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Bordeaux - Kids Biography
jB B3589b
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jB B3589b
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Madison - Kids Biography
jB B3589b
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jB B3589b
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Thompson Lane - Kids Biography
jB B3589b
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jB B3589b
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"Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style...
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Edgehill - Kids Easy
E Charles
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E Charles
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy
E Charles
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E Charles
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Hadley Park - Kids Easy
E Charles
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E Charles
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A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.
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Bordeaux - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Woodson
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JUV Fiction Woodson
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Edgehill - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Woodson
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JUV Fiction Woodson
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Woodson
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JUV Fiction Woodson
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ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.--
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Rhodes
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JUV Fiction Rhodes
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Hadley Park - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Rhodes
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JUV Fiction Rhodes
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Looby - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Rhodes
1 available
JUV Fiction Rhodes
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Green Hills - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Rhodes
1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Rhodes
1 available
North - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Rhodes
1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Rhodes
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Thompson Lane - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Rhodes
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Playaway JUV Fiction Rhodes
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Twelve-year-old Donte is the darker-skinned brother of Trey, which in his racist, mostly-white school has earned him the nickname Black Brother. When the captain of the school fencing team successfully frames him for something he didn't do, Donte is arrested and suspended from school. Joining a local youth center, Donte meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones and begins training to defeat his school bully and find courage to confront the racist system...
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Bordeaux - Kids Biography
jB B8733e
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jB B8733e
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Madison - Kids Biography
jB B8733e
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jB B8733e
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A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks.
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Hermitage - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Bradley
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JUV Fiction Bradley
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Inglewood - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Bradley
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JUV Fiction Bradley
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Madison - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Bradley
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JUV Fiction Bradley
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Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother's boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.
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Bellevue - Kids Easy
E Barnes
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E Barnes
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Bordeaux - Kids Easy
E Barnes
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E Barnes
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Edgehill - Kids Easy
E Barnes
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E Barnes
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Bordeaux - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Barnes
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Talking Book E Barnes
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Edgehill - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Barnes
1 available
Talking Book E Barnes
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North - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Barnes
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Talking Book E Barnes
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text portray the Dominican Republic in all of its hues, from the cinnamon in cocoa to the blue black seen only in dreams.--
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Bellevue - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Recio
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Talking Book E Recio
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Recio
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Talking Book E Recio
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Presents a colorful look at the Dominican Republic, with illustrations featuring Dominican people and culture in a splash of favorite Dominican colors--from blue-black ocean waves and dreams to the many colorful shades of people's skin, from the cinnamon in cocoa to rich mahogany.
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Bellevue - Kids Easy
E Scott
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E Scott
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Green Hills - Kids Easy
E Scott
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E Scott
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Madison - Kids Easy
E Scott
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E Scott
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When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.
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When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Through this powerful and uplifting story, poet Jordan Scott uses his own experiences to reveal what it's like to be a child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in. Compassionate parents everywhere will recognize how they, too, can reconnect their children to the world...
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When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Through this powerful and uplifting story, poet Jordan Scott uses his own experiences to reveal what it's like to be a child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in. Compassionate parents everywhere will recognize how they, too, can reconnect their children to the world...
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Salazar
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JUV Fiction Salazar
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Bordeaux - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Salazar
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JUV Fiction Salazar
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Southeast - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Salazar
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JUV Fiction Salazar
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East - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Salazar
1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Salazar
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Madison - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Salazar
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Playaway JUV Fiction Salazar
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Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture...
14) Lift
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Bellevue - Kids Easy
E Le
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E Le
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Inglewood - Kids Easy
E Le
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E Le
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Looby - Kids Easy
E Le
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E Le
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From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
15) Mañanaland
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Ryan
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JUV Fiction Ryan
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Ryan
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JUV Fiction Ryan
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Green Hills - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Ryan
1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
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East - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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Madison - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
16) Mañanaland
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Ryan
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JUV Fiction Ryan
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Ryan
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JUV Fiction Ryan
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Green Hills - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Ryan
1 available
JUV Fiction Ryan
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East - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
1 available
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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Madison - Kids Audiobook
Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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Playaway JUV Fiction Ryan
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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
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Improbable, ridiculous remedies accumulate when there is gum stuck in your hair.
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Once
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JUV Fiction Once
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Green Hills - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Once
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JUV Fiction Once
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Main Library - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Once
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JUV Fiction Once
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". . . a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday parties to...
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Bellevue - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Once
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JUV Fiction Once
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Green Hills - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Once
1 available
JUV Fiction Once
1 available
Main Library - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Once
1 available
JUV Fiction Once
1 available
Description
". . . a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday parties to...
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy
E Cline-R
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E Cline-R
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Hermitage - Kids Easy
E Cline-R
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E Cline-R
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Madison - Kids Easy
E Cline-R
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E Cline-R
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Bordeaux - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Cline-R
1 available
Talking Book E Cline-R
1 available
Edmondson Pike - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Cline-R
1 available
Talking Book E Cline-R
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Green Hills - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E Cline-R
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Talking Book E Cline-R
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Illustrated children's book about a young African American girl and her family who leave their sharecropping farm in the South to move to New York City as part of the Great Migration northward in search of better opportunity.