Korey Jackson
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HPL Black History Month - Adult Fiction 2024
OBD Notable Books 2020 - New York Times Book Review
HPL Black History Month - Adult Fiction 2024
OBD Notable Books 2020 - New York Times Book Review
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A darkly funny and heartfelt debut novel about what it means to grow up young and black on the south side of Chicago when it feels like your choices are slim to none.
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OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
OBD National Inventors Month (MAY) - YOUTH
Thinking Like A Scientist
OBD National Inventors Month (MAY) - YOUTH
Thinking Like A Scientist
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"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard...
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2024 Read for a Lifetime
2025 Caudill Nominees
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2024 Read for a Lifetime
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"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans....