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The Walking Trees and Other Scary Stories (American Storytelling)

Written by Roberta Simpson Brown
The author's stories take place in places kids know well. There are school hallways where locker doors slam like a noisy song between classes. There are county fairs with bright lights and whirling rides. There are cozy homes where parents send kids to bed with milk and cookies.
6th - 9th
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Scared in School

Scared In School

Written by Roberta Simpson Brown
This spine-chilling collection features terrifying tales where computers take "delete" keys literally and unruly students are turned into chalk dust. Perfect for middle-schoolers who love a good scare, these stories prove that high school can be much more frightening than just exams and homework.
6th - 9th
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Queen of Cold Blooded Tales

Queen of the Cold-Blooded Tales

Written by Roberta Simpson Brown
Set in familiar places like schools, farms, and campgrounds, these tales turn ordinary moments into chilling encounters with vengeful spirits and supernatural creatures.
5th - 12th
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Freewater

Written by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister...

5th - 9th
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Outcasts United

Written by Warren St. John

A moving account of how a soccer team made up of diverse refugees inspired an entire community here...

7th - 9th

10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes (Timeline)

This documents supports 10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes. This is a timeline of the ten...

The March on Selma (Video)

This video supports the book 10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes. In particular, this video...

The Civil Rights Movement and Nonviolence (Video)

This is a segment from a PBS program, American Experience: Freedom Riders. This video supports the...

An Interview with Charles Person (Video)

This video supports the book 10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes. In particular, it is an...

An Interview with Rodney Hurst (Video)

This video supports the book 10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes. It is an interview with...

The Clinton 12 (Video)

This video supports the book 10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes. Specifically, it covers the...
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10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes

Written by Allan Zullo
This book is a collection of 10 vignettes about the civil rights era. The focus of these stories is...
8th - 12th

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