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Sixties trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall. It's 1962, and it seems the whole country is living in fear..."--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
In the second book of this early reader series about a Haitian-American girl named Liline, her cat Pepper, and their multi-generational family, Liline and Pepper learn a little about Grann's homeland, Haiti, during the morning routine of getting ready for school.
3) Tilted sky
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Is it too much to ask for an ordinary, boring life? Bai Jian is a typical Chinese boy growing up in a big city. But his life is far from typical: his mother abandoned him when he was a baby, and his father, Hei Jian, is always out of work, always fighting with his long parade of girlfriends, always getting the two of them involved in some harebrained scheme. The latest idea involves spending every last dime they have putting Bai Jian up in a posh...
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series' exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist.
BOOK 3: THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FAN
Excerpt:
When I shut the door, I hold my painted fan. I breathe in and out. I wonder . . . will Grandma Nội help me?
Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Yehuda and Maya Devir began illustrating their life in comics when they moved into their first apartment together in Tel Aviv as newlyweds. In the years since, One of Those Days has become one of the biggest webcomics on the Internet, with millions of followers around the world. Yehuda Devir grew up on superhero comic books, and the Devirs' visual style is downright kinetic and bursting with life. In this collection--the first time that the Devirs'...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
When his family's restaurant and Cuban American neighborhood in Miami are threatened by a greedy land developer, thirteen-year-old Arturo, joined by Carmen, a cute poetry enthusiast, fight back, discovering the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí.
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A "story told from the perspective of a loving mother as she recounts all the things she admires about her young son and his burgeoning independence--from his boundless curiosity and his can-do attitude to his resilience when times get tough. When faced with a daunting challenge--like a solo in his church's choir--she encourages him to find his inner strength and courage"--
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