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Through My Eyes By Ruby Bridges, Margo Lundell (Scholastic Press)
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2001: Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush Californiaby Jerry Stanley (Crown)
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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850By Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Houghton Mifflin)
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When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson: The Voice of a Century By Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793by Jim Murphy (Clarion Books)
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York’s Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African- American’s Part in the Great ExpeditionBy Rhoda Blumberg (HarperCollins)
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Children of the Great DepressionBy Russell Freedman (Clarion Books)
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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New GuineaBy Sy Montgomery, Photos by Nic Bishop (Houghton Mifflin)
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* 2008: M.L.K. Journey of a King* John’s BookBy Tonya Bolden (Abrams Books for children)
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Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost AviatorBy Shelley Tanaka, illustrated by David Craig (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
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The Secret World of Walter AndersonBy Hester Bass, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (Candlewick Press)
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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian SpringBy Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca (Roaring Brook Press)
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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade* Darren’s BookBy Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)
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2013: Monsieur Marceau; Actor without Words By Leda Schubert, illustrated by Gerard DuBois (Roaring Brook Press)
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2014: A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace PippinBy Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Alfred A. Knopf)
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2015: The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial RussiaBy Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade)
