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"Set in the 1930s in the African American community of Vinegar Hill in Charlottesville, Virginia, ten-year-old Allie devises a secret Man for Mama Plan to find her mama a husband"--Provided by publisher.

"Halle and her mother find unexpected solace on a tuberculosis ward in 1930s upstate New York"--Provided by publisher.

"A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--Provided by publisher.

At the end of the 10th century: the death of Alhake??n III has left the caliphate of Co??rdoba in the hands of Hisham II, an eleven-year-old boy. His guardian, Almanzor, takes advantage of the circumstance to reign in his name. Among his provisions stands out the burning of thousands of volumes from the Co??rdoba library. Only a few will be saved, on the back of a mule guided by a thief and a couple of slaves. In this masterful graphic novel, screenwriter Wilfrid Lupano and artist Le??onard Chemineau write a love letter to knowledge, tolerance, and the achievements of culture as the last barrier to the advance of totalitarianism.

"Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her"--Provided by publisher.

In 1750 Norway, twelve-year-old Madsi sets out to discover the truth behind her sister's abduction by the Northern Lights, fighting Norse monsters and meeting new friends along the way.

"Heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and species! Discover how human deminers are working with specially trained rats to locate land mines and make Cambodia safe for everyone"--Provided by publisher.

"The memoir of Ying Chang Compestine's childhood growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution"--Provided by publisher.

In this historical novel-in-verse, twelve-year-old Raj and his family are forced to flee their home after the British Partition of India, and after suffering devastating losses, he must summon the courage to survive the brutal upheaval of both his country and his heart.

This illustrated portrait of Black photographer Roy DeCarava, a child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, takes readers through 1940s Harlem where beauty is everywhere as he immortalizes and documents the lives of ordinary Black people.