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African American families Dancers with disabilities Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Italy Juvenile literature Holocauste, 1939-1945 Italie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Italy Jewish children in the Holocaust Jewish children in the Holocaust Italy Juvenile literature Jews Persecutions Juifs Persécutions Italie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Levi, Lia 1931-Mesher, Sydney
Summary: "No two dances were the same. Each one was beautiful because it was different - just like how Sydney's body was also beautiful because it was different. Sydney Mesher was born with ten toes and five fingers. But it was her toes that her mum noticed first. 'I can tell she's going to be a dancer,' she said. And it turned out Mum was right--after years of hard work, Sydney eventually danced her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MESJoshua, Jonell
Summary: Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey -- living in grandparents' homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times. How Do I Draw These Memories? is an illustrated memoir about nostalgia, faith, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 JOSLevi, Lia
Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022