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March: Book One

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2013
Tags
TEEN, civil rights, JUSTICE, John Lewis, Segregation, Martin Luther King Jr., graphic novel, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, ADULT
Series
March (1)
Barcode
124
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

March: Book One

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2013
Tags
TEEN, civil rights, JUSTICE, John Lewis, Segregation, Martin Luther King Jr., graphic novel, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, Kirkus Starred Review, ADULT
Series
March (1)
Barcode
1324
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, poetry
Series
The Crossover (1)
Barcode
328
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series)

by Kwame Alexander
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, poetry
Series
The Crossover (1)
Barcode
310
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

by Dana Alison Levy
Paperback, 2015
Tags
FAMILIES, JUVENILE, LGBTQIA, tween, middle school, 8 - 12 years, gay parents, FICTION, grades 4 - 7, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
The Family Fletcher (1)
Barcode
260
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

El Deafo

by Cece Bell
Paperback, 2014
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, hearing, memoir, graphic novel, deafness, MIDDLE GRADES, friendship, 8 - 12 years
Barcode
312
Status
Available
Call number
362.4

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli
Paperback, 2016
Tags
LGBTQIA, TEEN, romance, bullying, 12 - 18 years
Series
Simonverse (1)
Barcode
515
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

March: Book Two

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2015
Tags
TEEN, JUSTICE, civil rights, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., graphic novel, Segregation, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, ADULT, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
March (2)
Barcode
125
Status
Available
Call number
328.73

March: Book Two

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2015
Tags
TEEN, civil rights, JUSTICE, John Lewis, Segregation, Martin Luther King Jr., graphic novel, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, ADULT
Series
March (2)
Barcode
1325
Status
Available
Call number
328.73

Melissa (Previously Published as George)

by Alex Gino
Paperback, 2022
Tags
LGBTQIA, transgender, grades 4 - 6, chapter book, MIDDLE GRADES, GENDER, gender identity
Barcode
2069
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, biography, PICTURE BOOK, Segregation, artist, photography, racism, notable people, grades 1 - 4
Barcode
244
Status
Available
Call number
770.89

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

by Margarita Engle
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, Cuba, drums, feminism, gender equality, GENDER, music
Barcode
1297
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Hired Girl

by Laura Amy Schlitz
Paperback, 2017
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, RELIGION, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, MIDDLE GRADES, Judaism
Barcode
1500
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, ADULT
Barcode
893
Status
Available
Call number
305.800973

All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, FICTION, TEEN, police brutality, racism, protest
Barcode
956
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, police brutality, racism, activism, protest
Barcode
2006
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, 1)

by Zoraida Córdova
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
LATINX, LGBTQIA, WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, TEEN, FICTION, fantasy, bruja, queer, bisexuality, magic — 1 more, banned book
Series
Brooklyn Brujas (1)
Barcode
1868
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

by Thi Bui
Paperback, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, memoir, graphic memoir, ADULT, NON-FICTION, Vietnam, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Parenting
Barcode
853
Status
Available
Call number
973.0495920092

The Lines We Cross

by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
TEEN, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Australia, 12 - 17 years
Barcode
199
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, FICTION, racism, police brutality, 14 and up, JUSTICE
Series
THUG (1)
Barcode
316
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Hate U Give Movie Tie-in Edition

by Angie Thomas
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, FICTION, racism, police brutality, 14 and up, JUSTICE
Series
THUG (1)
Barcode
712
Status
Checked out
Call number
813.6

Where Will I Live?

by Rosemary McCarney
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, PICTURE BOOK, empathy, 4 - 8 years, DIVERSITY
Barcode
778
Status
Available
Call number
362.87

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
bisexuality, LGBTQIA, science fiction, TEEN, 13 and up
Series
They Both Die at the End (1)
Barcode
609
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The First Rule of Punk

by Celia C. Perez
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LATINX, social protest, rock, punk rock, skateboarding, non-conformity, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 9 - 13 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
736
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Flowers for Sarajevo

by John McCutcheon
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, 7 - 10 years
Barcode
983
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Not Quite Narwhal

by Jessie Sima
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LGBTQIA, DIVERSITY, Voices for Trans Youth, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years
Series
Not Quite Narwhal and Friends (1)
Barcode
578
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter

by Mark Gonzales
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LATINX, Muslim, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, RELIGION, WOMEN AND GIRLS
Barcode
829
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter

by Mark Gonzales
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LATINX, Muslim, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, RELIGION, WOMEN AND GIRLS
Barcode
844
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)

by Tomi Adeyemi
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
TEEN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, fantasy, WOMEN AND GIRLS, West Africa, series, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, Africa
Series
Legacy of Orïsha (1)
Barcode
122
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)

by Tomi Adeyemi
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
TEEN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, fantasy, WOMEN AND GIRLS, West Africa, series, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, Africa
Series
Legacy of Orïsha (1)
Barcode
372
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

by Dashka Slater
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
TEEN, LGBTQIA, JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, hate crime
Barcode
261
Status
Available
Call number
364.15

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, 12 and up, Social issues, Family Life, TEEN
Barcode
930
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, 12 and up, Social issues, Family Life, TEEN, FAMILIES, loss, loss of sibling
Barcode
1471
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Wishtree

by Katherine Applegate
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, MIDDLE GRADES, discrimination, community, trees, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1917
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Patina (Track)

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, middle school, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 10 and up, Diverse characters, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
Track Series (2)
Barcode
1452
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, WOMEN AND GIRLS, racism, white supremacy, black lives matter, ADULT, Activism, NON-FICTION
Barcode
848
Status
Available
Call number
323.092

Illegal

by Eoin Colfer
Paperback, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, graphic novel, Africa, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN
Barcode
621
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation (Pantheon Graphic Library)

by Anne Frank
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, RELIGION, TEEN, graphic memoir, Judaism, Holocaust, grade 8 and up, biography
Barcode
1199
Status
Available
Call number
940.53

Front Desk

by Kelly Yang
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, JUVENILE, grades 3 - 7, FICTION, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
Front Desk (1)
Barcode
617
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Drawn Together

by Minh Lê
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
FAMILIES, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, own voices, Vietnamese, art, artist, illustration, grandparents — 2 more, connection, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1275
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

My Year in the Middle

by Lila Quintero Weaver
Paperback, 2020
Tags
LATINX, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, running, racism, activism, Argentina
Barcode
1848
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Julián Is a Mermaid

by Jessica Love
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
gender roles, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, GENDER, Voices for Trans Youth
Series
Julián (1)
Barcode
580
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Other Words for Home

by Jasmine Warga
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, verse, Syria, 8 - 12 years, grades 3 - 7, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1144
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Jasmine Warga
Paperback, 2021
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, verse, Syria, 8 - 12 years, grades 3 - 7, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2033
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

by Susan Hood
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, biography, 4 - 8 years
Barcode
1095
Status
Available
Call number
305.4

The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, 5 - 8 years
Barcode
382
Status
Available
Call number
813

The Cardboard Kingdom

by Chad Sell
Paperback, 2018
Tags
DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, LATINX, GENDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, graphic novel, MIDDLE GRADES, grades 4 - 7
Series
The Cardboard Kingdom (1)
Barcode
993
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

Harbor Me

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, DIVERSITY, FAMILIES, incarcerated parent, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 10 - 14 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
613
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Harbor Me

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, DIVERSITY, FAMILIES, incarcerated parent, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 10 - 14 years, MIDDLE GRADES, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1824
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Dreamers

by Yuyi Morales
CD audiobook, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years
Barcode
409
Status
Available
Call number
818.603
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