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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 »
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams Genesis Begins Again Alicia D Williams *
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 to-read, awarded, kirkus-prize, mg-fiction, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 view activity »
New Kid by Jerry Craft New Kid (New Kid #1) Craft, Jerry *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction, newbery-medal, ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 view activity »
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop by Alice Faye Duncan Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 Duncan, Alice Faye *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 view activity »
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson Let the Children March Clark-Robinson, Monica *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 view activity »
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Shetterly, Margot Lee *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, children-mg-science, coretta-scott-kin..., feminism, 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 »
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon How It Went Down Magoon, Kekla *
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 to-read, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., 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 »
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon The Season of Styx Malone Magoon, Kekla *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson The Parker Inheritance Johnson, Varian
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome Finding Langston Cline-Ransome, Lesa *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
A Few Red Drops by Claire Hartfield A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Hartfield, Claire *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., ya-non-fiction, ya-social-studies     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 »
Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky by David Bowles Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico Bowles, David *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, indigenous-mexico, latinx-non-fiction, mythology-folklore, ya-non-fiction     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 »
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 »
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 »
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) Hernandez, Carlos
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, inclusion-mental-..., latinx-ya-fiction, mg-fiction, mythology-folklore, pura-belpre-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/18 view activity »
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Connor, Leslie
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, inclusion-mental-..., mg-fiction, national-book-award, schneider-family-...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/17 view activity »
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender King and the Dragonflies Callender, Kacen
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/17 view activity »
The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X Payne, Les
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, national-book-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/17 view activity »
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay Patron Saints of Nothing Ribay, Randy
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-ya-fiction, andrew-carnegie-a..., awarded, national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/17 view activity »
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Pet (Pet, #1) Emezi, Akwaeke *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, lambda-children-s-ya, lgbtq-ya, national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/17 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 »
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas On the Come Up Thomas, Angie *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., music, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) Thomas, Angie *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., national-book-award, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/15 view activity »


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