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(0)Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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Someday Is Now tells the inspirational story of the celebrated civil rights leader, Clara Luper, who led one of the first lunch-counter sit-ins in America. How will you stand against something you know is wrong? One way is to follow the lessons of bravery taught by civil rights pioneers like Clara Luper. As a child, Clara saw how segregation affected her life. Her journey famously led her to Oklahoma, where she and her students desegregated stores...
4) Two Naomis
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A realistic contemporary story of two girls whose divorced parents begin to date-perfect for fans of Lisa Graff, Sara Pennypacker, and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Other than their first names, Naomi Marie and Naomi Edith are sure they have nothing in common, and they wouldn't mind keeping it that way.
Naomi Marie starts clubs at the library and adores being a big sister. Naomi Edith loves quiet Saturdays and hanging with her best friend in her backyard....
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A timely and important nonfiction book for middle grade readers, adapted from the adult book of the same title, about the decade in which the trajectory of climate change could have been reversed and how young people today can rise to action.
By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change-including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes,...