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16,689 books found
I Am Not a Number
Jenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer
Eight-year-old Irene is taken from her family to a residential school, where she must fight to hold onto her identity af
Ages 7–11
Hotel Deep: Light Verse from Dark Water
Kurt Cyrus
A lone sardine wanders through the shadows and wonders of a coral reef in search of its school, surrounded by lively ver
Ages 4–8
Gorilla Walk
Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
For the child who wonders what it is really like to trek through a rainforest and meet a silverback gorilla face to face
Ages 7–12
Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
Li Keng Wong
Seven-year-old Li Keng leaves her Chinese village for a long sea voyage to California, facing the daunting interrogation
Ages 8–12
His Dark Materials #1
The Golden Compass: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2
Philip Pullman
From the rooftops of Jordan College to a dangerous mystery involving missing children, Lyra’s life transforms into a hig
Ages 10–15
Getting Away With Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case
Chris Crowe
Learn the true, harrowing story of the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till and how the injustice of his case sparke
Ages 12–18
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Russell Freedman
Experience the year-long Montgomery bus boycott through the courageous people who walked for equality and changed Americ
Ages 10–14
Frederick Douglass: Portrait of a Freedom Fighter
Sheila Keenan
Trace the journey of Frederick Douglass from his life in slavery to his rise as a powerful abolitionist leader and voice
Ages 8–12
Scientists in the Field
Extreme Scientists: Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places
Donna M. Jackson
For the child who asks how science happens in the real world: meet the brave researchers who fly into storms, crawl thro
Ages 9–12
Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
Esther Hautzig
For the child grappling with sudden life changes or hardship, this memoir shows how the strength of family and a resilie
Ages 10–15
En el tiempo de las mariposas (In the Time of the Butterflies)
Julia Alvarez
Four sisters in the Dominican Republic find the strength to resist a dangerous dictatorship, risking everything to stand
Ages 14–18
Young American Voices #1
Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl
Marissa Moss
A young serving girl in 1774 Boston records her secret life as a spy for the American militia in a journal filled with h
Ages 8–12
Daisy and the Doll
Angela Shelf Medearis, Michael Medearis
After receiving a black doll from her teacher, eight-year-old Daisy finds the inner strength to celebrate her heritage i
Ages 6–9
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
Tim Tingle
A Choctaw girl and a young slave boy forge a secret bond, leading to a daring nighttime escape across the great Bok Chit
Ages 6–11
Battle Dragons #1
City of Thieves
Alex London
For the child who loves looking under rocks and dreams of being the hero in their favorite story. Max's bug collection c
Ages 7–10
Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse, The
J. Patrick Lewis
For the student grappling with the complexities of history, these haunting poems and archival photos bring the human sto
Ages 10–16
Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope
Jodie Patterson
For the child who feels their outside doesn't match their inside. This story offers a gentle path for families to suppor
Ages 4–8
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Steve Sheinkin
Spies, scientists, and world leaders collide in this high-stakes race to develop and steal the secrets behind the atomic
Ages 10–16
Blueberries for the Queen
John Paterson, Katherine Paterson
In the middle of World War II, a young boy in Massachusetts decides to share his freshly picked blueberries with a neigh
Ages 5–9
The De Granville Trilogy #1
Blood Red Horse
K. M. Grant
A courageous horse named Hosanna carries two brothers through the Third Crusades, bridging the divide between Christian
Ages 11–17
Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
Sally M. Walker
Two ships collide in a massive 1917 explosion that levels a city, prompting a harrowing story of tragedy and community r
Ages 10–14
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad
Rosemary Sutcliff
The legendary siege of Troy comes to life through the stories of Paris, Achilles, and the wooden horse that ended a deca
Ages 10–14
Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu
Emily Arnold McCully
To escape an unwanted marriage to a bandit, Mingyi trains with a Buddhist nun to master kung fu and defend her own futur
Ages 5–10
A History in Many Voices
At Ellis Island
Louise Peacock
A young girl visiting Ellis Island today connects with the journey of a girl who arrived in 1910 through a tapestry of i
Ages 7–10
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