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The March on Washington (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) By Bonnie Bader, Kelley McMorris (Illustrator) Cover Image
The March on Washington (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (Paperback) By Bonnie Bader, Kelley McMorris (Illustrator) $5.99
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H Is for Harlem By Dinah Johnson, April Harrison (Illustrator) Cover Image
H Is for Harlem (Hardcover) By Dinah Johnson, April Harrison (Illustrator) $18.99
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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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The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History By Sandra Neil Wallace, Rich Wallace, Charly Palmer (Illustrator) Cover Image
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History (Hardcover) By Sandra Neil Wallace, Rich Wallace, Charly Palmer (Illustrator) $18.99
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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade By Melissa Sweet, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) Cover Image
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Hardcover) By Melissa Sweet, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) $17.99
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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 Email or call for price.
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration By Lauren Tamaki (Illustrator), Elizabeth Partridge Cover Image
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration (Hardcover) By Lauren Tamaki (Illustrator), Elizabeth Partridge $21.99
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Bessie the Motorcycle Queen By Charles R. Smith Jr., Charlot Kristensen (Illustrator) Cover Image
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen (Hardcover) By Charles R. Smith Jr., Charlot Kristensen (Illustrator) $18.99
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (Hardcover) By Duncan Tonatiuh $19.99
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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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Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7): A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7): A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4): A World War I Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4): A World War I Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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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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To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights By Angela Dalton, Lauren Semmer (Illustrator) Cover Image
To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights (Hardcover) By Angela Dalton, Lauren Semmer (Illustrator) $18.99
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One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1): A Revolutionary War Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1): A Revolutionary War Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book By Tonya Bolden, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) Cover Image
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book (Hardcover) By Tonya Bolden, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) $17.99
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Major Impossible (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9): A Grand Canyon Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Major Impossible (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9): A Grand Canyon Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series #2) By Richard Panchyk, Senator John McCain (Foreword by) Cover Image
World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series #2) (Paperback) By Richard Panchyk, Senator John McCain (Foreword by) $18.99
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Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3): A Pioneer Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3): A Pioneer Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series By Traci Sorell, Arigon Starr (Illustrator) Cover Image
Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series (Hardcover) By Traci Sorell, Arigon Starr (Illustrator) $18.99
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Alamo All-Stars (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #6): A Texas Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Alamo All-Stars (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #6): A Texas Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale By Nathan Hale Cover Image
Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown By Steve Sheinkin Cover Image
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (Hardcover) By Steve Sheinkin $19.99
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The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5): An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman By Nathan Hale Cover Image
The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5): An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (Hardcover) By Nathan Hale $14.99
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American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South (Medical Fiascoes) By Gail Jarrow Cover Image
American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South (Medical Fiascoes) (Hardcover) By Gail Jarrow $24.99
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Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell (Scholastic Focus) By Candace Fleming Cover Image
Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell (Scholastic Focus) (Hardcover) By Candace Fleming $19.99
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Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll By Tonya Bolden, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) Cover Image
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll (Hardcover) By Tonya Bolden, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) $18.99
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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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Action!: How Movies Began By Meghan McCarthy, Meghan McCarthy (Illustrator) Cover Image
Action!: How Movies Began (Hardcover) By Meghan McCarthy, Meghan McCarthy (Illustrator) $18.99
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Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book By Keila V. Dawson, Alleanna Harris (Illustrator) Cover Image
Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book (Hardcover) By Keila V. Dawson, Alleanna Harris (Illustrator) $19.99
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A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington By Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders, Byron McCray (Illustrator) Cover Image
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington (Hardcover) By Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders, Byron McCray (Illustrator) $19.99
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What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? (What Was?) By Caleb Gayle, Who HQ, Tim Foley (Illustrator) Cover Image
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? (What Was?) (Paperback) By Caleb Gayle, Who HQ, Tim Foley (Illustrator) $7.99
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Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 (Lost #2): The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 By Tod Olson Cover Image
Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 (Lost #2): The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 (Hardcover) By Tod Olson $14.99 Email or call for price.
The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution By Anita Sanchez Cover Image
The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution (Hardcover) By Anita Sanchez $19.99
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Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII By Shari Swanson, Renée Graef (Illustrator) Cover Image
Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII (Hardcover) By Shari Swanson, Renée Graef (Illustrator) $18.99
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Who Was Neil Armstrong? (Who Was?) By Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) Cover Image
Who Was Neil Armstrong? (Who Was?) (Paperback) By Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) $5.99
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Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon By Steve Sheinkin Cover Image
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon (Paperback) By Steve Sheinkin $15.99
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Follow Your Dreams, Little One (Vashti Harrison) By Vashti Harrison Cover Image
Follow Your Dreams, Little One (Vashti Harrison) (Board book) By Vashti Harrison $8.99
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Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) By James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ, Gregory Copeland (Illustrator) Cover Image
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) (Paperback) By James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ, Gregory Copeland (Illustrator) $6.99
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Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus) By Barbara Binns Cover Image
Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus) (Hardcover) By Barbara Binns $19.99
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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) $8.99
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If You Were a Kid Aboard the Titanic (If You Were a Kid) By Josh Gregory, Sebastia Serra (Illustrator) Cover Image
If You Were a Kid Aboard the Titanic (If You Were a Kid) (Paperback) By Josh Gregory, Sebastia Serra (Illustrator) $7.95
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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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Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey By Katie Yamasaki Cover Image
Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey (Hardcover) By Katie Yamasaki $21.95
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Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott By Mara Rockliff, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) Cover Image
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Hardcover) By Mara Rockliff, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) $18.99
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One Giant Leap By Robert Burleigh, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) Cover Image
One Giant Leap (Paperback) By Robert Burleigh, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) $8.99
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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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