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THE UNDEFEATED By Kwame Alexander
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING? By Bonnie Bader
NEW KID By Jerry Craft
MADDI'S FRIDGE By Lois Brandt
WHO IS MALALA YOUSAFZAI? By Dinah Brown
GRETA'S STORY: THE SCHOOLGIRL WHO WENT ON STRIKE TO SAVE THE PLANET By Valentina Camerini
THE NAME JAR By Yangsook Choi
RICK By Alex Gino
STRANGE FRUIT: BILLIE HOLIDAY AND THE POWER OF A PROTEST SONG By Gary Golio
NOT MY IDEA: A BOOK ABOUT WHITENESS By Anastasia Higgenbotham
MYA'S STRATEGY TO SAVE THE WORLD By Tanya Lloyd Kyi
CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? By Irene Latham & Charles Waters
DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD By Irene Latham & Charles Waters
CRACKING THE WALL: THE STRUGGLES OF THE LITTLE ROCK NINE By Eileen Lucas
LOST AND FOUND CAT By Doug Kuntz & Amy Shrodes
THE BOOK RESCUER By Sue Macy
THE STARS BENEATH OUR FEET By David Barclay Moore
POCKET CHANGE: PITCHING IN FOR A BETTER WORLD By Michelle Mulder
A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE By Lisa Moore Ramée
RUTH AND THE GREEN BOOK By Calvin Alexander Ramsey
42 IS NOT JUST A NUMBER By Doreen Rappapor
THE HERO NEXT DOOR Edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
GHOST BOYS By Jewell Parker Rhodes
TAKING ACTION AGAINST INEQUALITY By Rita Santos
ONE CRAZY SUMMER By Rita Williams–Garcia
EACH KINDNESS By Jacqueline Woodson
FRONT DESK By Kelly Yang
A YOUNG PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES By Howard Zinn
THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE* By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
OUT OF MY MIND By Sharon Draper
THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141ST STREET* By Karina Yan Glaser
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH By Norman Juster
A WRINKLE IN TIME* By Madeline L'Engle
MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN* By Jean Craighead George
MINNIE MCCLAREY SPEAKS HER MIND By Valeria Hobbs
LALANI AND THE DISTANT SEA By Erin Entrada Kelly
DAVE AT NIGHT By Gail Carson Levine
THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK By Kristin Levine
A SINGLE SHARD By Linda Sue Park
MY BRIGADISTA YEAR By Katherine Patterson
THE SEVENTH MOST IMPORTANT THING By Shelley Pearsall
LOOK BOTH WAYS IN THE BARRIO BLANCO By Judith Robins Rose
ESPERANZA RISING By Pam Muñoz Ryan
THE WEDNESDAY WARS By Gary M. Schmidt
CLEAN GETAWAY By Nic Stone
WHEN YOU REACH ME By Rebecca Stead
THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE By Leslie Conner
FINDING LANGSTON By Lisa Cline-Ranso
THE JOURNEY OF LITTLE CHARLIE By Christopher Paul Curtis
TROPICAL SECRETS: HOLOCAUST REFUGEES IN CUBA By Margarita Engle
FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANWEILER By E.L. Konisburg
TWERP By Mark Goldblatt
THE BROOKLYN NINE: A NOVEL IN NINE INNINGS By Alan Gratz
THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK By Kristin Levine
THE DAY THE WORLD STOPPED TURNING By Michael Morpurgo
THE SEVENTH MOST IMPORTANT THING By Shelley Pearsall
AS BRAVE AS YOU By Jason Reynolds
THE GREAT WALL OF LUCY WU By Wendy Wan-Long Shang
SAME SUN HERE By Neela Vaswani and Silas House
OTHER WORDS FOR HOME By Jasmine Warga
GODS AND HEROS: MYTHOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD By Korwin Briggs
DEAR MR. DICKENS By Nancy Churnin
NO VACANCY By Tziporah Cohen
THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF NESTOR LOPEZ By Adrianna Cuevas
BAREFOOT DREAMS OF PETRA LUNA By Alda P. Dobbs
OUT OF MY HEART* By Sharon M. Draper
TAKE BACK THE BLOCK By Chrystal D. Giles
THE LAST CUENTISTA By Donna Barba Higuera
NOTABLE NATIVE PEOPLE: 50 INDIGENOUS LEADERS, DREAMERS, AND CHANGEMAKERS FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT By Adrienne Keene
FRED & MARJORIE: A DOCTOR, A DOG, AND THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN By Deborah Kerbel
THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO By Shin Ying Kor
PAWCASSO By Remy Lai
TOO BRIGHT TO SEE By Kyle Lukoff
EVERYTHING COMES NEXT: COLLECTED & NEW POEMS By Naomi Shihab Nye
ROOT MAGIC By Eden Royce
ME AND THE WORLD: AN INFOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION By Mieia Trius
THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN By Katherine Applegate
THE JUMBIES* By Tracey Baptiste
LUCKY BROKEN GIRL By Ruth Behar
THE PENDERWICKS* By Jane Birdsall
THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH* By Max Brailler
THE SISTERS GRIMM: THE FAIRY-TALE DETECTIVES* By Michael Buckley
YEAR OF THE BOOK* By Andrea Cheng
GREGOR THE OVERLANDER* By Suzanne Collins
GARVEY'S CHOICE By Nikki Grimes
BABE & ME* By Dan Gutman
AMONG THE HIDDEN* By Margaret Peterson Haddix
WAIT TILL HELENE COMES By Mary Downing Hahn
THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH By Jennifer L. Holm
HERO ON A BICYCLE By Shirley Hughes
THEODOSIA AND THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS* By R.L. LaFevers
IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR AND JACKIE ROBINSON By Betty Bao Lord
RULES By Cynthia Lord
THE SEASON OF STYX MALONE By Kekla Magoon
TEN RULES FOR LIVING WITH MY SISTER* By Ann M. Martin
BOB By Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
STRANGE BIRDS By Cecila C. Pérez
RACE TO THE SUN By Rebecca Roanhorse
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET By Brian Selznick
THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WILL NOT CHANGE By Rebecca Stead
WINGS OF FIRE: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY* By Tui T. Sutherland
I SURVIVED THE SHARK ATTACKS OF 1916* By Lauren Tarshis
THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE: THE SHADOWS* By Jacqueline West
FRONT DESK By Kelly Yang
THE FAIRY REBEL By Lynn Reid Banks
THE NOT-JUST-ANYBODY FAMILY* By Betsy Byars
ZACH DELACRUZ: ME AND MY BIG MOUTH By Cecilia Cackley
AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS* By Gennifer Choldenko
DEAR MR. HENSHAW By Beverly Cleary
ALL RISE FOR THE HONORABLE PERRY T. COOK By Bev
ELIHAH OF BUXTON By Christopher Paul Curtis
THE LOTTERYS PLUS ONE* By Emma Donoghue
THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT WHANGDOODLES By Julie Andrews Edward
HARRIET THE SPY By Louise Fitzhugh
A TALE DARK AND GRIMM By Adam Gidwitz
BO AT BALLARD CREEK* By Kirkpatrick Hill
SAVVY* By Ingrid Law
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON By Grace Lin
THE DOLL PEOPLE* By Ann M. Martin
THE SKYLARK'S WAR By Hilary McKay
LIZARD MUSIC By Daniel Pinkwater
LUCKY: MARIS, MANTLE, AND MY BEST SUMMER EVER By Wes Tooke
CASTLE IN THE ATTIC By Elizabeth Winthrop
EL DEAFO By Cece Bell
THE BAD GUYS* By Aaron Blabey
JEDI ACADEMY* By Jeffrey Brown
NEW KID* By Jerry Craft
LUMBERJANES* By Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Shannon Watters
WITCHES OF BROOKLYN By Sophie Escabasse
DONUT THE DESTROYER By Sara Graley
NATHAN HALE'S HAZARDOUS TALES: THE UNDERGROUND ABDUCTOR* By Nathan Hale
ZITA THE SPACEGIRL* By Ben Hatke
SQUISH: SUPER AMOEBA* By Jennifer L. Holm
ROLLER GIRL By Victoria Jamieson
AMULET: THE STONEKEEPER* By Kazu Kibuishi
STEPPING STONES* By Lucy Kinsley
PIE IN THE SKY By Remy Lai
BEETLE & THE HOLLOWBONE By Aliza Layne
SNAPDRAGON By Kat Leyh
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA* By Ann M. Martin
THE WITCH BOY* By Molly Knox Ostertag
ASTER AND THE ACCIDENTAL MAGIC By Thom Pico
BIG NATE FROM THE TOP* By Lincoln Pierce
THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES* By Sergio Ruzzier
5 WORLDS: THE SAND WARRIOR* By Mark & Alexis Siegal
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN* By Dana Simpson
GUTS* By Raina Telgemeir
SECRET CODERS* By Gene Luen Yang
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GARDENING By Lisa J. Amstutz
THE COMPLETE BAKING BOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS Edited by Molly Birnbaum
SMITHSONIAN MAKER LAB By Jack Challoner
WHERE IS THE PARTHENON? By Roberta Edwards
THE KITCHEN PANTRY SCIENTIST CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS By Liz Lee Heinecke
ON THE HORIZON: WORLD WAR II REFLECTIONS By Lois Lowry
JUST RIGHT: SEARCHING FOR THE GOLDILOCKS PLANET By Curtis Manley
BARBED WIRE BASEBALL By Marissa Moss
IMMIGRANT ARCHITECT: RAFAEL GUASTAVINO AND THE AMERICAN DREAM By Bera de Miguel & Kent Diebolt
WHO WAS NELSON MANDELA? By Pam Pollack
THE LEGO ADVENTURE BOOK By Megan H. Rothcock
OLYMPIC GAMES UPSETS By Heather Rule
GIRLS WHO CODE: LEARN HOW TO CODE AND CHANGE THE WORLD By Reshma Saujan
HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM: THE RISE (AND FALLS) OF A ROCK-CLIMBING CHAMPION By Ashima Shiraish
SARAH AND THE BIG WAVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO SURF MAVERICKS By Bonnie Tsui
HEDY LAMARR'S DOUBLE LIFE: HOLLYWOOD LEGEND AND BRILLIANT INVENTOR By Laurie Wallmark
TINY CREATURES: THE WORLD OF MICROBES By Nicola Davies
CALLING ALL MINDS: HOW TO THINK AND CREATE LIKE AN INVENTOR By Temple Grandin
TORPEDOED: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD WAR II SINKING OF THE "THE CHILDREN'S SHIP" By Deborah Heiligman
CLAUDETTE COLVIN, TWICE TOWARDS JUSTICE By Phillipe Hoose
BRINGING BACK THE WOLVES By Jude Isabella
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS ANIMAL RECORDS By Kathy Furgang & Sarah Wassner
DREAM BUILDER: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT PHILIP FREELON By Kelly Starling Lyon
IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FIJIKAWA DREW THE WAY By Kyo Maclear
MESMERIZED: HOW BEN FRANKLIN SOLVED A MYSTERY THAT BAFFLED ALL OF FRANCE By Mara Rockliff
IMPACT! ASTEROIDS AND THE SCIENCE OF SAVING THE WORLD By Elizabeth Rusch
IT CAN'T BE TRUE!: INCREDIBLE TACTILE COMPARISONS By Fleur Star
RADIANT CHILD: THE STORY OF YOUNG ARTIST JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT By Javaka Steptoe
VIOLA DESMOND WON'T BE BUDGED By Jody Nyasha Warner
¡BÉISBOL!:LATINO BASEBALL PIONEERS AND LEGENDS By Jonah Winter
