Kids Book Index
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Going beyond the story of America as a country “discovered” by a few brave men in the “New World,” Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity.
Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's GermanyAndrew MaranissThis brief history of how basketball became an Olympic sport looks at the ethical issues surrounding the U.S. team’s decision to participate in the 1936 OlympicsHistorical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All the Greys on Greene StreetLaura TuckerSet in 1981 SoHo, this "dazzling debut novel about resilience, courage, home and family" (Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of "When You Reach Me") follows 12-year-old Olympia as she searches for her missing father, an artist who brought antique painting back to life. Illustrations.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the WorldMike WinchellIn the mid-to-late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details