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Sélavi, That is Life
A Haitian Story of Hope
By Youme Nguyen Ly
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A Haitian Story of Hope
By Youme Nguyen Ly
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On the streets of Haiti, a homeless child learns the meaning of family, solidarity, and hope.

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Diez tamborileros oni
By Matthew Gollub, Kazuko Stone
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By Matthew Gollub, Kazuko Stone
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Ten friendly goblins beat their drums to keep nightmares away from a young Japanese boy as he sleeps.

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Hey! You're Eating My Homework
By Della Ross Ferreri, Margaret Lindmark
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Hey! You're Eating My Homework
By Della Ross Ferreri, Margaret Lindmark
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After making a birdfeeder for a school project, a young Latino boy discovers that his creation attracts some unwanted attention.

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Two Sweet Peas
By Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Jessica McClure
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Two Sweet Peas
By Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, Jessica McClure
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In a story told through poetry, two girls-one African American and one Latina, become friends and plan a way to honor special members of their families.

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First Come the Zebra
By Lynne Barasch
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First Come the Zebra
By Lynne Barasch
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The story of two young Kenyan boys, one Maasai and one Kikuyu, who find a way to overcome their traditional rivalries and become friends.

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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
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The story of Jimmy Winkfield, one of horse racing's all-time great jockeys and the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1902.

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Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball Pioneer
By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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Native American Baseball Pioneer
By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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A biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play professional baseball, focusing on his formative years and culminating in an historic game at New York's Polo Grounds in 1897.

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Knockin' On Wood
Starring Peg Leg Bates
By Lynne Barasch
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Starring Peg Leg Bates
By Lynne Barasch
An inspirational biography of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (1907--1998), an African American man who overcame the hardship of losing a leg at age 12 and went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.

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Love to Langston
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
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Love to Langston
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
This inspiring biography on Langston Hughes celebrates his life through poetry.

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Frederick Douglass
The Last Day of Slavery
By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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The Last Day of Slavery
By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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The story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.

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Poems to Dream Together
Poemas para soñar juntos
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Paula Barragán
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Poemas para soñar juntos
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Paula Barragán
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A bilingual collection of poetry by acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarcón celebrating family, community, nature, and the positive power of dreams to shape our future.

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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee Story
By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
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The Sammy Lee Story
By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.

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Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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A biography of the legendary Native American Jim Thorpe (1888--1953), voted the Greatest Football Player and Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century by two AP polls, focusing on his early childhood and how school and sports shaped his future.

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Rattlesnake Mesa
Stories from a Native American Childhood
By Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela Renkun
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Stories from a Native American Childhood
By Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela Renkun
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A true account of a spirited Native American girl's experiences growing up on a reservation and attending Phoenix Indian School in the 1920s, written in an engaging, unconventional style and accompanied by 38 dramatic photographs.

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Everglades Forever
Restoring America's Great Wetland
By Trish Marx, Cindy Karp
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Restoring America's Great Wetland
By Trish Marx, Cindy Karp
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A photo-essay about the Florida Everglades, its unique ecosystem, and the efforts currently underway to restore this "Wetland of International Importance," told within the framework of a class study project and visit to the Everglades.

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Primer día en las uvas
By L. King Perez, Robert Casilla
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Primer día en las uvas
By L. King Perez, Robert Casilla
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In Spanish. The powerful story of a migrant boy who grows in self-confidence when he uses his math prowess to stand up to the school bullies.

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The Magical Monkey King
Mischief in Heaven
By Ji Li Jiang, Youshan Tang
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Mischief in Heaven
By Ji Li Jiang, Youshan Tang
A retelling of stories about the brave, smart, and mischievous Monkey King, accompanied by Chinese brush painting and pen drawings.

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A Shelter in Our Car
By Monica Gunning, Elaine Pedlar
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A Shelter in Our Car
By Monica Gunning, Elaine Pedlar
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Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life in the United Sates, and they are forced to live in Mama's car.

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Cooper's Lesson
By Sun Yung Shin, Kim Cogan
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Cooper's Lesson
By Sun Yung Shin, Kim Cogan
A tender look at a biracial child's frustration, anger, and, finally, acceptance about being "half and half."

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The Road to Santiago
By Danilo Figueredo, Pablo Torrecilla Puebla
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The Road to Santiago
By Danilo Figueredo, Pablo Torrecilla Puebla
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A fictional story about a boy and his family in Havana who overcome obstacles to reach their relatives in Santiago to celebrate Christmas during the Cuban revolution in the 1950s.

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