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When Clay Sings
by Baylor, Byrd
Baylor uses prose-poetry to tell the story behind the broken clay pots scattered across the southwestern hillsides.
- Topic Native American History
- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher Aladdin, 1972, New York, NY
Charley Skedaddle
by Beatty, Patricia
Beatty brings history to life with thorough research, unusual characters (Charley Skedaddle) and events, and fascinating historical detail.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Group Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Learning Links, 2000, New York, NY
The Honorable Prison
by Becerra de Jenkins, Lyll
Because few novels have addressed the political upheaval in South America, this gripping tale is especially welcome. Loosely based on the author's childhood experiences, Marta Maldonada's story begins as her journalist father continues to attack, in the pages of his newspaper, the country's dictator resulting in the family's imprisonment. Perseverance and courage are the central themes of this poignant story about a South American family faced with political oppression.
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Topics
Latino History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Dutton Juvenile, 1988, New York, NY
Hannah Is My Name
by Belle Yang
A young Chinese girl and her parents immigrate to the United States and try their best to assimilate into their San Francisco neighborhood while anxiously awaiting the arrival of their green cards.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Candlewick Press, 2004, Cambridge, MA
Mail by the Pail
by Bergel, Colin
A young girl learns how mail is delivered to her father as he works on an off shore freighter.
- Topic
- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher WSU Press, 2000, Detroit, MI
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.
