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Published: July 23, 2021
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
Someone Builds the Dream
Someone Builds the Dream
Bouncy verse celebrates the diverse workforce who brings big dreams to life when they pound nails, lay drains, and operate machines.
Middle Grade
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
Set in British-occupied India in 1857 when the Sepoy Mutiny began in South Asia, Meera, an escaped child bride, ends up a servant to a British officer in the East India Company and must choose between a life where she has no say in what happens to her or rebelling against the colonists.
Young Adult
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry
The lenient sentence autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz, both White, receive for killing Chinese American Vincent Chin in Detroit in 1982 spurs outrage and motivates nationwide action in the Asian American community.
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