"By the time she arrived in Belvidere, Illinois, and started working as a farmhand, Jennie had a new name and a new identity . . . Albert D. J. Cashier. In 1861, the winds of war blew through the United States. Jennie Hodgers, a young immigrant from Ireland, moved west to Illinois and soon had a new name and a new identity--Albert D. J. Cashier. Like many other young men, Albert joined the Union Army. Though the smallest soldier in his company, Albert...

3) Pride: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Appears on list

Pride Month

Description

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Traces the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning of the globe and its role in today's world.

4) Rodzilla

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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"A toddler causes Godzilla-like mayhem in the city of his playpen"--

5) Ball & balloon

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Ball wishes he could fly like Balloon, but when a boy arrives and sends Ball rolling, bouncing, and even soaring into the air, Balloon feels deflated.

6) Outer space bedtime race

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2015]

Description

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"Aliens from all planets race to complete their quirky bedtime routines"--

7) Stitch by stitch: the story of Cleve Jones and the AIDS memorial quilt

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2021]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Determined not to let history forget those who died of AIDS, activist Cleve Jones creates a memorial quilt to commemorate the lives of those lost and bring awareness to the disease. Includes a Names Project timeline.

8) Ruby Rose on her toes

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

Ruby Rose loves to dance, which does not please her teacher or other adults on her first day of school.

9) Ruby Rose off to School She Goes!

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

Ruby Rose loves to dance, which does not please her teacher or other adults on her first day of school.

10) A song for the unsung: Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Pub. Date

2022.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Appears on list

Juneteenth - Children's

Description

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"The author of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and the author of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag combine their tremendous talents for a singular picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963"--