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Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son
by Oppenheim, Joanne
The biography of Stanley Hayami, a Japanese American internee and soldier, told through his diary and letters
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Brick Tower, 2008, New York, NY
If I Only Had a Horn
by Orgill, Roxane
The story of Louis Armstrong as a boy and how he was sent to The Colored Waif's Home, where a music teacher discovers Louis' musical talent and gives him a cornet.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997, Boston, MA
I Met a Great Lady
by Owens, Viven
This fictional story tells of a young woman's encounter with American Civil Rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune and its impact on her life.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Eschar Publications, 1998, Waynesboro, VA
Cuentitos de Mami Amor
by Padilla, Rebecca
A story of a woman's experience immigrating to Chicago from Puerto Rico.
- Topic Latino History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher LIBROS: Estimulando La Capacidad Cultural, 1990, Long Beach, NY
Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride
by Pam Munoz Ryan
The true story of the night when good friends Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a daring moonlit flight in Amelia's plane and a swift, open-aired spin in Eleanor's car.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1999, 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.
