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

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury, 2018)

BTSB #: 924771 Available

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

Genres:

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.

Between the lines : how Ernie Barnes went from the football field to the art gallery by Wallace, Sandra Neil 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 916713 Available

Dewey: 796.332/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4 LG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660

Genres:

Subjects: Barnes, Ernie,|d1938-2009 Football players - United States - Biography Painters - United States - Biography Football players as artists Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century

Summary: The remarkable story of Ernest "Ernie" Barnes--a star NFL football player who wanted only one thing--to make art.

Eleanor Roosevelt, fighter for justice : her impact on the civil rights movement, the White House, and the world by Cooper, Ilene 

Paperback(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 241124 Available

Dewey: 973.917/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 1120 F&P: Z

Genres:

Subjects: Roosevelt, Eleanor,|d1884-1962 Presidents' spouses - United States - Biography Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women civil rights workers - United States - Biography

Summary: The story of the most influential First Lady in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt!

Eleanor Roosevelt, fighter for justice : her impact on the civil rights movement, the White House, and the world by Cooper, Ilene 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 241129 Available

Dewey: 973.917/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 1120 F&P: Z

Genres:

Subjects: Roosevelt, Eleanor,|d1884-1962 Presidents' spouses - United States - Biography Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women civil rights workers - United States - Biography

Summary: The story of the most influential First Lady in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt!

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

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016)

BTSB #: 636308 Available

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

Genres:

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.

Movimiento de derechos civiles [Conoce la historia de Estados Unidos (A look at US history)]by O'Mara, John 

BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Gareth Stevens, 2020)

BTSB #: 690060 Available

Dewey: 330.973/NAges: 7-9   


Genres: Spanish Language

Subjects: African Americans - Civil rights - History Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century Spanish language - Reading materials United States - Race relations

Summary: Takes readers through the key events of the movement, including its victories and disappointments. In Spanish.

Nonviolent resistance in the civil rights movement [Stories of the civil rights movement]by Terp, Gail 

BTSB Prebound(Abdo, 2016)

BTSB #: 875890 Available

Dewey: 305.896/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.4 MG Lexile: 780

Genres:

Subjects: African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century United States - Race relations

Summary: Discusses Martin Luther King, Jr., who helped organize nonviolent protests, as well as others involved, and types of nonviolent protests--like sit-ins, and more.

Place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation by Wittenstein, Barry 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2019)

BTSB #: 959065 Available

Dewey: 323.092/NAges: 7-9   
AR: 5.6 MG Lexile: 990

Genres:

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

Summary: The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation (with TX Bluebonnet Logo) by Wittenstein, Barry 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2019)

BTSB #: 959066 Available

Dewey: 323.092/NAges: 7-9   
AR: 5.6 MG

Genres:

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

Summary: The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

School in the civil rights movement [Fact finders. It's back to school ... way back!]by Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Press, 2017)

BTSB #: 527848 Available

Dewey: 370.973/NAges: 8-11   
AR: 5.6 MG Lexile: 920 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Education - United States - History|y20th century Schools - United States - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century

Summary: Discusses the history of the Civil Rights movement and the social life of children during this time.

Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation by Tonatiuh, Duncan 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014)

BTSB #: 884833 Available

Dewey: 379.2/NAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.1 LG RC: 4.6 K-2 Lexile: 870 AD F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Mendez, Sylvia,|d1936- - Childhood and youth School integration Latinos (U.S.) - Education Latinos (U.S.) - Civil rights Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century

Summary: Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California.

She stood for freedom : the untold story of a civil rights hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland by Mulholland, Loki 

BTSB Prebound(Shadow Mountain, 2016)

BTSB #: 663523 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 4-7   
AR: 5.4 LG

Genres:

Subjects: Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer,|d1941- Women civil rights workers Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century

Summary: Biography of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland follows her from her childhood in 1950s Virginia through her high school and college years, when she joined the Civil Rights Movement, attending demonstrations and sit-ins. She also participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961 and was arrested and imprisoned. Her life has been spent standing up for human rights.