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Books for Teens
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper-
Imari is captured from her family's West African village and forced onto an 18th-century slave ship. Upon reaching America, she meets Polly, a white indentured servant, and the two of them escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate-
Kek, a Sudanese refugee, is confronted by many strange things at his aunt's home and in his fifth grade classroom. He longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.
No Laughter Here by Rita Williams-Garcia-
In Queens, New York, 10-year-old Akilah is determined to find out why her closest friend, Victoria, is silent and withdrawn after returning from a trip to her homeland, Nigeria.
Our Secret, Siri Aang by Cristina Kessler-
Namelok, a Masai girl, tries to persuade her traditionalist father to delay her initiation and marriage because they will restrict her freedom and keep her from the black rhino mother and baby she is protecting from poachers.