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Revolution in Our Time by Kekla Magoon Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People Magoon, Kekla *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., 2022-youth-media-..., awarded, coretta-scott-kin..., educators-activis..., historical, national-book-award, printz-award-ya, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2022/01/29 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Youth to Power by Jamie Margolin Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It Margolin, Jamie
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., educators-activis..., ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2021/01/05 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 »
We Will Not Be Silent by Russell Freedman We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler Freedman, Russell
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 to-read, awarded, historical, kirkus-prize, sibert-non-fictio..., ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Uprooted by Albert Marrin Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II Marrin, Albert
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 to-read, aapi-non-fiction, awarded, historical, sibert-non-fictio..., ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 Brimner, Larry Dane
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, mg-non-fiction, sibert-non-fictio..., ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality Boyce, Jo Ann Allen
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 to-read, 2017-2019-publica..., awarded, biography-memoir, mg-non-fiction, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/23 view activity »
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Hidden Figures Shetterly, Margot Lee *
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 to-read, children-mg-science, feminism, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/20 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 »
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 »
Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case Powell, Patricia Hruby *
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 to-read, 2020-21-22-public..., ya-non-fiction, ya-novel-in-verse     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/19 view activity »
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Gregory Mone The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Young Adult Edition Mone, Gregory *
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 to-read, ya-non-fiction, ya-science     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/14 view activity »
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh Fleming, Candace *
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 to-read, ya-non-fiction, ya-social-studies, yalsa-non-fiction...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/07 view activity »
The Cat I Never Named by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra
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 to-read, ya-non-fiction, ya-social-studies, yalsa-non-fiction...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/07 view activity »
You Call This Democracy? by Elizabeth Rusch You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People Rusch, Elizabeth *
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 to-read, ya-non-fiction, ya-social-studies, yalsa-non-fiction...     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/07 view activity »
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice Stevenson, Bryan
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 to-read, prison-reform-ya, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/06 view activity »
Stamped by Jason Reynolds Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Reynolds, Jason
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 to-read, ya-non-fiction     Karen Michele Burns 2020/12/06 view activity »


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