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Reading List: Expand Your Horizons-
Children

Books are both windows and mirrors. The mirrors allow us to see our experiences reflected back at us and windows allow us a glimpse into the lives of people are different from us.

Fiction

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Alliana, Girl of Dragons

by Julie Abe

J Abe

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Flipping Forward Twisting Backward

by Alma Fullerton

J Fullerton

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Key Player

by Kelly Yang

J Yang

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Moonwalking

by Zetta Elliot

J Elliot

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Smaller Sister

by Maggie Edkins Willis

J Willis GN

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Solimar: The Sword of Monarchs

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

J Ryan

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Those Kids From Fawn Creek

by Erin Entrada Kelly

J Kelly

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Ellen Outside the Lines

by A.J. Sass

J Sass

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Frizzy

by Claribel A. Ortega

J Ortega GN

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Jennifer Chan is Not Alone

by Tae Keller

J Keller

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Maizy Chen's Last Chance

by Lisa Yee

J Yee

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New From Here

by Kelly Yang

J Yang

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The School for Whatnots

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

J Haddix

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Snapdragon

by Kat Leyh

J Leyh GN

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Swim Team

by Johnnie Christmas

J Christmas GN

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Twin Cities

by Jose Pimienta

J Pimienta

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The Zee Files

by Tina Wells

J Wells

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Fibbed

by Elizabeth Agyemang

J Agyemang

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Holler of the Fireflies

by David Barclay Moore

J Moore

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Just Right Jillian

by Nicole D. Collier

J Collier

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The Marvellers

by Dhonielle Clayton

J Clayton

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Northwind

by Gary Paulsen

J Paulsen

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Scout is Not a Band Kid

by Jade Armstrong

J Armstrong GN

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Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene

by Emma Otheguy

J Otheguy

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Thirst

by Varsha Bajaj

J Bajaj

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Ways to Make Sunshine

by Renee Watson

J Watson

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Zenobia July

by Lisa Bunker

J Bunker

Nonfiction

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28 Days

by Charles Smith Jr.

J 973.04 Smith

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Feed Your Mind

by Jen Bryant

J 92 Wilson

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PRIDE

by Robin Stevenson

J 306.76 Stevenson

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Separate is Never Equal

by Duncan Tonatiuh

J 379.26 Tobatiuh

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Born a Crime: Young Reader's Edition

by Trevor Noah

J 92 Noah

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Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly

J 510.92 Shetterly

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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk

by Rob Sanders

J 92 Milk

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A Sporting Chance

by Lori Alexander

J 796.04 Alexander

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My Family Divided

by Diane Guerrero

J 92 Guerrero

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No Voice Too Small

by Lindsay Metcalf

J 811.6 Metcalf

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Queen of Physics

by Teresa Robeson

J 92 Shiung

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We Are Still Here

by 973.04 Sorell

J Traci Sorell

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