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61) Listen, slowly
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Assisting her grandmother's investigation of her grandfather's fate during the Vietnam War, Mai struggles to adapt to an unfamiliar culture while redefining her sense of family.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood. * "This is a wonderful read for younger students that will also provide insight and encourage discussion about the wider world. ... The simplicity of Yousafzai's writing and the powerful message she sends, make this book inspirational for all." --- School Library Journal (starred review) Malala's first picture book...
65) Felix ever after
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best friend.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 1
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Language
English
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Description
It's the Chinese year of the dog! When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, family, and "finding herself," Pacy begins searching right away. As the year goes on, she struggles to find her talent, deals with disappointment, makes a new best friend, and discovers just why the year of the dog is a lucky one for her after all.
67) Zenobia July
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Zenobia July, an excellent coder and hacker, investigates a mystery while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and presenting her true gender for the first time.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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When Carey Parker, a genderqueer teen who dreams of being a diva like their hero Mariah Carey, is cast as the female lead in the school musical, they must fight against discrimination and injustice from their closed-minded school administration.
72) Bindu's bindis
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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A companion to Kelkar's The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh, this picture book features a little girl named Bindu whose bindis connect her to family and help her find courage to compete in the school talent show. This charming picture book is about a little girl who loves her bindis (and the many creative shapes they come in!). The bindis are also a connection to her Nani who lives in India. When Nani comes to visit Bindu and brings the bindis to her,...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"When self-proclaimed 'not very bright' nineteen-year-old Danyal Jilani is chosen for a prestigious academic contest, he hopes to impress a potential arranged marriage match, only to begin falling for the girl helping him study instead"--
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Just when twelve-year-old Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong in a year of bad luck, an emergency takes her parents to Japan, leaving Summer to care for her little brother while helping her grandmother cook and do laundry for harvest workers.
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English
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2024 Spring Family Story Time Books
AAPI Picture Books
Diversity Picture Books
Islamic Heritage - Picture Books
AAPI Picture Books
Diversity Picture Books
Islamic Heritage - Picture Books
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Description
Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.
79) The whispers
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Riley's mom has disappeared and Riley knows that if he leaves tributes for the whispers, magical fairies that grant wishes, his mom will come back to him.
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