The touching story of a school principal and the bully whose life he'll change, by beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Patricia Polacco. Mr. Lincoln is the coolest principal ever! He knows how to do everything, from jumping rope to leading nature walks. Everyone loves him . . . except for Eugene Esterhause. "Mean Gene" hates everyone who's different. He's a bully, a bad student, and he calls people awful, racist names. But Mr. Lincoln knows that Eugene isn't really bad-he's ju...
Protect and Serve (Super (Elementary School) Heroes, #3)
by Lysander C Stark
Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.
Keystone Kids (Baseball Diamonds (Paperback), #3) (Brooklyn Dodgers, #2)
by John R Tunis
When two young brothers join the Brooklyn Dodgers, one becomes team manager and is faced with the task of uniting a team rife with dissension and prejudice against the new Jewish rookie catcher.
The Split History of the Women's Suffrage Movement (Perspectives Flip Books)
by Don Nardo
It's the unicorn book you never knew you needed ... now with beautiful colour-changing sequins on the cover! A story about friendship, acceptance and rainbow unicorn poop! Meet Unicorn. With a beautiful mane so silky smooth, a glittering horn that sparkles in the sunlight and perfectly pink hooves that shine as she gallops, Unicorn is just like every other unicorn out there. Except for her rainbow poop, of course. Wait...
In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.
What can abolition mean for a child? How can it help them dream a different future for their community? In Abolition is Love, Amelie learns about collective care, mutual aid, and abolitionist ideas as they help their parents get ready for the annual Prisoners’ Justice Day. Amelie explores big concepts like love, justice, and care, and learns how we can build a different world together through the small choices we make every day. They learn to resolve a conflict with their cousin who plays diffe...
Set in a Northern town, where right-wingers are determined to stir up hatred and racial prejudice, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE is about six teenagers whose lives are woven together by a series of shocking and tragic events. A British Muslim brother and sister, two Irish brothers who take different sides, and two lads out looking for trouble: all of them get caught in the crossfire. Inspired by the Oldham riots and the events of September 11th, this is a book that needed to be written. It is a...
Honorable Mention, 2016 Foreword INDIES Book Awards A kid-friendly exploration of diversity that teaches children the value of not only accepting but embracing the differences of others. Max, Rusty, Ginger, and Tanner assume without question that their new classmate is just like them… a DOG. Guess what? Samantha is NOT a dog, which leads to whole heap of questions. But in little time, all the tails in Miss Biscuit’s classroom start wagging, and Samantha is celebrated for the CAT she is, just...
Celebrate girl power with this charming and empowering picture book about a pink hat and the budding feminist who finds it. "This simple and cheerful tale suggests, with not an ounce of preachiness, values of care and comfort and the support women have for each other across generations." --The Washington Post Here is a clever story that follows the journey of a pink hat that is swiped out of a knitting basket by a pesky kitten, blown into a tree by a strong wind, and used as a cozy blanket fo...
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Twelve-year-old Jesse leaves his home on Maryland's Eastern Shore to help a young runaway slave find a safe haven in the early days of the Civil War.
Primo Levi: No To Forgetting (They Said No)
by Daniele Aristarco and Stéphanie Vailati
"Never forget that this has happened/Remember these words." Primo Levi's goal was to never let people forget the rise of Fascism and the Holocaust—so that it would never happen again. No to Forgetting is a new addition to the "They Said No" series, and the only book about Primo Levi for readers age 12 and up. The Italian chemist and resistance fighter Primo Levi emerged from the hell of the Auschwitz concentration camp at the age of 25. As a testament to survival, he wrote what have become som...
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
