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Revolution in Our Time by Kekla Magoon Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People Magoon, Kekla *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., 2022-youth-media-..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., educators-activis..., historical, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2022/01/29 view activity »
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Last Night at the Telegraph Club Lo, Malinda *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., 2022-youth-media-..., aapi-adult-hs-fic..., aapi-ya-fiction, asian-pacific-ame..., awarded, historical, lgbtq-ya, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, stonewall-yalsa, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2022/01/29 view activity »
Run by John Lewis Run: Book One Lewis, John
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, historical, mg-fiction, sequential-art-co..., ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2021/07/14 view activity »
Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago Home to Medicine Mountain Santiago, Chiori
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 to-read, awarded, historical, indigenous-us-pic..., picture-book, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/16 view activity »
Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos Planet Earth Is Blue Panteleakos, Nicole *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., children-mg-science, historical, inclusion-mental-..., white-inclusion-m...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/13 view activity »
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Indian Horse Wagamese, Richard
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, historical, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
Unstoppable by Art Coulson Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) Coulson, Art *
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 to-read, historical, indigenous-us-non..., indigenous-us-pic..., mg-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code by Joseph Bruchac Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story Bruchac, Joseph
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 to-read, biography-memoir, historical, indigenous-us-pic..., mg-non-fiction, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton A Stranger at Home Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton Fatty Legs: A True Story Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton When I Was Eight Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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Not My Girl by Christy Jordan-Fenton Not My Girl Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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Stolen Words by Melanie Florence Stolen Words Florence, Melanie *
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I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe I Lost My Talk Joe, Rita
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When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson When We Were Alone Robertson, David A. *
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Arctic Stories by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak Arctic Stories Kusugak, Michael Arvaarluk
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Phyllis's Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad Phyllis's Orange Shirt Webstad, Phyllis
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., historical, indigenous-canada..., picture-book, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
Freedom's Journal by Jacqueline Bacon Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper Bacon, Jacqueline
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, bipoc-interest-wh..., cultivating-genius, historical     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/25 view activity »
Poet by Don Tate Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Tate, Don *
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/25 view activity »
Eight Days by Edwidge Danticat Eight Days: A Story of Haiti Danticat, Edwidge
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 to-read, caribbean, cultivating-genius, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/24 view activity »
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) Angelou, Maya
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., cultivating-genius, feminism, historical, modern-classic     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, educators-activis..., historical     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame by Supriya Kelkar Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame Kelkar, Supriya *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-middle-grade, aapi-ya-fiction, historical, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar Ahimsa Kelkar, Supriya *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-middle-grade, aapi-ya-fiction, historical, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Pachinko Lee, Min Jin
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-adult-hs-fic..., adult-hs-fiction, awarded, historical, national-book-award     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/06 view activity »
Code Talker by Chester Nez Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII Nez, Chester
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, historical, indigenous-us-non..., residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/03/21 view activity »
Standing on Her Shoulders by Monica Clark-Robinson Standing on Her Shoulders Clark-Robinson, Monica *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, feminism, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/03/10 view activity »
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride The Good Lord Bird McBride, James *
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, historical, national-book-award     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/24 view activity »
This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges This Is Your Time Bridges, Ruby
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/09 view activity »
Exquisite by Suzanne Slade Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Slade, Suzanne *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/09 view activity »


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