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(0)Rob Sanders
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Young readers will learn about the lives and legacies of seventeen heroes of the queer community from both past and present. Marsha P. Johnson, Harvey Milk, Cleve Jones, Pauline Park, Richard Blanco, and Pete Buttigieg are just a few of the iconic figures represented in this wonderfully designed and colorful picture book with illustrations by Harry Woodgate. A perfect introduction to the people who have stood up for what they believed in, lived lives...
Author
Series
[Who did it first] volume 4
Publisher
[Henry Holt Books for Young Readers]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and 2020 presidential election hopeful."--
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Blaine's a boy who loves to shine . . . well actually, he loves to sparkle. Whether it's his uniform, his book bag, or even his baseball cap, Blaine's all about the bling. But when his bling rubs some people the wrong way, and the bullying begins, Blaine--along with the entire school--starts to lose his shine. Can Blaine's friends bring back his glimmer and gleam by glittering up their own wardrobes? This delightful story proves that anyone can love...
Author
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"By the time she arrived in Belvidere, Illinois, and started working as a farmhand, Jennie had a new name and a new identity . . . Albert D. J. Cashier. In 1861, the winds of war blew through the United States. Jennie Hodgers, a young immigrant from Ireland, moved west to Illinois and soon had a new name and a new identity--Albert D. J. Cashier. Like many other young men, Albert joined the Union Army. Though the smallest soldier in his company, Albert...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two wedding cake toppers tell the love story of the men they represent, Michael McConnell and Jake Baker, and their difficult journey to become the first married gay couple in the United States.
11) Rodzilla
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A toddler causes Godzilla-like mayhem in the city of his playpen"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ruby Rose loves to dance... while she's brushing her teeth, while she's eating her breakfast, and even on her way to class. But there's NO DANCING at school! Or is there? With a little luck and a lot of rhythm, Ruby Rose finds a way to get everyone up on their dancing feet.
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Determined not to let history forget those who died of AIDS, activist Cleve Jones creates a memorial quilt to commemorate the lives of those lost and bring awareness to the disease. Includes a Names Project timeline."--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, young readers are taken through their #resistance ABCs. Through lyrically sparse writing, Rob Sanders introduces abstract concepts like "fighting for what you believe in" and turns them into something actionable"--
15) Blood brothers
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Calvin Johnston's secret is out. He and his brothers are tainted. Untouchable. And the bad blood flowing through their veins is threatening to kill them. So are some of their neighbors in Ashland, the "Friendliest Little Town" in Florida. The Johnston brothers are kicked out of everything--school, baseball, scouts, even church. Ashland's anger has erupted into the fireball of hate. The only silver lining is that Calvin's best friend Izzy lives 65...
16) Cowboy Christmas
Author
Publisher
Golden Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Three cowboys, Dwight, Darryl, and Dub, are stuck on the range with the cows at Christmas time. Along with the cook, they try decorating a cactus, frying up molasses cookies, and making the cows look like reindeer. They are rescued by Santa himself on Christmas Day.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washingtno for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung heroes: individuals who work in the background without praise...
19) Crash Burn Love
Author
Language
English
Description
A head-on collision between fantasy and reality told from the askew worldview of Errol-a sexually repressed teenager born in the wreckage of a car crash. Raised in isolation by his mother at a remote petrol station, Errol yearns to explore the real world. When his mother dies in an accident, Errol learns that the father he thought dead is in fact alive, and sets off to hunt him down, leaving an unintended trail of destruction across the desolate backroads...