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One by Kathryn Otoshi One Otoshi, Kathryn
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 to-read, awarded, identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/03 view activity »
Photographic by Isabel Quintero Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide Quintero, Isabel *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, biography-memoir, graphic-comic-jou..., identity-psd-coho..., latinx-non-fiction, migration-stories, sequential-art-co..., ya-comics, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/03 view activity »
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Sánchez, Erika L.
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., inclusion-mental-..., latinx-ya-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/02 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 »
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Krik? Krak! Danticat, Edwidge
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, caribbean, short-stories     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 House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros The House on Mango Street Cisneros, Sandra
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, cultivating-genius, latinx-adult-ya-f..., modern-classic, short-stories     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
My Name Is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams My Name Is Sangoel Williams, Karen Lynn
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 to-read, awarded, cultivating-genius, migration-stories, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Kimmerer, Robin Wall
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 read, awarded, indigenous-us-non...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
Palestine by Joe Sacco Palestine Sacco, Joe
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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller When You Trap a Tiger Keller, Tae *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-middle-grade, awarded, mg-fiction, migration-stories, newbery-medal     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi Punching the Air Zoboi, Ibi *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, prison-reform-ya, ya-fiction, ya-poetry     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/20 view activity »
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom We Are Water Protectors Lindstrom, Carole *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, caldecott, identity-psd-coho..., indigenous-us-pic..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/07 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 »
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 »
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña Carmela Full of Wishes de la Pena, Matt *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, latinx-picture-book, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/13 view activity »
Wilder Girls by Rory Power Wilder Girls Power, Rory *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, lgbtq-ya, sci-fi-and-or-fan..., white-lgbtq, ya-fiction     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 »
Magnificent Homespun Brown by Samara Cole Doyon Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration Doyon, Samara Cole
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/08 view activity »
When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff When Aidan Became A Brother Lukoff, Kyle
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, lgbtq-picture-books, stonewall-yalsa     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/08 view activity »
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender Hurricane Child Callender, Kacen
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, lgbtq-ya, mg-fiction, stonewall-yalsa, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/08 view activity »
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Great Believers Makkai, Rebecca *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., adult-hs-fiction, andrew-carnegie-a..., awarded, historical, lgbtq-adult, national-book-award, stonewall-adult, white-lgbtq     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/07 view activity »
In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Sáenz In Perfect Light Sáenz, Benjamin Alire *
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 read, awarded, latinx-adult-ya-f..., lgbtq-adult, migration-stories     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/06 view activity »
Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club Sáenz, Benjamin Alire *
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, latinx-adult-ya-f..., lgbtq-adult, short-stories, stonewall-adult     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/06 view activity »
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham A Home at the End of the World Cunningham, Michael *
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, lgbtq-adult, stonewall-adult, white-lgbtq     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/06 view activity »
The Hours by Michael Cunningham The Hours Cunningham, Michael *
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, lgbtq-adult, modern-classic, stonewall-adult, white-lgbtq     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/06 view activity »
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta The Black Flamingo Atta, Dean *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., andrew-carnegie-a..., awarded, lgbtq-ya, stonewall-yalsa, ya-fiction, ya-novel-in-verse     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/06 view activity »
We Are Little Feminists by Archaa Shrivastav We Are Little Feminists: Families Shrivastav, Archaa
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, educators-activis..., feminism, picture-book, stonewall-yalsa     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/26 view activity »
Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Beetle & the Hollowbones (The Beetle Books, #1) Layne, Aliza *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, lgbtq-ya, mg-fiction, stonewall-yalsa, ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/26 view activity »
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson You Should See Me in a Crown Johnson, Leah *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, inclusion-mental-..., lgbtq-ya, stonewall-yalsa, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/26 view activity »


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