Zhuang, Qing
Summary: Shopping for and preparing a delicious meal helps a young Chinese American girl feel connected to her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZHUAcevedo, Linda J.
Summary: In the 1970s Bronx, Manolo, a shy Puerto Rican boy, overcomes his fears and insecurities to become part of a new innovative dance style called breaking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACEThompson, Mya
Summary: "Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Cornell Lab Publishing Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOWeinstein, Ellen
Summary: "Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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Summary: While Doki settles into their new home in New York City, his twin brother Kebi struggles to adjust, so Doki tries to cheer him up by planning pranks big enough to surprise the seemingly unflappable New Yorkers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers
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Summary: The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLCalmenson, Stephanie
Summary: "Two friends are on their way to see a show in the big city, but they are running very late. Will they make it to the show in time?"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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Summary: When Reina's cousin Andrés comes for a visit, it's not as much fun as she'd imagined it would be, but their friendship soon blossoms when Reina shares her city with Andrés.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE OTHTonatiuh, Duncan
Summary: Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, at heart the boys are very similar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TONHo, Richard
Summary: Follows a group of children as they explore the different cultural foods in New York City and share their own experiences of what "home" means.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOGood Marable, Karen
Summary: On the first day of spring, a young New Yorker, with her mother and aunts, takes the train to the ocean to make an offering of flowers and fruit to Mama Ocean, thanking her for her magnificence, and welcoming the new year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GOOPimentel, Annette Bay
Summary: "A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELRodó, Candy
Summary: ¡Los gatos de la biblioteca favoritos de todos están de viaje otra vez! ¡Es el cumpleaños de Taylor y su mejor amigo Baker tiene la sorpresa perfecta reservada para él en Space City! Baker y Taylor están en Houston, Texas, por las vistas, la comida y (por supuesto) una buena lectura en la Biblioteca Pública de Houston. Pero, dado que esta parada en su épico viaje literario coincide con el...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH RODWebster, Christy
Summary: Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo love battling bad guys ... until an unstoppable force emerges from deep beneath New York City. Have the Turtles finally met their match?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WEBHarper, Janelle
Summary: "A picture book that recognizes the beauty of the bodegas, subways, and playgrounds that characterize everyday life in the Bronx and pays homage to the ways that its residents have shaped pop culture through music, visual art, and dance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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Summary: A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYGonzález, Karina Nicole
Summary: "On a hot summer's day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But when a thunderstorm rolls in and the customers are chased away, Lucía's mother must improvise with a little bit of magic and lots of amor. Inspired by the author's relationship with her own mother, this heartwarming picture book celebrates love,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GONWoodson, Jacqueline
Summary: "A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer on their Brooklyn block"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOOLow, William
Summary: Welcome to Chinatown. There is so much to see. People practicing tai-chi, shoe cobblers, rows of herbs, outdoor fish markets, and more. And best of all, when the Lunar New Year begins, there's a New Year's Day parade, complete with a lion dance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD LOWGivens, Joy
Summary: Jamie likes to pretend he's a superhero. With his cape and gadgets, he feels like he can face anything. When his picture is chosen to be shown in Times Square for the NDSS Buddy Walk®, his family travels to New York City to see it. As he makes his way through the loud, busy, unfamiliar city, Jamie discovers that he doesn't have all his special tools. But he soon realizes that it isn't what he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIVWallmark, Laurie
Summary: "A little Jewish girl living on the Lower East Side during the flu pandemic of 1918 can't start school because her father is sick, so she makes a trade with her neighbors: chores for lessons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALMcMorrow, T. E.
Summary: In Harlem in the 1920s, in the middle of a family Christmas party, Marie receives a nutcracker from her Uncle Cab, which leads to a marvelous dream in this resetting of E.T.A. Hoffmann's familiar tale. Includes historical notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCMMorales, Areli
Summary: "In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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Summary: Rhythmic verse presents three sisters who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to be pioneering activists in their Bronx community, focusing on schools, libraries, and the arts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2024