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Two brothers and two sisters cross through an enchanted wardrobe closet into the magical world of Narnia, the land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch, who brings eternal winter to the land. It is up to the children to join the noble Aslan to bring springtime and happiness back to Narnia.
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Luke, a high-school student from Canada, gets more than he bargains for on a trip to East Africa. He and Temba, an African youth, search for their fathers who have been in a mining accident. The two forge a lasting friendship as each discovers how much they have in common despite their vastly different cultures.
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In 1964 segregation is a reality in Catesville, Mississippi, but 12-year-old Rachel doesn't notice because she has many white friends. When a group of civil rights activists comes to town, the tension between black and white citizens grows. It's now up to Rachel and her friends to persuade the adults to overcome the racial barriers that divide them.
10) Caddie Woodlawn
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The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
11) Maricela
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A girl who has fled to the United States from El Salvador tries to make friends while keeping her pride in her ethnic background.
13) Spirit rider
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A teenager boy who has been in foster homes for ten years, is placed back on his family's reservation with his grandfather, where he struggles to fit in.
15) Brother Future
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A slick inner-city youth is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find he has been transported back through time to 1822 Charleston, S.C., where he is taken captive as a slave.
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Fourteen-year-old Enid Crowley is babysitting Joshua Cameron IV. Every day she takes him to the city park. When a bag lady helps them find a bathroom, she and her boyfriend decide to give the bag ladies a treat by taking them and Joshua on a midnight ride in the swan boats.
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