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101) Mamá the alien
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Una niña no entiende la palabra ajena en la Tarjeta de Residente de su madre y dejar que de su imaginación, llegando a la conclusión de que su madre es desde el espacio exterior. Incluye notas y glosario de autor.
"A young girl misunderstands the word alien on her mother's Resident Alien Card and let's her imagination run wild, coming to the conclusion that her mother is from outer space. Includes author's note and glossary"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As they plant trees and do other environmental projects for the Civilian Conservation Corps, Russian immigrants Pavel and Anatoly are happy to find employment during the Great Depression, but when other workers accuse them of not being "real Americans," Pavel and Anatoly learn the words to the Star Spangled Banner, newly designated by Congress as the national anthem.
103) Mina belongs here
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"At Mina's kindergarten she listens to stories, songs and chatter in an unfamiliar language. She tries out sounds that roar in her throat and tickle her tongue until the new words feel like her own. Then one day, Mina realises that this language now belongs to her, and she belongs to this new world."--
104) City of orphans
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes.
105) The go-between
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Both of sixteen-year-old Cammi's parents are stars in Mexico, but everything changes when her mother accepts a role in an American sitcom.
She is the envy of every teenage girl in Mexico City. Her mother is a glamorous telenovela actress. Her father is the go-to voice-over talent for blockbuster films. Hers is a world of private planes, chauffeurs, paparazzi and gossip columnists. Meet Camilla del Valle-Cammi to those who know her best. When Cammi's...
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 2
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
Author
Series
Amy Wu volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Amy Wu would love to welcome the new student in her class, but Lin has just come from China and does not speak much English, so with the help of her family Amy tries to work out a way to bridge the language gap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember! Danbi Leads the School Parade introduces...
110) Pie in the sky
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Food For Thought: Elementary and Middle Grade
TAB 2020 : Dorothy Hamm
Food For Thought: Elementary and Middle Grade
TAB 2020 : Dorothy Hamm
Description
"Sometimes life isn't a piece of cake... When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn't speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of Pie in the Sky, the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly...
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 12
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
There is an empty lot in Sadiq's neighborhood which is in serious need of cleaning up, and Sadiq has come up with an idea of what to do with it afterwards: build a community garden--so Sadiq sets out to get his classmates and friends involved and make the garden a true community success.
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After a pogrom forces Batya's Russian Jewish family to leave their home and make the journey to America, Batya hopes her new life will offer her a chance to become a woodcarver like her beloved father. But while many things in America are different from the world of her shtetl, one thing seems to be the same: only boys can be woodcarvers. Still, Batya is determined to learn. With the same perseverance that helped her family survive and start over...
113) Shu Lin's grandpa
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Shu Lin starts at her new school, she wears yellow rain boots and a pink coat. At recess, she stands alone in the playground. At lunchtime, she eats by herself from little boxes of brightly colored food. Her classmates aren't sure what to make of her. But one day, when Shu Lin's grandpa comes to school to share his amazing artwork, everything changes"--
114) To be Maya
Author
Publisher
West 44 Books, an imprint of Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Maya loves her mother, but she's also embarrassed by her. Maya's mother emigrated from Guatemala years before Maya was born. Still, she clings tightly to her roots and traditions. When lacrosse star Josh Williams suddenly expresses interest in Maya, she's excited to go on a real date. But Maya's mother isn't on board. Can Maya make her mother see she's ready to grow up and have more freedom? And can she do it before Josh loses interest and moves...
115) From far away
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada. She describes the frustration of not understanding the teacher when she started school, not knowing how to ask to go to the bathroom, and being terrified of a prop skeleton. This is the perfect book to help kids empathize with immigrant children whose experiences are very...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Joe came to America from Africa when he was young. He worked hard in school, made friends, and embraced his new home. Like so many immigrants before and after him, Joe succeeded when many thought he would fail. In telling the story of how his father came to America, Doyin Richards tells the story of many immigrants, and opens the experience up to readers of all backgrounds. Here is a moving and empowering story of how many different people, from different...
117) The radius of us
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
After being mugged, seventeen-year-old Gretchen is still struggling to deal with her fears when she meets Phoenix, an eighteen-year-old immigrant from El Salvador. Told in alternating first person points of view, this is a story of love, sacrifice, and the journey from victim to survivor. It offers an intimate glimpse into the causes and devastating impact of Latino gang violence, both in the U.S. and in Central America, and explores the risks that...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Adam feels alone in the strange new city. He misses the colors and friendships of his faraway home. Everything in the city looks gray and deserted until one morning he awoke and everything was white. He looked out of his window and saw some children building a snowman. He starts to building an elephant and a friendship begins when they all began to build snow animals like in his homeland. When Adam starts school, his teacher gives him some seeds...
119) Sadiq and the gamers
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 10
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in, but their teacher reminds them that they also have to have a service pledge, and they are not really sure how video games fit in with the goal of helping others--until a visit to an assisted living home where his mother volunteers gives him an idea.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a rocky first year, Anna's family have settled into life in California--their small restaurant is even turning a profit. Then her parents make a shattering discovery: their visas have expired. Anna's world is quickly overwhelmed by unfamiliar words like "undocumented" and "inequality." She longs to share the towering secret that looms over every aspect of her life with a friend, but her parents strictly forbid her from telling anyone. As Anna...
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