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  1. Wrong Way Corrigan's Wild Ride: The Unbelievable Tale of an Accidental Transatlantic Flight
    Wrong Way Corrigan's Wild Ride: The Unbelievable Tale of an Accidental Transatlantic Flight
    By Mara Rockliff
    Hardcover edition - W. W. Norton & Company
    Dewey: AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781324125129 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Feb 2027 Page Count: 192
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  2. 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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  3. How to Say Goodbye in Cuban
    How to Say Goodbye in Cuban
    Written and illustrated by Daniel Miyares
    Library edition with trade jacket added - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: B AR: 2.900000 Lexile: GN370L
    ISBN: 9780593568316 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Nov 2025 Page Count: 192

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Violence: Mild Violence

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  4. 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
  5. Weirdo
    Weirdo
    By Tony Weaver, Jr.
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: B AR: 3.300000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781250772862
    JLG Release: Dec 2024 Page Count: 320

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

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

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  6. Great Minds of Science
    Great Minds of Science
    By Tonya Bolden
    Hardcover edition - Abrams
    Dewey: 509.22 AR: 7.600000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781419752698 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Nov 2024 Page Count: 128

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,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. 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

    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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  9. 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

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

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

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  10. Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore...
    Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore...
    By Sarah Albee
    Hardcover edition - Charlesbridge
    Dewey: 305.4209 AR: Lexile: 990L
    ISBN: 9781623540951 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Feb 2023 Page Count: 176
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Crime: Punishment/Execution,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Sexism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: General

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  11. Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist
    Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist
    By Barbara Binns
    Hardcover edition - Scholastic
    Dewey: B AR: 7.900000 Lexile: 1090L
    ISBN: 9781338754261 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jan 2023 Page Count: 320
    Book Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Crime: Hate Crimes,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  12. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
    Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
    By Muhammad Najem, Nora Neus
    Hardcover edition - Hachette Book Group
    Dewey: B AR: 3.100000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9780759556898 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Dec 2022 Page Count: 320

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  13. Braver Than I Thought: Real People, Real Courage, Real Hope
    Braver Than I Thought: Real People, Real Courage, Real Hope
    By Luke Reynolds
    Hardcover edition - Simon & Schuster
    Dewey: 920 AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781582708478 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Nov 2022 Page Count: 288
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion,Language: Infrequent Use,Language: Mild Language,Violence: Cruelty to Animals,Violence: Self-Harm Reference/Discussion,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion,Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion

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  14. African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History
    African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History
    By Tracey Baptiste
    Hardcover edition - Workman Publishing
    Dewey: 920 AR: 8.300000 Lexile: 1160L
    ISBN: 9781616209001 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Feb 2022 Page Count: 176
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Violence: General,Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context

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  15. Defiant: Growing up in the Jim Crow South
    Defiant: Growing up in the Jim Crow South
    By Wade Hudson
    Library edition - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: B AR: 5.600000 Lexile: 810L
    ISBN: 9780593126363 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jan 2022 Page Count: 272
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion,Violence: General,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Violence: Death

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  16. The Genius under the Table: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain
    The Genius under the Table: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain
    Written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
    Hardcover edition - Candlewick
    Dewey: B AR: 4.900000 Lexile: 760L
    ISBN: 9781536215526 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Dec 2021 Page Count: 208
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Religious

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  17. Science Superstars: 30 Brilliant Women Who Changed the World
    Science Superstars: 30 Brilliant Women Who Changed the World
    By Jennifer Calvert
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: 920 AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781250275264 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Nov 2021 Page Count: 128
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Sexism,Discrimination: Xenophobia

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  18. Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage
    Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage
    By Larry Dane Brimner
    Hardcover edition - Boyds Mills & Kane Press
    Dewey: 306.84 AR: 8.500000 Lexile: 1260L
    ISBN: 9781629797519 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Feb 2021 Page Count: 112
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism

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  19. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
    The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
    By Sandy Tolan
    Hardcover edition - Bloomsbury Publishing
    Dewey: 956.9405 AR: 7.600000 Lexile:
    ISBN: 9781547603947 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jan 2021 Page Count: 208
    Book Genre: Autobiography/Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Religious,Violence: Genocide,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  20. A Hopeful Heart: Louisa May Alcott Before Little Women
    A Hopeful Heart: Louisa May Alcott Before Little Women
    By Deborah Noyes
    Library edition with trade jacket added - Penguin Random House
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile: 1180L
    ISBN: 9780525646242 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Dec 2020 Page Count: 304
    Book Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

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  21. Chance: Escape from the Holocaust
    Chance: Escape from the Holocaust
    Written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: B AR: Lexile:
    ISBN: 9780374313715 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Nov 2020 Page Count: 336
    Book Genre: Memoir

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Religious,Language: Mild Language,Language: Infrequent Use

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  22. Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey From WWII to Peace
    Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey From WWII to Peace
    By Ashley Bryan
    Hardcover edition - Simon & Schuster
    Dewey: B AR: 6.600000 Lexile: 990L
    ISBN: 9781534404908 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Feb 2020 Page Count: 112
    Book Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism

  23. Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk
    Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk
    By Meredith Davis, Rebeka Uwitonze
    Hardcover edition - Scholastic
    Dewey: B AR: 4.800000 Lexile: 740L
    ISBN: 9781338356373 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Jan 2020 Page Count: 208
    Book Genre: Biography

    POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

    Discrimination: Reference/Discussion

  24. Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
    Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
    By Steve Sheinkin
    Hardcover edition - Macmillan
    Dewey: 797.5 AR: 6.300000 Lexile: 930L
    ISBN: 9781626721302 Genre: Nonfiction
    JLG Release: Dec 2019 Page Count: 288
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