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Smiley, Jane.

Summary: On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different yet equally remarkable children: Frank, the brilliant, stubborn first-born; Joe, whose love of animals makes him the natural heir to his family's land; Lillian, an angelic child who enters a fairy-tale marriage with a man only she will fully know; Henry, the...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2014

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SMI

Acevedo, Elizabeth

Summary: "CAMINO RIOS lives for the summers, when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this year, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. ... In New York City, YAHAIRA RIOS is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC ACE

Watson, Renée

Summary: "Middle school is just around the corner for Ryan Hart, which means it's time to start thinking about the future--and not just how to prank her brother, Ray! During Black History Month, Ryan learns more about her ancestors and local Black pioneers, and their hopes for the future, for her generation. She wonders who she wants to be and what kind of person her family hopes she becomes. Drawing on...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WAT

Avachat, Arushi

Summary: As her sister's wedding approaches, high school senior Arya must navigate fraught family dynamics, the fallout of her two best friends breaking up, and a tense partnership with her rival, the frustratingly attractive student council president.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AVA

Sorell, Traci

Summary: On a day filled with anticipation, a young Cherokee girl bids farewell to her familiar city life and documents the changing landscape through drawings as her family moves to their ancestral land and embraces their new home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2024

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOR

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOR

Marks, Janae

Summary: "Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Ahmed, Samira

Summary: While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC AHM

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AHM

Zarr, Sara

Summary: From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and how family is not just something you're part of, but something you make. Lou and her family don't have much, but for Lou it's enough. Mom. Her sister, Casey. Their apartment in the city. Her best friend, Beth. It would be better if Dad could stop drinking and be there for her and Casey, and if...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ZAR

Summary: "Bluey and her family are playing Swim School! But their swimming lessons are proving to be difficult. Can Mum, Dad, and Bingo pass without dobbing on each other?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BLU

Belt, Gabriela Orozco

Summary: "When Maribel's family has to move in with Tía Carmen because Papi lost his job, Maribel and her sister feel unsettled. It's not always easy sharing a room or being in a house full of loud cousins, but Papi reminds the girls that it's only por un ratito--just for a little while. In the meantime, there is always someone to play with, the mealtimes are filled with music and laughter, and bedtime...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BEL

Atinuke

Summary: Presents three tales of an endearing and enduring character, Tola, who lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, brother and grandmommy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ATI

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ATI

Miller, Kalena

Summary: The unforgettable tale of a girl, her maybe-criminal mom, her babysitting business, and her pet pineapple.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2024

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Creech, Sharon

Summary: After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC CRE

Sylvester, Natalia

Summary: The first time Isabel meets her father-in-law, Omar, he's already dead--an apparition appearing uninvited on her wedding day. Her husband, Martin, still unforgiving for having been abandoned by his father years ago, confesses that he never knew the old man had died. So Omar asks Isabel for the impossible: persuade Omar's family--especially his wife, Elda--to let him redeem himself. Isabel and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2018

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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC SYL

Yang, Kelly

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

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Coven, Wanda

Summary: Henry tries to convince his parents that he is old enough to stay home alone.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024

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Mancillas, Mónica

Summary: After her mother's sudden departure, twelve-year-old Salva Sanchez adjusts to her new life in an RV campground with her father, and finds her voice through new friendships and a love for Celia Cruz, the "queen of salsa."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MAN

Allen, Crystal

Summary: Isaiah "Ice" Abernathy has always worshiped his older brother, Seth. For years they've been not just brothers but best friends -- and as Seth starts his senior year, Ice is eager to spend as much time with his brother as he can, making memories before Seth goes to college. But when Seth announces he's leaving much earlier than expected, and then he misses an important event -- one he'd promised...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALL

Kelly, Lynne

Summary: "Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that's impossible--Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024

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Khan, Hena

Summary: When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2024

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Sriram, Meera

Summary: Because his grandmother is arriving from India, Rishi wants to cook curry alongside his dad using the flavors from his family's special spice box, but when he drops the box that holds the family's heart and history, he draws courage and meaning from their treasured past to set things right.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SRI

Behar, Ruth

Summary: "Spanning over five hundred years, a novel telling the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BEH

Morris, Chad

Summary: Eleven-year-old Juniper Berry lives off the grid in the California woods with her family, but when her brother gets sick, they have to leave to get help.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2023

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Dabarera, Dinalie

Summary: "Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her seeya, are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease each other when they're messy, and read to each other, even though they might not...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAB

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