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058959
Lizzie demands a seat! : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights by Anderson, Beth 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2020)

BTSB #: 058959 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 570

Subjects: Graham, Elizabeth Jennings,|d1827-1901 Segregation African Americans - Biography Civil rights Horse-drawn omnibuses New York (N.Y.)


Summary: "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. She was denied entry and decided to fight back.


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639795
Long road to freedom [Ranger in time Volume: 3]by Messner, Kate 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2016)

BTSB #: 639795 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.2 MG RC: 3.5 3-5 Lexile: 620

Genres: Adventure Fiction Historical Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: Golden retrievers - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Underground Railroad - Fiction Time travel - Fiction Slavery - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Adventure fiction Maryland - History|y1775-1865 - Fiction


Summary: #3: This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the Underground Railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.


316914
Lopez Lomong by Eulate, Ana A. de 

BTSB Prebound(Cuento de Luz, 2016)

BTSB #: 316914 Available

Dewey: 796.4/BAges: 7-11   
Lexile: 1000 AD F&P: R

Subjects: Lomong, Lopez,|d1985- Refugees - Sudan


Summary: The incredible, inspiring true story of a little boy from the heart of Africa who was able to overcome all of the obstacles in his life and become a member of the US Olympic Team in 2012.


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423572
Lotte's magical paper puppets : the woman behind the first animated feature film by Hartman, Brooke 

BTSB Prebound(Page Street Kids, 2020)

BTSB #: 423572 Available

Dewey: 791.43/BAges: 6-8   


Subjects: Reiniger, Lotte Motion picture producers and directors - Biography Puppets Animated films


Summary: A picture book biography of a pioneer of animation: the talented woman who created the first feature length animated film.


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883982
Love in the library by Tokuda-Hall, Maggie 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 883982 Available

Dewey: EAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.4 LG F&P: W

Genres: Multicultural Historical Fiction


Subjects: Tokuda, Tama - Fiction Tokuda, George - Fiction Japanese Americans - Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Libraries - Fiction Books and reading - Fiction Love - Fiction


Summary: After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp's tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. George waits each morning by the library door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. And soon their friendship becomes a lifelong romance.


924804
Madam Speaker : Nancy Pelosi calls the house to order by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Little Bee Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 924804 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8   


Subjects: Pelosi, Nancy,|d1940- United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Speakers - Biography Democratic Party (Calif.) Legislators - United States - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography


Summary: This picture book chronicles the life of one of the United States's most influential women who rose from the California Democratic Party Chair to House Minority Leader to become the first woman Speaker of the House.


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678706
Mahalia Jackson : walking with kings and queens by Nolan, Nina 

BTSB Prebound(Amistad, 2015)

BTSB #: 678706 Available

Dewey: 782.25/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.2 LG Lexile: 500 HL

Subjects: Jackson, Mahalia,|d1911-1972 Gospel musicians


Summary: A picture book biography about Mahalia Jackson's rise to becoming the Queen of Gospel.


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817090
Mama Mable's all-gal big band jazz extravaganza! by Sieg, Annie 

BTSB Prebound(Make Me a World, 2019)

BTSB #: 817090 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 550 AD F&P: M

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: Stories in rhyme Bands (Music) - Fiction Gender role - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Fiction


Summary: Mama Mable's racially integrated, all-female band travels the country during World War II, bringing joy and healing to the home front. Includes author's note.


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437692
Mamie on the mound : a woman in baseball's Negro leagues by Henderson, Leah 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Editions, 2020)

BTSB #: 437692 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.2 LG Lexile: 960

Subjects: Johnson, Mamie African American baseball players - Biography Women athletes - United States - Biography Negro leagues


Summary: Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team.


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665533
Marian Anderson [Biographies (Pebble (Firm)), Pebble explore]by Murray, Laura K. 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2022)

BTSB #: 665533 Available

Dewey: 782.1092/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 590

Subjects: Anderson, Marian,|d1897-1993 Contraltos - United States - Biography African American singers - Biography Music - Social aspects


Summary: How much do you know about Marian Anderson? Find out the facts you need to know about this singer. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.


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554512
Mary Read : pirate in disguise [Pirate tales]by Leaf, Christina 

BTSB Prebound(Black Sheep, 2021)

BTSB #: 554512 Available

Dewey: 910.4/BAges: 8-11   
Lexile: 500

Subjects: Read, Mary,|d-1720? Women pirates - Caribbean Sea - Biography Pirates - Caribbean Sea - Biography Fugitives from justice Biographical comic books, strips, etc


Summary: A biography of Mary Read, including her early days in the military to her adventures on the high seas as a privateer, mutineer, and feared pirate. In graphic novel format.


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748620
Matthew Henson [Biographies (Pebble (Firm)), Pebble explore]by Reynolds, A. M. 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2021)

BTSB #: 748620 Available

Dewey: 910.92/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Subjects: Henson, Matthew Alexander,|d1866-1955 African American explorers - Biography Adventure and adventurers Voyages and travels North Pole - Exploration Arctic regions - Exploration


Summary: How much do you know about Matthew Henson? Find out the facts you need to know about this explorer of the Arctic. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.


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544528
Meet Miss Fancy by Latham, Irene 

BTSB Prebound(Putnam, 2018)

BTSB #: 544528 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 570

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Elephants - Fiction Segregation - Fiction Parks - Fiction Birmingham (Ala.) - Fiction


Summary: A story set prior to the Civil Rights Movement about a boy who finds a way to challenge segregation laws.


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507793
Meet Nat Love : cowboy and former slave [Introducing Famous Americans]by Katirgis, Jane 

BTSB Prebound(Enslow, 2020)

BTSB #: 507793 Available

Dewey: 978/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.8 MG

Subjects: Love, Nat,|d1854-1921 African American cowboys - West (U.S.) - Biography Cowboys - West (U.S.) - Biography West (U.S.) - Biography


Summary: When Nat Love was born into slavery in Tennessee, his family worked on a tobacco plantation. But he longed to see the world and soon became a talented horse rider. At the age of fifteen, he left his family and headed to Dodge City, Kansas. As a young cowboy in America's Wild West, Love broke wild horses and won shooting contests. Young readers will delight in learning about the adventures of this African American cowboy.


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332998
Mexique : a refugee story from the Spanish Civil War by Ferrada, Maria Jose 

BTSB Prebound(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 332998 Available

Dewey: EAges: 6-8   
AR: 2.8 MG Lexile: 500 F&P: W

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: Refugees - Fiction Children - Fiction Voyages and travels - Fiction Spain - History|y1936-1939, Civil War - Fiction Mexico - History|y1910-1946 - Fiction


Summary: Follows a group of 456 children whose families sent them to Mexico aboard the Mexique at the start of the Spanish Civil War for what was expected to be a short stay. Includes historical notes.


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855309
Most clever girl : how Jane Austen discovered her voice by Stirling, Jasmine A. 

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 855309 Available

Dewey: 823/BAges: 6-8   


Subjects: Austen, Jane,|d1775-1817 English novelists|y19th century - Biography English authors - Biography Authorship


Summary: Follows Jane Austen's journey to hone her craft, finding her place in the world amid joys and sorrows, and writing her famous novels.


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408716
Muhammad Ali was a chicken? [Wait! What?]by Gutman, Dan 

BTSB Prebound(Norton Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 408716 Available

Dewey: 796.8309/BAges: 8-11   
AR: 5 LG Lexile: 780 F&P: S

Subjects: Ali, Muhammad,|d1942-2016 Boxers (Sports) - United States - Biography Professional athletes - Biography African Americans - Anecdotes


Summary: Paige and Turner tell some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil rights activist, from his childhood and the spark of his boxing career through his time as heavyweight champion of the world.


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408718
Muhammad Ali was a chicken? [Wait! What?]by Gutman, Dan 

Paperback(Norton Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 408718 Available

Dewey: 796.8309/BAges: 8-11   
AR: 5 LG F&P: S

Subjects: Ali, Muhammad,|d1942-2016 Boxers (Sports) - United States - Biography Professional athletes - Biography African Americans - Anecdotes


Summary: Paige and Turner tell some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil rights activist, from his childhood and the spark of his boxing career through his time as heavyweight champion of the world.


5.70 *

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956915
My name is James Madison Hemings by Winter, Jonah 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2016)

BTSB #: 956915 Available

Dewey: 973.4/BAges: 5-9   
AR: 4.9 LG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 910 AD F&P: V

Subjects: Hemings, Madison,|d1805-1877 Jefferson, Thomas,|d1743-1826 - Relations with women Jefferson, Thomas,|d1743-1826 - Family Hemings, Sally Freedmen Slaves


Summary: A powerful picture book about the child of founding father Thomas Jefferson and the enslaved Sally Hemings.


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151048
Nina : jazz legend and civil-rights activist Nina Simone by Briere-Haquet, Alice 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2017)

BTSB #: 151048 Available

Dewey: 782.4216/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.1 LG Lexile: 560

Subjects: Simone, Nina,|d1933-2003 Women singers - United States - Biography Singers - United States - Biography


Summary: A picture-book biography of Nina Simone, jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist.


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