All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time

The Emerald Shore: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons

Black Queen

On the Wings of Heroes

Burying the Sun

Ruby on the Outside

Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft palate fixed. Zulaikha knows all will be provided for her--"Inshallah," God willing.

Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the Afghan poetry she taught her late mother. And the Americans come to her village, promising not just new opportunities and dangers, but surgery to fix her face. These changes could mean a whole new life for Zulaikha--but can she dare to hope they'll come true?

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All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Janelle Washington, Angela Joy, 2022

Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time

Linda Sue Park, Brian Pinkney, 2019

The Emerald Shore: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons

Barbara Mariconda, 2014

Black Queen

Michael Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo M.B.E., 2000

On the Wings of Heroes

Richard Peck, 2007

Burying the Sun

Gloria Whelan, 2004

Ruby on the Outside

Nora Raleigh Baskin, 2015