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704011
March forward, girl : from young warrior to Little Rock nine by Beals, Melba 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018)

BTSB #: 704011 Available

Dewey: 370/AAges: 10-12   
AR: 5.9 MG+RC: 7.4 6-8 Lexile: 950

Subjects: Beals, Melba Civil rights workers School integration - Arkansas - Little Rock - History|y20th century


Summary: The memoirs of Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the first African American students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.


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883074
March on Washington [We shall overcome]by Tisdale, Rachel 

BTSB Prebound(PowerKids, 2014)

BTSB #: 883074 Available

Dewey: 323.1196/NAges: 9-12   


Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968.|tI have a dream March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom|d(1963 : - Washington, D.C.) Civil rights demonstrations - Washington (D.C.) - History|y20th century African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century


Summary: Presents one of the most memorable events of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963 march on Washington that involved more than 250,000 participants and included Martin Luther King Jr.'s masterwork "I Have A Dream" speech.


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220289
Martin Luther King : the peaceful warrior by Clayton, Ed 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2017)

BTSB #: 220289 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 7 UG Lexile: 1020 F&P: X

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


Summary: The inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. by an author with close ties to Dr. King's family.


6.50 *

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769528
Mary Seacole : bound for the battlefield by Rubin, Susan Goldman 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 769528 Available

Dewey: 947/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 870 F&P: U

Subjects: Seacole, Mary,|d1805-1881 Nurses - Biography Jamaicans - Biography Crimean War, 1853-1856 Jamaica Crimea (Ukraine)


Summary: The life of pioneering Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole who spent much of her life on the front lines of the Crimean War, ministering to the wounded, caring for soldiers, and making her mark on the world of medicine.


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507792
Meet Phillis Wheatley : poet and former slave [Introducing Famous Americans]by Katirgis, Jane 

BTSB Prebound(Enslow, 2020)

BTSB #: 507792 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG

Subjects: Wheatley, Phillis,|d1753-1784 African American women poets - Biography Women slaves - United States - Biography


Summary: Arriving in Boston aboard a slave ship in 1761, Phillis Wheatley began what would eventually be a storied life in America. Primary sources bring to life the story of America's first African American female poet. Wheatley learned to speak English and to read and write. She even learned to read Latin. Soon she was writing poetry, but no one in Boston would publish her book because she was a slave. She had to find a publisher in London to print her poetry and her words live on.


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617342
Mighty justice : the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree by Asim, Jabari 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 617342 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 8.1 MG+

Subjects: Roundtree, Dovey Johnson,|d1914-2018 African Americans - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women - Biography Segregation


Summary: The memoir of activist and trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree who won a landmark desegregation court case and was one of the first black women to break down barriers in several areas of society.


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764426
Missing : the true story of my family in World War II by Rosen, Michael 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 764426 Available

Dewey: 940.53/NAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 850

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Holocaust, 1939-1945 Jewish families


Summary: How World War II and the Holocaust affected the author's family in a personal, powerful narrative.


840157
Mississippian culture : the mound builders [Analyze the ancients]by Spilsbury, Louise 

BTSB Prebound(Gareth Stevens, 2019)

BTSB #: 840157 Available

Dewey: 977.3/NAges: 9-12   


Subjects: Mississippian culture Native Americans - North America - Antiquities


Summary: The Mound Builders were some of the most advanced Native peoples to be encountered by European explorers. They made their homes in the part of North America along what is now known as the Mississippi River. Their complex, ancient culture is very impressive: the Mound Builders are credited with being the first group of people to rely on farming as a major source of food.


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883086
Montgomery Bus Boycott [We shall overcome]by Tisdale, Rachel 

BTSB Prebound(PowerKids, 2014)

BTSB #: 883086 Available

Dewey: 323.1196/NAges: 9-12   


Subjects: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama - Montgomery - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - Alabama - History|y20th century Montgomery (Ala.) - Race relations


Summary: Details the boycott and its social and legal outcomes sparked by Rosa Park's simple and heroic refusal to give up her seat.


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282413
Muhammad Ali : the greatest [Gateway biographies]by Doeden, Matt 

BTSB Prebound(Lerner, 2017)

BTSB #: 282413 Available

Dewey: 796.8309/BAges: 9-14   
AR: 5.9 MG RC: 5.7 6-8 Lexile: 890

Subjects: Ali, Muhammad,|d1942-2016 Boxers (Sports) Political activists


Summary: A biography of Muhammad Ali, known for his battles in the boxing ring as well as his achievements outside of it. Follow his journey from amateur to heavyweight champion, and learn how he advocated for peace and justice as an activist.


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665236
My country, 'tis of thee : how one song reveals the history of civil rights by Murphy, Claire Rudolf 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2014)

BTSB #: 665236 Available

Dewey: 782.42/NAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.5 LG RC: 8.5 3-5 Lexile: 1000

Subjects: Smith, Samuel Francis,|d1808-1895.|tAmerica God save the King Political ballads and songs


Summary: More than any other, one song traces America's history of Patriotism and protest.


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294823
Never caught, the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away by Dunbar, Erica Armstrong 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2019)

BTSB #: 294823 Available

Dewey: 306.3/BAges: 9-13   
AR: 7.9 MG Lexile: 1090 F&P: Z

Subjects: Judge, Oney Washington, George,|d1732-1799 - Relations with slaves Washington, Martha,|d1731-1802 - Relations with slaves Slaves - United States - Biography Fugitive slaves - United States - Biography African American women - Biography Slavery - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - History|y18th century


Summary: The eye-opening narrative of George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life.


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446558
Night diary by Hiranandani, Veera 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 446558 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 4.3 6-8 Lexile: 700

Genres: Family Life


Subjects: Refugees - Fiction Diaries - Fiction Family life - India - Fiction Hindus - Fiction Muslims - Fiction India - History|y1947 Partition - Fiction


Summary: Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.


534238
On our way to Oyster Bay : Mother Jones and her march for children's rights [CitizenKid]by Kulling, Monica 

BTSB Prebound(Kids Can Press, 2016)

BTSB #: 534238 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 780 AD

Genres: Historical Fiction


Subjects: Jones, Mother,|d1837-1930 - Fiction Child labor - United States - History - Fiction


Summary: A fictionalized account of actual events that took place in 1903, a march with labor reformer Mother Jones from Pennsylvania to New York in order to demand that President Roosevelt put an end to child labor.


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163296
One real American : the life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War general by Bruchac, Joseph 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 163296 Available

Dewey: 974.7004/BAges: 10-14   
F&P: Z+

Subjects: Parker, Ely Samuel,|d1828-1895 United States.|bArmy - Biography Seneca Indians - Kings and rulers - Biography Generals - United States - Biography Public administration Native Americans - North America - Biography United States - History|y1861-1865, Civil War - Biography


Summary: Biography of Ely S. Parker, a member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, who was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. He eventually became President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post.


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074780
Orange for the sunsets by Athaide, Tina 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2019)

BTSB #: 074780 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 600

Genres: Historical Fiction


Subjects: Amin, Idi,|d1925-2003 - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Social classes - Fiction Ethnic relations - Fiction East Indians - Uganda - Fiction Family life - Uganda - Fiction Forced migration - Uganda - Fiction Uganda - History|y1971-1979 - Fiction


Summary: In alternating voices, friends Asha and Yesofu, one Indian and one African, find their world turned upside-down when Idi Amin decides to expel Asian Indians from Uganda in 1972.


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405239
Out of hiding : a Holocaust survivor's journey to America by Gruener, Ruth 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 405239 Available

Dewey: 940.53/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG Lexile: 840

Subjects: Gruener, Ruth Holocaust, 1939-1945 - Poland - Personal narratives Hidden children (Holocaust) - Biography Jews - Poland - Biography Holocaust survivors - New York (State) - New York - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography


Summary: Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma.


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130484
Pathfinders : the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls by Bolden, Tonya 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017)

BTSB #: 130484 Available

Dewey: 920.0092/CAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG Lexile: 1150 F&P: Z

Subjects: African Americans - Biography Successful people - United States


Summary: Brief bios of African American figures who paved the way for themselves and others in America.


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393483
Projekt 1065 by Gratz, Alan 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2016)

BTSB #: 393483 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 5.3 MG+RC: 4.7 6-8 Lexile: 780 F&P: Z

Genres: Historical Fiction Adventure Fiction


Subjects: Hitler Youth - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - Germany - Fiction Jet planes - Fiction Spies - Fiction Berlin (Germany) - History|y1918-1945 - Fiction Germany - History|y1933-1945 - Fiction


Summary: It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.


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495870
Reaching for the Moon : the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson by Johnson, Katherine G. 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019)

BTSB #: 495870 Available

Dewey: 510.92/AAges: 10-14   
AR: 7.1 MG RC: 9.3 6-8 Lexile: 1040 F&P: Z

Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Officials and employees Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) African American women mathematicians - Biography African American women - Biography Women mathematicians - Biography


Summary: The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.


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