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Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography By Geof Smith, Jeffrey Ebbeler (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography (Hardcover) By Geof Smith, Jeffrey Ebbeler (Illustrator) $5.99
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Food for Hope: How John Van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry By Jeff Gottesfeld, Michelle Laurentia Agatha (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Food for Hope: How John Van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry (Hardcover) By Jeff Gottesfeld, Michelle Laurentia Agatha (Illustrator) $19.99
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We Who Believe in Freedom: The Life and Times of Ella Baker (True Tales for Young Readers) By Lea E. Williams Cover Image
 We Who Believe in Freedom: The Life and Times of Ella Baker (True Tales for Young Readers) (Paperback) By Lea E. Williams $17.00
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Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth By Alice Faye Duncan, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth (Hardcover) By Alice Faye Duncan, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator) $17.99
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Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann By Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Vivien Mildenberger (Illustrator), Judith Heumann (Afterword by) Cover Image
 Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann (Hardcover) By Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Vivien Mildenberger (Illustrator), Judith Heumann (Afterword by) $19.99
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Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker By Patricia Hruby Powell, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (Hardcover) By Patricia Hruby Powell, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) $18.99
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Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover) By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator) $15.99
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A is for Activist By Innosanto Nagara Cover Image
 A is for Activist (Board book) By Innosanto Nagara $11.95
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The Story of Ruby Bridges By Robert Coles, George Ford (Illustrator) Cover Image
 The Story of Ruby Bridges (Paperback) By Robert Coles, George Ford (Illustrator) $7.99
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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement By Angela Joy, Janelle Washington (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover) By Angela Joy, Janelle Washington (Illustrator) $19.99
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Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Alex Bostic (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality (Hardcover) By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Alex Bostic (Illustrator) $19.99
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For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) By Rebecca Langston-George, Janna Rose Bock (Illustrator) Cover Image
 For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) (Hardcover) By Rebecca Langston-George, Janna Rose Bock (Illustrator) $31.32
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On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide By Joanna Ho, Catia Chien (Illustrator) Cover Image
 On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide (Hardcover) By Joanna Ho, Catia Chien (Illustrator) $18.99
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Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood By Tony Hillery, Jessie Hartland (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood (Hardcover) By Tony Hillery, Jessie Hartland (Illustrator) $17.99
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Ron's Big Mission By Rose Blue, Corinne Naden, Don Tate (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Ron's Big Mission (Hardcover) By Rose Blue, Corinne Naden, Don Tate (Illustrator) $18.99
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Shining a Light: Celebrating 40 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World By Veeda Bybee, Victo Ngai (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Shining a Light: Celebrating 40 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World (Hardcover) By Veeda Bybee, Victo Ngai (Illustrator) $17.99
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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah By Laurie Ann Thompson, Sean Qualls (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (Hardcover) By Laurie Ann Thompson, Sean Qualls (Illustrator) $18.99
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was?) By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was?) (Paperback) By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator) $5.99
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Who Was John Lewis? (Who Was?) By Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Who Was John Lewis? (Who Was?) (Paperback) By Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) $6.99
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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag By Rob Sanders, Steven Salerno (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag (Hardcover) By Rob Sanders, Steven Salerno (Illustrator) $18.99
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Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present (See Yourself in Their Stories) By Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present (See Yourself in Their Stories) (Hardcover) By Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins (Illustrator) $24.99
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A Child's Introduction to Pride: The Inspirational History and Culture of the LGBTQIA+ Community (A Child's Introduction Series) By Sarah Prager, Caitlin O'Dwyer (Illustrator) Cover Image
 A Child's Introduction to Pride: The Inspirational History and Culture of the LGBTQIA+ Community (A Child's Introduction Series) (Hardcover) By Sarah Prager, Caitlin O'Dwyer (Illustrator) $21.99
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Caldecott Honor Book) (A Big Words Book #1) By Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Caldecott Honor Book) (A Big Words Book #1) (Paperback) By Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) $9.99
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I Am Ruby Bridges By Ruby Bridges, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator) Cover Image
 I Am Ruby Bridges (Hardcover) By Ruby Bridges, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator) $18.99
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Malala's Magic Pencil By Malala Yousafzai, Kerascoët (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Malala's Magic Pencil (Hardcover) By Malala Yousafzai, Kerascoët (Illustrator) $17.99
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Princess Diana (Little People, BIG DREAMS) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Archita Khosla (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Princess Diana (Little People, BIG DREAMS) (Hardcover) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Archita Khosla (Illustrator) $15.99
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We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet By Mya-Rose Craig, Sabrena Khadija (Illustrator) Cover Image
 We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet (Hardcover) By Mya-Rose Craig, Sabrena Khadija (Illustrator) $16.99 Email or call for price
My Little Golden Book About Martin Luther King Jr. By Bonnie Bader, Sue Cornelison (Illustrator) Cover Image
 My Little Golden Book About Martin Luther King Jr. (Hardcover) By Bonnie Bader, Sue Cornelison (Illustrator) $5.99
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My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement By Willie Mae Brown Cover Image
 My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover) By Willie Mae Brown $16.99
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I am John Lewis (Ordinary People Change the World) By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator) Cover Image
 I am John Lewis (Ordinary People Change the World) (Hardcover) By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator) $16.99
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Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement By Sandra Neil Wallace, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover) By Sandra Neil Wallace, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) $18.99
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All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything By Annette Bay Pimentel, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins (Foreword by), Nabi Ali (Illustrator) Cover Image
 All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Hardcover) By Annette Bay Pimentel, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins (Foreword by), Nabi Ali (Illustrator) $18.99
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My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope By Diane Guerrero, Erica Moroz Cover Image
 My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope (Paperback) By Diane Guerrero, Erica Moroz $9.99
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Who Was John Lewis? (Who Was?) By Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Who Was John Lewis? (Who Was?) (Hardcover) By Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) $19.67
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Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King By Coretta Scott King, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King (Hardcover) By Coretta Scott King, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) $18.99
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Caldecott Honor Book) (A Big Words Book #1) By Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Caldecott Honor Book) (A Big Words Book #1) (Hardcover) By Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) $18.99
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Right Now!: Real Kids Speaking Up for Change By Miranda Paul, Bea Jackson (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Right Now!: Real Kids Speaking Up for Change (Hardcover) By Miranda Paul, Bea Jackson (Illustrator) $17.99
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Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman By Sharice Davids, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Illustrator), Nancy K. Mays Cover Image
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Resistance Stories from Black History for Kids: Inspiring People and Events That Every Kid Should Know (Includes Stories about Rosa Parks, the Black Panther Party, Ona Marie Judge, Martin Luther King Junior's
Resistance Stories from Black History for Kids: Inspiring People and Events That Every Kid Should Know (Includes Stories about Rosa Parks, the Black Panther Party, Ona Marie Judge, Martin Luther King Junior's "I Have a Dream" Speech, and More) (Paperback) By Rann Miller $15.95 Email or call for price
I'm Still Here (Adapted for Young Readers): Loving Myself in a World Not Made for Me By Austin Channing Brown Cover Image
 I'm Still Here (Adapted for Young Readers): Loving Myself in a World Not Made for Me (Hardcover) By Austin Channing Brown $18.00
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Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes By Traci N. Todd, Shannon Wright (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes (Hardcover) By Traci N. Todd, Shannon Wright (Illustrator) $21.99
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No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change By Lindsay H. Metcalf, Jeanette Bradley, Keila V. Dawson, Jeanette Bradley (Illustrator) Cover Image
 No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change (Hardcover) By Lindsay H. Metcalf, Jeanette Bradley, Keila V. Dawson, Jeanette Bradley (Illustrator) $18.99
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?) By Dinah Brown, Who HQ, Andrew Thomson (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?) (Paperback) By Dinah Brown, Who HQ, Andrew Thomson (Illustrator) $5.99
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She Persisted: Pura Belpré By Meg Medina, Marilisa Jiménez García, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image
 She Persisted: Pura Belpré (Hardcover) By Meg Medina, Marilisa Jiménez García, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) $16.99
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Lewis Hamilton (Little People, BIG DREAMS) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Fernando Martín (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Lewis Hamilton (Little People, BIG DREAMS) (Hardcover) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Fernando Martín (Illustrator) $15.99
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I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present By Cerrie Burnell, Lauren Mark Baldo (Illustrator) Cover Image
 I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present (Hardcover) By Cerrie Burnell, Lauren Mark Baldo (Illustrator) $23.99
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Little Feminist Board Book Set By Lydia Ortiz (Illustrator) Cover Image
 Little Feminist Board Book Set (Board book) By Lydia Ortiz (Illustrator) $16.99
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Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution By Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner Cover Image
 Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution (Paperback) By Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner $15.95
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