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The fold
By Na An. 2008
Korean American high school student Joyce Kim feels like a nonentity compared to her beautiful older sister, and when her…
aunt offers to pay for plastic surgery on her eyes, she jumps at the chance, thinking it will change her life for the better. Grades 5-8. 2008.The friendship
By Mildred D Taylor. 1987
Cassie and her brothers usually avoid the country store because the owner, John Wallace, is unkind to blacks. One day,…
they witness a tense confrontation between Old Mr. Tom Bee and Wallace. Grades 3-6. 1987.The first part last
By Angela Johnson. 2003
Sixteen-year-old Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father. After tragedy strikes, he must care for his…
adored baby daughter, Feather, by himself. Despite mistakes, Bobby's courage and love enable him to carry on with the aid of supportive adults and friends. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003.The eternal spring of Mr. Ito
By Sheila Garrigue. 1985
During her evacuation to Canada, teenager Sara befriends Mr. Ito and his family. When the Ito family is sent to…
an internment camp following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Sara realizes the cruelties of war. For junior and senior high readers. c1985.The education of Margot Sanchez
By Lilliam Rivera. 2017
Margot Sanchez is paying off her debts by working in her family's South Bronx grocery store, but she must make…
the right choices about her friends, her family, and Moises, the good looking but outspoken boy from the neighbourhood. For senior high readers. 2017.The heaven shop
By Deborah Ellis. 2004
Binti and her siblings are orphaned when their father dies of AIDS. Split up and sent to relatives all over…
Malawi, they suffer increasing hardship. But Binti is not about to give up; she will look outside herself and find a new way to be special. For junior and senior high readers. 2004.The hate u give
By Angie Thomas. 2017
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school…
she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer - and Khalil was unarmed. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.The days when the animals talked: Black American folktales and how they came to be
By William J Faulkner. 1977
The crazy man
By Pamela Paige Porter. 2005
1965. After Emaline, 11, is crippled in a tractor accident, Daddy kills her beloved dog, Prince, and walks away from…
their Saskatchewan farm. Mom takes in Angus from the local mental hospital to help with the farm work, but the neighbours jeer and complain about the crazy man. Emaline sees Angus' kindness and strength, but it is only when he performs the ultimate act of heroism that others in the town finally recognize his worth as a human being. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2007 Golden Oak Award. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2005.The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
By Jan Andrews. 1981
The curses of third uncle (An adventure in Canadian history book.)
By Paul Yee. 1986
This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's 23 Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are…
complete and unabridged. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published. Each story stands alone but several are linked together by events and characters. Grades P-2. 1997.The bone collector's son
By Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The apprentice's masterpiece: a story of medieval Spain
By Melanie Little. 2008
Fifteenth-century Spain is a richly multicultural society in which Jews, Muslims and Christians coexist, but under the zealous Christian Queen…
Isabella, the country abruptly becomes one of the most murderously intolerant places on Earth. The Benvenistes, a family of scribes, are attempting to eke out a living, but they have a secret - they are Conversos: Jews who converted to Christianity. Now, with neighbours and friends turned into spies, fear hangs in the air. The story is written in verse. For junior high readers and older. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.The Beetle and me: a love story
By Karen Romano Young. 1999
At fifteen, Daisy, who is as obsessed with cars as the rest of her family, convinces her reluctant father to…
let her try to restore his purple 1957 Volkswagen Beetle. While she struggles to work on the car, Daisy experiences her first relationships with boys. For Junior and Senior high readers. 1999.The basketball player: and 3 more stories
By Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier, Sheldon Cohen, Gilles Pelletier. 1996
Roch is sent to a boarding school; he's named to the basketball team on the first day, even though he's…
never played basketball in his life! Grades K-3. 1996. Taped with: The longest home run. A strange girl shows up to play baseball and hits a home run through the window of Sergeant Bouton; but Adeline is no ordinary girl -- she is a magician! Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: The boxing champion. When spring melts the ice in Ste. Justine, boxing season begins in the Cote's summer kitchen. Young Roch is not much of a fighter, but spends the winter building up his muscles for next spring's matches. Grades K-3. 1991. Taped with: A happy New Year's day. New Year's Day 1941 is a special day for a young boy in the little village of Sainte-Justine, Quebec. Grades K-3. 1991. Uniform title: Joueur de basket-ball.Thank you, Jackie Robinson
By Barbara Cohen. 1974
Taking sides
By Gary Soto. 1999
Eighth-grader Lincoln Mendoza and his mother have just moved from a San Francisco barrio to a wealthy, predominantly white suburb.…
He misses his Hispanic friends and his old neighborhood. And although he’s made first string on the basketball team, the coach dislikes him for no apparent reason. As Mendoza prepares to play basketball against his old school, he feels torn and unsure of where he belongs. Junior High. 1999.Strawberry girl
By Lois Lenski. 1995
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer and her family have just moved to the Florida backwoods and are struggling to make a living…
by raising strawberries. Making the new farm prosper is not easy, with the heat, droughts, and cold snaps to get through. Perhaps the most worrisome thing for the Boyers is the rowdy family on the adjoining farm, who are ready and waiting to start a feud. Grades 4-7. 1995.Storm child (Time of our lives)
By Brenda Bellingham. 1985