Showing 301–350 of 424 titles
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Run, Boy, Run
At the age of eight, Srulik is left alone in the Warsaw Ghetto, and must fend for himself, even forgetting his name, in order to survive the Holocaust.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2004 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780618164653
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Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
Sachiko was six years old when the atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki, Japan. Her incredible story of survival, loss, and courageous perseverance is one that must be heard. Historical photographs and topical essays combine to provide valuable context for today's readers. -
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Sci-fi adventure and Cuban culture blend as thirteen-year-old magician Sal Vidón and his friend Gabi Reál, an aspiring journalist and student council president, travel to parallel universes and try to survive middle school. -
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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Save Me a Seat
Vikas Adam and Josh Hurley's expert and authentic vocalizations humorously relay the story of the unlikely friendship between two outsiders.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2017
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9780545943918
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Say Her Name
Channie Waites’s narration fills these poems with resilience and courage, singing praise to Black women and girls through subtle pacing, shifting tones, well-placed pauses, and the effective use of song.
- Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2021
- Older
- ISBN: 9781980061809
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
In a very clever, very fun, very Victorian murder mystery, young boarding school ladies bury the dead while maintaining perfect manners. Jayne Entwistle makes death-by-poison a laugh riot with her dark, dry narration and amazingly lively characters in this delightfully macabre tale.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2015 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780553396034
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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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The Secret of Nightingale Wood
Narrator/author Lucy Strange brings a quiet lyricism and intimacy to her haunting, dream-like story of grief and mental illness, set in the aftermath of WWI.- Fiction, Mystery, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781338252996
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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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See You in the Cosmos
Listeners are along for the ride as Kivlighan de Montebello and fellow narrators record the adventures of a precocious 11-year-old on an extraordinary road trip.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781524750022
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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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The Sisters Club: Cloudy with a Chance of Boys
With charm and humor, Jenna Lamia captures the perspectives of three sisters as boys begin to play a new role in their lives.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2012
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781455865604
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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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Skulduggery Pleasant
Rupert Degas fleshes out a cast of characters including a “tweenage” girl, nefarious villains, and a skeleton detective. Music and sound effects mirror the mood of this bone-rattling mystery.
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Sky
Explore this expansive and ever-changing world with friends and family through cooperative play and exploration. Your challenge is to restore light to the constellations by solving puzzles, helping others, building friendships, and finding collectibles throughout the seven realms. Available in English and Japanese.
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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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A Snicker of Magic
The once magical town of Midnight Gulch is cursed. Felicity Pickle, a natural born poet who literally sees words everywhere, rallies the townsfolk to bring the magic back. Morris positively glows as Felicity, enveloping listeners in the spindiddly magic of language, music, family, and ice cream. -
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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Space Science Investigations: Plant Growth
Designed by NASA, this educational game explores life on the International Space Station and allows users to conduct scientific experiment games revolving around growing plants in space. Features additional information regarding actual plant life experiments in space, as well as an educator's guide.
- Notable Children's Digital Media 2019
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 999943
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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
Jason Reynolds’s engaging, conversational narration empowers listeners of this essential work to discuss and disrupt their roles within the ongoing history of racism and anti-racism in America.
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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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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
Nile Bullock's youthful narration of Lolly, grieving for his older brother, is emotional, honest, and invites the listener into life in the Harlem projects.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781524782474
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Stella by Starlight
Heather Alicia Simms' warm voice and gospel singing make the conflict believable between African Americans and their white neighbors in the 1930's South.
- History, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781442380394
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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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Sunny
Through deft use of pacing and tone, Guy Lockard captures Sunny's frenetic energy and wika-wika wordplay.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781508246145
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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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Swift Playgrounds
Swift Playgrounds uses puzzles and challenges to teach coding. This app is useful for all ages, both to beginners seeking to gain the basics of coding, and those with some experience seeking to advance their skills before moving on to more difficult coding used by developers. Available in multiple languages.
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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 Themselves the KKK
Dion Graham's resonant narration explains the origin and the evolution of the Ku Klux Klan.- History, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2011
- Older
- ISBN: 9781441871565
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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