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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > Racism, sexism & prejudice
This book explores the story of Lebanese Americans. Readers will
learn about what prompted Lebanese to move to the United States.
Entertaining text will explain what life is like for Lebanese
American families and how they celebrate their culture. Features
include a map, timeline, glossary, Making Connection questions and
sidebars. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific
resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core
Standards and correlated to state standards.
It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one
thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be
riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in
Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter
that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times,
too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes
along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest
kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams,
determination, and the power of friendship.
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Perfect
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Cecelia Ahern
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flamboyant - a person (or bird!) who tends to attract attention
because of their confidence, exuberance, and stylishness This fun
and funny bird's-eye tome to individuality, community, and harmony
follows the reactions of a neighborhood full of birds when a
"flamboyance" of flamingos moves in. Each band of birds-a gaggle of
geese, a dole of doves, a charm of finches, a brood of chickens, a
scream of swifts, and an unkindness of ravens-all have their
feathers ruffled and express their apprehension about the new and
different arrivals. Bright pink colors, long legs, how dare they!
Even a watch of nightingales patrols after dark. When the band of
jays decides it is time to settle down the neighborhood, the pride
of peacocks takes the lead, with support from a waddle of penguins,
a venue of vultures, a mob of emus, and a gulp of cormorants.
Finally, they all land at the flamingos' welcome party only to
realize that they had all been birdbrained. Their new neighbors are
actually quite charming, and not so scary and different after all.
Includes a note from the author on helping children to learn about
acceptance, avoid stereotyping, and model welcoming behavior.
A powerful and gripping novel that sweeps the reader from
modern-day Britain to the Punjab in the 1960s and back again in a
ceaseless cycle of tragedy and conflict. 1950s Punjab - a secret
affair goes terribly wrong and the bride commits suicide after her
lover is attacked by her family. The two families part in violence
and conflict. 2004 Leicester - Rani and Sukh fall in love, unaware
of the terrible legacy of the past and the conflict between their
two families-Can tragedy be averted or will the two young people be
able to escape the cycle of violence and draw the families together
for the future?
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Where?
(Paperback)
Jordan Collins; Illustrated by Phil Lesnie
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'Where are you from?' they say. What they mean is, 'Why is your
skin that colour?' 'Why does your hair look like that?' I am from
the mountains, The seas and the sky. I am from children of millions
of years, A timeline of humanity. I am from this planet And all
others. A heartfelt picture book that challenges racism from an
exciting new voice that is both a cry of pain and a demonstration
of inner strength, which takes us on an intergalactic journey past
collapsing stars and glowing nebulae to remind us not of our
differences but of our shared humanity.
A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019 Sparks fly between a K
pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in this heartwarming rom-com
from Maurene Goo. 10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on
the scene, and she's just performed her hit song "Heartbeat" in
Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She's about to debut on The
Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her
career. But right now? She's in her fancy hotel, trying to fall
asleep but dying for a hamburger. 11 00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into
a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps
secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into
a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined
to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She's very cute.
He's maybe curious. 12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same. With
her trademark humor and voice, Maurene Goo delivers a sparkling
story of taking a chance on love--and finding yourself along the
way.
Sarah and her mother ride the bus each morning, but the girl
wonders why they have to sit in the back, apart from the white
people. Her curiosity inspires her to make that short but
significant journey to the first few seats. This seemingly innocent
act lands Sarah in jail for breaking the law and triggers actions
that alter not only Sarah's daily bus trip but the lives of
everyone, black and white, in the community.
Based on the real-life story of Rosa Parks, The Bus Ride is a
fictional but timely reminder that no act of courage is too small
when it comes to confronting injustice.
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Kalak's Journey
(Hardcover)
Maria Quintana Silva; Illustrated by Marie-Noelle Hebert
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Kalak lives with his family in a part of the world where the nests
are old, the roofs are all damaged, the earth is dry, and there is
never enough food. One day, they decide to leave everything behind,
and fly off to a new part of the world... Kalak's Jouney helps
readers understand what it's like to leave your home and country
with the hope of a new life, encouraging them to think about their
own identity and what it would feel like to move some place
completely different. Don't miss the booktrailer! Read the first
pages: Guided Reading Level: M, Lexile Level:AD 600
Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a
difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to
stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do
they begin? What can I do? How can I help? How I Resist is the
response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that
they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A
collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about
activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of
contributors, including, John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren
Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin
Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton
star Javier Munoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult,
Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan
Sinker, Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina
Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more,
all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author
Maureen Johnson. In How I Resist, readers will find hope and
support through voices that are at turns personal, funny,
irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience,
this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all
ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance. How I Resist
is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and
a staple on bookshelves for generations.
Follow a young girl as she works with her abuela and her grandma to
create a wonderful birthday present for her brother that celebrates
her multicultural family and honors both sides and generations of
her family. This follow up to the award winning Marvelous
Maravilliso: Me and My Beautiful Family is a must-read for all
families.
She's All That goes desi in this hilarious, affecting, and sweetly
romantic comedy by the author of More Than Just a Pretty Face.
Arsalan has learned everything he knows from Nana, his 100-year-old
great-grandfather. This includes the fact that when Nana dies,
Arsalan will be completely alone in the world, except for his
estranged and abusive father. So he turns to Beenish, the
step-daughter of a prominent matchmaker, to find him a future life
partner. Beenish's request in return? That Arsalan help her ruin
her older sister's wedding with a spectacular dance she's been
forbidden to perform. Despite knowing as little about dancing as he
does about girls, Arsalan wades into Beenish's chaotic world to
discover friends and family he never expected. And though Arsalan's
old-school manners and Beenish's take-no-prisoners attitude clash
every minute, they find themselves getting closer and closer -
literally. All that's left to realize is that the thing they both
really want is each other, if only they can get into step. Praise
for MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE 'A deliciously entertaining
rom-com' - Nandini Bajpai, author of A Match Made in Mehendi 'A
laugh-out-loud yet heartwarming story about familial obligations,
friendship, and love' - Sabina Khan, author of The Love and Lies of
Rukhsana Ali 'Funny, open-hearted, and utterly charming... a
spectacular debut' - Katie Henry, author of Heretics Anonymous
'Hilarious and teeming with heart... I am a forever fan' Erin Hahn,
author of You'd Be Mine
Because she is now twelve, Sihumana gets to join the other Hopi in performing the Butterfly Dance, helping to celebrate family and bring gentle rains for the flowers and plants.
A dazzling debut. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and
legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an
earthquake that shook a nation. There's a catfish under the islands
of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls. Sora hates the
catfish whose rolling caused an earthquake so powerful it cracked
time itself. It destroyed her home and took her mother. Now Sora
and her scientist father live close to the zones - the wild and
abandoned places where time runs faster or slower than normal. Sora
is sensitive to the shifts, and her father recruits her help in
exploring these liminal spaces. But it's dangerous there - and as
she strays further inside in search of her mother, she finds that
time distorts, memories fracture and shadows, a glimmer of things
not entirely human, linger. After Sora's father goes missing, she
has no choice but to venture into uncharted spaces within the time
zones to find him, her mother and perhaps even the catfish
itself... Stylish, accomplished and thought-provoking story-telling
explores themes of identity, philosophy, science, ecology, life,
loss and love. For 14+
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Out of Time
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Vivian Wolkoff
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