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Caitlin, a 10 year-old girl with Aspergers syndrome, fights her battle with grief when her brother is shot and killed in a school shooting.

This book is important to children's literature because any child going through a traumatic event is very hard; having Aspergers syndrome makes it even harder. It helps teach children how we all process our emotions differently. This matches the theme because through the loss of her brother, she can becomes very close to her father and they begin to learn how to love again.

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A Wrinkle in Time (Graphic Novel) By: Madeline L'Engle; adapted and Illustrated By: Hope Larson

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A Wrinkle in Time (Graphic Novel) By: Madeline L'Engle; adapted and Illustrated By: Hope Larson

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Meg Murray goes on an adventure, with her brother Charles and friend Calvin, through space to save her father who is a scientist trapped on the a planet turned evil: Camazotz.

This book presents children with imagination and also to fight for what you love. Meg uses love to help beat IT and save her brother Charles (after already saving her father). This matches the theme because she had lost her father and brother to this evil, and used love to overcome it.

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane By: Kate DiCamillo

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane By: Kate DiCamillo

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This china doll rabbit, Edward Tulane, has a mind of his own. He must travel and go on different paths to learn how to love.

This book contributes the ideas of hardships in life, using love to get through loss; and ultimately the only way to experience love is to go through loss. This text embodies the theme dead on.

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After being a sneaky Fox playing pranks on Pig, Fox ends up hurt from the pranks and him and Pig makeup and leave the pranks behind.

This book is important to children's literature because it teaches not to play tricks on your friends, especially when you keep end up getting hurt. It also teaches a good lesson to still help your friends even when you're mad at them, like Pig did!

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Room on Our Rock By: Jol and Kate Temple

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Room on Our Rock By: Jol and Kate Temple

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There is no room on any rock for this momma seal and baby seal while danger appears, but when looked at from a different point of view (back to front) everything changes.

This is important for children's literature because it teaches children to look at things differently and take different approaches. This applies to the theme because at first the other seals would not let them on the rock even in dangerous conditions, then read back to front you can see the other seals being kind and helping them out when danger erupts.

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The Lion and The Mouse By: Jerry Pinkney 

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The Lion and The Mouse By: Jerry Pinkney 

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When a lion saves a mouse, the mouse promises he will make it up to him if he spares his life. The lion believes a mouse could never save him: but the mouse helps free the lion in the end.

This book is important to children's literature because learning to keep your word to people and helping each other out can benefit everyone. It applies to the theme because no matter how big, how small, you can always help a friend.

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Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation By: Duncan Tonatiuh

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Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation By: Duncan Tonatiuh

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Sylvia comes home from school upset after being called racial slurs at school. Her mom reminds her to keep her head up and be proud to be where she is because of herself and her family.

This is important to children's literature because it helps children understand that we weren't always a country with such fairness we have now and that many people had to fight for it. This matches the theme because this has/had been the hopes and dreams of so many people in this country: to end segregation.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul By: Carol Boston Weatherford

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul By: Carol Boston Weatherford

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This book highlights and exemplifies the life of the Queen of Soul herself: Aretha Franklin.

This book is important to children's literature because of the broad impact of sharing your dreams and having them come true. Aretha Franklin fought for where she is today. She serves as an inspiration too many artists. This matches the theme because Aretha shows us how she achieves her hopes and dreams throughout this book inspiring us to do the same.

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This book provides amazing context and background for Black culture and for many famous African Americans. It is a very empowering book.

This book is very important to children's literature because it is inspiring to so many children, especially ones of color. It shows them that they can be great too. This matches the theme because it is the hopes and dreams of all those people to get where they are: just like we hold our hopes and dreams to get where we are.