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Susie Clark: the bravest girl you've ever seen : desegregating Iowa Schools in 1868.

Hickey-Johnson, Joshalyn


Susan Clark was just 13 when she became the first Black student in the United States to integrate a public school through a court order. Her lawsuit, decided by the Iowa Supreme Court in 1868, gave all Iowa children the right to attend public school regardless of race, religion, nationality, or any other distinction. Segregated schools were the norm in many states until the 1954 US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Susan's case contributed to that landmark decision.
Date Published:2023

Susan Clark was just 13 when she became the first Black student in the United States to integrate a public school through a court order. Her lawsuit, decided by the Iowa Supreme Court in 1868, gave all Iowa children the right to attend public school regardless of race, religion, nationality, or any other distinction. Segregated schools were the norm in many states until the 1954 US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Susan's case contributed to that landmark decision.

Date Published:2023

The Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne.


books: trade/library, Junior High - Senior High, 374 pg . In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Date Published:2008

The outsiders

Hinton, S. E.


books: trade/library, Junior High - Senior High, 188 pg, Revised. Ponyboy and his brothers struggle to find their place in a difficult world after the deaths of their parents.
Date Published:2007

Happy birthday, America

Osborne, Mary Pope.


books: trade/library, Primary, 32 pg. Booklist, May 01, 2003. Horn Book, vol. XIV, no. 2, Fall 2003, p. 335. Kirkus Review, April 15, 2003. School Library Journal, June 2003. The whole family joins in a lively small-town celebration of Independence Day, including a parade, a picnic, music, and fireworks. An author's note explains the origin of the celebration of July 4th.
Date Published:2003

Guided inquiry: learning in the 21st cen


PROF: books, College/Adult, 170 pg, Paperback . Based on Khulthau's six stage "Information Search Process," the authors present a convincing argument for recasting Guided Inquiry as a dynamic, innovative way of developing information literacy. Part I discusses the theory and rationale behind adopting a Guided Inquiry approach. Part II presents the model in terms of its component parts.
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101 ways to save the planet

Underwood, Deborah.


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 56 pg . Contains tips and tricks to develop an earth-friendly lifestyle.
Date Published:2012

A dog's life : the autobiography of a stray /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-


Includes interview with author. "Apple signature." books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 182 pg. Booklist, 12/1/2005. Horn Book, January 2006. Publisher's Weekly, 8/22/2005. School Library Journal, November 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2005. Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.
Date Published:2005

Includes interview with author. "Apple signature." books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 182 pg. Booklist, 12/1/2005. Horn Book, January 2006. Publisher's Weekly, 8/22/2005. School Library Journal, November 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2005. Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.

Date Published:2005

A thousand splendid suns

Hosseini, Khaled.


books: trade/library, Junior High - Senior High, 372 pg . Booklist starred, March 2007. Kirkus Review Starred, March 2007. Library Journal Starred, March 2007. Multicultural Review, September 2007. New York Times, June 2007. Publisher's Weekly, February 2007. A novel set against the three decades of Afghanistan's history shaped by Soviet occupation, civil war, and the Taliban, which tells the stories of two women, Mariam and Laila, who grow close despite their nineteen-year age difference and initial rivalry as they suffer at the hand of a common enemy: their abusive husband.
Date Published:2007

books: trade/library, Junior High - Senior High, 372 pg . Booklist starred, March 2007. Kirkus Review Starred, March 2007. Library Journal Starred, March 2007. Multicultural Review, September 2007. New York Times, June 2007. Publisher's Weekly, February 2007. A novel set against the three decades of Afghanistan's history shaped by Soviet occupation, civil war, and the Taliban, which tells the stories of two women, Mariam and Laila, who grow close despite their nineteen-year age difference and initial rivalry as they suffer at the hand of a common enemy: their abusive husband.

Date Published:2007

Harlem summer

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-


books: trade/library, Junior High - Senior High, 165 pg . In 1920s Harlem, sixteen-year-old Mark Purvis, an aspiring jazz saxophonist, gets a summer job as an errand boy for the publishers of the groundbreaking African American magazine, "The Crisis," but soon finds himself on the enemy list of mobster Dutch Shultz.
Date Published:2007

Dogs : the sound of d /

Flanagan, Alice K.,


Simple text and repetition of the letter "d" help readers learn how to use this sound. Additional features to aid comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author.
Date Published:2024

Erika's story

Vander Zee, Ruth.


Originally published in 2000 under the title: 6,000,000 stars. books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, unpaged . A woman recalls how she was thrown from a train headed for a Nazi death camp in 1944, raised by someone who risked her own life to save the baby's, and finally found some peace through her own family.
Date Published:2003

The boy in the striped pajamas : a fable /

Boyne, John, 1971-


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 216 pg. Booklist, July 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2006. Horn Book, September 2006. Kliatt starred, September 2006. Publisher's Weekly, July 2006. School Library Journal Starred, September 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2006. Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
Date Published:2006

books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 216 pg. Booklist, July 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2006. Horn Book, September 2006. Kliatt starred, September 2006. Publisher's Weekly, July 2006. School Library Journal Starred, September 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2006. Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

Date Published:2006

Number the stars

Lowry, Lois.


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 137 pg. In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Date Published:2005

City fish, country fish

Cerullo, Mary M.


books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, 32 pg . Compares the fishes from the tropical seas to those in the cold ocean. Interest level: 3-6. Reading level: 6.5. .
Date Published:2012

Elizabeti's doll

Bodeen, S. A. (Stephanie A.), 1965-


Ezra Jack Keat Book Award. books: trade/library, Primary, unpaged. Booklist, October 1998. Horn Book, November 1998. Kirkus Review Starred, August 1998. Publisher's Weekly, August 1998. School Library Journal Starred, September 1998. When a young Tanzanian girl gets a new baby brother, she finds a rock, which she names Eva, and makes it her baby doll.
Date Published:1998

Weather

Armentrout, David, 1962-


books: trade/library, Primary, 32 pg. Lists and defines a variety of terms related to weather, from "arid" to "wind."
Date Published:2003

Graceling - playaway audio only

Cashore, Kristin


books: audio books, Junior High - Senior High, 12.5hrs, Unabridged Playaway . Playaway audio recording of "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore. In a world where some people are born with extreme and often feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another fighter to save their land from a corrupt king. Copyright 2008. Recording 2009. 2011 IHSBA. Contains: 1 player with neck strap--earbuds and replacement battery not included. .
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books: audio books, Junior High - Senior High, 12.5hrs, Unabridged Playaway . Playaway audio recording of "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore. In a world where some people are born with extreme and often feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another fighter to save their land from a corrupt king. Copyright 2008. Recording 2009. 2011 IHSBA.

Contains: 1 player with neck strap--earbuds and replacement battery not included. .

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Cam Jansen and the mystery of the carniv

Adler, David A.


books: audio books, Primary, 45 min, Unabridged Playaway. Playaway audio recording of "Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize" by David A. Adler. Fifth grader Cam notices that the prizes for a game at the school carnival are disappearing, she uses her photographic memory to investigate. Copyright 2004. Recording 2010. Contains: 1 player with neck strap--earbuds and replacement battery not included. .
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books: audio books, Primary, 45 min, Unabridged Playaway. Playaway audio recording of "Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize" by David A. Adler. Fifth grader Cam notices that the prizes for a game at the school carnival are disappearing, she uses her photographic memory to investigate. Copyright 2004. Recording 2010.

Contains: 1 player with neck strap--earbuds and replacement battery not included. .

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The report card

Clements, Andrew, 1949-


books: trade/library, Intermediate, 173 pg. Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.
Date Published:2004

Lunch money

Clements, Andrew, 1949-


books: trade/library, Intermediate, 222 pg. Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
Date Published:2005