Leng, Qin
Summary: "With beautifully composed watercolor illustrations, Qin Leng recalls her own childhood in this story about a little girl who has always been the smallest: smallest of the family, smallest in school, smallest in a crowd. The girl faces her own set of challenges, but her loving parents and an unexpected visitor might change her perception for good."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LENLiang, Ann
Summary: Eliza Lin's essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, she gains the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, and a career-launching internship opportunity at her favorite magazine. Unfortunately, Eliza's essay is completely fiction. All good writing is lying, right? To hide the truth, Eliza strikes a deal with an actor in her class, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LIASummary: "Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 who love Scooby-Doo will enjoy this hardcover 5-Minute Story Collection of tales. Featuring Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, and the rest of Mystery Inc. chasing monsters and solving mysteries, each exciting story can be read in five minutes or less, making it perfect for bedtime-or anytime!" -- Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021
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Summary: When he awakens from hibernation, Little Bear's hunger leads him to a house where a Purim celebration is just beginning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Holiday AdelsonFaruqi, Saadia
Summary: Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big, of course! A creative thinker and curious explorer, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG FARChung, Arree
Summary: A young ninja has waited all year for Christmas Eve. He puts his skills to the test in the pursuit of one goal―to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. But does Santa have some super-special ninja tricks of his own?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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Chung, Arree
Summary: "When baby wants out of his crib, it's up to his faithful dog to keep him out of trouble"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHUAda, Alma Flor.
Summary: Third grader María Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1994
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 ISA SPANISHAda, Alma Flor.
Summary: A young boy takes good care of his pet chicken, and when she is grown up she gives him a surprise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2002
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Summary: "Queen NoFuzzball loves being the ruler of her queendom. Her subjects adore her. But a new kitten has arrived to her home! Could this new subject be a threat to her throne?" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE KUNTran-Davies, Nhung N.
Summary: "A children's picture book inspired by author Nhung N. Tran-Davies's experience as a child refugee from Vietnam, and then sponsoring a family of Syrian refugees as an adult."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TRAWen, Lenny
Summary: Lintang is determined to embrace the spice of sambal in order to connect with her Indonesian grandmother and heritage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: Rachel Kim is at the top of her game: Girls Forever is now the number-one K-pop group in the world, and her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion's biggest names. The only thing that's missing is love, but in this world, falling in love can cost you everything. When Rachel literally falls head over heels into Alex's lap on a crowded metro, she's tempted to give up her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "While the other fairies are away, mischievous Nix is charged with protecting the forest, but he has no magic to prevent a man from moving into a woodland cottage."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COASchwartz, Corey Rosen
Summary: "Two tough trucks -- the fastest of friends -- love racing and chasing and zipping 'round bends. But when they chase and zip without paying attention... Mack and Rig get separated! Will they find their way back to each other, and to their parents?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2020
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Summary: "The Super Sidekicks are back! JJ, Flygirl, Dinomite, and Goo are settling into their fancy new headquarters and living the sweet life of superheroes. The Mother of the Seas, on the other hand, is NOT happy. She's sick of land dwellers using the ocean as a dumping ground ... and she's seeking revenge! Can the Sidekicks step up and save humanity from the ocean's rage?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THANa, Il Sung
Summary: While baby animals are born--some with fur and some with scales, some with lots of brothers and sisters, some with none--a curious duck watches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E NACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NAPhi, Bao
Summary: Every child is bursting with amazing possibilities and poet Bao Phi celebrates the complex identity of the children of immigrants and refugees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHIDavies, Jacqueline
Summary: Evan and his younger sister, Jessie, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn one hundred dollars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 CAM SPANISHMéndez, Jasminne
Summary: "Como a todos los niños, a Josefina le encanta comer dulces. ¡Le encantan las galletas calientes con chispas de chocolate recién salidas del horno, las magdalenas y los dulces! Una noche, mientras come un flan, Mami le pide que considere dejar los dulces por la Cuaresma, los 40 días previos a la Pascua. '¡Eso es imposible!' dice Josefina. Cuando Mami promete enseñarle cómo hacer su postre...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG MENCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: JE VOX MENLang, Suzanne
Summary: "Jim has been asked to egg-sit, but he wants to have fun with his friends. Is there a way he can do both?--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green LangLang, Heidi
Summary: Jessie, twelve, copes with what promised to be a long, boring summer with relatives by becoming apprentice to Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, who is facing new competition.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LANKlein, Cheryl B.
Summary: Follows a young girl from the first wake-up of a new year, through many new experiences and 384 fights with her big brother, to the last bedtime stories in December.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KLECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KLEMei, Zihan
Summary: "A moving, lovely cri de coeur from a father, whose daughter has moved to another country. The sense of loss and dislocation is countered by acceptance of the child's need to move away, grow up and become herself. This book would have great resonance in the Chinese diaspora -- but also in any diaspora. The loss that is entailed in leaving home, while at the same time the recognition of why it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids, Greystone Books 2021