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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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In 1959 Montana, when a fatal car accident shatters his world, 10-year-old Lucas finds himself confronting crime and vengeance, humor and heroism, all against the backdrop of growing up during the Space Race, the brutal racism of segregation and the hopeof a new generation to move us forward.
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Résumé : Une école interdit le foulard, un propriétaire refuse de louer son appartement à une famille noire, un restaurant refuse l'accès d'une personne aveugle à cause de son chien d'assistance, une compagnie d'assurance refuse un prêt hypothécaire à un couple qui a plus de 75 ans, une chaîne commerciale interdit aux hommes de porter la barbe... Discrimination ou non ?Pour promouvoir l'égalité, prévenir la ségrégation ou l'exclusion,...
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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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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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A true-to-life story about the pains and triumphs of growing up, perfect for readers of Renée Watson and Lisa Moore Ramée
Arlaina Jefferson is eager to prove herself. Tasked with caring for her cousin's rabbit, Obeena, Arlaina knows all that stands between her and the grown-up world of middle school is one year of staying out of trouble and making sure to clean up Obeena's turds. It would be easy-if growing up didn't also mean growing wiser.
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So Different, So Equal is a board book for children from 2 to 5 years old. This story helps children to learn about what diversity is and how to fight bullying at school. No one is perfect, and we must accept others as they are.
Lula is a little turtle who has just started in a new school. But she is surprised to find that her new classmates make fun of her because of how slow she is. The teacher notices and, through a game, makes them see that...
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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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Amina Davis is used to lurking behind the shadows. But when she's thrust into the toxic political world of Elkwood Academy's high school, she is forced to navigate through her small unchanging town, let her voice be heard, and step out of the shadows for the first time with fearless new girl Laura Johnson by her side.
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I am unique – I am one of a kind!
Children growing up today are about to learn that being 'one of a kind' is what makes life so special and our world a better place. Celebrating all that you are and embracing everything that makes you unique will help children to love themselves for who they are and encourage them to explore all the wonderful adventures life has to offer with confidence.
A book of understanding, appreciation and most importantly...
11) Saving Sky
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The country is at war, terrorists strike at random, widespread rationing is in effect, and the power grid is down. But thirteen-year-old Sky Brightman is remarkably untouched by it all. She lives off the grid on sixty acres of rural New Mexico ranch land with chores to do and horses to ride and no television or internet to bring disturbing news into her family's adobe house. Sky's schoolmates think she's a little weird. Then a string of mysterious...
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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...
13) T4
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It is 1939. Paula Becker, thirteen years old and deaf, lives with her family in a rural German town. As rumors swirl of disabled children quietly disappearing, a priest comes to her family's door with an offer to shield Paula from an uncertain fate. When the sanctuary he offers is fleeting, Paula needs to call upon all her strength to stay one step ahead of the Nazis.
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When Edie Jo Houp's father opens the "biggest can of worms you ever did see" by suggesting that the Vine Street Baptist Church ope its Vacation Bible School to all the children of Half Moon, North Carolina - including the Indian children - practically everyone in town turns on the Houps. Thirteen-year-old Edie Jo isn't sure how she feels about ther daddy's idea. That summer of 1956, however, is one of change and growth. Up at her own private place,...
15) 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...
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Hilary hates Jews. As part of a neo-Nazi gang in her town, she's finally found a sense of belonging. But when she's critically injured in an accident, everything changes.
Somehow, in her mind, she has become Chana, a Jewish girl fighting for her own life in the ghettos and concentration camps of World War II.
Han Nolan offers powerful insight into one young woman's survival through the Holocaust and another's journey out of hatred and self-loathing.
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Nana Weathers invites the Moritas and their daughter, Kiko, for a cookout. Suddenly, the police call Mr. Morita about a break-in at his business. Everyone springs into action, including Boomer and friends. Meanwhile, an unexpected complication sidelines Kiko from swimming practice. Will the intruders who broke into Mr. Morita's business be identified, and will Kiko be able to get back in the water?
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'HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST'
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It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy...
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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...
20) Call me Al
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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."--
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