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1) Unfadeable
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[2022] | First edition. | Katherine Tegen Books | 278 pages ; 22 cm. | English |
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SMP-J BRO
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[2022] | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (6 hours) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Junior Audio/Video (1st floor) 1 available SMP-J BRO |
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"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
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J JAC
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2022. | First edition. | Candlewick Press | 308 pages ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available J JAC |
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"It's 1967, and eleven-year-old Ellis Earl Brown has big dreams. He's going to grow up to be a teacher or a lawyer--or maybe both--and live in a big brick house in town. There'll always be enough food in the icebox, and his mama won't have to run herself ragged looking for work as a maid in order to support Ellis Earl and his eight siblings and niece, Vera. So Ellis Earl applies himself at school, soaking up the lessons that Mr. Foster teaches his...
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JNF 741.5 WIA
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2018. | First American edition. | DK Publishing | 199 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 741.5 WIA |
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"Explore the powers, weapons, technology, and suits of the warrior, monarch, scientist, and Super Hero Black Panther, king of Wakanda--from his debut in 1966 to the present."--Amazon.com.
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2021. | CHILDS WORLD INC | 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. | English |
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"Describes the life and accomplishments of American civil rights champion, statesman, and politician John Lewis"--
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[2021] | Lerner Publications | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. | English |
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"The deaths of Trayvon Martin, Ahmaud Arbery, and others have shined a light on the disturbing problem of racism and vigilantism. Explore this modern threat to Black lives and the history of racially motivated attacks"--
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JNF 923.6 A MIL
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2021. | Crabtree Publishing Company | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 923.6 A MIL |
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"The act of segregation was a common thread woven throughout the world, directed at people of color. It takes great courage to stand up against racial injustice and many Black leaders sacrificed their lives to demand equality. Read about men and women who worked on behalf of all people of color including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Barack Obama, the founders of Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors, and many more."--...
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JNF 814 SJO
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[2019] | Crabtree Publishing Company | 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 814 SJO |
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"James Baldwin was an author, social critic, and activist known for his deep understanding of race and class in the United States. This book introduces readers to his speech from a 1965 debate at Cambridge University in which he argues for racial equality in the civil rights era. The social and political circumstances of the era are discussed as well as Baldwin's persuasive argument that, despite contributing to the making of the United States, African...
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JNF 394.26 JEW
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[2022] | Penguin Workshop | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 394.26 JEW |
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"On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it...
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20220517 | Random House Books for Young Readers | English |
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20220524 | Union Square Kids | English |
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After 300 years of forced bondage;
hands bound, descendants of Africa
picked up their souls--all that they owned--
leaving shackles where they fell on the ground,
headed for the nearest resting place to be found. Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas...
hands bound, descendants of Africa
picked up their souls--all that they owned--
leaving shackles where they fell on the ground,
headed for the nearest resting place to be found. Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas...
11) Wangari Maathai
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JNF 925 MAATHAI, W
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2022. | Philomel | 59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 925 MAATHAI, W |
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"When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was from, she was horrified. So she founded the Green Belt Movement and got friends, family, and even strangers to help her plant trees and respect the environment--and she received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work"--
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JNF 928.1 BUTLER, O
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2022. | Dutton Children's Books | 112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 928.1 BUTLER, O |
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"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction...
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JNF 927.96 KAEPERN, C
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2022. | Penguin Workshop | 49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - Blue shelves (1st floor) 1 available JNF 927.96 KAEPERN, C |
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"On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He wanted to make a statement about the oppression of people of color in the United States after he had spent a summer speaking out against police brutality. After playing professional football for six seasons, that would become Colin Kaepernick's last season in the NFL, but he would go on to become one of the most prominent activists...
14) Swim Team
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20220517 | Harperalley | English |
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15) Wingbearer
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[2022] | First edition. | Quill Tree Books/HarperAlley | 201 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm | English |
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"Zuli is extraordinary--she just doesn't realize it yet. Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree, she's never ventured beyond this safe haven. She's never had to. Until now. When a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the tree, Zuli, along with her guardian owl, Frowly, must get to the root of it. So begins an adventure bigger than anything Zuli could've ever imagined--one that will bring her, along with some...
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[2022] | First edition. | Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press | 115 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm | English |
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"Twelve-year-old Shuri is a lot of things. Scientist. Princess. All around cooler person than her pain-in-the-butt big brother, T'Challa. Shuri knows she could do so much more to help Wakanda, but everyone is obsessed with the prince because he's the next Black Panther. That is, until Soul Washing Day, one of the most important rituals of Wakandan society. When an argument between T'Challa and Shuri leads to one of Shuri's inventions accidentally...
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J-GN SCHEIDT
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2022. | First edition. | Oni Press | 152 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm | English | On Shelf
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"The Agents of S.L.A.M. aren't your average professional wrestlers. They're led by the fearless and famous Bruno Bravado and work for the president of the United States to protect people from all kinds of threats--both on Earth and in space! And they've just been joined by their newest recruit, Katie Jones, a twelve-year-old wrestling vlogger who just might know more about wrestling than the wrestlers themselves. S.L.A.M. will need Katie's knowledge...
18) Wildseed witch
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J-SF DUM
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[2022] | Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams | 345 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm | English | On Shelf
Round Rock Public Library - On shelving cart 1 available J-SF DUM |
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"While the other girls have always known they were destined to be witches, Hasani is a Wildseed---a stray witch from a family of non-witches, with no background knowledge, no way to control her magic, and a lot to catch up on. 'Wildseed' may be an insult that the other girls throw at her, but Wildseeds are more powerful than they know. And Hasani will learn that there are ways to use magic and thrive that can never be taught in a classroom"--
19) The Marvellers
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J-SF CLA v.01
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2022. | First edition. | Henry Holt and Company | 401 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
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"Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy--some Marvellers mistrust her magic. Eventually, she finds friends in elixirs teacher, Masterji Thakur, and fellow misfits Brigit and Jason. When a dangerous criminal escapes prison, supposedly...
20) Happy paws
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2020. | First edition. | Scholastic Inc | 71 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm. | English |
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While Layla and her three Bots (Beep, Boop, and Bop) are setting up for their rock band's performance, she gets some bad news, Happy Days Amusement Park is closing; Layla thinks she has the perfect solution: turn the place into an amusement park for dogs--but the new rides have to pass a safety inspection before Happy Paws Amusement Park can open.