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  1. The Girl Who Fought Back: Vladka Meed and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
    The Girl Who Fought Back: Vladka Meed and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
    By Joshua M. Greene
    Hardcover edition - Scholastic
    Dewey: B AR: 7.100000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781338880519 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Aug 2024 Page Count: 160
    Book Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Religious,Violence: Death,Violence: General,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Graphic Descriptions

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  2. Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian Genocide
    Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian Genocide
    By Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: 920 AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9780374390815 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jul 2024 Page Count: 352
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Memoir

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Ableism,Discrimination: Religious,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Violence: Child Abuse,Violence: Death,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse,Violence: Genocide,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  3. Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time
    Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time
    By Carole Boston Weatherford
    Hardcover edition - Candlewick
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781536212976 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jun 2024 Page Count: 48
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Crime: Hate Crimes,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Violence: Self-Harm

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  4. Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes
    Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes
    Written and illustrated by Marissa Moss
    Hardcover edition - Abrams
    Dewey: F AR: 7.200000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781419767319 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: May 2024 Page Count: 224
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Religious,Discrimination: Sexism,Violence: Death,Violence: General

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  5. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers
    Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers
    By Zora Neale Hurston
    Hardcover edition - HarperCollins
    Dewey: B AR: 5.000000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9780063098336 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Apr 2024 Page Count: 208
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: General

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  6. The Sculptors of Light
    The Sculptors of Light
    By Margarita Engle
    Hardcover edition - Reycraft Books
    Dewey: 704 AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781478879602 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Feb 2024 Page Count: 32
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Picture Books for Older Readers, Poetry

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Sexism

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  7. How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps
    How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps
    By Gretchen Woelfle
    Hardcover edition - Astra House Publishing
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781635923315 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jan 2024 Page Count: 96
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context

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  8. Mexikid Dreams: A Graphic Memoir
    Mexikid Dreams: A Graphic Memoir
    Written and illustrated by Pedro Martín
    Hardcover edition - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9798217002481
    JLG Release: Feb 2027 Page Count: 320
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  9. Sole Survivor
    Sole Survivor
    By Norman Ollestad, Brendan Kiely
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: B AR: 6.000000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9780374392611 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Dec 2025 Page Count: 272
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Grotesque/Disturbing Imagery,Language: Infrequent Use,Language: Mild Language,Violence: Child Abuse,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse

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  10. Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
    Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
    By Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
    Hardcover edition - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile: 1010L
    ISBN: 9780593856451 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Sep 2025 Page Count: 336
    Book Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Religious,Language: Moderate Language,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Torture,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  11. The Daughter of Auschwitz: The Girl Who Lived to Tell Her Story
    The Daughter of Auschwitz: The Girl Who Lived to Tell Her Story
    By Tova Friedman
    Hardcover edition - HarperCollins
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9780063381544 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jun 2025 Page Count: 208
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Religious,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Strong Violence,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  12. The Six - Young Readers Edition: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
    The Six - Young Readers Edition: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
    By Loren Grush, Rebecca Stefoff
    Hardcover edition - Simon & Schuster
    Dewey: 629.450092 AR: 7.500000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781534497047 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: May 2025 Page Count: 320
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Sexism

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  13. The Squad
    The Squad
    By Christina Soontornvat
    Hardcover edition - Scholastic
    Dewey: F AR: 2.600000 Lexile: GN260L
    ISBN: 9781338741322 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Mar 2025 Page Count: 288
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Graphic Novels

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: Mild Violence

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  14. Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected
    Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected
    By Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez
    Hardcover edition - Scholastic
    Dewey: B AR: 3.000000 Lexile: GN560L
    ISBN: 9781546128373 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jan 2025 Page Count: 128
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Graphic Novels, Memoir
  15. Weirdo
    Weirdo
    By Tony Weaver, Jr.
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: B AR: 3.300000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781250772862
    JLG Release: Dec 2024 Page Count: 320
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Graphic Novels, Memoir

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: General,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion

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  16. Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools
    Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools
    By Dan SaSuWeh Jones
    Hardcover edition - Scholastic
    Dewey: 371.829 AR: 7.000000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781338889475 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Oct 2024 Page Count: 304
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Crime: Against Children,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Sexism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Violence: Child Abuse,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  17. Journey: My Story of Migration
    Journey: My Story of Migration
    By Luis Onofre Valencia
    Hardcover edition - W. W. Norton & Company
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781324052319 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Sep 2024 Page Count: 112
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Violence: Cruelty to Animals,Violence: General

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  18. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
    The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
    By Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: B AR: 3.200000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781250247766 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Mar 2024 Page Count: 272
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Graphic Novels

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Religious,Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore,Illustrations/Images: Nudity/Partial Nudity,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Gun Violence,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  19. Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
    Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
    By Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Candace Buford
    Hardcover edition - Simon & Schuster
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781665919944 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Dec 2023 Page Count: 288
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Violence: Death,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  20. Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
    Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
    By Muzoon Almellehan, Wendy Pearlman
    Hardcover edition - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile: 680L
    ISBN: 9781984851987 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Nov 2023 Page Count: 288
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Memoir

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Xenophobia,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  21. Mexikid
    Mexikid
    Written and illustrated by Pedro Martín
    Hardcover edition - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: B AR: 3.600000 Lexile: HL530L
    ISBN: 9780593462287 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Oct 2023 Page Count: 320
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Graphic Novels, Memoir

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Illustrations/Images: Nudity/Partial Nudity,Language: Crude Humor,Language: Infrequent Use,Language: Mild Language,Violence: Cruelty to Animals

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  22. This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon and Paul McCartney
    This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon and Paul McCartney
    By Ilene Cooper
    Hardcover edition - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: 920 AR: Lexile: 1080L
    ISBN: 9780451475855 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Oct 2023 Page Count: 192
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: General,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse

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  23. Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust: A Young Reader's Edition
    Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust: A Young Reader's Edition
    By Hédi Fried
    Hardcover edition - Scribble Kids Books
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile: 950L
    ISBN: 9781957363233 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Sep 2023 Page Count: 208
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography, Memoir

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Crime: Human Trafficking,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Religious,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion,Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  24. Spare Parts (Young Readers' Edition)
    Spare Parts (Young Readers' Edition)
    By Joshua Davis
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: 629.8 AR: Lexile: 820L
    ISBN: 9780374388614 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Sep 2023 Page Count: 160

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Mild Language,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Social Issue: Harsh Realities of Life,Violence: Child Abuse

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