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Author:
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Reading Level:
High School
Genre:
Fiction
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and powerful new voice on the frontlines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group the Earth Guardians believe that today’s youth will play an important role in shaping our future. They know that the choices made right
Author:
Cynthia Levinson
Reading Level:
Middle School
Genre:
Non Fiction
The inspiring story of one of the greatest moments in civil rights history seen through the eyes of four young people at the center of the action. The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March was a turning point in American history. In the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, the fight for civil rights lay in
Author:
Kadohata Cynthia
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Fiction
Story of a Japanese American girl and a Native American boy who become friends in an internment camp on a reservation
Author:
Verla Kay
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
Genre:
Fiction
A family's cross-country communication changes during the development and demise of the Pony Express. Told in rhyme.
Author:
Kyle Lukoff
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Genre:
Fiction
When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of his life that didn't fit anymore, and he set
Author:
Byrd Baylor
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Genre:
Fiction
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Baylor uses prose-poetry to tell the story behind the broken clay pots scattered across the southwestern hillsides.
Author:
Amy Hest
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.
Author:
Laurie Coulter
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A photo-essay of the Kennedy children's lives in the White House.
Author:
Pam Munoz Ryan
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A picture book that tells the story of Marian Anderson, including the successes and challenges she found in the United States and abroad.
Author:
Robert H. Mayer
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School,High School
Genre:
Non Fiction
This deliberate and detail-oriented book focuses on the tremendous efforts made by the civil rights workers to end segregation in Birmingham, AL, and the impact of their actions on American views of race relations.
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Caldecott Medal

Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).

Coretta Scott King Award

Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).

Golden Kite Award

Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).

Newbery Medal

Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award

Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.