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by Shana Burg; Delacorte Press/Random House Children’s Books, 2008; $15.99; www.randomhouse.com/kids. Set in a small town in Mississippi in 1963, this book paints a portrait of the Civil Rights movement as it gains momentum in the South and violence against African-Americans intensifies. When faced with tragedy, heroine Addie Ann finds the voice to lead a civil rights march of her own.