Takei, George
Summary: "Star Trek actor, activist, and author George Takei shares his empowering and moving story about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during WWII"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2024
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TAKKimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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Summary: "Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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Summary: "In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORCurry, Parker
Summary: While playing dress-up, Parker and her siblings imagine endless possibilities for future careers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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Summary: Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens, New York -- best friends who met in a sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderland and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock'n'roll
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NERCompestine, Ying Chang
Summary: "The memoir of Ying Chang Compestine's childhood growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COMCurry, Parker
Summary: "Parker grows a backyard garden with her two grandmothers, Nana and Mom Mom"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CURAbrams, Stacey
Summary: When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ABRCurry, Parker
Summary: "Parker writes letters to her friend Gia while she travels across the U.S. and visits states such as Georgia and New Mexico"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CURGolabek, Mona
Summary: "In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city--particularly the Jewish people that lived there--Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They chose to send Lisa to London for safety through the Kindertransport--a rescue effort that relocated Jewish children. As Lisa yearned to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 GOLJavaherbin, Mina
Summary: "While Mina is growing up in Iran, the center of her world is her grandmother. Whether visiting friends next door, going to the mosque for midnight prayers during Ramadan, or taking an imaginary trip around the planets, Mina and her grandma are never far apart. At once deeply personal and utterly universal, Mina Javaherbin's words make up a love letter of the rarest sort: the kind that shares a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAVCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAVFlack, Roberta
Summary: "Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2023
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Summary: Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were integrated with deliberate speed. But the children of Prince Edward County located in Farmville, Virginia, who were prohibited from attending formal schools for five years knew differently, including Yolanda. Told by Yolanda Gladden herself, cowritten by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and with illustrations by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GLACamper, Cathy
Summary: "Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. There's so much to do, whether it's learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention. With details as vivid as the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle perfume (made to remind Mom of Morocco), children bond with friends, honor tradition,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 390.0953 CAM1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 390.0953 CAM
Kim, Hyo-eun
Summary: "A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we travel alongside whenever we take the train. A poetic translation of the bestselling Korean picture book."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribble 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMStohler, Lauren
Summary: After a long, itchy, uncomfortable day in clothes, a slew of fuzzy friends and her understanding Dad convince Cody that not all pajamas are bad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STOJeffers, Oliver
Summary: While trying his best to help a penguin that has shown up at his door, a boy journeys all the way to the South Pole, only to realize that the penguin was never lost.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC JEFCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION JeffersCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JEFFlorence, Melanie
Summary: "This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. Stolen Words captures the beautiful, healing relationship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLOThundercloud, Ria
Summary: "In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB THUNDERCLOUD THULaRocca, Rajani
Summary: Traveling to the southern tip of India, Sejal, Mommy, and Pati find their way to Kanyakumari, where three oceans meet, and delight in making it to the end of the earth together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: In this rhyming mash-up of many fairy tales, the reader is invited to follow Rosie down the many possible paths which may lead to a sleeping maiden, a hungry wolf, a girl locked in a tower, or a goose that lays golden eggs--but with some luck, and some smart choices, Rosie may save herself and her fellow fairy tale characters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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Summary: Happy birthday, America! This picture book celebrates patriotism, community, and summertime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "A young teacher eager to change her students' lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated. Set along the Amazon River, this stunningly illustrated story will spark lasting conversations about cross-cultural relationships, the importance of oral storytelling, and what it means to be a lifelong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023