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21) The fallen hero
Author
Series
Dragon warrior volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Determined to prevent the war her brother Alex is provoking, twelve-year-old Faryn Liu and her half-dragon friend, Ren, seek help from the New Order, warriors based in Manhattan's Chinatown, and from the Monkey King.--
24) If I tell
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Raised by her grandparents, seventeen-year-old Jasmine, the result of a biracial one night stand, has never met her father but has a good relationship with her mother until she sees her mother's boyfriend kissing Jaz's best friend.
28) Gigi and Ojiji
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Gigi can't wait for her Ojiji--Japanese grandpa--to move in. Gigi plans lots of things to do with him, like playing tag, reading books, and teaching Roscoe, the family dog, new tricks. But her plans don't work out quite the way she'd hoped. And her grandpa doesn't seem to like Roscoe. Will Gigi find a way to connect with her Ojiji?"--
29) Gracias
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
30) All together now
Author
Series
Eagle Rock trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When her band's drummer and fellow guitarist start dating, life gets awkward for eighth-grader Bina, a talented musician and songwriter, whose discomfort only multiplies when her best friend Austin develops a crush on her.
31) Sincerely Sicily
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Sixth-grader Sicily Jordan learns to use her voice and to find joy in who she is--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--while confronting prejudice both in the classroom and at home."--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A moving middle-grade mystery about a boy dealing with long-repressed memories of his father as he learns about his Mexican and Haitian heritage while spying on a mysterious stranger during the first weeks of COVID lockdown.
34) Crouching Tiger
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Pub. Date
20111213.
Language
English
Description
When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him.
Author
Series
Unusual chickens volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Description
Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family's move to her Great Uncle Jim's farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.
36) Endangered
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Description
"When Lauren (Panda), a teen photoblogger, gets involved in a deadly game, she has to protect the classmates she despises"--
39) Rogue
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An eighth-grade girl with Asperger's syndrome tries to befriend her new neighbor, facing many challenges along the way.
40) Pretty
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Though she appears confident, stylish, and easygoing at school, Sophie lives a nightmare at home. When her mother's alcohol addiction spirals out of control, Sophie's Auntie Amara steps in to help. She teaches Sophie new lessons about her family and heritage, while also challenging her to rethink how she feels about friends, boys, and even her sense of place in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives. -- from Amazon.
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