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Lost and Found Cat, the True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible Journey
This picture book, by Doug Kuntz and Amy Shrodes and illustrated by Sue Cornelison, is the incredible true story of a cat who was separated from his family while escaping the war in Iraq in 2015.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
David Adler shares the fascinating life and deeds of Harriet Tubman set in the historical context of the Abolitionist movement and the Civil War.
Blue Sky White Stars
This almost wordless picture book Blue Sky White Stars, written by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, celebrates the United States' heritage as reflected in the colors of the American flag.
Whirligig
Whirligig by Paul Fleischman is a journey of penance and redemption for seventeen-year-old Brent Bishop told non-linearly through multiple narrators...
If You Lived Here, Houses of the World
Take a trip around the world and through history visiting the homes of various peoples and cultures in this amazing picture book. Giles Laroche bas-relief, cut-paper collages illustrate typical dwellings...
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Claudia and her brother James run away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, someplace comfortable and lovely. After they take up residence in the museum...
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
This fantasy adventure tells of the travels of Edward Tulane, a china rabbit, who is the favorite toy of Abilene. Told from Edward’s point of view, the story follows Edward from his comfortable life to the mishap that sends him overboard the Queen Mary...
My Brothers’ Flying Machine, Wilbur, Orville and Me
This picture book, which is narrative nonfiction and informational text, highlights through text and illustrations the contributions of Katherine Wright to the work and inventions of her brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright. Katherine’s life is...
March, Book One
This award-winning graphic nonfiction book, part of a trilogy, is the autobiography of U. S. House of Representatives Congressman John Lewis. Told in flashbacks from the early days of his life in the 1930s to the 1960s, the book opens on the day of...
Bud, Not Buddy
This is a historical fiction novel, set in Michigan during the Great Depression. Bud is an orphan living in Flint whose only clue to his father is a few pictures and rocks his mother left him. After being placed in an abusive foster family, Bud runs away.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
This historical fiction novel is set in the 1980s, with flashbacks to the 1940s. As an adult, Henry, a Chinese-American visiting the Panama Hotel in Seattle, comes across some belongings of Japanese-American families who were sent to internment camps...