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The Right Word : Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jennifer Bryant
For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn’t long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn’t write stories; he wrote lists. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time.
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Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
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Josephine : the Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell
This picture book combines exuberant verse and stirring illustrations to introduce readers to the life of the passionate performer and civil rights activist, tracing her journey from the slums of St. Louis to the world's most famous stages.
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Separate is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh
A picture book that shares the triumphant story of young Civil Rights activist Sylvia Mendez, an American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who, at the age of 8, worked with her parents and other community members to file a landmark lawsuit in federal district court to end segregated education in mid-20th-century California.
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