Alston, Bria

Summary: Meet Claudie Wells. She is 9 years old and is surrounded by artists, writers, dancers, and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance during 1922. Everyone seems to be good at something, but Claudie can't find her special talent.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ALS

Walton, Kathryn

Summary: "The American Southwest might have a history of cowboys and gunfights, but there's more to the region than that! With vast deserts spanning across much of the region with mountains cutting through, visitors to the Southwest will have plenty to see and do. Readers on this trip will discover the history of the American Southwest as well as the geography that makes the region what it is. With...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.9 WAL

Butler-Ngugi, Anitra

Summary: "It's May 1963, and twelve-year-old Nina Norris is answering a call from civil rights leaders in Birmingham, Alabama. Black Americans are demanding the right to vote, but adults who protest risk losing their jobs. So, children are protesting in their place. As Nina prepares for her day, she knows she will likely be arrested and put in jail, but it's a price she is willing to pay so that all...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BUT