Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this list since 2000 -- books that will have value, meaning, and applicability for teachers, librarians, parents, and young readers for years to come
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![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
- 9,270 Resources including
- 798 Videos
- 452 Book Readings
- 960 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 588 book results
![Dreamers](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0823440559.jpg)
![We Are Water Protectors](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/1250203554.jpg)
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Selection, 2020)
66 Resources19 Awards
![Brown Girl Dreaming](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0399252517.jpg)
![Hey, Kiddo](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0545902487.jpg)
![Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1626727465.jpg)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2019)
57 Resources18 Awards
![Booked](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0544570987.jpg)
![When Stars Are Scattered](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0525553908.jpg)
When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Selection, 2020)
56 Resources20 Awards
![All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1536209457.jpg)
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Selection, 2020)
51 Resources18 Awards
![Where the Mountain Meets the Moon](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0316114278.jpg)
![Inside Out & Back Again](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0061962783.jpg)
![Harbor Me](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0399252525.jpg)
![Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1419716476.jpg)
![Front Desk](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1338157795.jpg)
![Drawn Together](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/1484767608.jpg)
![Twins](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/133823613X.jpg)
![Right Word, The: Roget and His Thesaurus](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0802853854.jpg)
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Selection, 2014)
42 Resources15 Awards
![Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0152014373.jpg)
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Selection, 2003)
41 Resources9 Awards
![One Crazy Summer](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0060760885.jpg)
![Family Romanov, The: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0375867821.jpg)
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Selection, 2014)
40 Resources15 Awards
![I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1481465597.jpg)
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Selection, 2016)
40 Resources12 Awards
![When We Were Alone](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/155379673X.jpg)
When We Were Alone
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Selection, 2017)
40 Resources7 Awards
![Before She Was Harriet](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0823420477.jpg)
Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Selection, 2017)
40 Resources13 Awards
![Place to Land, A](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0823443310.jpg)
![Dreamer, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0439269709.jpg)
![Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0316324906.jpg)
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
(Selection, 2015)
39 Resources9 Awards
![Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/141974108X.jpg)
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison
(Selection, 2020)
39 Resources6 Awards
![See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/70602_hi.jpg)
See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog
by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka
(Selection, 2020)
38 Resources5 Awards
![Fourteenth Goldfish, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0375870644.jpg)
![Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/076368094X.jpg)
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2017)
36 Resources10 Awards
![Grand Canyon](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1596439505.jpg)
![Shout](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0670012106.jpg)
![Black Is a Rainbow Color](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/67664_hi.jpg)
![Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/0061730742.jpg)
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Selection, 2011)
35 Resources14 Awards
![Starry River of the Sky](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0316125954.jpg)
![Thing about Luck, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1442474653.jpg)
![Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1481456903.jpg)
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
(Selection, 2016)
35 Resources15 Awards
![Locomotion](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0399231153.jpg)
![Other Side, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0399231161.jpg)
![Parrots Over Puerto Rico](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1620140047.jpg)
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
(Selection, 2013)
34 Resources14 Awards
![Princess and the Warrior, The: A Tale of Two Volcanoes](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1419721305.jpg)
![Show Way](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0399237496.jpg)
![Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0439352436.jpg)
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
(Selection, 2002)
33 Resources7 Awards
![Year of the Dog, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0316060003.jpg)