A friendship between a Jewish girl and an African American girl during the 1800's Gold Rush.
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Laura Iwasaki and her family are paying what may be their last visit to Laura's grandfather's grave. The grave is at Manzanar, where thousands of Americans of Japanese heritage were interned during World War II.
The experiences of the "Little Rock Nine," the first black students to begin the integration of schools in Arkansas in 1957.
A brief introduction to the Holocaust for young people that describes the history and origins of anti-Semitism and its culmination in Hitler's Germany, at which time six million Jews were systematically exterminated by the Nazis during World War II.
A history of the evolution of America's civil liberties.
The experiences of a Latino boy growing up in America. This book is bilingual (English and Spanish).
A 12-year-old boy dreads his return to school where his sensitive, peace-loving nature makes him a target for bullies.
The is a story about 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford, one of the nine students of "The Little Rock Nine" that changed history.
Jerusalem—ancient home to Jews, Christians and Muslims—is blanketed by a sky like no other.
Photographs taken secretly by a young Jewish man document the fear, hardship, generosity, and humanity woven through the daily life of the Jews forced to live in the Lodz ghetto during the Holocaust.
In 1945 in Ottawa's Lowertown, Tommy and two of his friends try to find out who attacked the father of their Jewish friend Sammy.
Chico learns to stand up for himself when some other students bully him and make fun of his heritage.
In this story, a young African-American woman reminisces about her grandfather's determination to vote in 1960s segregated Mississippi.
The story of Cordelia, a young girl whose relationship with her neighbor, the great suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, inspires her to a remarkable act of courage.
After seeing a ballet performance, Nate decides he wants to learn ballet but he has doubts when his brother Ben tells him that only girls can be ballerinas.
Francisco, an immigrant from Mexico and the son of migrant workers, has difficulty adjusting to first grade in a new school because he doesn't speak English and, to make matters worse, the class bully seems to have it in for him.
A twelve year old girl’s immigration experience from India to Iowa City.
A new student from Kosovo and an African-American girl realize they have more in common than they thought.
Trisha learns that her neighbors aren’t able to celebrate Christmas because they are all bedridden with scarlet fever, and she finds it difficult to enjoy the Hanukkah festivities.
In 1955 the all-black Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars team was formed in Charleston, South Carolina in the hopes of playing in the state’s annual Tournament, but all of the white teams pull out of the official Little League program rather than play against All-Stars.
