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Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Champion
by Herda, D. J.
Biography of civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1995, Springfield, NJ
Two Suns in the Sky
by Bat-Ami, Miriam
The compelling story of a young boy's first encounter with war and how it changes him.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Puffin, 2001, New York, NY
Under the Blood Red Sun
by Salisbury, Graham
Torn between his love of all things American and the traditional ways of his parents and grandparents, a young Japanese American comes of age during the political upheaval of WWII.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Yearling, 1995, New York, NY
Underground Train
by Quattlebaum, Mary
This poetic children's book explores the Washington D.C. subway and familiar sights and sounds of the city.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Random House, Inc., 1997, New York, NY
Vejigante Masquerader
by Lulu Delacre
Learn about Puerto Rican Carnival with Ramon, who longs to masquerade along with the older boys, the vejigantes, in the month-long celebration in Puerto Rico. Book is written in English and Spanish
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Topics
Latino History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Coretta Scott King Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1993, New York, NY
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
