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By Paul Ortiz. 2018
Covers more than two hundred years of American history, reexamining the roles of people from Latin America, Africa, and the…
Caribbean in the development of the United States. Challenges accepted descriptions of the roles of African American, Latinx, and Indigenous voices throughout US history. 2018By Michael Arceneaux. 2018
Collection of fifteen essays exploring Arceneaux's experiences as a gay black man and the ways faith influenced his life. Discusses…
his family's reactions to homosexuality, his issues with intimacy, and living in the South and Harlem. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2018By Katherine Applegate. 2018
Fearing she may be the last of her kind, Byx sets off to find a safe haven and to see…
if the legends of hidden dairne packs are true. For grades 4-7. 2018By Dan Rather. 2017
Essays from the television journalist and his longtime collaborator that celebrate the values that tend to be shared throughout America,…
particularly those related to patriotism. Topics discussed include public institutions such as parks and libraries, the drive for innovation, and more. Bestseller. 2017By Bess Williamson. 2019
A history of design in the United States that provides increased accessibility for those with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities.…
Also discusses the individuals and events that propelled the civil rights movement leading to the Architectural Barriers Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2019By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018Chronicles the political and social history of the United States in the aftermath of World War I through the Great…
Depression and World War II. Highlights the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the implementation of his New Deal domestic agenda. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013By Keith O'Brien. 2018
An account of how a group of female pilots banded together to fight for the chance to compete in airplane…
racing, a hugely popular sport in the years between WWI and WWII. Profiles five talented pilots, including Amelia Earhart, and the competition and camaraderie they shared. 2018By Jory John. 2019
When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect. But…
then he starts to crack under the pressure. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2019By Hida Viloria. 2017
The memoir of an individual who was raised as a girl but discovered as an adult that she was actually…
intersex, which refers to people with genitals, reproductive organs, hormones, or chromosomal patterns that do not fit the usual definitions of male or female. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2017By Lauren Elkin. 2016
Woman reflects on exploring international cities where she has lived over the years. Discusses growing up in New York City,…
studying in Paris, and eventually moving on to London, Venice, and Tokyo before returning to Paris and New York once more. Discusses famous female residents of the cities. 2016By Abigail Pogrebin. 2017
Journalist presents her immersive exploration of the faith she identifies with, despite not having strong family traditions in the celebration…
of it. Follows the Jewish calendar year from Rosh Hashanah to Tisha B'Av. Includes commentary from prominent rabbis on the history and observance of the holidays. 2017By Misa Sugiura. 2017
When sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara moves from Wisconsin to California for her father's job, she suspects her dad is cheating on…
her traditional Japanese mother. However, Sana is keeping her own secrets and falls for a beautiful and smart classmate. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017By Stacey Abrams. 2018
Lawyer, romance novelist, and house minority leader for the Georgia General Assembly presents strategies for those on the fringes of…
power structures--particularly African American women--to achieve and hold power in order to effect change. Topics include fear and otherness, money matters, mentors, work-life balance, and more. 2018By Beth Kobliner. 2017
By David Patrikarakos. 2017
A foreign correspondent examines the role of social media in early-twenty-first-century warfare. Discusses its use as a recruitment tool, the…
manufacturing of fake news, and more. Some violence and some strong language. 2017By David France. 2017
History of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, from the creator of the documentary How to Survive a…
Plague. Explores the grassroots movement of activists who helped develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Some strong language. 2016By Tonya Bolden. 2018
Chronicles the life of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), and discusses his shortcomings and low points in his life as well as…
his victories. The author creates a portrait of this relentless warrior as a speaker and a once-enslaved abolitionist, but most importantly, as a human being. For grades 6-9. 2017By Pankaj Mishra. 2017
The author of From the Ruins of Empire (DB 76629) and The Romantics (DB 52514) explores the origins of the…
great waves of paranoid hatred that persist throughout the world in the early twenty-first century. Also discusses historical periods in which similar trends occurred. 2017By Dashka Slater. 2017
Recounts the true story of Sasha, a white, middle-class, agender teen, who was set on fire by Richard, a black…
teen from a crime-plagued neighborhood, while riding the 57 bus in Oakland, California. Strong language and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2017