![Through My Eyes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590189239.jpg?itok=w4KKq580)
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first African American to integrate an elementary school. Her memories of that year, when so much hatred was directed at her, makes for a powerful memoir. A 1999 Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner.
Through My Eyes
Ruby Bridges
Age Level:
9-12 Genre:
Biography, Nonfiction ![Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679874720.jpg?itok=ZohPeDiS)
Clara is born into slavery but learns an important skill when she becomes a seamstress. Her quilting ability allows Clara to put together directions to escape north to freedom when she overhears a conversation about a route to Canada.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrator:
James Ransome Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Historical Fiction, Fiction ![Harvest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761450866_0.jpg?itok=0Q3oYZmu)
Readers learn of Mexican migrant workers’ difficult lives in this photo-documentary. Despite backbreaking labor in poor conditions, the workers take pride in what they do and struggle to help their families get ahead.
Harvest
George Ancona
Age Level:
9-12 Genre:
Nonfiction