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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 »
Road Allowance Era (A Girl Called Echo) by Katherena Vermette Road Allowance Era (A Girl Called Echo) (Volume 4) Vermette, Katherena *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., historical, indigenous-canada..., ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/20 view activity »
Northwest Resistance by Katherena Vermette Northwest Resistance (A Girl Called Echo, Volume 3) Vermette, Katherena *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., historical, indigenous-canada..., ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/20 view activity »
Red River Resistance by Katherena Vermette Red River Resistance (A Girl Called Echo, #2) Vermette, Katherena *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., historical, indigenous-canada..., ya-comics, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/20 view activity »
Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette Pemmican Wars (A Girl Called Echo, #1) Vermette, Katherena *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., historical, indigenous-canada..., ya-comics, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/20 view activity »
The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga The Book of Not Dangarembga, Tsitsi
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, feminism, historical, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/12 view activity »
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga This Mournable Body Dangarembga, Tsitsi
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-fiction, awarded, feminism, historical     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/12 view activity »
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga Nervous Conditions Dangarembga, Tsitsi
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, feminism, historical     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/12 view activity »
Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High Beals, Melba Pattillo
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, biography-memoir, educators-activis..., historical, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/10 view activity »
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper Copper Sun Draper, Sharon M. *
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 to-read, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., historical, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/05 view activity »
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say Grandfather's Journey Say, Allen
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 read, awarded, caldecott, historical, migration-stories, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/03 view activity »
This Is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration Woodson, Jacqueline *
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 read, awarded, historical, migration-stories, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/03 view activity »
Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 Kendi, Ibram X. *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, educators-activis..., historical     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/29 view activity »
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Kendi, Ibram X. *
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, educators-activis..., historical, national-book-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/29 view activity »
The Awakening of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz The Awakening of Malcolm X Shabazz, Ilyasah
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, historical, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Growing Up X by Ilyasah Shabazz Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X Shabazz, Ilyasah
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, historical     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Malcolm Little by Ilyasah Shabazz Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X Shabazz, Ilyasah
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 read, biography-memoir, historical, mg-non-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz Betty Before X Shabazz, Ilyasah
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., historical, mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
X by Ilyasah Shabazz X Shabazz, Ilyasah
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 to-read, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., historical, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina Burn Baby Burn Medina, Meg *
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 to-read, awarded, historical, kirkus-prize, latinx-ya-fiction, national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson Ashes (Seeds of America, #3) Laurie Halse Anderson *
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 to-read, bipoc-interest-wh..., historical, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson Forge (Seeds of America, #2) Laurie Halse Anderson *
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 read, bipoc-interest-wh..., historical, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Chains (Seeds of America, #1) Laurie Halse Anderson *
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 read, awarded, bipoc-interest-wh..., historical, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson The Kingdom on the Waves (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #2) Anderson, M.T.
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 read, awarded, bipoc-interest-wh..., historical, printz-award-ya, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1) Anderson, M.T.
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 read, awarded, bipoc-interest-wh..., historical, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
We Will Not Be Silent by Russell Freedman We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler Freedman, Russell
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 to-read, awarded, historical, kirkus-prize, sibert-non-fictio..., ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Uprooted by Albert Marrin Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II Marrin, Albert
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 to-read, aapi-non-fiction, awarded, historical, sibert-non-fictio..., ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Sachiko by Caren Stelson Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story Stelson, Caren *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-non-fiction, awarded, biography-memoir, historical, mg-non-fiction, national-book-award, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Walking with the Wind by John Lewis Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement Lewis, John
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, biography-memoir, historical     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis The Journey of Little Charlie Curtis, Christopher Paul
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., historical, mg-fiction, national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/17 view activity »


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