Cultural/ Ethnic & Regional
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With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School
$17.99 Read more2016-2017 Young Hoosier Book Award Intermediate Nominee
Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fu
- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0807508977
- Language: English
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One Day When I Was Lost: A Scenario Based on Alex Haley’s the Autobiography of Malcolm X
$15.00 Add to cartA rare, lucidly composed screenplay from one of America’s greatest writers, based on the bestselling classic The Autobiography of Malcolm X. – “Sharp…. Precise…. There is no questioning the depth … [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Baldwin, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 14 2007
- ISBN10: 0307275949
- Language: English
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Mas Alla de Mi: Reaching Out (Spanish Edition) = Reaching Out
$9.99 Add to cartFrom the perspective of the young adult he once was, Francisco Jimenez describes the challenges he faces when continuing his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows
- Series: Cajas de Carton #3
- Author: Jiménez, Francisco
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0547250312
- Language: Spanish
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Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City
$17.99 Add to cartFrom one of China’s most acclaimed and decorated writers comes a powerful first-person account of life in Wuhan during the COVID-19 outbreak.
On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a
- Author: Fang, Fang
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0063273543
- Language: English
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This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
$17.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
One of The Roots’ 28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors in 2018
“A writer to be reckoned with.” –Roxane Gay
Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by Esquire, Elle, Vo
- Author: Jerkins, Morgan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0062666150
- Language: English
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Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?
$6.99 Read moreBest known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 21 2015
- ISBN10: 0448483025
- Language: English
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Nonwhite and Woman: 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World
$21.95 Add to cartNonwhite and Woman celebrates how women of color live and thrive in the world, and how they make their lives their own. The anthology’s title is from Lucille Clifton’s luminous poem, “won’t you celebr… [more below]
- Series: Flash Nonfiction
- Author: Gee, Darien Hsu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1949116697
- Language: English
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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
$18.99 Add to cartIn this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and
- Author: Taylor, Elizabeth Dowling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0062346105
- Language: English
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Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson
$28.00 Add to cartA Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020
An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson’s st
” Brother Robert} book does much to pull the blues master out of the fog of myth.”–Rolling Stone- Author: Anderson, Annye C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 0306845261
- Language: English
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Teaching in the Dark: A Memoir
$19.95 Add to cartA young teacher buys a one-way ticket to Shishmaref, Alaska. Within minutes of landing, she finds herself dealing with unexpected, rustic accommodations, and the culture shock of living in a remote I?… [more below]
- Author: Genét Simone
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 530
- Publish Date: October 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79877E+12
- Language: English
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The True West: Real Stories about Black Cowboys, Women Sharpshooters, Native American Rodeo Stars, Pioneering Vaqueros, and the Unsun
$19.99 Read moreA 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book from the Children’s Book Council and National Council for the Social Studies
“Especially and unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, middle sch
- Author: Luong, Wiliam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1733633510
- Language: English
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Empowered Black Girl: Joyful Affirmations and Words of Resilience (Book for Black Girls Ages 12+)
$15.99 Add to cartEven strong, fearless, and badass Black women need affirmations!
- Series: Badass Black Girl
- Author: Fievre, M. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1642505609
- Language: English
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Baba’s Gift: A Persian Father’s Love of Family
$18.99 Read moreBaba’s Gift is a radiant celebration of a Persian father’s love of family, from his boyhood in Iran to his new life in America.
Baba enchants his six daughters with his stories, transporting them to h- Author: Ariana Shaheen Amini
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1632173239
- Language: English
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Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story
$16.99 Read moreFrederick Douglass knew where he was born but not when. He knew his grandmother but not his father. And as a young child, there were other questions, such as Why am I a slave? Answers to those questio… [more below]
- Author: Keller, Shana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1534110011
- Language: English
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Man of Treacherous Charm: Territorial Justice Edmund C. Fitzhugh
$32.95 Read moreIn 1857, coal mine manager Edmund C. Fitzhugh killed a drunken trespasser in his garden. Though Fitzhugh was under indictment for murder and only marginally qualified for the position, U.S. president
- Author: Wellman, Candace A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0874224225
- Language: English
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The Snarling Girl and Other Essays
$28.95 Add to cartIn sixteen essays published over the past decade, acclaimed novelist Elisa Albert considers everything from the creative process to reproductive justice, ambition to Ani DiFranco, Judaism to the ethos
- Author: Albert, Elisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1960988069
- Language: English
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Come by Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgia’s Geechee Coast
$17.95 Add to cartIn this powerful debut memoir, Neesha Powell-Ingabire chips away at coastal Georgia’s facade of beaches and golden marshes to recover undertold Black history alongside personal and family stories.
In M
- Author: Powell-Ingabire, Neesha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 9798885740388
- Language: English
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Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
$17.95 Add to cartOn an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf
- Author: Shattuck, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1959030825
- Language: English
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Finding Otipemisiwak: The People Who Own Themselves
$21.95 Add to cartForcibly removed from her Indigenous family as a child, Andrea Currie journeys back to her Nation and the truth of who she is
Otipemisiwak is a Plains Cree word describing the M?tis, meaning “the peopl
- Author: Currie, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1551529556
- Language: English
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Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden
$19.99 Add to cartA “heartfelt and thoroughly enriching” (Aimee Nezhukumatathil, New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders) work that expands on how we talk about the natural world and the environment as Na… [more below]
- Author: Dungy, Camille T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1982195312
- Language: English
