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General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Family storiesSocial issues, General non-fiction, Humour, Travel and geography
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Television show writer and novelist recounts her teenage years in the 1990s, and reveals how she discovered that her family…
had entered the United States as undocumented immigrants. Provides a humorous account of balancing teen angst with trying to become an American citizen. For senior high and older readers. 2018
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Family stories, General fictionJournals and memoirs, Nature, Biography, Environment, Customs and cultures, Reference, Travel and geography, Christianity
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In this classic story of a midwestern boyhood, Curtiss Anderson takes readers into the colorful lives of his robust Norwegian…
family and their wonderfully familiar summerscape in northern Minnesota: the lake place. Sweet childhood reminiscences comprise this coming-of-age memoir set in the poignant summers of the 1930s and '40s
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Adventure stories, Family storiesTravel and geography, Nature, United States travel and geography, History
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In the seventh book in the Adventure with the Parkers series, the family heads to Colorado to visit the high…
peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. When the snow clears, the park's many famous sights are on display: Trail Ridge Road, spectacular wildflowers, elk, waterfalls, and unique alpine tundra. The family's big adventure is a hike up Longs Peak, a Colorado "fourteener." But afternoon storms begin to pelt the family during their training hikes, and they begin to question the wisdom of a nighttime summit ascent. Award winner. For grades 5-8
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Adventure stories, Family storiesNature, Travel and geography
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Tag along with the Parkers - twins James and Morgan and their parents - and learn all about sequoias as…
they hike among the giant trees, explore dark caves, scramble up huge granite domes, and cool off in the spray from amazing waterfalls. They even climb to the top of 14,494-foot Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states. There's a new adventure at every turn, from encountering black bears to meeting an old man who lives in a giant log. For grades 3-6
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Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionFood and drink, Travel and geography, Parenting, General non-fiction, Social issues, Self help
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Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing her senior year, raising her two-year-old daughter, and following her…
dream of working as a chef. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019
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Family stories, Sports fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Friendship storiesSports and games, Social issues, Travel and geography
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Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018
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Indigenous peoples fiction, Family stories, General fictionTravel and geography, Parenting, Health and medicine
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In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca…
watches her grandma create, play, and dance—and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma. Becca loves spending time with Grandma. Every time Becca says, “Let me try,” Grandma shows her how to make something beautiful. Whether they are beading moccasins, dancing like the most beautiful butterflies, or practicing basketball together, Becca knows that, more than anything, she wants to be just like Grandma. And as the two share their favorite activities, Becca discovers something surprising about Grandma. Features an author’s note and glossary.Available copies:
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Friendship stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Animal stories, Family storiesSocial issues, Travel and geography, Parenting
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When her blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar, twelve-year-old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family…
is in Maine for the blueberry-picking season. The two forge a friendship, but are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life. For grades 4-7. 2015
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Family stories, Classic fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionHealth and medicine, Travel and geography, Parenting, Social issues
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Fourteen-year-old Tree resents her working mother for leaving her in charge of her seventeen-year-old brother Dab, who is simple. But…
when she encounters her uncle's ghost, Tree comes to a deeper understanding of her family's problems--and the power of love. For grades 6-9. C.S. King Award, Newbery Honor. 1982
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Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Historical fictionTravel and geography, Social issues, Parenting
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Oakland, California; 1968. Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with…
their poet mother Cecile, who abandoned them years ago. Cecile resents their presence--and sends them to a Black Panther summer camp. For grades 4-7. C.S. King Award, Newbery Honor. 2010
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Family stories, Fantasy, Alphabet, number and picture books, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionGeneral non-fiction, Parenting, Death and bereavement, Travel and geography
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When his family moves to Israel, nine-year-old Michael bonds with his grandfather Raphael, who has strong convictions about being a…
vegetarian, helping others, and knowing the soul's dark secrets. Raphael bestows an unusual gift on Michael, dream sharing. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2010
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Friendship stories, School stories, Humourous fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Family stories, General fictionParenting, General non-fiction, Travel and geography
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Just Grace and her class are forced to study food from around the world after troublemaker Owen jokes about someone's…
lunch. Just Grace picks potato chips for her topic but gets jealous when her dad helps her friend Mimi research his favorite food--hot dogs. For grades 2-4. 2009
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Sports fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, School stories, Family storiesSelf help, Travel and geography, Sports and games
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Harlem. African American high school senior Drew Lawson aims to go to college and play basketball for the NBA despite…
his mediocre grades. Rivalry begins when Drew's coach favors Tomas, a new white teammate from Prague. For junior and senior high readers. 2008
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Family stories, General fictionPolice and military, War, Travel and geography
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Louisiana, 1950s. Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker begins to feel embarrassed in front of the other kids about the "slowness" of…
her parents. Her grandmother is the one who keeps the family intact. After Granny dies, Tiger has a chance to move to the city with her sophisticated aunt, but she is reluctant to abandon the parents who love her. For grades 6-9
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Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionTravel and geography, General non-fiction, Parenting
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Mia Veery did not like living in Beirut; she wanted to come back to the United States and be a…
typical 1962 American teenager in an ordinary family. When her parents disappear at sea, Mia and her two older half sisters go to live with Aunt Kit in Tennessee. There Mia finds being "typical" is not easy. For grades 6-9
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Family stories, Multi-cultural fictionTravel and geography
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The traveling Parker family -- ten-year-old twins and their parents -- visit the Grand Canyon in an outing full of…
beautiful wildlife, awesome geology, fascinating history, and much more. For grades 3-6
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Multi-cultural fiction, Family stories, General fictionTravel and geography, Parenting, Death and bereavement
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“One of the best books I have read this year (maybe ever).” —Colby Sharp, Nerdy Book ClubNPR Books We Love…
2023 | Publishers Weekly Best of 2023 | Winner of the Governor General's Literary Awards for Young People's LiteratureA heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and facts, as she navigates grief and loss at a moment when life as she knows it changes forever.Eleven-year-old Kemi Carter loves scientific facts, specifically probability. It's how she understands the world and her place in it. Kemi knows her odds of being born were 1 in 5.5 trillion and that the odds of her having the best family ever were even lower. Yet somehow, Kemi lucked out.But everything Kemi thought she knew changes when she sees an asteroid hover in the sky, casting a purple haze over her world. Amplus-68 has an 84.7% chance of colliding with earth in four days, and with that collision, Kemi’s life as she knows it will end.But over the course of the four days, even facts don’t feel true to Kemi anymore. The new town she moved to that was supposed to be “better for her family” isn’t very welcoming. And Amplus-68 is taking over her life, but others are still going to school and eating at their favorite diner like nothing has changed. Is Kemi the only one who feels like the world is ending?With the days numbered, Kemi decides to put together a time capsule that will capture her family’s truth: how creative her mother is, how inquisitive her little sister can be, and how much Kemi's whole world revolves around her father. But no time capsule can change the truth behind all of it, that Kemi must face the most inevitable and hardest part of life: saying goodbye."My heart hurt as I raced through the last chapters of this unique book that shines a light on family, friends, grief, and love." —Lisa Yee, author of Maizy Chen's Last Chance
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Adventure stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Family stories, Historical fictionTravel and geography, Parenting
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"Princess Truly's rhyming adventures are a celebration of individuality, girl power, diversity, and dreaming big!" -- Provided by publisher
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Canadian fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Family storiesParenting, Travel and geography
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L’auteur prime de Ligne de trappe nous offre le recit d’une aventure fantastique et cinematique inspiree des legendes autochtones. Un…
jour d’ete, Lauren et son petit frere, James, partent en voyage sur les terres avec leur moshom (grand-pere). Arrives a destination, les enfants decident d’aller pecher pour le repas du souper pendant que Moshom fait la sieste. Leur canot se trouve au milieu du lac lorsque l’eau devient soudainement agitee et les fait chavirer! Quand Lauren refait surface, elle voit son frere se faire entrainer par les Memekwesewak, des creatures a l’apparence humaine qui vivent autour de l’eau et aiment jouer des tours aux gens. Lauren doit avoir le courage de suivre les Memekwesewak dans leur monde et de ramener son frere a la maison. Mais ces creatures exercent une forte emprise sur James, et elles ne l’abandonneront pas si facilement. Un recit ecrit avec cœur qui plaira aux lecteurs curieux et aventuriers. Original title: The Song That Called Them Home.
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Short stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Adventure stories, LGBTQ+ fiction, General fiction, Family storiesGeneral non-fiction, Social issues, Travel and geography, Parenting
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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before…
this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in the interwoven stories of young people whose family roots may extend to East and Southeast Asia, but who are themselves distinctly American." -- Provided by publisher