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Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1991. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The first Gulf War has broken out close by, but it isn't what she expects -- "We didn't even get any days off school! Just my luck." However, the event sparks major change in her life, as her family moves from big-city Dubai in the UAE to small-town Darmouth on the east coast of Canada."--Book jacket flap
"Mona learns to find her voice over the...
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Series
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.
Nancy quiere adoptar un perrito delicado y elegante, pero su familia quiere uno grande y ordinario. Pero después de un día de canguro con un perrito de su raza preferida, descubre que la verdadera elegancia no depende simplemente de...
283) ¡Qué animales!
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Tomás Trompa va a un nuevo colegio, pero sus compañeros le parecen demasiado extraños. Algunos tienen escamas, otros son peludos... ¡Incluso hay uno que es verde! Tomás solo quiere encontrar a un amigo que se parezca a él." --
"Young Billy Trunk has just started at his new school but he thinks his classmates are really weird and longs for a friend just like himselft. So he looks on the Internet and finds Frank who likes all the same things...
284) Insurgent
Series
Divergent volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
[English/Spanish dialogue version].
Language
English
Description
Tris and Four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine, the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris₂s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past...
285) Amy's big brother
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First JY edition.
Language
English
Description
"Tired of watching his little sister Amy, her story-narrating big brother is excited to go to middle school where Amy can't bother him and finally finds the courage to ask his crush Hannah out on a date but must make sure Amy doesn't ruin the day"--
286) Patchwork
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In profound, uplifting verse and sumptuous artwork, beloved creators Matt de la Pena and Corinna Luyken explore the endless possibilities each child contains: A young dancer may grow into a computer coder; a basketball player might become a poet; a class clown may one day serve as an inspiring teacher; and today's quiet empath might be tomorrow's great leader. Here's a profound and uplifting new classic with an empowering message for readers of all...
287) Indian no more
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Regina must find out: Who is Regina Petit? Is she Indian? Is she American? And will she and her family ever be okay?
288) Mixed me!
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light: "We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right." Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them. Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.
290) Montmorency
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Library edition.
Language
English
Description
In Victorian London, after his life is saved by a young physician, a thief utilizes the knowledge he gains in prison and from the scientific lectures he attends as the physician's case study exhibit to create a new, highly successful, double life for himself.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Library edition.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old, clarinet-playing, Southern California surfer, Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch, comes from a complex family--her father is Jewish-Japanese, her mother is Cuban, and her parents are divorced--and when her grandfather Saul is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Yumi asks him to tell her his life story, which helps her to understand her own history and identity.
292) Invisible
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same ... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
[Unabridged].
Language
English
Description
Meet third-grader Marvin Redpost as he deals with questions about his identity, being shunned as a nose picker, dog sitting for his teacher, a visit from the President of the United States on the day when everyone is dressed in old clothes, a peculiar new classmate who may be an alien, fear of his new mountain bike, and the question about whether or not a crystal is really magic.
294) Sorceline: Book 2
Author
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"Sorceline has proven herself a star student at Balzar's prestigious academy--but her gifts might have gotten the best of her. As Sorceline fights for her life, her classmates must work to uncover her origin story, revealing details of her past that may offer a key to their present"-- Provided by publisher.
295) Is love the answer?
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers her identity as aromantic asexual. When it comes to love, high schooler Chika wonders if she might be an alien. She's never fallen for or even had a crush on anyone, and she has no desire for physical intimacy. Her friends tell her that she just 'hasn't met the one yet,' but Chika has doubts...It's only when Chika enters college and meets peers like herself that...
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