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"Since Grandpa died, Dally's days are dull and restricted. She's eleven and a half years old, and her exacting single mother is already grooming her to take over the family business. Starved for adventure and release, Dally rescues a mysterious envelope from her mother's clutches, an envelope Grandpa had earmarked for her. The map she finds inside leads straight to an ancient vault, a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful history, Magoon presents an incisive, in-depth study of the Black Panther Party."– Publishers Weekly (starred review)
In this comprehensive, inspiring, and all-too-relevant history of the Black Panther Party, Kekla Magoon introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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"Growing up in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall could see that things weren't fair. The laws said that Black and white people couldn't use the same schools, parks, or water fountains. When Thurgood had to read the Constitution as punishment for a prank at school, his eyes were opened. It was clear to him that Jim Crow laws were wrong, and he was willing to do whatever it took to change them. His determination to make sure all Americans were treated equally...
6) Light it up
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Told from multiple viewpoints, Shae Tatum, an unarmed, thirteen-year-old black girl, is shot by a white police officer, throwing their community into upheaval and making it a target of demonstrators.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Joining a secret group called the "Minus-One Club," whose members have all suffered the tragic loss of someone they loved, fifteen-year-old Kermit finds his crush Matt's headstrong approach to life helping to relieve his constant despair.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Chester and his classmate Skye, tasked with a complex puzzle-solving mission, discover the key to their spy assignment is to stop a heist, but cracking the code could mean finding out things are not always what they seem.
9) Simone Biles
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Series
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Randon House LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Simone Biles was raised by her grandparents and had to overcome many hardships as a child. After trying gymnastics for the first time on a field trip from elementary school, Simone continued with the sport, working hard and reaching professional levels. She persisted in the field and went on to become the most decorated US gymnast of all time. Through it all, she inspired kids everywhere to follow their dreams"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Blue stars volume mission 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their...
11) Infinity riders
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Series
Voyagers volume 04
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A spaceship piloted by children travels to Planet Infinity where the youngsters must navigate underground tunnels in search of the fourth element of a power source needed to save Earth.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown, and her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley flees for her life and joins a group of children trying to take back what is rightfully theirs in this futuristic retelling of Robin Hood.
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Series
The kids in Mrs. Z's class volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Ayana struggles to find a talent for the school variety show and worries that her dad will embarrass her in his role as a variety show volunteer.
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only...
16) Naomi Osaka
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Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Naomi Osaka grew up in Japan and the US, with one foot in each place. But wherever she was, she loved to play tennis--and she worked hard at it too, always practicing and improving. Many people doubted that she would make it as a professional player, but she persisted and showed the world that she is a champion. Her talent on the court and her activism for racial justice and mental health causes off it have made Naomi an inspiration to fans everywhere....
17) Reign of outlaws
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventure volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley has seventy-two hours to decide between sacrificing herself to save her parents and friends, or continuing to lead the rebellion to rid Nott City from Ignomus Crown once and for all.
When twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley set out to save her parents, she never could've predicted that she would become Robyn Hoodlum, leader of the rebellion against the harsh government led by Ignomus Crown. But Robyn's attempt to free her parents...
18) Prom babies
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt Books and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A multi-generational novel beginning with three teen girls who become pregnant on prom night, and picking up as their three teens head to prom eighteen years later"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.
20) Ruby Bridges
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Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A chapter book biography of Ruby Bridges, part of the She Persisted series"--Provided by publisher.


