People & Places
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Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge
$19.99 Read moreA powerful poem about Ona Judge’s life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household.
Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President’s wife, Martha. Ona was widely- Author: Shepard, Ray Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0374307040
- Language: English
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While I Was Away
$19.99 Read moreNamed one of New York Public Library’s & Bank Street’s Best Books of the Year!
The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly’s Blackbird Fly in this empowering middle grade memoir from debut author Waka T. Bro
- Author: Brown, Waka T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0063017113
- Language: English
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Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
$9.99 Read more“The go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students” (Booklist starred review).
In this powerful picture book biography, New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and acclaimed artis
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0063037920
- Language: English
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Camila the Record-Breaking Star
$22.65 Read moreAfter reading about kid record-breakers, Camila dreams of breaking a record of her own. But which world record should she tackle? No matter what she tries, Camila finds that breaking records is hard. … [more below]
- Series: Camila the Star
- Author: Salazar, Alicia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1515882128
- Language: English
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Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business
$6.99 Read moreFollow Sarah Breedlove’s journey from the first child in her family born free to a woman with a thriving hair care business, posed to become America’s first self-made millionaire.
- Series: A Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Chapter Book
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1953424007
- Language: English
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The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege
$18.99 Read moreA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this “well-executed and long overdu- Author: Kiely, Brendan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1534494049
- Language: English
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Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans
$18.99 Read moreIn a dramatic companion volume to Norse Myths, a Carnegie Medal winner revisits an ancient world of magic, mythology, and mountain trolls.
Step back into a sweeping landscape of green glades and glaci- Author: Crossley-Holland, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1536217719
- Language: English
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Mighty Inside
$17.99 Read moreGolden Kite Award Finalist
Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man vo
Washington State Book Award Winner
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard
Notable Social Studies Reading List
CCBC Choices- Author: Frazier, Sundee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1646140915
- Language: English
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Winter Candle
$18.99 Read moreWhen each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing the
- Author: Ashford, Jeron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 11 2014
- ISBN10: 1939547105
- Language: English
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Across the Pond
$7.99 Read moreFrom the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost comes a heartwarming, “emotionally perceptive” (Kirkus Reviews) story about new beginnings, burgeoning friendships, and finding your flock.
Callie can’- Author: McCullough, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1534471227
- Language: English
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Beyond Possible
$18.99 Read more“Join Nepalese climber Nimsdai Purja as he recounts his journey to scale all 8,000 meter “Death Zone” mountains in seven months. In this action-packed memoir, young readers will not only learn how Nim… [more below]
- Author: Purja, Nims
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1426374054
- Language: English
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The Casagrandes #3: Brand Stinkin New
$7.99 Read moreLincoln Loud’s close friend Ronnie Anne and Bobby Santiago recently moved to Great Lakes City to live with their multi-generational family in an apartment building atop a bustling mercado. While Bobby… [more below]
- Series: Loud House #3
- Author: The Loud House Creative Team
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1545809119
- Language: English
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Museum Mix-Up
$22.65 Read moreJ.C. can’t wait for his class field trip to the Famous Black Americans Museum. Even better, Dad is coming too–as a chaperone. But then J.C.’s group gets separated from the rest of the class. Can J.C…. [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334995
- Language: English
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Laundry Day Overload
$22.65 Read moreIt’s laundry day, and J.C. is excited to help his mom. But when J.C. adds too much detergent to the machine, suds are everywhere! Laundry day turns into a mess for everyone in the apartment building. … [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666335029
- Language: English
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Astrid and Apollo and the Family Fun Fair Day
$8.99 Read moreIt’s time for the fair! Astrid, Apollo, Eliana, and their parents head out for a day of fun, food, and family. The fair is hosting a scavenger hunt, and they join the game to find mystery items based … [more below]
- Series: Astrid and Apollo
- Author: Bidania, V. T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666337420
- Language: English
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Princess and the Peas
$8.99 Read moreA reimagining of the classic “The Princess and the Pea” set in an African American community in the South in the 1950s. Now in paperback!
In this adaptation of “The Princess and the Pea,” there are no- Author: Himes, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1623543789
- Language: English
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Makoons
$16.99 Read moreIn this award-winning sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her celebrated Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America.
Named for th
- Series: Birchbark House #5
- Author: Erdrich, Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 09 2016
- ISBN10: 0060577932
- Language: English
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The Rainbow Tulip
$8.99 Read moreStella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn’t always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school’s May para… [more below]
- Author: Mora, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 24 2003
- ISBN10: 0142500097
- Language: English
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Rainbow Crow
$8.99 Read moreIllus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweet voice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodland animals is “a Native American legend that will be … [more below]
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Van Laan, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 02 1991
- ISBN10: 0679819428
- Language: English
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Night at the Fair
$19.99 Add to cartIt’s time The gates are open, the rides are spinning-come to the fair Nighttime at the fair is magic with Caldecott Honor-winning author-artist Donald Crews. The sky goes dark and the colored lights… [more below]
- Author: Crews, Donald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 14 1998
- ISBN10: 0688114830
- Language: English
