The Lost Library

Submitted by Angelica C. on Tue, 2023-11-21 13:33

When a mysterious little free library appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, 11-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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The Lost Library
The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead
(Juvenile Fiction - J Stead)


When a mysterious little free library appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, 11-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:48

Rufus is determined to stand up and fight for civil rights. While his parents risk getting fired for attending marches, Rufus realizes he can still attend them and decides to join the Children's Crusade despite being met with police dogs and fire hoses at the marches. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963

Shelia Moses
(Juvenile Fiction - J Moses)

Rufus is determined to stand up and fight for civil rights. While his parents risk getting fired for attending marches, Rufus realizes he can still attend them and decides to join the Children's Crusade despite being met with police dogs and fire hoses at the marches. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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We Dream of Space

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:46

Three siblings alternate narration of their anxieties, hopes, and fears as they await the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Recommended for ages 9-12. 

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We Dream of Space
We Dream of Space

Erin Entrada Kelly
(Juvenile Fiction - J Kelly)

Three siblings alternate narration of their anxieties, hopes, and fears as they await the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Recommended for ages 9-12. 
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Show Me a Sign

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:42

Mary lives on Martha's Vineyard in 1805 where everyone knows sign language and a quarter of the population is also Deaf. When an outsider scientist comes into the community searching for the reason why so many of the island's inhabitants are Deaf, Mary soon finds herself in the middle of his heinous plans. Recommended for ages 9-12. 

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Show Me a Sign
Show Me a Sign

Ann Clare LeZotte
(Juvenile Fiction - J Lezotte)

Mary lives on Martha's Vineyard in 1805 where everyone knows sign language and a quarter of the population is also Deaf. When an outsider scientist comes into the community searching for the reason why so many of the island's inhabitants are Deaf, Mary soon finds herself in the middle of his heinous plans. Recommended for ages 9-12. 
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Prairie Lotus

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:37

Hanna travels with her father to start fresh with other settlers in Dakota territory. She works on getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend while also navigating racism and prejudice in the small settler town for being half Chinese. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus

Linda Sue Park
(Juvenile Fiction - J Park)

Hanna travels with her father to start fresh with other settlers in Dakota territory. She works on getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend while also navigating racism and prejudice in the small settler town for being half Chinese. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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  • We Dream of Space


  • The War that Saved My Life


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  • Freewater


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  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


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  • Number the Stars


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


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The Legend of Auntie Po

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:31

Despite the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain focused on her job in the Sierra Nevada logging camp, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about the legend Auntie Po. Recommended for ages 9-12+.

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The Legend of Auntie Po
The Legend of Auntie Po

Shing Yin Khor
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J GN Khor Legend of Auntie Po)

Despite the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain focused on her job in the Sierra Nevada logging camp, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about the legend Auntie Po. Recommended for ages 9-12+.
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Freewater

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:24

Homer and his little sister Ada flee in the night in search of freedom, leaving behind their beloved mother behind on the plantation. They find refuge in a hidden community deep in the swamp with others who have escaped slavery. When Homer's new community and his mother are in threat of danger, he must make a plan to save the ones he loves. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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Freewater
Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson
(Juvenile Fiction - J Luqmand)

Homer and his little sister Ada flee in the night in search of freedom, leaving behind their beloved mother behind on the plantation. They find refuge in a hidden community deep in the swamp with others who have escaped slavery. When Homer's new community and his mother are in threat of danger, he must make a plan to save the ones he loves. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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  • The War that Saved My Life


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  • Esperanza Rising


  • Finding Langston


  • Freewater


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  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


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  • Love in the Library


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


  • The Night Diary


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The Blackbird Girls

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:13

Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies. When the nuclear power plant where their fathers work, Chernobyl, explodes they must work together to create a new future. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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The Blackbird Girls
The Blackbird Girls

Anne Blankman
(Juvenile Fiction - J Blankma)

Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies. When the nuclear power plant where their fathers work, Chernobyl, explodes they must work together to create a new future. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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  • Finding Langston


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Freewater


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Number the Stars


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Esperanza Rising


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Prairie Lotus


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Overground Railroad


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Dream of Space


  • Love in the Library


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Finding Langston


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Freewater


  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


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Overground Railroad

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:01

Looking for a better life than the sharecropping farm, Ruth and her parents journey into the unknown with thousands of other African Americans seeking better opportunities via northbound train. Written in short, but expressive, poetic lines, this tale of the Great Migration is engaging and rich. Recommended for ages 6-9.

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Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad

Lesa Cline-Ransome
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Cli)

Looking for a better life than the sharecropping farm, Ruth and her parents journey into the unknown with thousands of other African Americans seeking better opportunities via northbound train. Written in short, but expressive, poetic lines, this tale of the Great Migration is engaging and rich. Recommended for ages 6-9.
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  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • Finding Langston


  • Finding Langston


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Number the Stars


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Love in the Library


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • We Dream of Space


  • Freewater


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The War that Saved My Life


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Love in the Library

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 15:53

Tama is sent to live in a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II. Despite the harsh conditions and unfair treatment, she finds solace in her job at the library and in George, who waits at the library every morning with an arm full of books. Recommended for ages 6-9+.

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Love in the Library
Love in the Library

Maggie Tokuda-Hall
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Tok)

Tama is sent to live in a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II. Despite the harsh conditions and unfair treatment, she finds solace in her job at the library and in George, who waits at the library every morning with an arm full of books. Recommended for ages 6-9+.
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  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Freewater


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Finding Langston


  • Overground Railroad


  • Finding Langston


  • The Night Diary


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Freewater


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Number the Stars


  • Love in the Library


  • The Night Diary


  • Love in the Library


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • We Dream of Space


  • We Dream of Space


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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