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Little White Duck : A Childhood in China
Martínez, Andrés Vera; Liu, NaLerner Publishing Group 2018 UnabridgedThe world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin—Big Piano—and her younger sister, Xiao Qin—Little Piano—live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades,...
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The Negro Leagues : Celebrating Baseball's Unsung Heroes
Doeden, MattLerner Publishing Group 2018 UnabridgedWhen modern baseball fans think of African American players, they may think of Ken Griffey Jr. or Derek Jeter. But what about the black stars who didn't play Major League Baseball?...
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Their Great Gift : Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land
Coy, JohnLerner Publishing Group 2016With lyrical text and thought-provoking photography, Their Great Gift explores the experiences of immigrants in the twenty-first century, focusing on the lives of children. Images...
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See No Color
Gibney, ShannonLerner Publishing Group 2015"Transracial adoption is never oversimplified, airbrushed, or sentimentalized, but instead, it's portrayed with bracing honesty as the messy institution it is: rearranging families...
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Bad News for Outlaws : The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Nelson, Vaunda MicheauxLerner Publishing Group 2014Coretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississip...
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A Boy Named Beckoning : The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
Capaldi, GinaLerner Publishing Group 2014This story reveals the remarkable life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, or "Beckoning," who was kidnapped from his Yavapai tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted by an Italian p...
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Sacagawea
Erdrich, LiselotteLerner Publishing Group 2014Taking a rare look beyond the myths and legends surrounding Sacagawea's life, this extraordinary illustrated history recounts the known facts about a remarkable women and her contr...
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Almost to Freedom
Nelson Vaunda MicheauxLerner Publishing Group 2014Lindy and her doll Sally are best friends - wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. They eat together, sleep together, and even pick cotton together. So, on the night L...
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A Matter of Souls
Patrick, Denise LewisLerner Publishing Group 2014From the shores of Africa to the bowels of a transatlantic ship to a voting booth in Mississippi to the jungles of Vietnam, all human connection is a matter of souls.In this stirri...
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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence
Woelfle, GretchenLerner Publishing Group 2014"All men are born free and equal." Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed t...