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The Everything I Have Lost
By Sylvia Zéleny
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The Everything I Have Lost
By Sylvia Zéleny
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Julia keeps lists in her diary--lists of everything she loses. When her lists end up including her dad and her home, she finds comfort in the pages, but she'll need more than that to find the truth.

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Dream Builder
The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
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The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
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You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.

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Rogue Heart
By Axie Oh
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Rogue Heart
By Axie Oh

Warcross meets Final Fantasy in this companion novel to Rebel Seoul, in which a young telepath joins a rebel group on a secret mission to end a decades-long world war.

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The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan
Inventor, Entrepreneur, Hero
By Joan DiCicco, Ebony Glenn
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The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan
Inventor, Entrepreneur, Hero
By Joan DiCicco, Ebony Glenn
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Garrett Morgan, a prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur, must test his latest invention in a daring rescue after an explosion at the Cleveland Waterworks.

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The Magnolia Sword
A Ballad of Mulan
By Sherry Thomas, Christina Chung
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A Ballad of Mulan
By Sherry Thomas, Christina Chung
Bestselling writer Sherry Thomas weaves an enthralling retelling of a story that has thrilled readers for centuries: the ballad of Mulan.

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Bloody Seoul
By Sonia Patel
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Bloody Seoul
By Sonia Patel
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Sixteen-year-old Rocky's future as the crime boss of Seoul's Three Star Pa gang seems fated--until he discovers that his violent father has lied about everything.
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Un corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove
By Christy Hale
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Un corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove
By Christy Hale
The empowering true story of the 1931 Lemon Grove Incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first Mexican American school desegregation case in US history.

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Rise!
From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
By Bethany Hegedus, Tonya Engel
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From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
By Bethany Hegedus, Tonya Engel
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.

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The Story of Banker of the People Muhammad Yunus
By Paula Yoo, Jamel Akib
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The Story of Banker of the People Muhammad Yunus
By Paula Yoo, Jamel Akib
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This new entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending.

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The Story of Trailblazing Actor Ira Aldridge
By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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The Story of Trailblazing Actor Ira Aldridge
By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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This new entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies features Ira Aldridge, an African American actor considered one of the greatest Shakespearean performers of the nineteenth century, and an outspoken advocate for the abolitionist movement in the United States.

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The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Jim Thorpe, an exceptional athlete with natural talent and the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States.

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When Aidan Became a Brother
By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita
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When Aidan Became a Brother
By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita
This sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.

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Stone River Crossing
By Tim Tingle
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Stone River Crossing
By Tim Tingle
From the award-winning author of How I Became a Ghost, a tale of unlikely friendship and miracles. When Martha Tom helps Lil Mo and his family escape from the plantation across the river, it's just the beginning of a Choctaw adventure of a lifetime.

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Malala Yousafzai
Warrior with Words
By Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. Roth
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Malala Yousafzai
Warrior with Words
By Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. Roth
The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has become an international activist for universal education, with beautiful collage illustrations by award-winning artist Susan L. Roth.
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Guerrera con palabras
By Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. Roth
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Guerrera con palabras
By Karen Leggett Abouraya, Susan L. Roth
In Spanish. The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has become an international activist for universal education, with beautiful collage illustrations by award-winning artist Susan L. Roth.

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The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd
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The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd
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This new entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and a revered Congressman today.

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The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong
By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang
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The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong
By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang
This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.

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The Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
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The Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
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This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Duke Kahanamoku, the six-time Olympic swimming champion and a legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.

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The Wind Called My Name
By Mary Louise Sanchez
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The Wind Called My Name
By Mary Louise Sanchez
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In this heartwarming historical middle-grade set in the 1930s -- perfect for fans of Esperanza Rising and Hattie Big Sky-- Margarita Sandoval and her family try to navigate the shifting winds of belonging in their new Wyoming town.

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All the Stars Denied
By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. Roth
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All the Stars Denied
By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. Roth
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In a companion novel to her critically acclaimed Shame the Stars, Pura Belpré Award Winner Guadalupe García McCall tackles the hidden history of the United States and its first mass deportation that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression.

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