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This historical novel about a Black orphan girl grappling for a solid place in Civil War–era New York City will inspire tweens to dream big, rise above society's limitations, and find their way by being a place for others to belong. Against her wishes, Florence finds herself at the Colored...

Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the protest, Hope is unsure of how she fits into this movement and how she can make her voice heard—after all, she didn’t seem to have any power when her teacher discriminated against her in class. But when she and Mama join a group of Black women protesters, Hope sees herself in them and discovers that one voice, no matter how small, can make powerful change.

Sherrie is faced with blatant prejudice. She has always been different from her classmates as the first black gifted student in her elementary school, in fact, in the district, but her classmates have never approached her and told her she was out of place before. One of the crew members, Seth, of the Jewish faith, invites Sherrie to his sister's Bar Mitzvah. Though she is not the only non-Jewish attendee, her schoolmates have no problem telling her she should not be participating in the event because she is not Jewish. As they all were not Jewish, she knew they meant she was black.

When Lilleah disappears without a trace one day, no one but her family searches for her, because everyone thinks she “just ran off with some prince”, like so many before her.

When raccoons invade the Athensville Zoo, it’s up to Plum and his friends to save their beloved home. From award-winning author-artist Matt Phelan, creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels, Trouble Finds Plum! is the third book about a young peacock whose adventures are funny...

Alle gegen einen! Und Juli Zeh und Elisa Hoven gegen Vorurteile. In der 6a ist ein Verbrechen geschehen: Marie, dem beliebtesten Mädchen der Klasse, wurden die Pausenbrote gestohlen. Schnell scheint klar, dass nur einer als Täter in Betracht kommt: Konrad. Der ist neu in der Klasse und hat noch keine Freund*innen gefunden. Statt auf dem Schulhof verbringt er die Pausen im Klassenraum. Wer soll es denn sonst gewesen sein? Konrad jedoch ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst. Und als die Kinder auf die Idee kommen, in einem Gerichtsverfahren über Schuld und Unschuld zu verhandeln, kommt heraus: Es ist alles ganz anders, als sie dachten.

Shiloh and Dande the Lion is an imaginative story that explores diversity, tolerance, and empowerment through the fantastic dream of a young boy. Shiloh, whose name means peace, is bullied at a new school for the color of his skin. After talking to his mom about it, Shiloh discovers a dandelion in his backyard. He makes a wish, goes to sleep, and Dande the Lion comes to life!

Luca hat einen neuen besten Freund: Ezad! Er besucht seit Kurzem dieselbe Klasse, hilft Luca bei den Mathetests, und beide spielen fürs Leben gerne Fussball. Alles wäre prima. Aber warum will sich Ezad nie nach der Schule mit Luca verabreden? Weder ins Kino noch zum Baden kann Ezad mitkommen, denn auf ihm lastet ein schwerwiegendes Geheimnis: Seine Familie lebt illegal in der Schweiz. Durch Zufall kommt ans Licht, was eigentlich niemand erfahren durfte, und Ezad gerät in grosse Gefahr.

Henny has grown up with her father’s boat, the Gerda III, as a home away from home. She loves sailing the waters between Denmark and Sweden, carried along by the salt breeze. But when Nazi rule tightens in Copenhagen, Henny joins the resistance. And when Hitler orders the Gestapo to round up all Jewish citizens, Henny realizes that the Gerda III isn’t just a boat—it’s a means of escape for her Jewish neighbors. Safety and freedom are just across the channel in Sweden—as long as Henny doesn’t get caught.

Kathy Kacer’s second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history’s most famous mime. Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helen’s mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s Germany and leave them in the care of strangers in France. The brother and sister must hide their Jewish identity to pass for orphans being fostered at a convent in the foreign land.

As rhythmic as the swish of a loom, and as vibrant as a skein of brightly dyed wool, this lyrical book shares the history and practice of weaving through the centuries and around the world, as imagined by a young weaver learning her craft. At once a celebration of a time-honored art and a meditation on the ways we are interconnected, Woven of the World gathers the threads of weaving—as a technical skill, as a cultural tradition, and as a metaphor for how our lives are knit together—into a radiantly intertwined whole.

Follow the story of a young girl with a big heart and an even bigger sense of compassion as she shares valuable, life-affirming lessons about acceptance, understanding, and loving one another not despite of our differences, but because our differences make us unique and deserving of love, kindness, and respect.

Bea a scuola è brava, ma non è la numero uno e questo la infastidisce. Così scrive di chi, come lei, è un'eterna seconda. Come Claudette Colvin, che negli anni Cinquanta si rifiutò di lasciare il posto sull'autobus a una donna bianca. Nove mesi dopo, Rosa Parks compì lo stesso gesto e divenne l'emblema del movimento per i diritti civili. Conoscere la storia di Claudette è l'occasione per Bea di fare pace con le classifiche.

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrome in this debut picture book - adapted for audio. Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her...

A powerful contemporary novel about an aspiring 12 year-old filmmaker whose world is turned upside down when his grandfather is slain in a senseless and racist act of violence. From the author of the award-winning memoir, Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South and co-editor of Recognize! An...

A year after a racial tragedy, a destructive group called Zero Supremacy marches against the officer involved as the trial approaches. Freshman Jace Kartchner conducts secret operations to undermine them. One of the operations goes wrong, and he must complete community service alongside one of the Zeroes.

NEWBERY HONOR WINNER SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD HONOR WINNER "As lyrical as it is epic, Across So Many Seas reminds us that while the past may be another country, it's also a living, breathing song of sadness and joy that helps define who we are." --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of...

The thrilling sequel to The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights, which takes readers even deeper into the legend of Camelot! Best friends Ellie Bettlebump and Caedmon Tuggle are different as the day is long. Caedmon’s a human, from a non-magical realm known as Wisconsin. Ellie, on the...

As a young teacher on Martha’s Vineyard, Mary Lambert feels restless and adrift. So when a league of missionaries invite her to travel abroad, she knows it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. Paris is home to a pioneering deaf school where she could meet its visionary instructors Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc—and even bring back their methods to help advance formal deaf education in America!

Organized and introspective nine-year-old Anne Nguyen misses her Grandma Nội, a lot. But even though Grandma Nội passed away, it doesn’t mean she’s disappeared. When Anne and her younger siblings Jacob and Liz are given gifts passed on to them by Grandma, Anne soon realizes that hers—a beautiful jade bangle—has a secret power. One that might just give her the strength to stand up to her ballet teacher, who treats her differently than her white classmates, and embrace her Vietnamese identity through cooking Grandma’s recipes.