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4) Islandborn
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1st Grade Reading
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
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Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
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"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
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6th Grade Reading
Historical Fiction for Kids
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6th Grade Reading
Historical Fiction for Kids
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Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans.
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With one last hug, Windrush child waves goodbye to his Caribbean home and sets sail across the ocean to Britain. In this powerful picture book, full of hope and promise, celebrated poet John Agard and illustrator Sophie Bass movingly evoke the journey made by children and their families as part of the Windrush Generation.
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2nd Grade Reading
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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"A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"--
14) West of the moon
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In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America.
15) Refugee
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"Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together"--Provided by publisher.
16) Fiona's lace
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"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--
20) Maggie's door
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In the mid-1800s, Nory and her neighbor and friend, Sean, set out separately on a dangerous journey from famine-plagued Ireland, hoping to reach a better life in America.
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