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Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 2
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English
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"Capturing the shock and reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic through poetry, as Garvey's life goes into lockdown and his father becomes sick, Garvey must find a way to use his newfound musical skills to bring hope to both his father and himself"--
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"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade,...
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ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH ~~ ADULT
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"What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut...
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"From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes an engrossing novel that spans the past and the present--and unearths the dark secrets of Bulgaria, a beautiful and haunted country. A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi--and...
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In this bravura follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Award-winning The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as...
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[Analiza Quiroz Wolf]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Asian-Americans who inspire us shares engaging stories of 16 trailblazing Asian-Americans. The stories bring to life Vietnam Memorial architect Maya Lin, Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi, musician Yo-Yo Ma, astronaut Ellison Onizuka, anchorwoman Lisa Ling, activists Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz, and more!
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IngramSpark
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Español
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"Asher has always had long hair but notices that the only other students with long hair in his class are girls. He loves his hair so much and would never cut it, but is starting to wonder if boys should have long hair? Read to find out how Asher's family helps him feel happy, strong, and brave to wear long hair!"--
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TMW Media Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It depicts the life and careers of trailblazing men, from the worlds of politics, arts, music, literature, sports, and sciences. Highlighting their accomplishments, dedication, and achievements, this program focuses on their place in American history, what their lives were like what they accomplished, and the obstacles they faced. Their common thread of determination, courage, and commitment is consistent as a universal theme in each of their lives....
11) Gracias
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Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
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A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
12) Dream street
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Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--
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Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about Black land reparations. What are reparations? What is Eminent Domain? Why were Black land owners stripped of their land? What is the significance of the recent return of the Manhattan Beach property once known as "Bruce's Beach" to the descendants of the land's original Black owners? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples and...
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English
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Starring in a teen reality show with an all-Asian American cast, Sabine Zhang sees this as her opportunity to step into the spotlight, but when the producers want drama at all costs, she is pitted against Yoona Bae.
When Sabine Zhang is picked for Hotel California, a teen reality show with an all-Asian cast, she jumps at the opportunity. As one of few Asians at her high school in the Midwest, she's always felt as if she was playing a side character...
16) Showtime!
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Ty loves playing the instruments, but something's missing--his friends! With the help of his vivid imagination, Ty and his friends are onstage in a band making great music together!"--Provided by publisher.
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Door of no return volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A novel in verse about an Asante boy who is captured and taken from his village during the nineteenth century."--
18) Baby says
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HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A baby and big brother figure out how to get along.
20) K: a novel
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English
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"Professor Francis Kauffman has unwittingly landed himself in prison where he's faced with an insurmountable task: execute a fellow inmate. Charged with igniting a political insurrection amongst his students at a university in Beijing, Kauffman is sent to the notorious Kun Chong Prison, where his existence grows stranger by the hour as he struggles with the weight of his imprisonment and his incurable need to write about it in a place where art is...
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