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Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the issue of racial hatred.
Ages 9 to 11
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Moments of grace and tenderness undercut the terror and pain of this powerful story of the genocidal war in Rwanda.
Ages 13 and up
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La narradora de Cartas a mi mamá es una joven afro-cubana que, a raíz de la muerte de su madre, se ve en la necesidad de vivir con su tía y sus primos. Ahora que depende de ellos y de su buena voluntad, las burlas sobre el color oscuro de su piel y los reproches sobre su comportamiento -incluyendo su decisión de no alizarse el pelo- la hieren profundamente.
Ages 12 and up
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Ten ghost stories dramatize the history of Chinese immigration to North America, from the poor village men who first came searching for gold in the late 1850s to the new immigrants who arrived from Hong Kong in the wake of the Cultural Revolution.
Ages 11 and up
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By writing letters to her dead mother, a young Afro-Cuban girl slowly begins to find a world outside her difficult family. This powerful novel is about terrible loss and about the healing power of love and respect.
Ages 12 and up
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Co-authored by the world's leading experts on modern slavery, this book in the Groundwork Guides series examines examples of slavery around the world today, and demonstrates how readers can get involved in the global anti-slavery movement.
Ages 14 and up
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These moving bilingual poems by noted Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta explore a young native boy's connection to Mother Earth and how he is healed from the wounds of racism he has endured.
Ages 5 to 8
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Winner of the Governor General's Award, The Crazy Man is a moving and unforgettable story of a period of crisis in a young girl's life.
Ages 9 to 12
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Deborah Ellis presents the stories of children of the war-torn Middle East, based on interviews with Israeli and Palestinian children.
Ages 11 and up
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A picture-book biography of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks, who defied an order to sit in a segregated section of a movie theatre and was arrested for doing so.
Ages 5 to 9
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