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Surfer of the Century
The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
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The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
The true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.

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Steel Drumming at the Apollo
The Road to Super Top Dog
By Trish Marx, Ellen B. Senisi
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The Road to Super Top Dog
By Trish Marx, Ellen B. Senisi
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A photo-essay following the members of a high school band through several rounds of Amateur Night competitions at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Includes a CD of the band playing their competition song, plus original compositions.
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John Lewis in the Lead
A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
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John Lewis in the Lead
A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
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A biography of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

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Bringing Asha Home
By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib
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Bringing Asha Home
By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib
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A biracial Asian Indian American boy finds his own special way to bond with his sister while the family awaits her adoption from India.

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Quiet Hero
The Ira Hayes Story
By S. D. Nelson
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The Ira Hayes Story
By S. D. Nelson
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A biography of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines to raise the United States flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, an event immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.

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Poems for Children
By Pat Mora, Enrique O. Sánchez
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Poems for Children
By Pat Mora, Enrique O. Sánchez
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The renowned poet Pat Mora celebrates the culture and landscape of the Southwest through the eyes of a Mexican American girl.

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Catching the Moon
The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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Las dos inseparables
By Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Jessica McClure
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Las dos inseparables
By Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Jessica McClure
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In a story told through poetry, two girls-one African American and one Latina-become friends and plan a way to honor special members of their families.

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Can You Top That?
By William Nikola, Hector Viveros Lee
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Can You Top That?
By William Nikola, Hector Viveros Lee
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A hip and fun counting book featuring children of diverse backgrounds, each trying to outdo the others by imagining animals that grow more and more fantastic.

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Hey! You're Eating My Homework
By Della Ross Ferreri, Margaret Lindmark
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Hey! You're Eating My Homework
By Della Ross Ferreri, Margaret Lindmark
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After making a birdfeeder for a school project, a young Latino boy discovers that his creation attracts some unwanted attention.

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Two Sweet Peas
By Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Jessica McClure
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Two Sweet Peas
By Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Jessica McClure
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In a story told through poetry, two girls-one African American and one Latina, become friends and plan a way to honor special members of their families.

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Gracias • Thanks
By Pat Mora, John Parra
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Gracias • Thanks
By Pat Mora, John Parra
In a series of poetic sentences, a young boy (biracial Mexican/Caucasian) tells about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.

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Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball Pioneer
By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball Pioneer
By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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A biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play professional baseball, focusing on his formative years and culminating in an historic game at New York's Polo Grounds in 1897.

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Knockin' On Wood
Starring Peg Leg Bates
By Lynne Barasch
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Starring Peg Leg Bates
By Lynne Barasch
An inspirational biography of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (1907--1998), an African American man who overcame the hardship of losing a leg at age 12 and went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.

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Love to Langston
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
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Love to Langston
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
This inspiring biography on Langston Hughes celebrates his life through poetry.

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Estela's Swap
By Alexis O'Neill, Enrique O. Sánchez
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Estela's Swap
By Alexis O'Neill, Enrique O. Sánchez
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A Mexican American girl learns to value the act of giving when she attends her first swap meet.
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Frederick Douglass
The Last Day of Slavery
By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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Frederick Douglass
The Last Day of Slavery
By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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The story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.

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Poems to Dream Together
Poemas para soñar juntos
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Paula Barragán
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Poemas para soñar juntos
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Paula Barragán
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A bilingual collection of poetry by acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarcón celebrating family, community, nature, and the positive power of dreams to shape our future.

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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee Story
By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee Story
By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.

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Jazz Baby - Bebop
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Laura Freeman Hines
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Jazz Baby - Bebop
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Laura Freeman Hines
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A fun rhythmic story that encourages children to tap, snap, swing, and sway, to the jazzy musical beat.

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