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Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, The

by Curtis, Christopher Paul

A family moves from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama, where they experience the historic violent summer during the Civil Rights Movement.  

  • Topics African American History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Awards Newberry Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, Golden Kite Award
  • Publisher Bantam, 1997, New York, NY

Weedflower

by Kadohata, Cynthia

Story of a Japanese American girl and a Native American boy who become friends in an internment camp on a reservation  

  • 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 Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 2006, New York, NY

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

by Hest, Amy

A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works and earns money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.  

  • Topics Women's History,
    19th-Century History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Candlewick Press, 1997, Cambridge, MA

When John and Caroline Lived in the White House

by Coulter, Laurie

A photo-essay of the Kennedy children's lives in the White House.  

  • Topic 20th-Century History
  • Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Hyperion Books, 2000, New York, NY

When Marian Sang

by Pam Munoz Ryan

A picture book that tells the story of Marian Anderson, including the successes and challenges she found in the United States and abroad.  

  • Topics African American History,
    Women's History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Scholastic, Inc., 2002, New York, NY
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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.

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