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The Bat Boy & His Violin

The Bat Boy & His Violin

by Gavin Curtis
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1998
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0689800991

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Curtis

Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History

Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History

by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by James E. Ransome

Publisher: Holiday House, 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780823423620

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 781 Cline-Ransome

Goin' Someplace Special

Goin' Someplace Special

by Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Publishers: Atheneum, Anne Schwartz Book, 2001
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0689818858

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, McKissack

Grandmama's Pride

Grandmama's Pride

by Becky Birtha
Illustrated by Colin Bootman

Publisher: Albert Whitman, 2005
Pages: 32
ISBN: 080753028X

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Birtha

March Forward, Girl

March Forward, Girl

by Melba Pattillo Beals
Illustrated by Frank Morrison

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018
Pages: 214
ISBN: 9781328882127

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 323 Beals

My Mother the Cheerleader

My Mother the Cheerleader

by Robert Sharenow

Publishers: HarperCollins, Laura Geringer Books, 2007
Pages: 289
ISBN: 0061148970

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 11-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Sharenow

The Other Side

The Other Side

by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

Publisher: Putnam, 2001
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0399231161

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-8

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Woodson

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

by Steve Sheinkin

Publisher: Roaring Brook, 2014
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9781596437968

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 940 Sheinkin

Roll of Thunder: Hear My Cry (25th Anniversary Edition)

Roll of Thunder: Hear My Cry (25th Anniversary Edition)

by Mildred D. Taylor

Publishers: Penguin, Putnam, Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2001
Pages: 276
ISBN: 0-8037-2647-3

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Taylor

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

by Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Publisher: Abrams, 2014
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9781419710544

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 379 Tonatiuh