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Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker By Patricia Hruby Powell, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) Cover Image

Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (Hardcover)

By Patricia Hruby Powell, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - June 9th, 2020
Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States By Louisa Jaggar, Shari Becker, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) Cover Image

Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States (Hardcover)

By Louisa Jaggar, Shari Becker, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - January 5th, 2021
The Undefeated By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Undefeated (Hardcover)

By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
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Published: Versify - April 2nd, 2019
Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance (National Book Award Finalist) By Laban Carrick Hill Cover Image

Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance (National Book Award Finalist) (Paperback)

By Laban Carrick Hill
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 10th, 2020
This Is Your Time By Ruby Bridges Cover Image

This Is Your Time (Hardcover)

By Ruby Bridges
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Published: Delacorte Press - November 10th, 2020
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (Young Readers Edition) By Kamala Harris Cover Image

The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (Young Readers Edition) (Hardcover)

By Kamala Harris
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Published: Philomel Books - May 7th, 2019
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow (Scholastic Focus) By Henry Louis Gates Jr., Tonya Bolden Cover Image

Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow (Scholastic Focus) (Hardcover)

By Henry Louis Gates Jr., Tonya Bolden
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Published: Scholastic Focus - January 29th, 2019
A Few Red Drops By Claire Hartfield Cover Image

A Few Red Drops (Hardcover)

By Claire Hartfield
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Published: Clarion Books - January 2nd, 2018
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race By Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman (Illustrator) Cover Image

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (Hardcover)

By Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
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Published: HarperCollins - January 16th, 2018
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (People and Events in History) By Arlisha Norwood Cover Image

Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (People and Events in History) (Paperback)

By Arlisha Norwood
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Published: Rockridge Press - July 7th, 2020
Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone By Alice Brière-Haquet, Bruno Liance (Illustrator) Cover Image

Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone (Hardcover)

By Alice Brière-Haquet, Bruno Liance (Illustrator)
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Published: Charlesbridge - November 28th, 2017
Born Just Right (Jeter Publishing) By Jordan Reeves, Jen Lee Reeves Cover Image

Born Just Right (Jeter Publishing) (Hardcover)

By Jordan Reeves, Jen Lee Reeves
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Published: Aladdin - June 4th, 2019
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina By Michaela DePrince, Elaine Deprince Cover Image

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (Paperback)

By Michaela DePrince, Elaine Deprince
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Published: Ember - January 19th, 2016
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) By Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick (With) Cover Image

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) (Paperback)

By Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick (With)
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - June 14th, 2016
Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey By Magdalena Newman, Neil Swaab (Illustrator), Nathaniel Newman Cover Image

Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey (Hardcover)

By Magdalena Newman, Neil Swaab (Illustrator), Nathaniel Newman
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ISBN: 9781328631831
Published: Clarion Books - January 14th, 2020
To Be a Slave (Puffin Modern Classics) By Julius Lester, Tom Feelings (Illustrator) Cover Image

To Be a Slave (Puffin Modern Classics) (Paperback)

By Julius Lester, Tom Feelings (Illustrator)
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Published: Puffin Books - December 29th, 2005
The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark By Kate Moore Cover Image

The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark (Paperback)

By Kate Moore
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Published: Sourcebooks Explore - September 8th, 2020
Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World (Women in Science) By Rachel Ignotofsky Cover Image

Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World (Women in Science) (Hardcover)

By Rachel Ignotofsky
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Published: Ten Speed Press - September 10th, 2019
My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope By Diane Guerrero, Erica Moroz Cover Image

My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope (Paperback)

By Diane Guerrero, Erica Moroz
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Published: Square Fish - July 16th, 2019
Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World By Winifred Conkling Cover Image

Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World (Paperback)

By Winifred Conkling
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Published: Algonquin Young Readers - February 20th, 2018
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist By Sylvia Acevedo Cover Image

Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist (Hardcover)

By Sylvia Acevedo
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Published: Clarion Books - September 4th, 2018
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World By Elena Favilli, Rebel Girls Cover Image

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World (Hardcover)

By Elena Favilli, Rebel Girls
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Published: Rebel Girls - October 13th, 2020
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women By Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo, Rebel Girls Cover Image

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women (Hardcover)

By Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo, Rebel Girls
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Published: Rebel Girls - November 10th, 2016
Why'd They Wear That?: Fashion as the Mirror of History By Sarah Albee Cover Image

Why'd They Wear That?: Fashion as the Mirror of History (Hardcover)

By Sarah Albee
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Published: National Geographic Kids - February 10th, 2015
Girl on a Motorcycle By Amy Novesky, Julie Morstad (Illustrator) Cover Image

Girl on a Motorcycle (Hardcover)

By Amy Novesky, Julie Morstad (Illustrator)
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - September 8th, 2020
Girl Running By Annette Bay Pimentel, Micha Archer (Illustrator) Cover Image

Girl Running (Hardcover)

By Annette Bay Pimentel, Micha Archer (Illustrator)
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - February 6th, 2018
Fred's Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers By Laura Renauld, Brigette Barrager (Illustrator) Cover Image

Fred's Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers (Hardcover)

By Laura Renauld, Brigette Barrager (Illustrator)
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - January 14th, 2020
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) By Javaka Steptoe Cover Image

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) (Hardcover)

By Javaka Steptoe
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 25th, 2016
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours (Hardcover)

By Duncan Tonatiuh
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ISBN: 9780810997318
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - May 1st, 2011
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality By Jonah Winter, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality (Hardcover)

By Jonah Winter, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator)
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - August 8th, 2017
A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z By John Robert Allman, Peter Emmerich (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z (Hardcover)

By John Robert Allman, Peter Emmerich (Illustrator)
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Published: Doubleday Books for Young Readers - November 12th, 2019
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time By Saira Mir, Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator) Cover Image

Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time (Hardcover)

By Saira Mir, Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator)
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Published: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You - October 29th, 2019
Nature's Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story By Lindsey McDivitt, Eileen Ryan Ewen (Illustrator) Cover Image

Nature's Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story (Hardcover)

By Lindsey McDivitt, Eileen Ryan Ewen (Illustrator)
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Published: Sleeping Bear Press - July 15th, 2018
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way By Kyo Maclear, Julie Morstad (Illustrator) Cover Image

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way (Hardcover)

By Kyo Maclear, Julie Morstad (Illustrator)
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Published: HarperCollins - October 8th, 2019
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Kathleen Krull, Nancy Zhang (Illustrator) Cover Image

No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Hardcover)

By Kathleen Krull, Nancy Zhang (Illustrator)
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Published: Quill Tree Books - February 27th, 2018
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built By Angela Burke Kunkel, Paola Escobar (Illustrator) Cover Image

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built (Hardcover)

By Angela Burke Kunkel, Paola Escobar (Illustrator)
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Published: Random House Studio - September 8th, 2020
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist By Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator) Cover Image

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Hardcover)

By Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator)
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Published: Sourcebooks Explore - June 6th, 2017
Hamilton By Frank Keating, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) Cover Image

Hamilton (Hardcover)

By Frank Keating, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator)
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Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - September 22nd, 2020
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World By Rachel Ignotofsky Cover Image

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World (Hardcover)

By Rachel Ignotofsky
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Published: Ten Speed Press - July 26th, 2016
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How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine By Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, Giselle Potter (Illustrator) Cover Image

How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine (Hardcover)

By Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, Giselle Potter (Illustrator)
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 28th, 2018
Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda & His Muse By Alexandria Giardino, Felicita Sala (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda & His Muse (Hardcover)

By Alexandria Giardino, Felicita Sala (Illustrator)
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - October 9th, 2018
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan By Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) Cover Image

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (Hardcover)

By Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
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Published: Beach Lane Books - September 25th, 2018
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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown By Mac Barnett, Sarah Jacoby (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown (Hardcover)

By Mac Barnett, Sarah Jacoby (Illustrator)
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 21st, 2019
Mae Among the Stars By Roda Ahmed, Stasia Burrington (Illustrator) Cover Image

Mae Among the Stars (Hardcover)

By Roda Ahmed, Stasia Burrington (Illustrator)
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Published: HarperCollins - January 9th, 2018
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
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Published: little bee books - January 8th, 2019
I Spy the Illuminati Eye: What's the Big Secret? By Sheila Keenan Cover Image

I Spy the Illuminati Eye: What's the Big Secret? (Paperback)

By Sheila Keenan
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ISBN: 9781524787936
Published: Penguin Workshop - December 4th, 2018
Mummies Exposed!: Creepy and True #1 By Kerrie Logan Hollihan Cover Image

Mummies Exposed!: Creepy and True #1 (Hardcover)

By Kerrie Logan Hollihan
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ISBN: 9781419731679
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - May 7th, 2019
History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote By Kate Messner, Dylan Meconis (Illustrator) Cover Image

History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote (Paperback)

By Kate Messner, Dylan Meconis (Illustrator)
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - July 7th, 2020
Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image

Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale (Hardcover)

By Nathan Hale
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Published: Amulet Books - October 16th, 2018
Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales) By Nathan Hale Cover Image

Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales) (Hardcover)

By Nathan Hale
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - November 24th, 2020
Donner Dinner Party: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #3): A Pioneer Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales) By Nathan Hale Cover Image

Donner Dinner Party: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #3): A Pioneer Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales) (Hardcover)

By Nathan Hale
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Published: Amulet Books - October 13th, 2020
1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change By Marc Aronson (Editor), Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Editor) Cover Image

1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change (Hardcover)

By Marc Aronson (Editor), Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Editor)
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Published: Candlewick - September 11th, 2018
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People #2) By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza (Adapted by), Debbie Reese (Adapted by) Cover Image

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People #2) (Paperback)

By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza (Adapted by), Debbie Reese (Adapted by)
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Published: Beacon Press - July 23rd, 2019
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation By Candy J. Cooper, Marc Aronson Cover Image

Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation (Hardcover)

By Candy J. Cooper, Marc Aronson
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Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - May 19th, 2020
Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII By P. O’Connell Pearson Cover Image

Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII (Paperback)

By P. O’Connell Pearson
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - February 12th, 2019
Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America By Deborah Diesen, Magdalena Mora (Illustrator) Cover Image

Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America (Hardcover)

By Deborah Diesen, Magdalena Mora (Illustrator)
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Published: Beach Lane Books - February 18th, 2020
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