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1) Brilliant hues

Author

Kinsman, Naomi

Series

From Sadie's sketchbook volume 4
Faithgirlz!

Language

English

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When Sadie returns to Menlo Park, California, she finds that she no longer fits in, especially when one of her father's cases places her in the spotlight--and in danger--but she turns to her faith, hoping it will see her through.

2) The ballad of Lucy Whipple

Author

Cushman, Karen

Language

English

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In 1849, twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who renames herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town.

3) Saving Kabul Corner

Author

Senzai, N. H

Language

English

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Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.

4) Unbelievably boring Bartholomew

Author

Patterson, James

Publisher

JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2018

Language

English

Description

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Brainy twelve-year-old Bart attracts little attention at his new middle school near Hollywood, California, but whenever he can get around his gym-coach father, he secretly hunts electricity-guzzling aliens.

5) New from here

Author

Yang, Kelly

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

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Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.

6) I'll give you the sun

Author

Nelson, Jandy

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

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"A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah"--

7) The house that Lou built

Author

Respicio, Mae

Language

English

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Longing for an escape from her extended Filipino family, Lou plans to build a tiny house on land she inherited from her father, but difficulties quickly arise.

8) The beginning of everything

Author

Schneider, Robyn

Language

English

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"Star athelete and prom king Ezra Faulkner's life is irreparably transformed by a tragic accident and the arrival of eccentric new girl Cassidy Thorpe."--

9) Little & Lion

Author

Colbert, Brandy

Language

English

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"Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school and grapples with her bisexual identity when she and her brother Lionel fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder to spin out of control and forcing Suzette to confront her own demons"--

10) This is not a personal statement

Author

Badua, Tracy

Language

English

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ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH~~ YOUNG ADULT

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"After getting rejected from her dream college, sixteen-year-old Filipino American Perla Perez forges her own acceptance and commits to living a lie at university"--

11) Holes in the sky

Author

Polacco, Patricia

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description

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Soon after her beloved grandmother's death, Trisha's family moves to a diverse California neighborhood where she meets Stewart and his grandmother, Miss Eula, who brings people together to help a grieving neighbor.

12) Frankly in love

Author

Yoon, David

Language

English

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"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--

13) Everybody bugs out

Author

Margolis, Leslie

Series

Annabelle unleashed volume 3

Publisher

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Description

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Sixth-grader Annabelle realizes that she has a crush on Oliver, with whom she is doing a science fair project, just before the Valentine's Day dance--and just before her friend Claire announces her crush on him.

14) Picture us in the light

Author

Gilbert, Kelly Loy

Language

English

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Danny Cheng, a Chinese-American teen, grapples with a dangerous revelation about his parents' past, his plans for the future, and his feelings for his best friend, Harry Wong.

15) Americanized: rebel without a green card

Author

Saedi, Sara

Language

English

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"At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number. Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being...

16) Wish on all the stars

Author

Schroeder, Lisa

Language

English

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Mission Beach is starting to feel more like home to Juliet, especially now that she is an official member of the Starry Beach Club (dedicated to making wishes come true), together with her new friends, Emma and Carmen; their current project is saving the local bookmobile which needs rent money, fast, and Emma's idea is to have a fund-raising crafts fair where she expects Juliet to sell her paintings--an idea that Juliet is not really comfortable with....

17) The silence that binds us

Author

Ho, Joanna

Language

English

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In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to realize that she still has a lot to learn and that her actions have consequences for her family as well as herself.

18) The do-over

Author

Torres, Jennifer

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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"Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda...