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The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer Coates, Ta-Nehisi
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., adult-hs-fiction, awarded     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/10 view activity »
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me Coates, Ta-Nehisi
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, alex-award, awarded, national-book-award     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/10 view activity »
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry Hair Love Cherry, Matthew A.
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/05 view activity »
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho Eyes that Kiss in the Corners Ho, Joanna
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-picture-book, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/05 view activity »
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) Charles, Tami *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/05 view activity »
Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk Sweetest Kulu Kalluk, Celina
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 read, awarded, indigenous-us-pic..., music, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/03 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 »
John Henry by Julius Lester John Henry Lester, Julius
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 read, mg-fiction, mythology-folklore, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/30 view activity »
Black Folktales by Julius Lester Black Folktales Lester, Julius
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 read, educators-activis..., mythology-folklore     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/30 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 »
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi How to Be an Antiracist Kendi, Ibram X. *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., adult-hs-non-fiction, educators-activis...     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 »
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 »
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại Inside Out & Back Again Lại, Thanhhà *
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 read, aapi-ya-fiction, awarded, mg-fiction, migration-stories, national-book-award, newbery-medal     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 »
March by John Lewis March: Book Three (March, #3) Lewis, John
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, mg-non-fiction, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
March by John Lewis March: Book Two (March, #2) Lewis, John
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, mg-non-fiction, ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
March by John Lewis March: Book One (March, #1) Lewis, John
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-non-fiction, ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin Your Place in the Universe Chin, Jason *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., children-mg-science, mg-non-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
We Are Grateful by Traci Sorell We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga Sorell, Traci *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, indigenous-us-pic..., music, picture-book, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
The Unwanted by Don Brown The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees: A Graphic Novel Brown, Don
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, mg-non-fiction, migration-stories, picture-book, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons Going Down Home with Daddy Lyons, Kelly Starling *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, caldecott, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Funny Bones by Duncan Tonatiuh Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, latinx-picture-book, mg-non-fiction, picture-book, visual-arts     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
Diego Rivera by Duncan Tonatiuh Diego Rivera: His World and Ours Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, latinx-picture-book, mg-fiction, picture-book, pura-belpre-award, visual-arts     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
Soldier for Equality by Duncan Tonatiuh Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, biography-memoir, mg-non-fiction, picture-book, pura-belpre-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
Undocumented by Duncan Tonatiuh Undocumented: A Worker's Fight Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., migration-stories, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »


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