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The Poetry of Phyllis Wheatley by Phyllis Wheatley The Poetry of Phyllis Wheatley Wheatley, Phyllis
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 to-read, ad-hs-poetry, cultivating-genius     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 »
Little Things Are Big by Jesús Colón Little Things Are Big Colón, Jesús
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, short-stories, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
How to Be Black by Baratunde R. Thurston How to Be Black Thurston, Baratunde R.
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, cultivating-genius, educators-activis...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane by Gucci Mane The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Mane, Gucci
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, music     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 »
Leontyne Price by Carole Boston Weatherford Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century Weatherford, Carole Boston
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 to-read, cultivating-genius, mg-non-fiction, music, picture-book     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 »
Bindu's Bindis by Supriya Kelkar Bindu's Bindis Kelkar, Supriya *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-picture-book, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar That Thing about Bollywood Kelkar, Supriya *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-middle-grade, aapi-ya-fiction, mg-fiction, music, sci-fi-and-or-fan..., ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 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 »
American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar American as Paneer Pie Kelkar, Supriya *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-middle-grade, aapi-ya-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
Born Ready by Jodie Patterson Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope Patterson, Jodie
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, lgbtq-non-fiction, lgbtq-picture-books, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
We Are Still Here! by Traci Sorell We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know Sorell, Traci *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., educators-activis..., indigenous-us-pic..., mg-non-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
Booked by Kwame Alexander Booked Alexander, Kwame
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., mg-fiction, ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson Becoming Muhammad Ali Patterson, James *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, bipoc-interest-wh..., mg-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander The Crossover Alexander, Kwame
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., ya-comics, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander How to Read a Book Alexander, Kwame
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., picture-book, reading-literacy     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
Light For The World To See by Kwame Alexander Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope Alexander, Kwame
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., ad-hs-poetry     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/27 view activity »
The Whiskey of Our Discontent by Quraysh Ali Lansana The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent Lansana, Quraysh Ali
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., ad-hs-poetry, adult-hs-non-fiction, educators-activis..., feminism     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/20 view activity »
I'm in Seattle, Where Are You? by Mortada Gzar I'm in Seattle, Where Are You? : A Memoir Gzar, Mortada
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, lgbtq-adult, migration-stories, wa-state-author     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/20 view activity »
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Hannah-Jones, Nikole
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/20 view activity »
Heart of Fire by Mazie K. Hirono Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story Hirono, Mazie K.
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 to-read, aapi-adult-hs-non..., aapi-non-fiction, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, migration-stories, wa-state-author     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/20 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 »
Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power Burn Our Bodies Down Power, Rory *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., lgbtq-ya, mystery-thriller, white-lgbtq, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/09 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 »
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 »
No Way, They Were Gay? by Lee Wind No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves Wind, Lee *
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 to-read, lgbtq-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/02 view activity »


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