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1	Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian more books like this by Sherman Alexie (Read by) add to wishlist Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Paddle-To-The-Sea more books like this by Holling Clancy Holling add to wishlist A young Indian boy in Canada carves a little canoe with a figure inside and sets him on the snow just north of Lake Superior. When the snow melts the canoe, named Paddle-to-the-Sea, is off on a long trip through each of the Great Lakes, down the St. Lawrence River and into the Atlantic Ocean. This book chronicles its remarkable journey in words ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Forged by Fire more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper add to wishlist When his mother leaves him at home while she goes to buy drugs, 3-year-old Gerald Nickelby accidentally starts a fire and is badly burned. Afterward, his mother is charged with child neglect and sentenced to jail, and Gerald is sent to live with his firm but loving Aunt Queen. Six years later, after his mother is released from jail and Aunt Queen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	High Tide in Hawaii more books like this by M Osborne add to wishlist When the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to Hawaii, it's for more than a vacation--they're in search of a fourth kind of magic for Morgan. On the way they help an island community survive a tidal wave and, of course, take some time out to surf. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Roll of thunder, hear my cry more books like this by Mildred D Taylor add to wishlist 'We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.' The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok add to wishlist In Potok's first novel, Danny Saunders must reconcile his rigidly repressive Hasidic heritage with his thirst for secular knowledge, and with his friendship with Reuven Malter, a liberal Jew. As always, Potok's primary concern is the way Jewish traditions often conflict with the values of contemporary society, and how a sensitive, thinking person ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Elijah of Buxton more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis add to wishlist Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis add to wishlist Nine-year-old Kenny narrates this story about his middle-class, African-American family and their 1963 trip from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama. The trip's purpose is two-fold--to visit their grandmother, and to get Kenny's older brother away from the rough crowd he has been running with. Sadly, racism rears its ugly head as the family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Breaking Through more books like this by Francisco Jimenez add to wishlist Fourteen-year-old Francisco Jimenez and his family leave Mexico and arrive at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sisters not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Grandfather's Journey more books like this by Allen Say (Illustrator) add to wishlist Inspired by memories of his grandfather, author/illustrator Allen Say presents the true story of his family's ties to two very different countries. Beginning with his grandfather's first journey from Japan to the United States, Say describes how his grandfather adapted to life in America while still remembering and missing his native country. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Touching Spirit Bear more books like this by Ben Mikaelsen add to wishlist Cole Mattews has been violent and destructive for most of his 15 years, but when his beating of Peter Driscal results in brain damage, Cole is forced to face the consequences. Sent to an island in the harsh climes of Alaska, he must fend for himself for a year. Initially thinking that he can escape the island, the troubled teen is set upon by a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Very Last First Time more books like this by Jan Andrews, Ian Wallace (Illustrator) add to wishlist Eva, an Inuit girl, goes searching for shellfish under the ice, but she lingers too long and barely avoids disaster. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $11.34! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Devil's Arithmetic more books like this by Jane Yolen add to wishlist Bored during a Passover ceremony and tired of her grandfather's constant reflection on the Holocaust, 12-year-old Hannah finds her self transported through time from America in 1988 to Poland in 1942. There Hannah finds that she is no longer Hannah, but a girl named Chaya who is being sent to a concentration camp. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child more books like this by Francisco Jimenez add to wishlist A collection of 12 short stories presented from the perspective of a young boy, in which the author narrates his childhood experiences growing up in a family of Mexican migrant farm workers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Darkness Before Dawn more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper add to wishlist IN see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Year of the Dog more books like this by Grace Lin add to wishlist The Year of the Dog is a humorous and poignant middle grade novel based on the author's true childhood adventures, interwoven with funny and often profound stories from her mother's life. Whimsical black and white illustrations by the author accompany the text. Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one's life passions make this novel ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Skin I'm in more books like this by Sharon G Flake add to wishlist Miss Saunders, a teacher with a skin condition, is teased by the students in the school because of what she looks like. Miss Saunders may be the only who can help 13-year-old Maleeka, an African-American girl, overcome her feelings of being an outcast because her skin is so dark. But will Maleeka see that she's no different from the rest of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Lotus Seed more books like this by Sherry Garland, Tatsuro Kiuchi (Illustrator) add to wishlist A young Vietnamese-American girl tells the story of how her grandmother saw the Emperor of Vietnam on the day he was forced to give up his throne. Wanting to remember this momentous event, the grandmother took a seed from a lotus plant in the Imperial Garden. Later, forced to leave Vietnam, the grandmother took the seed with her and looked at it ... see all copies from $2.26! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Knots on a counting rope more books like this by Bill Martin, Joseph A. Smith add to wishlist A grandfather uses a counting rope to help his blind grandson understand the passage of time. As the boy and his grandfather talk, the cool night becomes a warm day, and as the grandfather recounts the boy's birth and struggle for life, he tries to help the child face the challenge of blindness. Full-color illustrations. Reading Rainbow Feature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	A Chair for My Mother more books like this by Vera B Williams add to wishlist After their home is destroyed by fire, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save in order to buy a comfortable chair for all to enjoy. The family's life together is loving and spirited. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Story of Little Black Sambo more books like this by Helen Bannerman add to wishlist Sambo is an African boy who lives in India. One day, while dressed in his finest outfit, Sambo goes for a walk and encounters a series of hungry tigers who, piece by piece, demand his fine clothing. Will Sambo find a way to retrieve his wonderful outfit from the fierce tigers? One of the most controversial works in children's literature, THE STORY ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C. more books like this by Edward M Kennedy, Senator add to wishlist There's an old saying: "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." A few years ago, Senator Ted Kennedy decided to do just that. Now his beloved Portuguese Water Dog Champion Amigo's Seventh Wave (nicknamed Splash) is the most famous canine on Capitol Hill. Here we follow Senator Kennedy and Splash through a busy day in D.C., from press ... see all copies from $5.78! new only from $13.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Double Dutch more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper add to wishlist All the kids in school are good at something, but they all have something that they are keeping secret, too. Draper presents a portrait of modern day kids and the myriad of problems they face from illiteracy to abuse. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success more books like this by Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. Rameck Hunt, Dr. George Jenkins add to wishlist Dr. Rameck Hunt, Dr. Sampson Davis, and Dr. George Jenkins made a pact as young teens that they would become doctors and escape the multiple lures of drugs, crime, and violence that saturated their rough Newark neighborhoods. Though each encountered his own very challenging moments, their shared goal was reached with the powerful support of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Scrambled States of America more books like this by Laurie Keller add to wishlist Bored with always being stuck in the same place, the various states of the United States begin swapping locations with each other. How will Wisconsin like taking the place of Hawaii? What will happen when Nevada and Mississippi fall in love and decide to get married? Color illustrations accompany the text of this clever geography lesson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| first editions \| SVS

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