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Walking to listen: 4,000 miles across America, one story at a time
By Andrew Forsthoefel. 2017
The chronicle of the author's year-long walking trip across America. After graduating college, Forsthoefel set out walking from eastern Pennsylvania…
to California. Recounts conversations he had, people he met, and adventures he experienced. Explores the changing nature of human connection in the twenty-first century. Some strong language. 2017Bravo!: poems about amazing Hispanics
By Margarita Engle, illustrations by Rafael Lopez. 2017
Driving Miss Norma: one family's journey saying "yes" to living
By Ramie Liddle, Tim Bauerschmidt. 2017
When the author's father died unexpectedly and his ninety-year-old mother, Norma, was diagnosed with cancer, he and his coauthor wife…
invited Norma to join them in traveling around the country in an RV. Describes their year-long adventure that covered thirty-two states and fifteen national parks and attracted many fans. Some strong language. 2017A time to act: John F. Kennedy's big speech
By Shana Corey, R. Gregory Christie. 2017
Short biography of John F. Kennedy, America's thirty-fifth president, highlighting his civil rights address in 1963. Although he was in…
office less than four years, JFK's legacies include establishing the Peace Corps and empowering the space program to get us to the moon. For grades 3-6. 2017This land is our land: the history of American immigration
By Linda Barrett Osborne. 2016
Recounts the history of immigration in the United States. Explores the ways government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups…
evolved throughout U. S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016Sea otter heroes: the predators that saved an ecosystem
By Patricia Newman. 2017
Marine biologist investigates the mystery of how sea grasses are thriving in nutrient-polluted waters of Elkhorn Slough, an inlet of…
Monterey Bay in Northern California. His studies provide evidence that sea otters play an essential part in maintaining a healthy balance in this particular ecosystem. For grades 4-7. 2017Atchafalaya houseboat: my years in the Louisiana swamp
By Gwen Roland, C. C. Lockwood. 2006
Collection of mostly previously published essays about living in the Atchafalaya swamp in the 1970s. Discusses building their houseboat from…
scrap supplies, growing and catching their food, the community of fellow swamp dwellers, and more. 2006I got this: to gold and beyond
By Laurie Hernandez. 2017
Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars winner Laurie Hernandez shares her story, from growing up in New Jersey…
with a loving family to the career-threatening injury that led to rigorous physical therapy and training that enabled her to reach her dreams. For grades 4-7. 2017Esquivel!: space-age sound artist
By Susan Wood, Duncan Tontiuh. 2016
Biography of Mexican musician Juan García Esquivel, who as a young boy sated his curiosity about music wherever he could,…
and all on his own. His music became a fusion of sounds and styles that turned into something utterly unique. For grades K-3. 2016The legendary Miss Lena Horne
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Elizabeth Zunon. 2017
Profiles the life of the actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Describes her early years living with her mother…
on the road and with her grandmother in Brooklyn. Highlights her artistic achievements as she paved the way as an African American actress and singer. For grades 2-4. 2017Frederick Douglass: the lion who wrote history
By Walter Dean Myers, Floyd Cooper. 2017
Biography of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) explores the role of literacy and how it shaped his youth while he was a…
slave. Recounts his journey to freedom, and his life as a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, statesman, and a social reformer. For grades 2-4. 2017The great American foot race: ballyhoo for the Bunion Derby!
By Andrew Speno. 2017
Recounts the historic event, the First Annual International Transcontinental Foot Race, which came to be known as the Bunion Derby.…
Nearly two hundred men registered for the 3,400-mile race from Los Angeles to New York City and faced all manner of obstacles to make the cross-country journey in 1928. For grades 6-9. 2017Alexander Hamilton: the making of America (The making Of America Ser.)
By Teri Kanefield. 2017
Biography of the first Secretary of Treasury, founding father Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804). Begins with his tragic youth in the West…
Indies and ambition for a better life and continues until his untimely death in a reluctant duel in 1804 with Vice President Burr. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2017One last word: wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
By Nikki Grimes. 2017
Collection of poetry with a fresh look at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance, including voices like Langston Hughes, Clara…
Ann Thompson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era. Grimes combines their work with her original poetry by using the Golden Shovel poetic form. For grades 6-9. 2017Grand Canyon
By Jason Chin. 2017
An exploration of the Grand Canyon, from its length of 277 miles to its width of 18 miles. Highlights the…
ancient rock layers and the staggering elevations, and identifies the creatures and vegetation that thrive there. For grades 3-6. 2017The March against Fear: the last great walk of the civil rights movement and the emergence of Black power
By Ann Bausum, National Geographic Kids. 2017
In 1966, James Meredith, an African American, was shot in Mississippi while marching to fight racism and fear. Recounts how…
civil rights leaders organized a group to continue the protest in the name of equality and justice. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017Strong inside: the true story of how Perry Wallace broke college basketball's color line
By Andrew Maraniss. 2017
Adaptation for a younger audience of a biography of Perry Wallace (born 1948), the first African American offered a sports…
scholarship in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the NCAA. Discusses the challenges he faced on campus during the civil rights movement. For grades 6-9. 2017Pathfinders: the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls
By Tonya Bolden. 2017
Jazz day: the making of a famous photograph
By Roxane Orgill, Francis Vallejo. 2016
A collection of poems recounts the efforts of Esquire magazine graphic designer Art Kane to photograph a group of famous…
jazz artists in front of a Harlem brownstone in 1958. For grades 4-7. 2016Discusses the protests that erupted across the nation following President Richard Nixon's announcement of the Cambodian invasion and the subsequent…
shooting deaths of Kent State University students by the National Guard in 1970. Highlights the iconic photograph that became a symbol of the antiwar movement. For grades 5-8. 2017