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Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

By: Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Miranda Sofroniou
ISBN: 9780711246935
Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers

Hello, Neighbor!

By: Matthew Cordell
Illustrated by:
 Matthew Cordell
ISBN: 9780823446186
Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)

Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)

By: Victoria Grace Elliot
ISBN: 9781499810165
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson

Sing and Shout

By: Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN: 9781629798578
Jacob Riis’s Camera

Jacob Riis’s Camera

By: Alexis O'Neil
Illustrated by:
 Gary Kelley
ISBN:  9781629798660
Immigrant Architect

Immigrant Architect

By: Berta De Miguel and Kent Slade Diebolt
Illustrated by:
 Virginia Lorente
ISBN: 9780884488125
The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai

The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai

By: Hiba Noor Khan
Illustrated by:
 Rita Petruccioli
ISBN: 9781684640768
The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks

The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks

By: Dr. Sheila Kanani
Illustrated by:
 Nan Lawson
ISBN: 9781684640775
Making Their Voices Heard—The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Making Their Voices Heard—The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
 Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781499809602
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Ellen DeGeneres (People of Pride Series)

Ellen DeGeneres (People of Pride Series)

By: Little Bee Books
Illustrated by:
 Victoria Grace Elliott
ISBN: 9781499810158
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)

Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)

By: Little Bee Books
Illustrated by:
 Victoria Grace Elliott
ISBN: 9781499810165
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

A Place to Land

By: Barry Wittenstein
Illustrated by:
 Jerry Pinkney
ISBN: 9780823443314
Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber

Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust

By: Deborah Blumenthal
Illustrated by:
 Masha D'yans
ISBN: 9781499808988
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre

Planting Stories

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illustrated by:
 Paola Escobar
ISBN: 9780062748683
The Compton Cowboys: Young Readers’ Edition

The Compton Cowboys

By: Walter Thompson-Hernandez
ISBN: 9780062956842
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver

By: Gene Barretta
Illustrated by:
 Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9780062430151
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FUJIKAWA DREW THE WAY

IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE

By: Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by:
 Julie Morstad
ISBN: 9780062447623
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando

Magic Ramen

By: Andrea Wang
Illustrated by:
 Kana Urbanowicz
ISBN: 9781499807035
Drawing On Walls: A Story Of Keith Haring

Drawing On Walls

By: Matthew Burgess
Illustrated by:
 Josh Cochran
ISBN: 9781592702671
Eva’s Story

Eva’s Story

By: Eva Schloss
ISBN: 9780802855312
The Life and Times of Martin Luther

The Life and Times of Martin Luther

By: Meike Roth-Beck
Illustrated by:
 Klaus Ensikat
ISBN: 9780802854957
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride

Fast Enough

By: Joel Christian Gill
Illustrated by:
 Joel Christian Gill
ISBN: 9781549303142
Princess Ka’iulani

Princess Ka’iulani

By: Sharon Linnea
ISBN: 9780802850881
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Fighter for Women’s Rights

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634409872
Work It, Girl!: Oprah Winfrey

Work It, Girl!

By: Caroline Moss
Illustrated by:
 Sinem Erkas
ISBN: 9781786037367
Rocket Man The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn

Rocket Man The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn

By: Ruth Ashby
Illustrated by:
 Robert Hunt
ISBN: 9781682631041
Speak Up!

Speak Up!

By: Adora Svitak
Illustrated by:
 Camila Pinheiro
Mario and the Hole in the Sky

Mario and the Hole in the Sky

By: Elizabeth Rusch
Illustrated by:
 Teresa Martinez
ISBN: 9781580895811
Ruby Bridges: A Brave Child Who Made History

Ruby Bridges

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634409636
Shark Lady

Shark Lady

By: Jess Keating
Illustrated by:
 Marta Alvarez Miguens
ISBN: 9781492642046
Martin & Anne: the Kindred Spirits of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

Martin & Anne

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Yevgenia Nayberg
ISBN: 9781939547538
Beautiful Shades of Brown

Beautiful Shades of Brown

By:
The Amazing Mr. Franklin

The Amazing Mr. Franklin

By: Ruth Ashby
Illustrated by:
 Michael G. Montgomery
ISBN: 9781682631027
Martin Luther King Jr (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

Martin Luther King Jr (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Mai Ly Degnan
ISBN: 9780711245679
Sojourner Truth: Fighting for Freedom

Sojourner Truth

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634409933
Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman

Trailblazers

By: Sandra A. Agard
ISBN: 9780593124079
Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World

Noisemakers

By: Kazoo Magazine and Erin Bried
ISBN: 9780525580171
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Schomburg

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781536208979
Harriet Tubman: Union Spy

Harriet Tubman

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634402842
Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Danny Popovici
ISBN: 9781939547347
Women in Biology

Women in Biology

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
 Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781945779091
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Voice of Freedom

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763665319
All the Way to the Top

All the Way to the Top

By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
 Nabi H. Ali
ISBN: 9781492688976
Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

Eliza

By: Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by:
 Esme Shapiro
ISBN: 9781524765880
Dinosaur Lady

Dinosaur Lady

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
 Marta Alvarez Miguens
ISBN: 9781728209517
Moe Berg: Spy Catcher

Moe Berg

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634402941
Sing and Shout

Sing and Shout

By: Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN: 9781629798578
Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird

Away with Words

By: Lori Mortensen
Illustrated by:
 Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682630051
Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women

Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women

By: Aitziber Lopez
Illustrated by:
 Luciano Lozano
ISBN: 9781786037053
Magic Trash

Magic Trash

By: J.H. Shapiro
Illustrated by:
 Vanessa Brantley-Newton
ISBN: 9781580893862
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

By: Barb Rosenstock
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781629799087
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
 Shiella Witanto
ISBN: 9781939547552
Buzzing With Questions

Buzzing With Questions

By: Janice N. Harrington
Illustrated by:
 Theodore Taylor III
ISBN: 9781629795584
Kid Activists—True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

Kid Activists—True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
 Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683691419
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Women in Physics

Women in Physics

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
 Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781945779145
Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

By: Lisbeth Kaiser
Illustrated by:
 Marta Antelo
ISBN: 9781786030184
How to Become an Accidental Genius

How to Become an Accidental Genius

By: Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by:
 Jenn Playford
ISBN: 9781459816763
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Oldest Student

The Oldest Student

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Illustrated by:
 Oge Mora
ISBN: 9781524768287
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Poet

By: Don Tate
Illustrated by:
 Don Tate
ISBN: 9781682630624
Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Woman Who Changed the World

Brave. Black. First.

By: Cheryl Willis Hudson
Illustrated by:
 Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9780525645818
Zora & Me

Zora & Me

By: Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon
ISBN: 9780763658144
Women Who Dared

Women Who Dared

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
 Livi Gosling
ISBN: 9781492653271
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
 Shiella Witanto
ISBN: 9781939547552
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathmatics

Numbers in Motion

By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
 Yevgenia Nayberg
ISBN: 9781939547637
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin

A Ben of All Trades

By: Michael J. Rosen
Illustrated by:
 Matt Tavares
ISBN: 9781536201215
All the Way to the Top

All the Way to the Top

By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
 Nabi H. Ali
ISBN: 9781492688976
Work It, Girl: Become a Leader like Michelle Obama

Work It, Girl

By: Caroline Moss
Illustrated by:
 Sinem Erkas
ISBN: 9780711245181
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Fire Never Goes Out

The Fire Never Goes Out

By: Stevenson, Noelle
Illustrated by:
 Stevenson, Noelle
ISBN: 9780062278272
Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Conrad Roset
ISBN: 9780711246751
Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Beautiful Shades of Brown

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781939547651
The Fire Never Goes Out

The Fire Never Goes Out

By: Noelle Stevenson
ISBN: 9780062278272
Music Is My Life

Music Is My Life

By: Myles Tanzer
Illustrated by:
 Ali Mac
ISBN: 9780711249189
Fly High, John Glenn

Fly High, John Glenn

By: Krull, Kathleen
Illustrated by:
 Quarello, Maurizio A.C.
ISBN: 9780062747143
Heroic Women Of The Art World

Heroic Women Of The Art World

By: Eugene H. Pool
ISBN: 9781943431533
Ruth Objects

Ruth Objects

By: Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by:
 Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781484747179
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Fighter for Women’s Rights

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

By: Jeri Cipriano
Illustrated by:
 Scott R. Brooks
ISBN: 9781634409872
Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids

Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids

By: Rowena Rae
ISBN: 9780897339339
Brave. Black. First.

Brave. Black. First.

By: Cheryl Willis Hudson
Illustrated by:
 Erin. K. Robinson
ISBN: 9780525645818
Wood, Wire, Wings

Wood, Wire, Wings

By: Kirsten W. Larson
Illustrated by:
 Tracy Subisak
ISBN: 9781629799384
Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr

By: Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Mai Ly Degnan
ISBN: 9780711245679
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

By: Barb Rosenstock
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781629799087
Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Pili Aguado
ISBN: 9781786032270
Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

By: Lisbeth Kaiser
Illustrated by:
 Leire Salaberria
ISBN: 9781847808899
Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

By: Philip Dray
Illustrated by:
 Stephen Alcorn
ISBN: 9781561454174
Struttin’ with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

Struttin’ with Some Barbecue

By: Patricia Hruby Powell
Illustrated by:
 Rachel Himes
ISBN: 9781580897402
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

It Began With a Page

By: Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by:
 Julie Morstad
ISBN: 9780062447623
Princess Ka’iulani

Princess Ka’iulani

By: Sharon Linnea
ISBN: 9780802850881
Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl

Althea Gibson

By: Megan Reid
Illustrated by:
 Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9780062851093
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees

Wangari Maathai

By: Franck Prévot
Illustrated by:
 Aurélia Fronty
ISBN: 9781580896269
Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Beautiful Shades of Brown

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781939547651
Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963)

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963)

By: Sharon Robinson
ISBN: 9781338282801
Sweet Dreams, Sarah

Sweet Dreams, Sarah

By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
 Chris Ewald
ISBN: 9781939547316
Shark Lady

Shark Lady

By: Jess Keating
Illustrated by:
 Marta Alvarez Miguens
ISBN: 9781492642046
Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Gee Fan Eng
ISBN: 9781847807830
Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone

Nina

By: Alice Brière-Haquet
Illustrated by:
 Bruno Liance
ISBN: 9781580898270
Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Amelia Flower
ISBN: 9781786037510
Run the Show Like CEO Oprah Winfrey (Work It Girl)

Run the Show Like CEO Oprah Winfrey (Work It Girl)

By: Caroline Moss
Illustrated by:
 Sinem Erkas
ISBN: 9781786037367
One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet

One Earth

By: Anuradha Rao
ISBN: 9781459818866
Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education

Malala

By: Raphaële Frier
Illustrated by:
 Aurélia Fronty
ISBN: 9781580897853
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