Areli is a dreamer : a true story by Morales, Areli 

BTSB Prebound(Random House Studio, 2021)

BTSB #: 658036 Available

Dewey: 305.2308/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.1 LG Lexile: 550 AD F&P: R

Genres:

Subjects: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (U.S.) - Biography Mexicans - New York (State) - New York - Biography Unauthorized immigrants - New York (State) - New York Immigrants - New York (State) - New York - Biography New York (N.Y.) Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico)

Summary: The author tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City.

Big apple diaries by Bermudez, Alyssa 

Paperback(Roaring Brook Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 114461 Available

Dewey: 741.5973/AAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 650 GN

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Subjects: Bermudez, Alyssa Racially mixed families Middle schools - Comic books, strips, etc Illustrators - Biography September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 New York (N.Y.)

Summary: In this heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. In graphic novel format.

Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller by McDaniel, Breanna J. 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books For Young Readers, 2024)

BTSB #: 623016 Available

Dewey: 20/BAges: 5-8   
Lexile: 1050 AD F&P: O

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Subjects: Baker, Augusta,|d1911-1998 New York Public Library Librarians - Biography Storytelling - Biography African American women - Biography New York (N.Y.)

Summary: Picture book biography about librarian and story teller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public Library.

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

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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.

My life with ADHD [My life With...]by Schuh, Mari C. 

BTSB Prebound(Amicus Illustrated, 2021)

BTSB #: 790078 Available

Dewey: 618.92/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 540

Genres:

Subjects: Attention deficit disorder - United States - Biography People with disabilities Human behavior New York (N.Y.)

Summary: Meet Annabelle! She loves to draw and play her ukulele. She also has Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Annabelle is real and so are her experiences. Learn about her life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students.

Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre by Denise, Anika 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2019)

BTSB #: 273621 Available

Dewey: 20.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4 LG Lexile: 860

Genres:

Subjects: Belpre, Pura New York Public Library - Employees - Biography Librarians - New York (State) - New York - Biography American authors - New York (State) - New York - Biography American literature - Women authors - New York (State) - New York - Biography New York (N.Y.)

Summary: Celebrate the power of storytelling in this picture book biography of Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library.

Saving Lady Liberty : Joseph Pulitzer's fight for the Statue of Liberty by Friddell, Claudia 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2020)

BTSB #: 356251 Available

Dewey: 974.7/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 5.9 LG Lexile: 1130 NC

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Subjects: Pulitzer, Joseph,|d1847-1911 Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) Newspaper publishing - Biography Fund raising New York (N.Y.) United States - History|y19th century

Summary: The story of how the Statue of Liberty got its pedestal when Joseph Pulitzer, a Jewish immigrant and famous newsman, created one of the first American crowdfunding campaigns to raise money for it.

Where is the Brooklyn Bridge? [Where Is...?]by Stine, Megan 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2016)

BTSB #: 854302 Available

Dewey: 624.2/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 730

Genres:

Subjects: Bridges - New York (State) - New York - Design and construction Building Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) - History New York (N.Y.)

Summary: The story of how, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still widely admired today.