Ubaka Ogbogu Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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"Esperanza Rising" by Pam Muñoz Ryan - This book tells the story of a young girl who has to leave her life of privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California. It provides perspective on social class and the immigrant experience.

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"Refugee" by Alan Gratz - This book tells the intertwining stories of three separate child refugees from different time periods: a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany, a Cuban girl in 1994, and a Syrian boy in 2015.

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"I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)" by Malala Yousafzai - This book tells the story of Malala, a Pakistani girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban.

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"I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)" by Malala Yousafzai - This book tells the story of Malala, a Pakistani girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban.

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"Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition" by Margot Lee Shetterly - This is the true story of four African-American women who contributed to some of NASA's greatest successes. It provides insight into racial and gender discrimination in the 1960s.

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"A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park - This novel tells the story of two 11-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The boy becomes one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families.

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"Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper - This book tells the story of a girl with cerebral palsy who, unable to speak or write, fights to communicate and show the world her intelligence.

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"The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis - Set in Afghanistan, this book gives a glimpse into the life of a girl who must disguise herself as a boy in order to support her family under the oppressive Taliban regime.

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"Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai - This is a semi-autobiographical tale about a girl who is forced to flee from Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrate to Alabama.

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"Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition" by Margot Lee Shetterly - This is the true story of four African-American women who contributed to some of NASA's greatest successes. It provides insight into racial and gender discrimination in the 1960s.