THE CASE FOR LOVING: THE FIGHT FOR INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE By Selina Alko Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents’ love was wrong, and so they fought the unfair law prohibiting interracial marriage, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court—and won!
ASHA AND THE SPIRIT BIRD By Jasbinder Bilan
KINDA LIKE BROTHERS By Coe Booth
JOSEPHINE AGAINST THE SEA By Shakirah Bourne In this magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology, 11-year-old Josephine doesn’t like the idea of her father dating. But she never expected his new girlfriend to be a vengeful sea creature!
In this winner of the 2019 Costa Children’s Book Award, 12-year-old Asha journeys across the dangerous Himalayas to find her father and save her family’s home—guided by a mythical bird and a green-eyed tiger who she believes to be the spirits of her ancestors.
Jarrett’s mom takes care of foster babies who need help, but this time the baby has an older brother, Kevon, who’s keeping some major secrets. Jarrett doesn’t think it’s fair that he has to share his room, his friends, and his life, but what can he do about it?
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THROUGH MY EYES: RUBY BRIDGES By Ruby Bridges
THE FORGOTTEN GIRL By India Hill Brown
ALL THE BROKEN PIECES By Ann E. Burg Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted by what he left behind. Now, inside a caring adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events force him to choose between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom.
FLOODED By Ann E. Burg
A spooky, original ghost story with fantastic characters, chilling scenes—and a timely and important storyline about reclaiming an abandoned segregated cemetery.
In 1889, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a lively, working-class factory city. That is, until the dam built for the elite fishing and hunting club above it collapsed and plunged the city into chaos. Themes of class, social justice, deprivation, and the environment all play into this poetic multi-perspective book.
In November 1960, all of America watched as Ruby Bridges walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. Ruby Bridges chronicles this pivotal event in history in her own words.
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GABY, LOST AND FOUND By Angela Cervantes Gaby Ramírez Howard’s mother has been deported to Honduras. Gaby is sad and lonely, so she volunteers at a local animal shelter, writing adoption advertisements to help cats and dogs find a forever home—just as she wishes to find a forever home for herself.
UNBOUND By Ann E. Burg With her signature verse, Burg illuminates a little-known chapter of American history—about a hidden community in the Great Dismal Swamp, a real place that sheltered people fleeing slavery— and creates a powerful testament to the right of every human being to be free. Paperback • 4OO828208 Ages: 10–14 • 352 pages List price $7.99 • Your price $5.99 Audio CD and digital download available
ALLIE, FIRST AT LAST By Angela Cervantes
SERAFINA’S PROMISE By Ann E. Burg
Everyone in Allie Velasco’s family is special in some way, and when a prestigious school contest is announced, Allie has the perfect opportunity to take first—at last. Unfortunately, her biggest competition is also her ex-best friend.
In this luminous novel in verse, Serafina has a secret dream. She wants to go to school and become a doctor with her best friend, Julie Marie. But in their rural village outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a terrible earthquake tests her resolve.
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