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922608
1619 project : born on the water by Hannah-Jones, Nikole 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2021)


Publication Date: 09/07/2021

BTSB #: 922608 Available

Dewey: 305.896/NAges: 5-9   
AR: 5 LG Lexile: 860

Subjects: African Americans Slavery Genealogy Grandmothers - Fiction United States - History


Summary: Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her African ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.


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263107
30,000 stitches : the inspiring story of the National 9/11 Flag by Davis, Amanda Gilman 

BTSB Prebound(WorthyKids, 2021)


Publication Date: 05/04/2021

BTSB #: 263107 Available

Dewey: 929.9/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.9 LG

Subjects: Flags - United States September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Flags National emblems - United States


Summary: Discover the inspiring story of the American flag that flew over Ground Zero, traveled across all fifty states as it was repaired, and returned to New York, a restored symbol of unity.


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Africville by Grant, Shauntay 

BTSB Prebound(Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2018)


Publication Date: 09/04/2018

BTSB #: 393000 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
F&P: L

Genres: Multicultural


Subjects: Black people - Nova Scotia - Halifax - Social life and customs - Fiction Africville (Halifax, N.S.) - Social life and customs - Fiction Halifax (N.S.) - Social life and customs - Fiction


Summary: When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she's heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like--the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, and the huge bonfires.


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All star : how Larry Doby smashed the color barrier in baseball by Vernick, Audrey 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2022)


Publication Date: 01/04/2022

BTSB #: 908544 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 4-7   
AR: 4.7 LG

Subjects: Doby, Larry Baseball African American baseball players - Biography Segregation Race relations


Summary: The remarkable story of Larry Doby, the first Black baseball player in the American League.


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Amanda Gorman [Checkerboard biographies]by Borgert-Spaniol, Megan 

BTSB Prebound(Checkerboard Library, 2021)


Publication Date: 08/01/2021

BTSB #: 134976 Available

Dewey: 800/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.5 MG Lexile: 870

Subjects: Gorman, Amanda,|d1998- Poets laureate - Biography African American women poets - Biography Women activists - Biography Feminist poetry


Summary: Examines the life of National Youth Poet Laureate and activist Amanda Gorman.


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Attack on Pearl Harbor [Ranger in time Volume: 12]by Messner, Kate 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2020)


Publication Date: 07/01/2020

BTSB #: 639761 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 610

Genres: Adventure Fiction Historical Fiction Animals


Subjects: Golden retrievers - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Pearl Harbor (Oahu, Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 - Fiction Time travel - Fiction Rescues - Fiction Japanese Americans - Fiction Hawaii - History|y1900-1959 - Fiction


Summary: This time Ranger, the time-travelling golden retriever, finds himself transported to the deck of the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941, where he rescues the young sailor Ben Hansen who is badly burned when the ship explodes--and there is a Japanese-American boy and girl in a rowboat who also need his help to find their father amid the chaos of the attack.


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Be a King : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury, 2018)


Publication Date: 01/02/2018

BTSB #: 924771 Available

Dewey: 323.092/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.1 LG Lexile: 360

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


Summary: See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn to follow his example, as he dealt with adversity and never lost hope that a future of equality and justice would soon be a reality. As times change, Dr. King's example remains, encouraging a new generation of children to take charge and change the world ... to be a King.


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Before she was Harriet by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2019)


Publication Date: 11/15/2017

BTSB #: 222880 Available

Dewey: 973.7115/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: NP

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


Summary: Poetry that celebrates the diverse accomplishments of Harriet Tubman as revealed by her many names.


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Bell rang by Ransome, James 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019)


Publication Date: 01/15/2019

BTSB #: 739504 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 1.8 LG RC: 2.2 K-2 Lexile: 360

Genres: Multicultural Family Life


Subjects: Slavery - Fiction Fugitive slaves - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction


Summary: A slave family is distressed when they discover their son Ben has run away.


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827086
Black heroes of the wild west by Smith, James Otis 

BTSB Prebound(TOON Books, 2020)


Publication Date: 09/15/2020

BTSB #: 827086 Available

Dewey: 978.78/CAges: 9-12   
AR: 5 MG Lexile: 740 GN

Subjects: Fields, Mary,|dapproximately 1832-1914 Reeves, Bass Lemmons, Bob African American pioneers African American cowboys African Americans - History Biographical comic books, strips, etc


Summary: Celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black historical figures in the Old West: Mary "Stagecoach" Fields, a cardplaying coach driver; Bass Reeves, the first black Deputy US Marshall west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs. In graphic novel format.


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848342
Bowl full of peace : a true story by Stelson, Caren Barzelay 

BTSB Prebound(Carolrhoda, 2020)


Publication Date: 05/05/2020

BTSB #: 848342 Available

Dewey: 940.54/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.6 LG Lexile: 650

Subjects: Yasui, Sachiko Atomic bomb victims - Japan - Nagasaki-shi - Biography World War, 1939-1945 - Japan - Nagasaki-shi Nagasaki-shi (Japan) - History|yBombardment, 1945


Summary: Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace.


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634324
Brave ballerina : the story of Janet Collins [Who Did It First? Book]by Meadows, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2019)


Publication Date: 01/18/2019

BTSB #: 634324 Available

Dewey: 792.802/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 570

Subjects: Collins, Janet,|d1917-2003 Ballet dancers - United States - Biography Ballerinas - United States - Biography African American dancers - Biography


Summary: A picture book tribute to Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House.


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556231
Brother's keeper by Lee, Julie 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2021)


Publication Date: 07/21/2020

BTSB #: 556231 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.7 MG

Genres: Historical Fiction Family Life


Subjects: Family life - Korea - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Refugees - Fiction Korean War, 1950-1953 - Fiction Korea (North) - History|y20th century - Fiction


Summary: Twelve-year-old Sora and her eight-year-old brother, Youngsoo, must try to escape North Korea's oppressive Communist regime on their own in 1950. Includes historical notes, photographs of the author's mother, glossary of Korean words, and timeline.


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By and by : Charles Albert Tindley, the father of gospel music by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020)


Publication Date: 01/14/2020

BTSB #: 924769 Available

Dewey: 287/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 580

Subjects: Tindley, Charles Albert Methodist Church - Clergy - Biography Hymn writers - United States - Biography Gospel music - History and criticism


Summary: A picture book biography about gospel composer and preacher Charles Albert Tindley.


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Carter reads the newspaper by Hopkinson, Deborah 

BTSB Prebound(Peachtree, 2019)


Publication Date: 02/15/2019

BTSB #: 463349 Available

Dewey: 973/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: 810 F&P: P

Subjects: Woodson, Carter Godwin,|d1875-1950 African American historians - Biography Historians - United States


Summary: A picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson, father of Black History Month, and what prompted him to push for the recognition of Black History.


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835975
Classified : the secret career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee aerospace engineer by Sorell, Traci 

BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2021)


Publication Date: 03/02/2021

BTSB #: 835975 Available

Dewey: 629.1092/BAges: 6-10   
AR: 5.2 LG Lexile: 940

Subjects: Ross, Mary Golda Women aerospace engineers - United States - Biography Cherokee Indians - United States - Biography Native Americans - North America - Biography


Summary: Mary Golda Ross designed classified projects for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as the company's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work.


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Dear Mr. Dickens by Churnin, Nancy 

BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 2021)


Publication Date: 10/15/2021

BTSB #: 214845 Available

Dewey: 823/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 740 AD

Subjects: Dickens, Charles,|d1812-1870 - Correspondence Davis, Eliza - Correspondence Jews in literature Jews - Biography Conflict management


Summary: In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So, she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history.


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Digging for words : Jose Alberto Gutierrez and the library he built by Kunkel, Angela Burke 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020)


Publication Date: 09/08/2020

BTSB #: 534870 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 4 LG Lexile: 730 AD

Genres: General Fiction


Subjects: Gutierrez, Jose Alberto - Fiction Libraries - Fiction Books and reading - Fiction Refuse collectors - Fiction Community life - Fiction Colombians - Fiction Bogota (Colombia) - Fiction Colombia - Fiction


Summary: In Bogota, Columbia, young Jose eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutierrez's life and Bogota.


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591549
Ellen's broom by Lyons, Kelly Starling 

BTSB Prebound(Putnam, 2012)


Publication Date: 01/15/2012

BTSB #: 591549 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.5 LG RC: 2.4 K-2 Lexile: 610 AD

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: Marriage - Fiction Brooms and brushes - Fiction Slavery - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: The broom hanging on the family's cabin wall is a special symbol of Ellen's parents' wedding during slave days, so she carries it to the courthouse when the marriage becomes legal.


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101131
Emily Noether : the most important mathematician you've never heard of by Becker, Helaine 

BTSB Prebound(Kids Can Press, 2020)


Publication Date: 10/06/2020

BTSB #: 101131 Available

Dewey: 510.92/NAges: 6-8   
Lexile: 850

Subjects: Noether, Emmy,|d1882-1935 Women mathematicians - Germany - Biography Mathematicians - Germany - Biography Algebra


Summary: A picture book biography of a groundbreaking female German mathematician.


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