Showing 201–250 of 280 titles
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Samir and Yonatan
When Samir, a Palestinian boy, enters an Israeli hospital for surgery, the initial fear and antagonism he feels is mitigated by his bond with Yonatan, an Israeli. Their relationship grows as they face their own physical and emotional trials.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780439135047
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Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
Turner reveals the thrilling life of twelfth-century samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, the bloody feud between his family and the Taira clan, and his undoing by the political machinations of his brother.- Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Older
- ISBN: 9781580895842
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
The handsome biography of Afro-Puerto Rican Schomburg introduces his efforts to collect and correct the history of the contributions of “Africa's sons and daughters.”- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9780763680466
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Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley
In 1864, the H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. It then vanished. For 131 years, the Hunley's fate remained a mystery. Walker has crafted a seamless account of historical and scientific sleuthing to reveal the secrets of the Hunley and her crew, all the while demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of the problem-solving process in our modern world. Walker combines the drama of a wartime shipwreck with compelling scientific writing to create a work of true distinction.- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2006 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781575058306
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The Seventh Most Important Thing
After throwing a brick at the Junk Man's head, 13-year-old Arthur is sentenced to assist him. Little does he know that the junk he collects is part of a significant work of art.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780553497298
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The Shadows of Ghadames
The Shadows of Ghadames paints a vivid picture of a young woman's coming of age in 19th-century Libya, as 11-year-old Malika questions the restrictions she encounters as she approaches marriageable age. When the women of her family secretly aid a young outcast, Malika gains a new understanding of the strength of the women of Ghadames, whose seclusion from the men's world of the streets has created a powerful all-female community that extends across the rooftops of the city.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2005 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780385731041
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Sidetracked
Despite learning disabilities, Joseph joins his school's track team and discovers the value of achieving a personal best, both on and off the cross-country course.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781419726019
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Silent Days, Silent Dreams
The fictionalized biography of self-taught artist James Castle, who grew up deaf, mute, and autistic, and used art to express himself, is as beautiful as it is affecting.- Fiction, Arts, Visual Arts, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9780545927611
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Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
In this biography, Aronson draws on the events, intrigues and literature of Elizabethan times to create a richly layered account of "the first modern man." Ralegh's search for El Dorado drives the elegantly structured plot and serves as a unifying allegory.- Nonfiction, History, World History
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780395848272
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Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
A grippingly written account of the chaotic events preceding the 1929 stock market crash. Using numerous primary sources, the text is enhanced with photographs, editorial cartoons, and sidebars explaining terms such as stocks and bonds and the Dow Jones Average.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780689842764
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Small Spaces
Horror fans will appreciate this suspenseful tale of a field trip gone wrong, as 11-year-old Ollie races against the clock to save herself and her classmates.- Fiction, Scary Stories
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9780525515029
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The Smoking Mirror
In an action-packed, fantasy novel, that combines Aztec and Mayan mythology with life in contemporary South Texas and Mexico, 12-year-old twins descend into the Land of the Dead to find their mother.- Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2016, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2016 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781925148640
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Snapdragon
Snap’s town has a witch. At least that’s the rumor. Full of acceptance, love, and relatable characters, Snapdragon shows the connection between loving yourself and magic.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Older
- ISBN: 9781250171122
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Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill
Endlessly entertaining, this is a scientific look into the world of roadkill and how it informs statistics, news, and environmental challenges.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781681199009
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Son of a Gun
Told through the eyes of a young sister and brother caught up in the Liberian Civil War, this story depicts the lives of child soldiers. De Graaf's research grounds the book in fact, and the character's voices give a sense of the horror and hope they experience.- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2013 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780802854063
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Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
Brought to life with the immediacy of a science fiction film, Spooked! relays the development and radio production of Welles's classic. Panicked first-person accounts record the hysteria and embarrassment of the duped public's reactions to “fake news,” propaganda and censorship. -
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning
An exploration of racism in the United States through the past 400 hundred years is presented with humanity and wit.
- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Older
- ISBN: 9780316453691
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The Stars beneath Our Feet
Lolly deals with the grief of losing his older brother by escaping into the world of LEGOs in this thought-provoking coming-of-age story set in Harlem.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781524701246
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A Story about Cancer (with a Happy Ending)
In this illustrated book for older children, a teenage girl waits for test results and reflects on her five-year battle with leukemia.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9781786039774
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Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
Four wildly different middle-school girls join together in social activism to protest an outdated tradition.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9780425290439
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Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
Art and text combine to re-create the discomfort and power of Billie Holiday and her iconic song "Strange Fruit."- Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781467751230
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Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
The little-known story of a young African American teacher, who was thrown off a streetcar in 1854 and won a court case against the railway company, comes to life in this account.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biography, Politics & Government
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9780062673602
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Superman Smashes the Klan
Superman helps a young Chinese American, Roberta Lee, fight racism in Metropolis while dealing with his own issues with assimilation.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Older
- ISBN: 9781779504210
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The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Compelling free verse in alternating voices lyrically tells the story of Cuba's three wars for independence from Spain. Combining real-life characters (such as legendary healer Rosa La Bayamesa) with imagined individuals, Engle focuses on Rosa's struggle to save everyone—black or white, Cuban or Spanish, friend or enemy. -
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
The powerful story of Jack Mandelbaum, who as a teenager was torn from a life of warmth and family love, to spend three horrific years in a concentration camp. Vintage photographs, effective design and engrossing narrative introduce the reader to a man who still refuses to be consumed by hate, choosing instead to live a life of tolerance and forgiveness.- Nonfiction, History, World History
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2002 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780060007676
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Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children
A compelling collection of six little-known, true stories of child Holocaust survivors, told in graphic novel format.- Nonfiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9781492688938
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The Tequila Worm
In her debut novel, Canales shows, through a series of vignettes, how a Latina child maintains her cultural integrity with pride and humor while living within another culture. Without sentimentality, Canales develops fascinating characters who provide wonderful insights into the Latino cultural experience.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2006 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780385746748
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Thanks to My Mother
In this account of harrowing childhood experiences during World War II, mother and daughter are saved by strength of spirit.- Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1999 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780803722354
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They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
Güero describes his neighborhood on the Mexican border, his hard-working family, and his growing love of poetry in this novel-in-verse. -
They Called Us Enemy
A graphic memoir of a Japanese American family during the internment years in California.- Nonfiction, History, Graphic Novels, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9781603094504
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The Thief
Freed from the royal dungeons and commanded to steal an ancient talisman from supernatural guardians, young Gen pulls off an astonishing scam and in the process rescues his own country from a threatened invasion.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-688-14627-9
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The Thing about Jellyfish
Suzy Swanson suspects that a rare jellyfish sting caused the death of her friend. With imagination and determination, she sets out on a journey to prove her theory—and starts her journey of healing.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780316380867
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This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II
Pen pals for 10 years, Japanese American Alex Maki and French Jewish girl Charlie Lévy share a coming-of-age story and fantastical romance amidst historically accurate - and heartbreaking - injustice.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Older
- ISBN: 9781250192387
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This One Summer
Intricately detailed illustrations in shades of indigo are masterfully layered with the text in this graphic novel. The pacing and strong imagery evoke myriad emotions and ground this poignant and painfully realistic coming-of-age story.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2015 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781626720947
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This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
This engaging, powerful memoir in verse details 14 year-old Boyce's experiences during the desegregation of her high school as one of the Clinton 12 in Tennessee. Text from primary sources adds to the authenticity and demonstrates the extensive research that supplements her memories. -
Thornhill
In this cinematic, heavily illustrated novel, two stories, decades apart, come together as Ella is drawn into the dark and tragic mystery of Thornhill Hall.- Fiction, Scary Stories
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781626726543
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Tiger Moon
A betrayed woman facing death, a most unlikely hero, and a sarcastic talking white tiger in colonial-era India come together in a magical story within a story. Antonia Michaelis' masterfully crafted tale moves seamlessly from reality to fantasy as it reveals the profound power of story.- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2009 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780810944992
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Tight
Bryan's friendship with new friend Mike highlights the young teen's journey through peer pressure and family dynamics as he struggles to navigate the consequences of choosing between right and wrong.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781524740559
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A Time of Miracles
This sweeping novel tells about a young refugee as he searches for identity, safe haven and truth, from the war-torn Caucasus to the freedom of France, over five arduous years. Both people and places are rendered fully with telling detail. Love and hope run deep through this layered examination of the human spirit.- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2011 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780385739221
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To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party
Follow Mary Ann Graves and her family as they travel across the country in a tale of survival against all odds. Powerful, first-person narration characterizes this novel in verse.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Older
- ISBN: 9780763678111
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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship."
The incredible, nonfiction tale of the German submarine attack on a ship carrying 100 child refugees during WWII.- Nonfiction, History, World History
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9781627795548
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
While visiting his grandparents in Alabama, Tristan enters into a parallel universe populated by characters from African and African American traditional stories.- Fiction, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9781368039932
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Amir Abdullah excels at performing a large cast of mythical characters, embodying everyone from the powerful John Henry to the hysterical Gum Baby, as young Tristan has to figure out how to save the world.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2020
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9780593149584
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
This highly personal account of the historic 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery gives voice to activists participating in Civil Rights history. -
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
This riveting account of the 1961 Freedom Rides, when 13 civil rights activists rode buses to challenge Jim Crow practices, has visual and emotional impact. -
Ultimate Game
Lehmann's novel relates moments in the lives of three teens who purchase a computer game that recreates a virtual reality of a time machine of history's evils: war after war. Eric and Charles are pitted against Andreas, the oldest, whose need for power propels him to play the game as judge, jury and finally, prey.- Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781567921076
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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
This compelling account of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe focuses on his impact on football and how his team transformed the game despite tremendous racism.- Nonfiction, Biography, Sports & Recreation
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781596439542
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Under the Mesquite
In “Under the Mesquite,” Guadalupe Garcia McCall, writing in emotionally riveting free verse, gracefully manages to convey the experience of growing up in a bicultural community in Texas with geographical accuracy and a radiating authentic voice for its main protagonist fourteen-year-old Lupita, the oldest of eight children who is dealing with her mother's terminal illness.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2012 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781600604294
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The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees
This graphic novel account of the Syrian refugee crisis examines both the horror and the hope of the world's response. -
Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944
The destruction of nine-year-old Piri's family begins with Hungary's oc cu pation by the Nazis. Her mother valiantly tries to keep the family together and safe, but one loss after another occurs until they board trains that will take them to Auschwitz. Siegal's book is a powerful autobiography.- Nonfiction, History, World History, Autobiography
- John Newbery Medal 1982 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780374380595