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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He's in special ed, separated from the "normal" kids at school who don't have any "issues." That's enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.) When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts...
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Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize Winner of the 2022 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Finalist for the 2022 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction An uncanny literary thriller addressing the painful legacy of lynching in the US, by the author of Telephone Percival Everett's The Trees is a page-turner that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives...
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Learn about the landmark Supreme Court Case that ended legal segregation! Explore the historical context and outcome of Brown v. Board of Education. This 32-page nonfiction book covers difficult topics like discrimination in an easy-to-follow way. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning to explore slavery, segregation, and other serious subjects in U.S. history. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging...
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39 Lessons for Black Boys & Girls is a series of affirmations and lessons that promote self-esteem, education, justice and wisdom among Black children of all ages. This book is also a great kick-starter for in-depth conversations about race with boys and girls of all ethnicities.
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"Äh, was ist denn das? Das sind doch die Terroristen aus dem Fernsehen!" – ruft Sjoko aus der 9. Klasse, als er Iqbal und seinen kleinen Bruder Tariq im Schulhof sieht. Es ist der Tag nach dem großen Knall, der die Erde im nördlichen Teil der Stadt zum Beben brachte. Iqbal war noch nie gut in Physik, aber mithilfe von Tariq und Radiergummifusseln, Kleber und einer Handvoll Tannennadeln kommt trotzdem mehr Schwung in den Physikversuch als geplant.Über...
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Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed "Paradise". But the rise of antisemitic fascist...
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A war from far across the ocean washed up onto our new country's shore.
I wish that I could skip this chapter of the story, darling. Just as you may want to skip parts of your own life story in time. But, you see, one mustn't do that. You need to know your darkness to know your light.
And I can see so much light in you.
So I'll keep going through the dark.
Framed as a conversation between a grandmother and the reader, Shizue's Path follows...
8) Abandoned
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THEIR LIVES HANG…
Despair.
The feeling when you're broken. When they've gotten to you. When those closest are hurting you.
That's what surrounds Hala.
Her brother doesn't remember who he is.
He doesn't remember who Hala is.
He doesn't remember anything.
He's under the control of the government.
Hala struggles to see hope, to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But every time she tries, she gets punished. But she can't back down. Not when everyone...
9) Call Me Al
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English
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In this middle-grade novel, eighth-grade student Ali Khan finds that writing poetry-first about his crush, then about what it means to be an immigrant and the anti-Muslim racism around him-helps him discover who he truly is. To find your place in the world, first, you need to find your voice.
Ali is an eighth-grade kid with a lot going on.
Between the pressure from his immigrant parents to ace every class, his crush on Melissa, who lives in the...
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That's Diversity! A Caring Classroom Picturebook is a beautifully written and colorfully illustrated children's picture book about diversity and social inclusivity in the classroom and at school. This book shows what tolerance, respect and kindness look like in a classroom environment to create a welcoming place for all. Help your child understand the meaning of diversity and how all children have differences including race, culture and ability, but...
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2024.
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English
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"When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call and the only one on the property at the time of death. As far as the state is concerned, it's an open and shut case. Jack Lee, born and raised in Freeman County, knows that every man deserves a solid defense and agrees to...
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A best-selling author investigates the causes of the twentieth century's deadliest race riot and how its legacy has scarred and shaped a community over the past eight decades.
On a warm night in May 1921, thousands of whites, many deputized by the local police, swarmed through the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing scores of blacks, looting, and ultimately burning the neighborhood to the ground. In the aftermath, as many as 300 were dead,...
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Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of the early twentieth century. Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of the early twentieth century. Born in 1876, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, and goddaughter of Queen Victoria....
14) Needle
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Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for young people in this riveting teen drama. A powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager's journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system from award-winning author Patrice Lawrence. Charlene is a demon knitter. It's the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she's really good at. So when her foster...
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The award-winning look at an ugly aspect of American racism by the bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, reissued with a new preface by the author In this groundbreaking work, sociologist James W. Loewen, author of the classic bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, brings to light decades of hidden racial exclusion in America. In a provocative, sweeping analysis of American residential patterns, Loewen uncovers the thousands of "sundown towns"-almost...
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Blues and Yellows just don't mix, and that's how it's always been. No one remembers why. But then comes the day Midnight Blue takes a tumble along the road. His friends Navy and Powder Blue don't even stop to help! It's only when a Yellow comes along that everything changes forever.
This creative story is sure to prompt rich conversations, encouraging new ways of seeing our neighbors and ourselves. A note for parents and educators is included.
17) Hometown
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Border Baker thinks he's perfectly content in New Mexico, his home for the last three years. But when his father inherits his childhood home in Minnesota and decides to move them again, Border feels he's being held prisoner and force-fed a hometown. People in the town haven't forgotten that his dad fled to Canada rather than serve in the Army in Vietnam, and Border becomes a target of their simmering resentment.
18) Caleb's Wars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A powerful novel about growing up black on the World War II home front in the Jim Crow South. Caleb lives in a world at war. War news is on everyone's mind, and Caleb's older brother, Randall, is likely to be sent overseas. The presence of German POWs in Caleb's rural Georgia community is a constant reminder of what's happening in Europe. Locked in a power struggle with his domineering father and fighting to keep both his temper and his self-respect...
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ALL IT TAKES…Shame.That's what Tarek and his family have to live with. They don't belong in Myanmar. He and the other Rohingya are parasites. They're foreigners, unwanted.At least, that's what the government wants everyone to believe.But Tarek's family can't leave the life they struggled to build for themselves. Myanmar is their rightful home. Even if they have to live with the ridicule and discrimination, at least they have a home. At least they...
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The Elephant and the Mouse is a delightful children's tale about judging and underestimating others based on appearances or without knowing someone.An elephant is afraid of mice, but when the two finally meet face to face, they find out they have more in common than they realise, transforming them into friends.This charming story written by Stephanie O'Connor will capture any child's imagination. It has been created sensitively to enable your child...
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