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    Edie for Equality
    Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love
    By Michael Genhart, Cheryl Thuesday
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    Edie for Equality

    Edie for Equality

    Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love
    By Michael Genhart, Cheryl Thuesday
    This is a story about a great injustice and how Edie Windsor boldly stood up for what was right and went up against the highest court in the United States.

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    La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)
    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee, Claudia Oemer
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    La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)

    La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)

    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee, Claudia Oemer
    Paperback available October 7, 2025

    Esta cautivadora entrada en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Sammy Lee, un clavadista coreanoamericano que fue el primer asiaticoestadounidense a ganar una medalla de oro en las olimpiadas.

    This compelling entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Sammy Lee, a Korean American diver who became the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal.

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    The Doomsday Detectives
    How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction
    By Cindy Jenson-Elliott, Theo Nicole Lorenz
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    The Doomsday Detectives

    The Doomsday Detectives

    How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction
    By Cindy Jenson-Elliott, Theo Nicole Lorenz
    Father-son scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez piece together one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What really happened to the dinosaurs? Dive into this fun and informative middle grade nonfiction book, which outlines the many important scientific discoveries that aided the Alvarezes in their search for answers.

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    La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis
    (The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis)
    By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Enrique del Risco
    Paperback: $11.95
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    La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis

    La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis

    (The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis)
    By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Enrique del Risco
    Esta nueva entrada en la innovadora series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en John Lewis, un líder del movimiento de los derechos civiles en los años 1960 y un congresista venerado hasta hoy en día.

    This new entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and a revered Congressman today.

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    La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong
    (The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong)
    By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang, Eida del Risco
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    La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong

    La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong

    (The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong)
    By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang, Eida del Risco
    Esta entrada en la innovadora series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Anna May Wong, cuya carrera pionera en Hollywood creó un nuevo camino para generaciones de actores asíatico-americanos.

    This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.

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    Wat Takes His Shot
    The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka
    By Cheryl Kim, Nat Iwata
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    Wat Takes His Shot

    Wat Takes His Shot

    The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka
    By Cheryl Kim, Nat Iwata
    The stirring biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka--the first person of color to play in the NBA!

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    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón
    (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
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    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

    (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
    Galardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.

    Recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor award, a biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

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    Pedro's Yo-Yos
    How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
    By Rob Peñas, Carl Angel
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    Pedro's Yo-Yos

    Pedro's Yo-Yos

    How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
    By Rob Peñas, Carl Angel
    Discover the backstory of one of America's favorite toys, the yo-yo, in this colorful biography of businessman Pedro Flores.

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    Miles of Style
    Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair
    By Lisa D. Brathwaite, Lynn Gaines
    Hardcover: $20.95
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    Miles of Style

    Miles of Style

    Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair
    By Lisa D. Brathwaite, Lynn Gaines
    A chic biography about Eunice W. Johnson who brought elegant and contemporary fashion to Black America through the annual EBONY Fashion Fair!

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  • Front cover for Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key by Tracy Occomy Crowder and Kristin Sorra
    Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
    By Tracy Occomy Crowder
    Hardcover: $21.95
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    Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key

    Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key

    By Tracy Occomy Crowder
    It's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key found in his Southside Chicago community--which may or may not host the next Olympic games, or supply the next President of the United States, or... have a potential ghost hanging around.

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