Abuela, don't forget me by Ogle, Rex 

BTSB Prebound(Norton Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 686625 Available

Dewey: 306.874/BAges: 13-18   
Lexile: NP F&P: Z+

Genres:

Subjects: Ogle, Rex - Childhood and youth Poor people - Biography Grandparent-grandchild relationship Grandmothers American authors - Biography

Summary: Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself.

And we rise : the Civil Rights Movement in poems by Martin, Erica 

Paperback(Viking, 2023)

BTSB #: 605930 Available

Dewey: 323.1196/NAges: 12-16   


Genres:

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

Summary: A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.

Marshmallow clouds : two poets at play among figures of speech by Kooser, Ted 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 529869 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 10-14   


Genres:

Subjects: Poetry Humorous poetry

Summary: A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor that evokes both the mystery and grandeur of the natural world and the cozy, mundane moments of daily life.

Voices of the people by Bruchac, Joseph 

Paperback(Reycraft Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 163247 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 10-14   


Genres:

Subjects: Native Americans - North America - Biography Native Americans - North America - Poetry

Summary: Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller.