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Watercress by Andrea Wang Watercress Wang, Andrea *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., 2022-youth-media-..., aapi-picture-book, asian-pacific-ame..., awarded, caldecott, newbery-medal, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2022/02/04 view activity »
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Last Night at the Telegraph Club Lo, Malinda *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., 2022-youth-media-..., aapi-adult-hs-fic..., aapi-ya-fiction, asian-pacific-ame..., awarded, historical, lgbtq-ya, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, stonewall-yalsa, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2022/01/29 view activity »
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Boulley, Angeline *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., 2022-youth-media-..., adult-hs-fiction, american-indian-y..., awarded, indigenous-us-fic..., mystery-thriller, printz-award-ya, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/10/11 view activity »
The Amazing You! by Damaris Ibrahim The Amazing You! Ibrahim, Damaris
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., children-mg-science, mg-non-fiction, wa-state-author     Karen Michele Burns 2021/10/11 view activity »
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater The 57 Bus Slater, Dashka *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, bipoc-interest-wh..., inclusion-mental-..., lgbtq-ya, prison-reform-ya, stonewall-yalsa, white-inclusion-m..., white-lgbtq, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/09/13 view activity »
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 »
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Indian Horse Wagamese, Richard
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, historical, residential-schools     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/12 view activity »
The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad The Proudest Blue Muhammad, Ibtihaj
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero My Papi Has a Motorcycle Quintero, Isabel *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., latinx-picture-book, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
You Matter by Christian Robinson You Matter Robinson, Christian
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., identity-psd-coho..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
Change Sings by Amanda Gorman Change Sings: a Children's Anthem Gorman, Amanda
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., identity-psd-coho..., music, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
Raven by Gerald McDermott Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest McDermott, Gerald
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 read, awarded, bipoc-interest-wh..., identity-psd-coho..., mythology-folklore, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/06 view activity »
Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You Sotomayor, Sonia
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., inclusion-mental-..., latinx-picture-book, picture-book, schneider-family-...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/05 view activity »
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal Alma and How She Got Her Name Martinez-Neal, Juana *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, identity-psd-coho..., latinx-picture-book, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/03 view activity »
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2) Sáenz, Benjamin Alire *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., latinx-ya-fiction, lgbtq-ya, ya-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/06/02 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 »
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Krik? Krak! Danticat, Edwidge
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, caribbean, short-stories     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/24 view activity »
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) Angelou, Maya
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 read, adult-hs-non-fiction, awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., cultivating-genius, feminism, historical, modern-classic     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros The House on Mango Street Cisneros, Sandra
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, awarded, cultivating-genius, latinx-adult-ya-f..., modern-classic, short-stories     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 »
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison God Help the Child Morrison, Toni
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 read, adult-hs-fiction, cultivating-genius     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Kimmerer, Robin Wall
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 read, awarded, indigenous-us-non...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/22 view activity »
Palestine by Joe Sacco Palestine Sacco, Joe
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The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh Kelkar, Supriya *
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-picture-book, picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller When You Trap a Tiger Keller, Tae *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., aapi-middle-grade, awarded, mg-fiction, migration-stories, newbery-medal     Karen Michele Burns 2021/05/03 view activity »
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom We Are Water Protectors Lindstrom, Carole *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., awarded, caldecott, identity-psd-coho..., indigenous-us-pic..., picture-book     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/07 view activity »
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Pachinko Lee, Min Jin
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 read, 2017-2019-publica..., aapi-adult-hs-fic..., adult-hs-fiction, awarded, historical, national-book-award     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/06 view activity »
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Vanishing Half Bennett, Brit *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/06 view activity »
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom Gyasi, Yaa *
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 read, 2020-21-22-public..., adult-hs-fiction, inclusion-mental-...     Karen Michele Burns 2021/04/06 view activity »


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