Diary of Latoya Hunter : my first year in junior high by Hunter, Latoya 

Paperback(Vintage Books, 1993)

BTSB #: 472344 Available

Dewey: 974.7/AAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.6 UG RC: 7.1 6-8 Lexile: 690

Genres:

Subjects: Hunter, Latoya - Diaries Children of immigrants - New York (State) - New York - Diaries West Indian Americans - New York (State) - New York - Diaries Children's writings - New York (State) - New York Elementary education - New York (State) - New York Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: A timely portrait of adolescence--about the universal challenges of youth and about the ways it is shaped by the inner city. It is also a lively introduction to a delightful girl whose humor and idealism are inspirational.

Down these mean streets by Thomas, Piri 

Paperback(Vintage, 1997)

BTSB #: 879302 Available

Dewey: 974.7/BAges: 16-18   
Lexile: 820

Genres:

Subjects: Thomas, Piri,|d1928-2011 Puerto Ricans - New York (State) - New York - Biography Vulgarity in popular culture Drug abuse Criminals - Biography Prisons Sexual intercourse Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: As he recounts the journey that took him from adolescence in El Barrio to a lock-up in Sing Sing to the freedom that comes of self-acceptance, faith, and inner confidence, Piri Thomas gives a frank tale of street life and the dream of escaping it.

Loud and proud : the life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023)

BTSB #: 222912 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8   


Genres:

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American presidential candidates - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972).

Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change by Brown, Tameka Fryer 

BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 158126 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 5-9   
Lexile: 590

Genres:

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American presidential candidates - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: Stirring free verse chronicles Shirley Chisholm's fight for fairness and change on her journey to becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress and, in 1972, the first woman to seriously run for president.

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

Genres:

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.