Alabama and most people recall images of terrible violence. But for...
K - 3rd
16521

Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty

Written by Michael Burgan
At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he...
5th - 7th
16522

Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Written by S. D. Nelson
Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived...
3rd - 7th
16511

Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

Written by Donna Janell Bowmen and Illustrated by Daniel Minter
William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was...
3rd - 6th
16518

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

Written by JohnRoy and Illustrated by Don Tate
John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with...
2nd - 3rd
16510

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

Written by Susan E. Goodman
In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was...
1st - 4th
16524

The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement

Written by Teri Kanefield
Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on...
3rd - 7th
16526

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Written by Steve Sheinkin
An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve...
3rd - 9th
16504

The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th
16515

This Land is Our Land: A History of American Immigration

Written by Linda Barrett Osborne
American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven...
7th - 12th
16507

Twelve Days in May—Freedom Ride 1961

Written by Larry Dane Brimner
Twelve Days in May—Freedom Ride 1961
5th - 12th
16491

Daniel Boone

Written by James Daugherty
This is the story of Daniel Boone, the young American pioneer. Follow his adventures of hunting...
2nd - 6th
16497

Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women

Written by Cornelia Meigs

Before Louisa May Alcott wrote her iconic and beloved novel, Little Women, she had her own...

6th - 8th
16427

Giant Squid

Written by Rohmann and Eric and Illustrated by Candace
The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide...
2nd - 3rd
16347

Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition) A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas

Written by Tougias and Michael J
When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a disastrous storm...
3rd - 7th
16360

Winnie The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh

Written by Walker and Sally M and Illustrated by Jonathan D
Who could care for a bear? When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he...
Pre-K - 3rd
16286

Gorillas Up Close

Written by Nippert-Eng, Christena, Dominski, John and Martinez
Have you ever wondered how experts train a gorilla? Or what design features make a great gorilla...
4th - 6th
16291

Hitler's Last Days The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator

Written by O'Reilly and Bill
By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by...
9th - 12th
16297

I See a Pattern Here

Written by Goldstone and Bruce and Illustrated by Bruce
Patterns are fascinating! They can be so beautiful that people come from all over the world to see...
2nd - 5th
16299

In the Shadow of Liberty The Hidden History of Slavery Four Presidents and Five Black Lives

Written by Davis and Kenneth C
Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers―who fought for liberty and justice for all―were...
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