Showing 1–50 of 51 titles
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
A young girl’s school project on ancestry prompts her grandmother to share the history of their people, spanning their roots in Africa, through enslavement, and into the present.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593307359
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Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari investigates her brother’s disappearance while navigating a magic-filled summer internship at the secret Bureau of Supernatural Affairs.
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062975164
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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
An enlightening collection of short stories about Indigenous young people attending an intertribal powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Fiction, Short Stories
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062869944
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Bad Sister
In this honest and moving graphic memoir, Charise and her younger brother, Daniel, don't always get along, sometimes getting physically and emotionally hurt as a result.
- Graphic Novels, Autobiography
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781250219053
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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
This is the story of 12-year-old Petra Luna and her family during the Mexican Revolution. Petra is forced to embark in a treacherous journey across the desert where she navigates challenges including hunger and family separation. It is a story of hope and belief in one's own abilities no matter the odds.
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The Beatryce Prophecy
A prophecy sets a medieval adventure in motion that involves a mysterious girl, a feisty goat, a boy with a tragic sword, a missing king, and an empathetic monk.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781536213614
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Because of Winn-Dixie
With authentic feeling and distinct characters, Lamia brings a classic story to life in this exceptional updated edition.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593456378
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Borders
This graphic novel tells the story of a mother and son trapped between Canada and America because their Blackfoot citizenship is not recognized by border security.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780316593069
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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
Rivera draws upon Mexican American legends in her account of Cece, a girl confronting dark forces and social expectations while on a quest to rescue her sister.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062947550
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Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
In this biography of a little-known Indigenous (Nahua) woman who helped preserve and impart knowledge of her language and culture to scholars, artists and future generations, Amescua lyrically weaves the story of Luz Jiménez’s quiet strength and perseverance with Aztec myths, true stories, and dramatic episodes in Jiménez’s life.
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City of the Plague God
Chadda’s tale of demons and disease comes to life with distinct characters and emotions. Listeners will find themselves caught up in the story of Sik and his battle to rid the world of evil.
- Fantasy, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593291160
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Civics! An American Musical
Civics! A Hollywood Musical is a game created by Fablevision, an educational website aimed at classrooms to teach research methods. Civics! allows an educator to select one of four American history topics, then students learn how to conduct research by assisting various theater employees in selecting correct primary sources, studying each resource carefully, then offering observations and reflections. The result: a musical, complete with a song, costumes, and reviews. Available in English.
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Google Arts and Culture
Google Arts & Culture is a comprehensive high-quality resource of primary source materials for families, students and teachers. The website, and it's companion app, allow for the exploration of a wide range of content from over 2,000 museums and archives across 80 countries. Music, art and culture from around the world is accessible through interactive exhibits, tours, and games. Enjoy a wide range of activities in 3D, augmented and virtual reality. Available in English.
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Healer of the Water Monster
While visiting his grandmother, a Navajo boy enlists help from Holy Beings and tribal members as he tries to help heal an ailing Water Monster and his own uncle.
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How Do Animals Work?
Interactively explore the biology of seven animals from the Amazon Rainforest and learn what makes each animal unique, from the pink river dolphin’s use of echolocation to the extraordinary night vision of the jaguar. Available in seventeen languages.
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How to Become a Planet
Pluto is a happy child until a black hole of depression opens inside of her, leading her to find a way forward through self-acceptance, professional help, and new relationships.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781643750361
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How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
Set after the Loving v.Virginia ruling, a family struggles with shifting beliefs around interracial marriage, prejudice, and traditional Jewish values.
- Fiction, Historical
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780525555032
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I and I Bob Marley
Smith’s authentic narration transports the listener to Marley’s Jamaica through the use of Marley’s own music, poetry, and creative sound effects.
- Poetry, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781430144632
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The Leak
Ruth Keller begins investigating sludge at a local lake when she suspects ties between the water supply and her plethora of cavities in this eco-driven graphic novel.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels, Mystery
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781250217950
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Max and the Midknights: Battle of the Bodkins
Medieval music sets the scene, along with humorous sound effects, and exemplary voicing from a full cast led by Kristen DiMercurio.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593339435
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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
The story of tenacious Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116, is presented through an engaging, emotional, and honest narration highlighted by vivid illustrations by Oge More.
- Nonfiction, History, US History, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781338751857
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The One Thing You’d Save
Using traditional and modified sijo poetic structure, Park explores what children would save if they were ever in a housefire.
- Fiction, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781328515131
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Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
Ten-year-old Ant questions his relationships with his best friend and alcoholic father while learning to work with a new Spades partner for an upcoming tournament.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781338348538
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Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
Graham’s nuanced performance allows each character to shine in this poignant tale of community, family history, and spades.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781338780949
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Red, White, and Whole
In this novel in verse set during the 1980s, Reha struggles with her cultural identity as an Indian American girl while coping with the realities of her mother’s leukemia.
- Fiction, Verse Novel
- John Newbery Medal 2022 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780063047426
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Rise of the Slippery Sea Monster
In this installment of Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates, Thorpe delivers a side-splitting performance featuring spunky voices for an entire cast of characters.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle, Younger
- ISBN: 9780593344286
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Root Magic
When her Gullah Geechee family is threatened by racist policemen and supernatural entities, Jezebel embraces her cultural heritage to protect her family and herself.
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062899576
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Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge
Written in conversational free verse, this narrative explores how Ona Judge, enslaved by George and Martha Washington, emancipates herself.
- Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780374307042
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Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch
Rich collage artwork brings depth and detail to the story of MaVynee Betsch and how she used her voice to save formerly segregated American Beach from developers.
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biography, African American
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781101996294
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The Sea in Winter
Struggling to recover from a ballet injury, Maisie overcomes hopelessness by finding solace in her blended family, her culture, and the natural surroundings of the Pacific Northwest.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062872043
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Sesame Street Family Play: Caring for Each Other
Developed as a shared play experience for caregivers and young children, the Sesame Street Family Play app provides over 130 screen-free activities that encourage kids to stay busy, move their bodies, and calm themselves. Customizable game ideas and a simple design invite families to play together at home using everyday objects. The app is available in both English and Spanish.
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Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids describes her path to becoming one of the first Native American and openly gay members of Congress and encourages readers to use their own voices.
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Autobiography, Politics & Government
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062979667
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Smithsonian Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens
Smithsonian's Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens is a curated collection of interactive activities, games and exhibits. Discover and explore art, history, culture, nature and science with many of the Smithsonian's museums: meet the Zoo's animals, create with the Learning Lab, bring a treasured object "home" through the wonders of augmented reality, and play and learn through games from the Smithsonian Science Education Center.
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Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister?
Sona helps choose a name in preparation for the baby's Hindu naming ceremony, ultimately embracing her new role as a big sister.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781536214826
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Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
This young reader’s adaptation of Stamped explores the origin of racist ideas, their impact today, and how readers can work to practice antiracism.
- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780316167581
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Starfish
Ellie’s struggles to find her voice and self-worth unfold in verse as she stands up to those who bully and fat-shame her.
- Fiction, General Fiction, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781984814500
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The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal
An enthusiastic full cast humorously introduces the wonders of our solar system to children, focusing on the significance of the sun and all its amazing characteristics.
- Nonfiction, Science, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle, Younger
- ISBN: 9781338810240
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Survivor Tree
A resilient tree, badly damaged in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, is replanted near the memorial in this moving picture book.
- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780316487672
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Temple Alley Summer
Upon seeing a ghostly figure slip out of his home, Kazu grows convinced it’s connected to an ancient temple and the sudden appearance of a mysterious new classmate.
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2022 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781632063038
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Ten Thousand Tries
Golden, a natural leader on the soccer field, struggles to accept his Dad’s incurable ALS and finds support in his family and community.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781534482296
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This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
Striking illustrations channel the strength and hope present in this account of September 11, as told from the point of view of a tree that survived the tragedy.
- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781250788504
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Tinybop: The Human Body
The Human Body by Tinybop supports children’s curiosity in how the human body works. In this interactive app, children will discover how hearing works, how food travels through the intestines, and how the eye sees when they dive into the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, and digestive systems with seven interactive, animated, layered models. To learn how to play, Tinybop website offers instructions and ideas on how to use this app effectively, or you can download the free handbook within the app. Available in multiple languages.
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Too Bright to See
In rural Vermont, Bug spends the summer preparing for middle school, grieving Uncle Roderick's death, and grappling with a ghost and gender identity.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2022 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593111154
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Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A picture-book tribute to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the sentinels who guard it.
- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781536201482
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Twins
In this full cast performance, Johnson’s popular graphic novel is reinvented as an energetic and engaging audiobook.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781338785210
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
A powerful look into the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the worst racial attacks in American history.
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We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
For Indigenous People's Day, 12 students present on historical and contemporary issues related to Native Americans.
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We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
Presented by a full cast of children and featuring a robust soundscape, this recording realizes the full potential of Sorell’s powerful, illustrated nonfiction title.
- Nonfiction, History, US History, Native American, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781430144670