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Caldecott Medal | Winners and Honorees | 2020-Current
Children's Books for Juneteenth
Juneteenth Reads 2023
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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...
2) Rebound
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
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English
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"--
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament...
4) Swing
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Blink
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English
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"Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything"--
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You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom from inspiring athletes and role models...
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Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A novel in verse about an Asante boy who is captured and taken from his village during the nineteenth century."--
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
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English
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Ashland Books@Noon October 2018 Picks
Book List for SOU Education Courses
Nontraditional and Unique Poetry
Time's 100 Best YA Titles of All Time
Book List for SOU Education Courses
Nontraditional and Unique Poetry
Time's 100 Best YA Titles of All Time
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
9) El crossover
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Español
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
10) The crossover
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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