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418738
Flight : a novel of a daring escape during World War II by Harbour, Vanessa 

BTSB Prebound(Feiwel and Friends, 2021)

BTSB #: 418738 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 550

Genres: Historical Fiction Animals


Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Fiction Jews - Fiction Romanies - Fiction Horses - Fiction National Socialists - Fiction Refugees - Fiction


Summary: When Nazis fail to find Jakob, a Jewish boy, as he hides on the farm of his guardian, Herr Engel, they kill Jakob's favorite horse before leaving. Knowing they are no longer safe there, Jakob, Herr Engel, and orphan Roma girl, Kizzy, lead a group of twelve horses from the farm across mountains to escape Nazis during WWII.


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361527
Flight for freedom : the Wetzel family's daring escape from East Germany by Fulton, Kristen 

BTSB Prebound(Chronicle Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 361527 Available

Dewey: 325/NAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 1010 NC F&P: R

Subjects: Wetzel, Peter Escapes - Germany (East) Political refugees - Germany (East) Hot air balloons Communism - Germany (East)


Summary: Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979.


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214846
For spacious skies : Katharine Lee Bates and the inspiration for "America the beautiful" by Churnin, Nancy 

BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 2020)

BTSB #: 214846 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 5-8   
Lexile: 790 AD

Subjects: Bates, Katharine Lee,|d1859-1929 American authors|y19th century - Biography American authors|y20th century - Biography Women - Biography


Summary: Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" on a summer evening after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1893. But the story behind the song begins with Katharine herself, who grew up with memories of the country divided by the Civil War and pushed beyond conventional expectations of women to become an acclaimed writer, scholar, suffragist, and reformer. Katharine believed in the power of words to make a difference.


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739631
Frederick's journey : the life of Frederick Douglass [Big words series]by Rappaport, Doreen 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2015)

BTSB #: 739631 Available

Dewey: 973.8092/BAges: 6-10   
AR: 4.4 LG RC: 4.7 3-5 Lexile: 770 F&P: V

Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 Abolitionists - United States - Biography African American abolitionists - Biography Antislavery movements - United States


Summary: A portrait of celebrated human-rights activist Frederick Douglass.


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678702
Freedom bird by Nolen, Jerdine 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 678702 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-9   
AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 780

Genres: Historical Fiction


Subjects: Fugitive slaves - Fiction Slavery - Fiction Freedom - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom.


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212586
Freedom in Congo Square by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Little Bee, 2016)

BTSB #: 212586 Available

Dewey: 976.3/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.4 LG RC: 3.2 K-2 Lexile: 600 AD

Subjects: Slaves New Orleans (La.) - History


Summary: This poetic, nonfiction story about a well-known piece of African American history captures a human's capacity to find hope and joy in difficult circumstances and demonstrates how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart.


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164331
Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life by Bryan, Ashley 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016)

BTSB #: 164331 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.6 MG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 730

Subjects: Slavery - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.


603578
George Washington Carver [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Marsico, Katie 

BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2019)

BTSB #: 603578 Available

Dewey: 630.92/BAges: 4-7   
AR: 1.8 LG Lexile: 470

Subjects: Carver, George Washington,|d1864?-1943 Agriculturists African American agriculturists


Summary: A biography of the life of George Washington Carver, who made advances in agriculture.


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855193
Girl who loved giraffes : and became the world's first giraffologist by Stinson, Kathy 

BTSB Prebound(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2021)

BTSB #: 855193 Available

Dewey: 599.638/BAges: 5-9   


Subjects: Dagg, Anne Innis Zoologists - Canada - Biography Women zoologists - Canada - Biography Giraffe - Africa


Summary: When Ann Innis Dagg saw her first giraffe in a zoo she was entranced. She decided at a young age that she would one day travel from her home in Canada to study giraffes in their natural environment in Africa. After overcoming obstacles based on her gender, Anne succeeded in fulfilling her dream in 1956 and became the world's leading scientific expert on giraffes.


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400442
Great Migration : journey to the North by Greenfield, Eloise 

BTSB Prebound(Amistad, 2011)

BTSB #: 400442 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 3-7   
AR: 3.4 LG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 600

Subjects: African Americans - Migrations - Poetry African Americans - History|y1877-1964


Summary: Why and how African Americans from the South moved to the North during the early 20th century.


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719046
Harriet Tubman [She Persisted]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 719046 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.8 LG Lexile: 930 NC F&P: R

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography


Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad.


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518511
Have I ever told you Black Lives Matter by King, Shani Mahiri 

Publisher Edition(Tilbury House, 2021)

BTSB #: 518511 Available

Dewey: 305.8/NAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1010 F&P: Y

Subjects: African Americans Achievement motivation Motivation (Psychology)


Summary: This book affirms that message repeatedly, tenderly, with cumulative power and pride. It honors Black culture and achievements in sports, music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, social justice.


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811992
Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race by Shetterly, Margot Lee 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2018)

BTSB #: 811992 In Bindery

Dewey: 520.92/CAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.8 LG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 980

Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration African American mathematicians - Biography African American women - Biography Space race


Summary: The inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space.


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924783
How sweet the sound : the story of Amazing Grace by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 924783 Available

Dewey: 264/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 600 AD

Subjects: Newton, John,|d1725-1807 Amazing grace (Hymn) Hymn writers - England - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography of the man behind the hymn "Amazing Grace."


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636184
I am Anne Frank [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 636184 Available

Dewey: 940.53/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.5 LG Lexile: 640 F&P: S

Subjects: Frank, Anne,|d1929-1945 Jews - Europe - Biography Holocaust, 1939-1945 Hidden children (Holocaust) Germany Amsterdam (Netherlands)


Summary: The story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from Nazis during World War II.


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636301
I am Gandhi [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017)

BTSB #: 636301 Available

Dewey: 954.03/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.9 LG RC: 3.2 K-2 Lexile: 560

Subjects: Gandhi, - Mahatma,|d1869-1948 Statesmen Nationalists - India - Biography


Summary: Tells the story of how Gandhi used the principles of nonviolence and noncooperation to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa and to end British rule in India.


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636305
I am Harriet Tubman [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 636305 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad.


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636306
I am Jackie Robinson [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015)

BTSB #: 636306 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 610

Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 Baseball players African American baseball players Discrimination in sports Baseball


Summary: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball.


636308
I am Martin Luther King, Jr [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016)

BTSB #: 636308 In Bindery

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.8 LG Lexile: 640

Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century Nonviolence


Summary: A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement.


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636310
I am Rosa Parks [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014)

BTSB #: 636310 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.1 LG RC: 2.5 K-2 Lexile: 600

Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 African American women - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African Americans - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography Civil rights workers - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama - Montgomery - History|y20th century Segregation in transportation - Alabama - Montgomery - History|y20th century Montgomery (Ala.) - Race relations Montgomery (Ala.) - Biography


Summary: "We can all be heroes" is the message in this picture book biography of a civil rights legend.


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