Lasky, Kathryn
Summary: "Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century and settles in the American Southwest where he forges a friendship with Thomas, a Native American Navajo boy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LASEchenique, Sara E.
Summary: A girl in Puerto Rico copes with the aftermath of a hurricane, including her family's temporary blue tarp roof and her brother's refusal to speak. Includes notes about the author's life in Puerto Rico and the yearly ritual of preparing for hurricanes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ECHGoodluck, Laurel
Summary: Amanda and Kara are cousins and best friends in an intertribal Native American family; but Kara's family leaves the city and moves back to the Rez, making both girls sad--but the summer reunion reminds them that they will always be cousins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GOOCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GOOGreendeer, Danielle
Summary: Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the Pilgrims how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2022
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE GRECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRESriram, Meera
Summary: "Asha travels with her parents from America to India to mourn her grandmother's passing. Asha's grief and anger are compounded by the empty yellow suitcase usually reserved for gifts to and from Grandma. What memories will Asha's yellow suitcase hold now that grandmother is gone?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penny Candy Books 2019
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Summary: Stella loves the wonders of Outer Space, but it is only when she meets a fellow space traveler looking for a planet that her eyes are opened to the wonders of Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MILColleen, Marcie
Summary: The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLGoade, Michaela
Summary: As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her Grandmother as she learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GOABetancourt-Perez, Jessica
Summary: Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BETVan Slyke, Rebecca
Summary: In this interactive story, readers are encouraged to "play" with Monster's toy construction vehicles, even though Monster does not like to share.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: With all the endless, creative fun a child can have with a rock, the best thing one can do with one is to share it with a friend. Includes facts about rocks and rock collecting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Fox siblings Fritz and Franny, and their patient dog Fred, are at the amusement park squabbling about which ride is fastest and loudest--but when they are confronted by the biggest, tallest, and loudest roller coaster they decide that maybe Fred would prefer something not quite so scary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic 2020
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Summary: Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENTeague, Mark
Summary: A talkative cattle egret explains to a rhinoceros that in addition to having a symbiotic relationship, they also have a friendship built on communication, kindness, and a respect for boundaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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Summary: Dog Sniff and cat Scratch live together in a house where sometimes they quarrel and sometimes they cooperate--especially when mischief is involved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FANPhi, Bao
Summary: On their way to a May Day parade, twins Hue and Hoa spy a confused-looking duck and try to help it reach the pond, while neighbors from many countries offer help and greetings in different languages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHICepeda, Joe
Summary: "Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CEPWatkins, Rowboat
Summary: The Go-Go Guys do not want to go to sleep: they want to zoom around and do exciting things--but eventually it is time to go to bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WATCepeda, Joe
Summary: A boy rides a pogo stick to a visit with Grandma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CEPWynter, Anne
Summary: "In the middle of the night, a chain reaction of noises wakes the residents of an urban apartment building, and then lulls them back to sleep"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WYNPumphrey, Jarrett
Summary: Rat, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse want to cross the bayou, but next to the log they are considering as a bridge is a sneaky tail, which may be attached to someone dangerous--each of the four approach the problem with a different strategy, with varying results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PUMMatheson, Christie
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to uncover the rainbow of colors hidden in a garden, which helps flowers bloom and bees find food. Includes facts about bees and their importance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE MATLudwig, Trudy
Summary: A Japanese family mourns the loss of a wife and mother by making origami cranes and using the Wind Telephone to communicate their feelings of loss and yearning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUDDiesen, Deborah
Summary: Mr. Fish and Willa Whale are on their way to a birthday party, but Willa is worried about fitting in so Mr. Fish shows her how to overcome her social anxiety by tackling the worries one at a time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2022