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American dragons: twenty-five Asian American voices
By Laurence Yep. 1993
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General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLiterature, Criticism
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An anthology of twenty-five stories, poems, and essays by Asian Americans that enlighten, probe, and examine the experiences and emotions…
of young people with roots in Japan, China, India, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Selections are set in the past, present, and future, and most raise questions about identity and about preserving or rejecting the values of ancestors. For junior and senior high readersBeowulf
By Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman. 2006
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Fantasy, Classic fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionLiterature
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A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the great warrior Beowulf's heroic efforts to save the people of…
Heorot Hall from several terrifying monsters, including Grendel; Grendel's mother, an old sea-hag; and the death-dragon of the deep. For grades 6-9. 2006Lighthead: Poems (Penguin poets)
By Terrance Hayes. 2010
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Multi-cultural fictionPoetry, General non-fiction, Literature, Anthologies
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The fourth collection by the author portrays the light-headedness of a mind trying to pull against gravity and time. Hayes…
navigates melancholy, irreverence, and the sublime, and cultural icons as diverse as Fela Kuti, Harriet Tubman, and Wallace Stevens appear with meditations on desire and history. Award winner. Strong language, some violence, some descriptions of sex. 2010The Michigan reader for boys and girls: For Boys and Girls (Readers Ser.)
By Kathy-Jo Wargin, K. L. Darnell. 2001
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Collection of stories, poems, and games about Michigan for beginning readers. For grades K-3. 2001