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We Are Water Protectors
age 3+
Powerful words, vibrant images inspire care for the earth.
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Carole Lindstrom
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2020
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Fry Bread
age 3+
Lyrical tale shows role of special food in family, culture.
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Kevin Noble Maillard
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2019
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A Farewell to Arms
age 16+
Classic war novel still speaks to today's readers.
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Ernest Hemingway
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1929
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All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
age 3+
Little sister finds way to contribute in warm holiday story.
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Emily Jenkins
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2018
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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
age 3+
Warm celebration of Cherokee families' year-round gratitude.
By
Traci Sorell
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2018
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
age 16+
Moving tale of young boy grieving loss of dad on 9/11.
By
Jonathan Safran Foer
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2018
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
age 16+
Unforgettable story of young boy forced to become a killer.
By
Ishmael Beah
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2007
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Are We There Yet?
age 3+
Car trip turns to time travel in highly imaginative story.
By
Dan Santat
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2016
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Front Lines: Front Lines, Book 1
age 16+
Inventive, intense war story best for more mature teens.
By
Michael Grant
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2016
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Asylum
age 16+
Teen horror tale has promising premise, half-baked plot.
By
Madeleine Roux
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2013
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The Round House
age 16+
Complex adult book explores rape survival, reservation life.
By
Louise Erdrich
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2012
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The Kite Runner
age 16+
Brilliant, violent Afghanistan novel will enlighten teens.
By
Khaled Hosseini
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2003
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The Long Earth
age 16+
Witty sci-fi adventure takes hero to alternate Earths.
By
Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter
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2012
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Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
age 16+
Tribute collection will please Bradbury fans, new readers.
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Sam Weller, Mort Castle
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2012
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Kim
age 16+
Classic about complex Indian cultures best for older teens.
By
Rudyard Kipling
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1901
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1984
age 16+
Classic dystopian novel about life under constant scrutiny.
By
George Orwell
(
1949
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Native Son
age 16+
Gritty novel of violence and race best for older teens.
By
Richard Wright
(
1940
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