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Americanized: rebel without a green card
By Sara Saedi. 2018
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. 2018Hope on the plains: the Dakota series, Book 2 (Dakota Series #2)
By Linda Byler. 2017
Hannah and her family still struggle with the events of The Homestead (DB 88593), but they are settling into life…
in North Dakota when tragedy strikes. As other Amish families decide to return to Lancaster, Hannah and her family face the same decision, even as she is being courted. 2017Home is where the heart is: the Dakota series, book 3 (Dakota Series #3)
By Linda Byler. 2018
Hannah and her husband Jerry remained in North Dakota when the rest of her family returned to Pennsylvania. However, when…
their ranch is decimated by locusts, Hannah relents and they follow. But tragedy strikes once again, leaving Hannah reeling and questioning her faith. 2018Lancaster burning trilogy (Lancaster Burning #4)
By Linda Byler. 2015
Collection of three novels following the travails of Sarah Beiler as an arsonist terrorizes her small Amish community. In Fire…
in the Night, her parents' barn is burned down and she becomes entranced with flirtatious Matthew Stoltzfus. Also includes Davey's Daughter and The Witnesses. Some violence. 2015The homestead: the Dakota series, book 1 (Dakota Series #1)
By Linda Byler. 2017
Teenaged Hannah resents her parents when they leave Lancaster County after losing the farm during the Depression. Settling in North…
Dakota, the family struggles without the support of the Amish community. Hannah seeks help from ranch hand Clay Jenkins and wrestles with her feelings for him. 2017A shelter in our car
By Monica Gunning. 2014
Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie has lived in a car with her mother while…
they both go to school and plan for a real home. For preschool-grade 2. 2004Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
By Duncan Tonatiuh. 2014
Recounts how young Sylvia Mendez and her brothers wanted to go to the school closest to their new home in…
California but were told they must attend a Mexican school. Their family organized, sued, and helped end segregation in the state. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014Susanna's dream (The Lost Sisters #2)
By Marta Perry. 2014
Reeling from the death of her mother, Susanna Bitler is discouraged to learn that her business partner plans to quit…
their gift shop. But when Lydia Beachy and Chloe Wentworth reveal themselves as her long-lost sisters, Susanna grapples with the knowledge that her life was a lie. 2014Naomi's Christmas: Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley #7)
By Marta Perry. 2012
Thirty-year-old Amish beekeeper Naomi Esch has spent fifteen years raising her siblings, but now that her father is remarrying, she…
must move out. Naomi stays with her brother while watching widower Nathan King's children. After rumors spread, Nathan proposes marriage--but Naomi wants to marry for love. 2012Marching to the mountaintop: how poverty, labor fights, and civil rights set the stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final hours
By Ann Bausum, National Geographic Kids. 2012
Recounts the 1968 sanitation worker's strike in Memphis, Tennessee, that was sparked by low wages, unsafe working conditions, and a…
racially charged climate. Discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s involvement with the movement and his assassination. For grades 6-9. 2012Romeo y Julieta (Clásicos de la literatura #Vol. 151)
By William Shakespeare. 2005
Classic sixteenth-century romantic tragedy about Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. Romeo's sentence of…
exile and Juliet's impending arranged marriage separate the couple. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but a miscommunication has dire consequences. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2007Double love (Sweet Valley High #No. 1)
By Francine Pascal, Kate William. 2008
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They're both popular, smart, gorgeous and they both have…
a crush on Todd Wilkins. Meet the Wakefield twins, their guys, and the rest of the gang at Sweet Valley High in this book that started the Sweet Valley phenomenon. For junior and senior high readersWhat is love? (What is?)
By Etan Boritzer, Robbie Marantz. 1996
The second book in the series on character education and social values by Etan Boritzer. Explains love as an "inside…
rainbow feeling" experienced by all the different people "held together by love" in the same world. For grades 3-6A child's Christmas in New England
By Robert Sullivan, Glenn Wolff. 2013
A father shares his Christmas memories with his daughter in this wry and snow-filled picture book about growing up in…
small town Massachusetts in the late 1950's and early 1960's. For grades 2-4Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie. 2016
The story in rhyme of Congo Square--the one place that slaves could congregate in New Orleans on Sundays to celebrate…
their heritage by dancing and sharing music together. For grades K-3In the days of sand and stars
By Francois Thisdale, Marlee Pinsker. 2006
Ten stories based on women from the Bible: Eve Naamah, Sarai, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Rachel, Dina, and Yocheved. In "Rebecca…
Comes Home," a compassionate young woman's trip to the community well leads her to a husband. For grades 5-8. 2006El pergamino de la seducción: una novela
By Gioconda Belli. 2006
In modern-day Madrid, Lucia, a university student, and Manuel, a professor, attempt to unravel the enigma of Queen Juana of…
Castille, who allegedly went mad in 1506. Their own relationship unfolds as they search for the truth about the Spanish monarch. Some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2005Nothing but drama (Good Girlz #1)
By ReShonda Tate Billingsley. 2006
Houston, Texas. After hiding her boyfriend from the police, sixteen-year-old Camille is ordered by juvenile court to join a community…
service group called Good Girlz. She reluctantly joins the group's founder Rachel, pregnant Angel, tough-acting Jasmine, and rich Alexis. The teens eventually form strong bonds. For senior high readers. 2006A heart divided
By Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld. 2005
Budding playwright Kate, a high school junior, resents moving from New Jersey to Tennessee. She fights to eliminate her new…
school's Confederate flag and rebel mascot, and falls in love with local boy Jack. When tragedy strikes, Kate writes a play describing the events. For senior high readers. 2004The naked woman: a study of the female body
By Desmond Morris, St. Martin`s Press. 2005
Zoologist presents the biological aspects of female anatomy--hair, eyes, mouth, breasts, legs, and feet. Discusses how human societies have sought…
to modify and embellish certain attributes using implants, tattoos, body piercing, cosmetics, false fingernails, and circumcision among other ways. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004