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Danza! by Duncan Tonatiuh Danza!: Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, music, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, awarded, latinx-picture-book, pura-belpre-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Tonatiuh, Duncan
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, identity-psd-coho..., latinx-picture-book, picture-book, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
Booked by Kwame Alexander Booked (The Crossover, #2) Alexander, Kwame
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 read, awarded, mg-fiction, national-book-award, ya-fiction, ya-novel-in-verse     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/21 view activity »
Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets Alexander, Kwame
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 view activity »
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander The Undefeated Alexander, Kwame
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 read, awarded, caldecott, coretta-scott-kin..., national-book-award, newbery-medal, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 view activity »
The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer The Stuff of Stars Bauer, Marion Dane *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, children-mg-science, coretta-scott-kin..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon Fire in the Streets (The Rock and the River, #2) Magoon, Kekla *
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 read, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon The Rock and the River (The Rock and the River, #1) Magoon, Kekla *
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 read, awarded, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
Islandborn by Junot Díaz Islandborn Díaz, Junot
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, latinx-picture-book, picture-book, pura-belpre-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
They Call Me Güero by David Bowles They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems Bowles, David *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, latinx-adult-ya-f..., mg-fiction, pura-belpre-award, ya-fiction, ya-poetry     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
Lift as You Climb by Patricia Hruby Powell Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker Powell, Patricia Hruby *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, feminism, mg-non-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) Powell, Patricia Hruby *
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-non-fiction, music, picture-book, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Maillard, Kevin Noble
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, indigenous-us-pic..., picture-book, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/18 view activity »
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Dreamers Morales, Yuyi *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, biography-memoir, latinx-picture-book, picture-book, pura-belpre-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/18 view activity »
Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (People Who Shaped Our World, 6) Robeson, Teresa *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-non-fiction, biography-memoir, children-mg-science, feminism, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/18 view activity »
Dancing Hands by Margarita Engle Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln Engle, Margarita
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, biography-memoir, latinx-picture-book, music, picture-book, pura-belpre-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/18 view activity »
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson The Day You Begin Woodson, Jacqueline *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Brown Girl Dreaming Woodson, Jacqueline *
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, coretta-scott-kin..., national-book-award, newbery-medal, sibert-non-fictio...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Red at the Bone Woodson, Jacqueline *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., adult-hs-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson Another Brooklyn Woodson, Jacqueline *
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 read, historical, national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson Before the Ever After Woodson, Jacqueline *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Last Night I Sang to the Monster Sáenz, Benjamin Alire *
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 read, inclusion-mental-..., latinx-ya-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Sáenz, Benjamin Alire *
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 read, awarded, latinx-ya-fiction, lgbtq-ya, printz-award-ya, stonewall-yalsa, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Clap When You Land Acevedo, Elizabeth *
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 read, latinx-ya-fiction, ya-fiction, ya-novel-in-verse     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo With the Fire on High Acevedo, Elizabeth *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., latinx-ya-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Poet X Acevedo, Elizabeth *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., latinx-ya-fiction, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, pura-belpre-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith Rain Is Not My Indian Name Smith, Cynthia Leitich *
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 read, indigenous-us-fic..., ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña Last Stop on Market Street de la Pena, Matt *
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 read, newbery-medal     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Skloot, Rebecca *
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 read, ad-hs-science, adult-hs-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »


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