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  • YOU ARE MY FRIEND
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    YOU ARE MY FRIEND
    AIMEE REID
    A heartwarming, "beautifully crafted" picture book that celebrates the work of Mister Rogers and carries on his legacy of kindness ( Booklist, starred review).   Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities of our time, but before he was the man who brought us  Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers. Though he was often sick and had ...

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  • A RIDE TO REMEMBER
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    A RIDE TO REMEMBER
    SHARON LANGLEY / AMY NATHAN
    The true story of how a 1963 ride on a carousel in Maryland made a powerful Civil Rights statement.   A Ride to Remember tells how a community came together—both black and white—to make a change. When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This book reveals how in the summer of 1963...

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  • DISCOVERING BLACK AMERICA
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    DISCOVERING BLACK AMERICA
    LINDA TARRANT-REID
    From the first African explorers to the first black president, this illustrated history is an excellent resource and "an epic work" ( School Library Journal). Discovering Black America is an unprecedented account of more than 400 years of African American history set against a background of American and global events. It begins with a black sailor aboard the  Niña with Christop...

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  • FANNIE NEVER FLINCHED
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    FANNIE NEVER FLINCHED
    MARY CRONK FARRELL
    Fannie Sellins (1872–1919) lived during the Gilded Age of American Industrialization, when the Carnegies and Morgans wore jewels while their laborers wore rags. Fannie dreamed that America could achieve its ideals of equality and justice for all, and she sacrificed her life to help that dream come true. Fannie became a union activist, helping to create St. Louis, Missouri, Loca...

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  • LIBRARY MOUSE: A FRIEND'S TALE
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    LIBRARY MOUSE: A FRIEND'S TALE
    DANIEL KIRK
    The celebrated author and illustrator brings to life the joys of reading, writing, and sharing in this tale of a boy's discovery of the library mouse. Sam the library mouse loves to write, and the children love his little books, which he leaves on the library shelves for them to find. But no one at the library has ever met him. When Tom can't find a partner for a book-making as...

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  • LIBRARY MOUSE: A MUSEUM ADVENTURE
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    LIBRARY MOUSE: A MUSEUM ADVENTURE
    DANIEL KIRK
    Sam the library mouse "continues his adventures in a new arena as he encourages budding artists and authors" ( School Library Journal). Sam the library mouse and his friend Sarah are off on a new adventure. This time they leave the library behind and go to a museum so Sam can make sketches in his explorer's journal. Sarah isn't so sure that explorers have the time or the intere...

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  • O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
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    O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
    ROBERT BURLEIGH
    This beautifully illustrated children's book explores how Walt Whitman was affected by the Civil War and inspired by President Lincoln. O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America's greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America's greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men ...

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  • SUSAN B. ANTHONY
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    SUSAN B. ANTHONY
    TERI KANEFIELD
    This biography for young readers examines the life of an American who advocated for women's rights and the abolishment of slavery. Susan B. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women. A man could beat his wife, take her earrings, have her committed to an asylum based on his word alone, and take her children away from her. While the young nation was ablaze with the r...

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  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    TERI KANEFIELD
    This biography for young readers examines the life of the sixteenth U.S. president and the constitutional issues that arose during his administration. Praise by many as America's greatest president, Abraham Lincoln guided the country through the Civil War and was the Great Emancipator who freed the enslaved and paved the way for the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendme...

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  • ANDREW JACKSON
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    ANDREW JACKSON
    TERI KANEFIELD
    This biography for young readers explores the life of the controversial seventh U.S. president, as well as his successes, failures, and legacy.   Born in the Carolina backwoods, Andrew Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to national fame as the general who defeated the...

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  • COCO CHANEL
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    COCO CHANEL
    SUSAN GOLDMAN RUBIN
    "An intriguing, well-rounded portrait of a fascinating woman whose many important contributions to art and fashion remain popular today." — Kirkus Reviews Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, Coco Chanel. Beginning with the difficult years Chanel spent in an orphanage, Goldman Rubin traces Coco's devel...

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  • THE QUILTS OF GEE'S BEND
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    THE QUILTS OF GEE'S BEND
    SUSAN GOLDMAN RUBIN
    "How homemade quilts created in rural Alabama became modern art . . . A handsome volume to enchant a new generation of readers and artists." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Since the early nineteenth century, the women of Gee's Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. In the only photo-essay book about the quilts of Gee's Bend for children, award-winnin...

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  • COME ON IN, AMERICA
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    COME ON IN, AMERICA
    LINDA BARRETT OSBORNE
    "A wide-ranging exploration of World War I and how it changed the United States forever" with photos, illustrations, and maps that bring history to life ( Kirkus Reviews) . On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and joined World War I. German submarine attacks on American ships in March 1917 were the overt motive for declaring war, but the underlying reason...

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  • AMERICA'S TEA PARTIES
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    AMERICA'S TEA PARTIES
    MARISSA MOSS
    This account written for children is "a very fine piece of historical reclamation that broadens our understanding of the road to revolution." ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review)   America's Tea Parties: Not One But Four! is the first nonfiction picture book to ever share that New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston each had their own tea party that took place around the same time ...

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  • THE EXTRAORDINARY SUZY WRIGHT
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    THE EXTRAORDINARY SUZY WRIGHT
    TERI KANEFIELD
    Children are taught much about the men who shaped early America, but history-shaping colonial women remain largely unknown and undiscussed. The Extraordinary Suzy Wright sets about to change that, telling the little-known story of Quaker Susanna (Suzy) Wright (1697–1784), a renowned poet and political activist. Suzy helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, where she acted as le...

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  • EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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    EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
    TONYA BOLDEN
    Published on the anniversary of when President Abraham Lincoln's order went into effect, this book offers readers a unique look at the events that led to the Emancipation Proclamation. Filled with little-known facts and fascinating details, it includes excerpts from historical sources, archival images, and new research that debunks myths about the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

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  • HOT PINK
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    HOT PINK
    SUSAN GOLDMAN RUBIN
    Shocking pink—hot pink, as it is called today—was the signature color of Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) and perhaps her greatest contribution to the fashion world. Schiaparelli was one of the most innovative designers in the early 20th century. Many design elements that are taken for granted today she created and brought to the forefront of fashion. She is credited with many fir...

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  • STAR-SPANGLED
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    STAR-SPANGLED
    TIM GROVE
    The inspiring story behind the national anthem and the American flag comes alive in this “page-turning narrative [with] generous archival illustrations” (Kirkus, starred review).   “O say can you see” begins one of the most recognizable songs in the US. Originally a poem by Francis Scott Key, the national anthem tells the story of the American flag rising high above a fort afte...

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  • FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
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    FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
    TERI KANEFIELD
    This biography for young readers explores the life of the thirty-second president, who lifted the United States from depression to global leadership. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected president in 1933, America was in the throes of the Great Depression—the worst economic crisis in U.S. history—and the world was experiencing a menacing rise in Nazism and other dangero...

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  • THURGOOD MARSHALL
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    THURGOOD MARSHALL
    TERI KANEFIELD
    This biography for young readers examines the life of a brilliant lawyer who successfully argued the case that ended legal racial segregation in America. Thurgood Marshall, the great grandson of a slave, was born at a time when African Americans were denied equal rights in America. Segregation was legal. Lynching was common. In some places, African Americans were entirely exclu...

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  • MEMORY SUPERPOWERS!
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    MEMORY SUPERPOWERS!
    NELSON DELLIS
    A kid’s guide to amazing feats of memorization with “a variety of engaging memory exercises [and] methods for all different types of learners.” —Kirkus Reviews Nelson Dellis, the four-time USA Memory Champion, reveals the secrets to his phenomenal ability to remember almost anything. From presidents to state capitals, from mathematical theorems to the periodic table, kids have ...

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  • CHANGING THE EQUATION
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    CHANGING THE EQUATION
    TONYA BOLDEN
    A “lively” and inspiring look at some of the most important Black women in STEM from a Coretta Scott King Award winner—includes photos (Kirkus Reviews).   Many Black women have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviato...

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