Tumble by Perez, Celia C. 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2022)

BTSB #: 748198 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.5 MG Lexile: 660 F&P: W

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Wrestling - Fiction Families - Fiction Mexican Americans - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramirez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.

Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice by Smith, Tommie 

Paperback(Norton Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 827238 Temp OS

Dewey: 796.4209/AAges: 13-18   
AR: 5.9 UG

Genres:

Subjects: Smith, Tommie,|d1944- Olympic Games|n(19th :|d1968 : - Mexico City, Mexico) Track and field athletes - United States - Biography African American athletes - Biography African American athletes - Biography - Comic books, strips, etc

Summary: A groundbreaking and timely memoir in graphic novel format from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics.

We were the fire : Birmingham 1963 by Moses, Shelia P. 

BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2022)

BTSB #: 661446 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.2 MG+ Lexile: 690 F&P: W

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural

Subjects: Segregation - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Civil rights demonstrations - Fiction Birmingham (Ala.) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: Determined to stand up for their rights, eleven-year-old Rufus, a Black boy, and his friends participate in the 1963 civil rights protests in Birmingham, Alabama.

Where wonder grows by Gonzalez, Xelena 

BTSB Prebound(Cinco Puntos Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 385689 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.2 LG F&P: S

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Grandmothers - Fiction Wonder - Fiction Nature - Fiction

Summary: Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal.

World belonged to us by Woodson, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2022)

BTSB #: 964840 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.2 LG F&P: M

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Summer - Fiction Play - Fiction Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer on their Brooklyn block.

Year we learned to fly by Woodson, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2022)

BTSB #: 964844 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.9 LG Lexile: 1010 AD F&P: O

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Imagination - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Grandmothers - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world.

Yes we will : Asian Americans who shaped this country by Yang, Kelly 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 971390 Available

Dewey: 973/NAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 480 AD F&P: M

Genres:

Subjects: Asian Americans - Pictorial works Encouragement

Summary: Illustrations of real-life, successful Asian Americans accompany encouraging text celebrating the dreams and accomplishments of Asian Americans.