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Bridges to Heal US by Erin Jones Bridges to Heal US: Stories and Strategies for Racial Healing Jones, Erin
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, educators-activis..., wa-state-author     Karen Michele Burns 2021/07/20 view activity »
Run by John Lewis Run: Book One Lewis, John
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, historical, mg-fiction, sequential-art-co..., ya-comics     Karen Michele Burns 2021/07/14 view activity »
Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad Black Boy Out of Time Ziyad, Hari *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, lgbtq-adult, lgbtq-ya, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/13 view activity »
Wild Visionary by Golan Y. Moskowitz Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context Moskowitz, Golan Y. *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, lgbtq-adult, lgbtq-ya, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/13 view activity »
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code by Joseph Bruchac Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story Bruchac, Joseph
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 to-read, biography-memoir, historical, indigenous-us-pic..., mg-non-fiction, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton A Stranger at Home Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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 to-read, biography-memoir, graphic-comic-jou..., historical, indigenous-canada..., mg-non-fiction, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton Fatty Legs: A True Story Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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 to-read, awarded, biography-memoir, historical, indigenous-canada..., mg-non-fiction, residential-schools, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton When I Was Eight Jordan-Fenton, Christy
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 to-read, awarded, biography-memoir, historical, indigenous-canada..., picture-book, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
Watch Me by Doyin Richards Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration Richards, Doyin
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, identity-psd-coho..., migration-stories, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed Mae Among the Stars Ahmed, Roda
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., biography-memoir, children-mg-science, identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis I Am Not a Number Dupuis, Jenny Kay
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 to-read, awarded, biography-memoir, identity-psd-coho..., indigenous-canada..., indigenous-canada..., mg-non-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/05 view activity »
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson When Stars Are Scattered Jamieson, Victoria
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When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson When Stars Are Scattered Jamieson, Victoria
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, biography-memoir, identity-psd-coho..., mg-non-fiction, sequential-art-co...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/05 view activity »
Photographic by Isabel Quintero Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide Quintero, Isabel *
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, biography-memoir, graphic-comic-jou..., identity-psd-coho..., latinx-non-fiction, migration-stories, sequential-art-co..., ya-comics, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/03 view activity »
Turning Pages by Sonia Sotomayor Turning Pages: My Life Story Sotomayor, Sonia
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 to-read, biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, feminism, mg-non-fiction, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/25 view activity »
Becoming by Michelle Obama Becoming: Adapted for Younger Readers Obama, Michelle *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, feminism, mg-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/25 view activity »
Poet by Don Tate Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Tate, Don *
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 read, awarded, biography-memoir, cultivating-genius, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/25 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 »
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 Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell The Freedom Writers Diary Gruwell, Erin
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, bipoc-interest-wh..., cultivating-genius, educators-activis..., reading-literacy     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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Code Talker by Chester Nez Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII Nez, Chester
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, historical, indigenous-us-non..., residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/03/21 view activity »
Standing on Her Shoulders by Monica Clark-Robinson Standing on Her Shoulders Clark-Robinson, Monica *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, feminism, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/03/10 view activity »
This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges This Is Your Time Bridges, Ruby
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., biography-memoir, historical, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/02/09 view activity »
Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High Beals, Melba Pattillo
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, biography-memoir, educators-activis..., historical, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/10 view activity »
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood Coates, Ta-Nehisi
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 to-read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, biography-memoir     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/10 view activity »
Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots Jerkins, Morgan *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-non-fiction, biography-memoir, educators-activis..., feminism, migration-stories     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/03 view activity »


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