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Although this is a picture book intended for younger readers, I think middle school students could really get something out of this one. ...

This book takes place in a time when colored students were trying to integrate into whites only schools. This is the story about 1 of the...

J. K. Rowling was the author of all the Harry Potter books. She married twice and has had three kids. When she wrote the Harry Potter...

Hidden Figures is about several black female mathematicians that helped win the space race. It is the untold story of Dorthy Vaughn, Mary...

This is about the life of George Lucas and how he grew up loving to imagine things. George's full name was George Walton Lucas Jr. With...

This is all about the battle of Gettysburg. This happened during the civil war. The battle happened July 1, 1863, through July 3, 1863....

This is the story of famous cartoonist Jeff Kinney, which is written by his younger brother Patrick Kinney. Jeff Started writing comic...

Jeff Kinney was the author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. This book explains Jeff Kinney's life and how he grew up. It explains mostly...

This book tells all about the construction and plans for the twin towers, known as the world trade centers. The buildings took five years...

Never Caught is the story of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's slave. Ona was born into slavery and was the personal slave of...

Boots on the ground is about 6 American soldiers, 1 American military nurse, and 1 Vietnamese refugee. This is about the Vietnam war, and...

Read this book, or better yet, listen to the audiobook read by Jason Reynolds. Worth it! And even better news - this is being adapted for...

Interested in social activism but not sure how to get started? Pick up this book! Tiffany Jewell not only lays out historically...

Fifteen-year-old Allison is a rock star at her school. She has made a name for herself on the cross country team, she is an honor...

Being a lifelong Oklahoman, I had heard from many friends that I needed to get my hands on this book and read about these murders that...

I listened to Jason Reynolds read this poem/letter and it took less than 20 minutes. Worth every minute. In crazy apocalyptic times like...

I’ve always been a fan of Peg Kehret’s action packed kids’ books. In fact, Deadly Stranger was my favorite in elementary school! It was a...

This book is a truly thought-provoking discovery of the true moral boundaries of this world and how frayed those boundaries can become....

Who was Jeff Kinney is an informational book on the creator of The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. There is a whole chapter about his childhood....

What was The Twin Towers is an informational book about what happened on 911. The book talks about the tower being built ,but also about...