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Presents a picture book biography of Hall-of-Fame basketball player, Elgin Baylor from his childhood in Washington, D.C. to his professional career. Discusses how Baylor and his teammates on the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association boycotted places that practiced segregation when traveling for away games in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Presents a love letter to African American children everywhere reminding them and others that they matter, have always mattered, and will always matter.
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ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.
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Twelve-year-old Donte is the darker-skinned brother of Trey, which in his racist, mostly-white school has earned him the nickname Black Brother. When the captain of the school fencing team successfully frames him for something he didn't do, Donte is arrested and suspended from school. Joining a local youth center, Donte meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones and begins training to defeat his school bully and find courage to confront the racist system...
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Presents a picture book biography of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Discusses her early life, her start in writing poetry, and the difficulties she faced.
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Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother's boyfriend committed a terrible act, ten-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.
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Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2020] | First edition. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | On Shelf
Madison - Kids Easy 1 available E Recio |
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2020 | OverDrive | Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | English | Available Online
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text portray the Dominican Republic in all of its hues, from the cinnamon in cocoa to the blue black seen only in dreams.--
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Bellevue - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Talking Book E Recio
Edmondson Pike - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Talking Book E Recio
Hermitage - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Talking Book E Recio
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[2020] | Vox edition. | [Library Ideas, LLC] | 1 audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | Español | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Audiobook 1 available Talking Book E Recio Edmondson Pike - Kids Audiobook 1 available Talking Book E Recio Hermitage - Kids Audiobook 1 available Talking Book E Recio |
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Presents a colorful look at the Dominican Republic, with illustrations featuring Dominican people and culture in a splash of favorite Dominican colors--from blue-black ocean waves and dreams to the many colorful shades of people's skin, from the cinnamon in cocoa to rich mahogany.
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[2020] | First edition. | Neal Porter Books, Holiday House | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm | English |
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When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.
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When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Through this powerful and uplifting story, poet Jordan Scott uses his own experiences to reveal what it's like to be a child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in. Compassionate parents everywhere will recognize how they, too, can reconnect their children to the world...
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When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Through this powerful and uplifting story, poet Jordan Scott uses his own experiences to reveal what it's like to be a child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in. Compassionate parents everywhere will recognize how they, too, can reconnect their children to the world...
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Nine-year old Betita and her family fled Mexico for Los Angeles to escape the cartel wars in Mexico. When her beloved father is arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Mexico, Betita and her pregnant mother are left behind. Soon they too are detained in a family detention camp. Even while enduring the cruel and inhumane conditions of the camp, Betita discovers beauty in the poetry she creates and the community she and her...
14) Lift
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy 1 available
E Le
Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available
E Le
Inglewood - Kids Easy 1 available
E Le
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2020] | First edition. | Disney Hyperion | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy 1 available E Le Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available E Le Inglewood - Kids Easy 1 available E Le |
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2020 | OverDrive | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | English | Available Online
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From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
15) Mañanaland
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction 1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction 1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
Goodlettsville - Kids Fiction 1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2020. | First edition. | Scholastic Press | 247 pages ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Fiction 1 available JUV Fiction Ryan Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction 1 available JUV Fiction Ryan Goodlettsville - Kids Fiction 1 available JUV Fiction Ryan |
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2020 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Scholastic Inc | English | Available Online
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2020 | OverDrive | Scholastic Inc | English | Checked Out
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2020 | Scholastic Inc | English | Checked Out
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East - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
Madison - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
Main Library - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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[2020] | Unabridged. | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (5 hr., 1 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
East - Kids Audiobook 1 available Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan Madison - Kids Audiobook 1 available Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan Main Library - Kids Audiobook 1 available Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan |
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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
16) Mañanaland
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction 1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction 1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
Goodlettsville - Kids Fiction 1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
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2020. | First edition. | Scholastic Press | 247 pages ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Fiction 1 available JUV Fiction Ryan Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction 1 available JUV Fiction Ryan Goodlettsville - Kids Fiction 1 available JUV Fiction Ryan |
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2020 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Scholastic Inc | English | Available Online
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2020 | OverDrive | Scholastic Inc | English | Checked Out
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2020 | Scholastic Inc | English | Checked Out
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On Shelf
East - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
Madison - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
Main Library - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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[2020] | Unabridged. | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (5 hr., 1 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
East - Kids Audiobook 1 available Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan Madison - Kids Audiobook 1 available Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan Main Library - Kids Audiobook 1 available Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan |
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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
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Improbable, ridiculous remedies accumulate when there is gum stuck in your hair.
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Contains a collection of fifteen short stories about the Muslim holiday, Eid, and the themes around it such as hope, joy, and family. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
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Contains a collection of fifteen short stories about the Muslim holiday, Eid, and the themes around it such as hope, joy, and family. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
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Poems and collage art shows Ruth Ellen's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration. As the scenery changes from people working in fields to big cities and the curtain that separates the colored car is removed, Ruth Ellen and her family get glimpses of the freedom and opportunities they hope to find.