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African Americans Juvenile fiction Families Juvenile fiction Familles Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Family life Fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Historical fiction Juvenile fiction Humorous stories Stories in rhyme Survival Juvenile fiction Wildfires California Juvenile fictionShovan, Laura
Summary: Told in separate voices, sixth-graders Mikayla, a wrestler like her brothers, and Lev, part of the Fearsome Threesome, become good wrestling partners and friends, but there can be only one winner at the State competition.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SHOKeller, Shana
Summary: Set in 1865, a young girl named Lettie saves her money so she and her uncle can place an advertisement to find the members of their family that were separated under slavery.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELFujimoto-Johnson, Sharon
Summary: A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous celebration of family, tradition, and the memories that matter most. Includes information on mochi and a recipe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2024
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Summary: "Based on the classic folk song made famous by a beloved trio of children's entertainers, this picture book is best sung aloud! "Skinnamarink" is a timeless anthem of love and inclusion. What does "skinnamarink" mean? You may not find its definition in a dictionary, but the meaning is clear to the generations of children who sang along: friendship, happiness, sharing, community and, ultimately,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers 2022
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Summary: "It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"--Page [2].
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR PURPLE SPANISH PLASummary: An exceptional anthology exploring the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration-- written by YA authors who are themselves immigrants and the children of immigrants. Their characters face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands... while also dancing at weddings, keeping diaries, teaching ESL. In presenting the myriad facets...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COMMeloy, Colin
Summary: In this house, when everyone stays awake at night, things get very strange, what with Mom on the roof, and Grandma playing cards with the ghost of long-dead Grandpa Paul, and even the dog and cat are acting weird; as the family's doings become more and more bizarre, the narrator starts to wonder--what on earth will happen when morning finally comes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MELTarshis, Lauren
Summary: Traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020