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1) Sarah rising
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the Minneapolis uprising after the killing of George Floyd, this story follows a little Black girl attending a protest with her father and realizing that she has the power to protect what and whom she loves. Includes author's note.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
When eleven-year-old Iris sneaks out at night to make snow angels, she was not expecting to raise the ghost of Avery Moore, a girl her own age; but bringing to light the segregated and abandoned black cemetery seems like the perfect way to help Avery get the recognition she craves, and it will also be a good idea for the school project about the history of her small North Carolina town, where racial tensions are never far from the surface--only it...
4) Liberty
Author
Series
Dogs of World War II volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by a nasty farmer, they find an unlikely ally in a German prisoner of war, Erich, who is not much older than the two children.
Author
Publisher
G Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hair Like Mine is a fun and easy read following a little girl who doesn't like that her naturally curly hair looks different from the other kids around her. On her quest to find someone with hair like hers, she soon realizes we are all unique and special in our own way.
Author
Series
Maya and the rising dark volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this highly anticipated contemporary fantasy, twelve-year-old Maya's search for her missing father puts her at the center of a battle between our world, the Orishas, and the mysterious and sinister Dark world. Perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time and The Serpent's Secret.
Twelve-year-old Maya is the only one in her South Side Chicago neighborhood who witnesses weird occurrences like werehyenas stalking the
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Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out...
8) Twins
Author
Series
Twins volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are...
Author
Publisher
G Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Skin Like Mine is a fun, easy-to-read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Guaranteed to make you smile and a bit hungry."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In front of her followers, Daphne is a hilarious, on-the-rise vlog star. But at school Daphne is the ever-skeptical Annabelle Louis, seventh-grade super geek and perennial new kid. To cope with her mom's upcoming military assignment in Afghanistan and her start at a brand new middle school, Annabelle's parents send her to a therapist. Dr. Varma insists Annabelle try stepping out of her comfort zone, hoping it will give her the confidence to make friends,...
Author
Series
Karma's World volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Karma and her daddy love to make music together! Karma sets up the rhyme and daddy finishes it. Together, they're the perfect team! But when it's time for Karma to write her daddy a rap for his birthday all on her own, she can't quite make it perfect. What rhymes with banana anyway? Told with heart and humor, Karma soon realizes that she never has to do anything alone as long as she has daddy by her side.
12) Corduroy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
Author
Publisher
Soaring Kite Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A is for Affirmation! Georgie Dupree loves learning, but on her first day at her new school, she has worrisome thoughts about the school year: "What if I get lost? What if I don't make any friends? What if everyone is smarter than me?" Inspired by her teacher's daily classroom affirmation, Georgie Dupree uses positive thinking to see, believe, and embrace her school year goals. This is the second book in the Georgie Dupree series that helps children...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Stella lives in the segregated South -- in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can't. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn't bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they're never supposed to see, something...
16) Honest June
Author
Series
Honest June volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old June Jackson has always been good at making the people around her happy, even if that means avoiding telling them what you really think, but as she starts middle school her fairy godmother puts a spell on her that forces her to speak only the truth--even to her friends and family.
Author
Publisher
Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
For me, brown is more than feeling proud. It's the color I see when I see me. Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she's happy, she feels a razzle-dazzle pink in her hands. When she's sad, she feels a deep blue behind her eyes. But she isn't quite sure how to feel about the color of her skin. Kids at school tell her she is different, but her mother tells her to be proud! From a diverse team and based on extensive research, The Proudest Color...
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