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The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney The Little Mermaid Pinkney, Jerry
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., mythology-folklore, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/30 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 »
Trauma Stewardship by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others Lipsky, Laura Van Dernoot
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, educators-activis..., inclusion-mental-...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/29 view activity »
Stamped (For Kids) by Jason Reynolds Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You Reynolds, Jason
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., mg-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/29 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 »
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 »
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 »
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhhà Lại Butterfly Yellow Lại, Thanhhà *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-ya-fiction, awarded, migration-stories, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại Listen, Slowly Lại, Thanhhà *
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 to-read, aapi-ya-fiction, awarded, mg-fiction, migration-stories     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 »
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Hudson, Wade
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, mg-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Black Enough by Ibi Zoboi Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America Zoboi, Ibi *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, lgbtq-ya, short-stories, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3) Williams-Garcia, Rita
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 to-read, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2) Williams-Garcia, Rita
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 to-read, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) Williams-Garcia, Rita
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 to-read, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., mg-fiction, newbery-medal     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina Mango, Abuela, and Me Medina, Meg *
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 to-read, awarded, latinx-picture-book, picture-book, pura-belpre-award     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away Medina, Meg *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., latinx-picture-book, picture-book     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 »
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye The Turtle of Oman Nye, Naomi Shihab
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 to-read, arab-american-boo..., awarded, mg-fiction, middle-east, migration-stories, 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.
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 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.
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 read, awarded, bipoc-interest-wh..., historical, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/27 view activity »


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