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[2021]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be normal again . . . Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on his basketball team, even Brian, who...
4) My tree
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A boy makes a connection with a plum tree after moving to a new home"--
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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AAPI Middle Grade Fiction
If You Like Front Desk, Read These!
Islamic Heritage- MID/JF
Womens History Month - MID
If You Like Front Desk, Read These!
Islamic Heritage- MID/JF
Womens History Month - MID
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Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US-and her new label of “Middle Eastern,”...
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2021.
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English
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"After an entire summer trying to figure out how to go back to being the person she was before her depression and anxiety diagnosis, twelve-year-old Pluto finds out--with the help of the Hayden Planetarium hotline, a new tutor, and a new friend--that there is no old or new Pluto, there's just Pluto, growing up"--
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Series
Amy Wu volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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When I first came to this country, I felt so alone. A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A timely and timeless picture book about...
9) Call me Max
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Series
Max and friends volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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A child talks about being transgender and how it was rough at school, since the child didn't know what it was at that time.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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When Jo's family moves to the conservative town of Rome, Georgia and her evangelist father asks her to go back in the closet for her senior year, Jo reluctantly agrees. But keeping that promise is hard when she meets the beautiful and popular Mary Carlson, who seems to be interested in more than just a friendship with Jo.
11) Ahimsa
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"In this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work"--
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2021.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an inclusive athletic community after quitting gymnastics. Another nonbinary kid, who happens to be a pirate, makes a wish that comes true--but not how they thought it would. A tween girl navigates a crush on her friend's mom. A young witch turns herself into a puppy to win over a new neighbor. A trans...
15) George
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wantsto play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even tryout for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan....
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[2021]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: When Nozomi Nagai pictured the ideal summer romance, a fake one wasn't what she had in mind. That was before she met the perfect girl. Willow is gorgeous, glamorous, and...heartbroken? And when she enlists Nozomi to pose as her new girlfriend to make her ex jealous, Nozomi is a willing volunteer. Because Nozomi has a master plan of her own: one to show Willow she's better than a stand-in, and turn their fauxmance into something...
17) Sparkle boy
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Three-year-old Casey wants what his older sister, Jessie, has--a shimmery skirt, glittery painted nails, and a sparkly bracelet--but Jessie does not approve. After two boys tease Casey about his appearance, Jessie evolves to a place of acceptance and celebration of her gender creative younger brother"--
18) Both can be true
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Debut author Jules Machias explores identity, gender fluidity, and the power of friendship and acceptance in this dual-narrative Own Voices story about two kids who join forces to save a dog . . . but wind up saving each other.
19) The gauntlet
Author
Series
Gauntlet volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that's a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair.
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