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Series
Those not-so-sweet boys volume 5
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
151 pages : chiefly llustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"CONFESSION. After her failed attempt to confess her love to Rei, Midori is determined to try again— and really get through to him this time! She asks to talk to him after the school festival, but before she can share her thoughts, Rei says he’s got something important to share with her"-- Back cover.
762) Songs of Irie
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
It's 1976 and Jamaica is on fire. The country is on the eve of important elections and the warring political parties have made the divisions between the poor and the wealthy even wider. And Irie and Jilly come from very different backgrounds: Irie is from the heart of Kingston, where fighting in the streets is common. Jilly is from the hills, where mansions nestled within lush gardens remain safe behind gates. But the two bond through a shared love...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After an incident at school, seventeen year-old Alaine is spending spring break in a "volunteer immersion project", toiling away under the ever-watchful eyes of Tati Estelle and her eagle-eyed mother at a new nonprofit in Haiti. Although it is meant as punishment, Alaine is still able to flirt with Tati's distractingly cute intern, get some actual face time with her mom and experience her family's history in Haiti for the first time.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"How do you pick basketball's GOATs? Michael Jordan and LeBron James get a lot of GOAT nods. But is Steph Curry the greatest shooter? And what about all-time WNBA points leader Diana Taurasi? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of basketball and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
246 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon Valley. With her parents always working, video game and tech become her main source of entertainment and 'friends.' When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, she moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows, and to her surprise, keeps a gadget free home. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an abandoned rooftop garden and an even bigger secret...her...
766) Pedro the ninja
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
24 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pedro enters the same karate class that his friends Katie and JoJo, and learns some of the ninja moves that he admires in the movies. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and jokes.
767) A sari for Ammi
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ammi weaves the most beautiful saris but never gets to wear any of them. Her two little daughters decide to do something about it-- break their piggy bank! But when there isn't enough money to buy Ammi a sari, the two girls must work together to find a solution. Will they be able to buy Ammi the gift she so deserves? With a text full of heart, and bright, cheerful artwork, this story brings readers into the home of a weaver's family in Kaithoon,...
768) China
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 17 x 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Let's spend a day in China! Fly kites in the square, buy sweet lychee at the market and go paddle boating at the lake. Author Songju Ma Daemicke and illustrator Jam Dong draw on their personal experiences growing up in China to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World Series for very young readers"--
769) Hell and high water
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Set in the 18th-century, Caleb is the mixed race son of a poor puppeteer. When his father is wrongfully accused of theft and sentenced to transportation, Caleb is forced to seek out his estranged aunt in Devon. When a body washes up on a nearby beach, a shattered Caleb finds himself involved in a plot that places him and his newfound family in mortal danger.
770) Hair twins
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows a Sikh father and his daughter as they go through their daily hair routine.
Every morning Papa combs through his daughter's waves like he does his own-- parting it down the middle, using coconut oil to get all the tangles out. Some days he braids her hair in two twists down the side of her face. Other days he weaves it into one long braid hanging down her back. But her favorite style is when he combs her hair in a tight bun on the top of...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"What better way to be introduced to the contrasting interplay between black and white than with eye-catching works of art. This bi-lingual edition also introduces children at a young age to both English and Spanish. Art for this book was selected from the collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art, one of the leading art museums in the United States with a collection spanning a broad range of history and world cultures"--
¿Qué mejor manera de...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young teen's world is changed when a friend is killed by gang violence, this novel is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of high school, communal violence, and budding romance."--
Fifteen-year-old Fawad Chaudhry loves two things: basketball and his mother's potato and ground-beef stuffed parathas. Both are round and both help him forget about things like his father, who died two years ago, his mother's desire to arrange a marriage...
773) Your mama
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text twist classic "your mama" jokes into a celebration of the beauty, power, and love of motherhood.
Author
Series
Disney princess. Beginnings volume 4-6
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (4 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
Jasmine meets a new friend on an underground adventure. Tiana plans a special treat for her daddy's birthday. Aurora joins a troupe of actors.
775) All out
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, this collection of short stories crosses cultures and time periods to shed light on a world where queer figures live, love and shape the world round them.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
777) Alex's good fortune
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's time to celebrate Chinese New Year! Join Alex as she gets ready for the holiday and shares her family's traditions with her best friend, Ethan"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Omar is going on his biggest adventure yet--a trip to Pakistan! But his excitement about the trip is interrupted by some shocking news: his amazing teacher is not coming back to school, and no one will say why. When Omar and his friends start investigating, the hints they overhear and clues they find lead them to an alarming conclusion--it must be aliens! Omar has a huge imagination, but saving his teacher from aliens seems far-fetched even to him....
Series
Cautionary fables and fairytales volume 5
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
135 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken--the plains and forests of North America are alive with characters like these, all waiting to meet you in this collection of folklore retold in comics! This fifth volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series features updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the continent, bursting with bedside tales that are thrilling, chilling, and most of...
780) Yotsuba &!: 4
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
190 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Yotsuba can't decide if she wants to be a mean grown-up. But then again there are some perks, so maybe it's okay to be a grown-up sometimes?
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