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Sellers, Bakari

Summary: "When you meet someone for the first time, they might ask, "Who are your people?" and "Where are you from?" In these pages is a timeless celebration of the individuals and experiences that help shape young children into the most remarkable and unique beings that they can be"--Jacket flap.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SEL

Sima, Jessie

Summary: Born deep in the ocean, Kelp is not like the other narwhals and one day, when he spies a creature on land that looks like him, he learns why.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2017

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E Sim

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Sima 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIM

Ho, Joanna

Summary: "An anthem for Asian America that celebrates the richness and diversity within the Asian American identity and serves as a reminder of our self worth, our legacy and most of all, our destiny. "--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HO

Lewis-Jones, Huw

Summary: Whether white, or black, or blue, Blue Badger's not sure what to do. Badger has a lot on his mind ... and something on his bottom ...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Happy Yak, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEW

King, Thomas

Summary: A boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIN

Sutherland, Tui

1 hold on 13 copies

Summary: Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WIN

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC WIN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC SUT (graphic novel)

Giles, Lamar

Summary: After Virgil Hawkins reveals his secret identity as Static to his girlfriend, Daisy, she breaks up with him, leaving him free to go to a big music festival with his best friend Richie Foley (also known as superhero Gear), but they soon run into girls who each have secret identities of their own.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 GIL

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 GIL

Gonzales, Chuck

Summary: Carlos Gomez is a member of the only Mexican American family in town, so he's used to being the odd one out. A lisp, a penchant for girl glamor, and being picked on by the class bully don't help either. But now there's a talent show coming up, and Carlos is performing with the BMX stunt team. What could possibly go wrong?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GON

Hicks, Josh

Summary: "Step into the ring at Glorious Wrestling Alliance, the universe's least-professional wrestling company. Collected in colossal full color for the first time, this hilarious love letter to pro wrestling covers identity, anxiety, and leg drops"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HIC

Appiah, Anthony

Summary: Kwame Anthony Appiah’s "The Lies That Bind" is an incandescent exploration of the nature and history of the identities that define us. It challenges our assumptions about how identities work. We all know there are conflicts between identities, but Appiah shows how identities are created by conflict. Religion, he demonstrates, gains power because it isn’t primarily about belief. Our everyday...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.5 APP

Hope, Olivia

Summary: "Embark upon an uplifting journey through the wonders of nature: from lush pine forests to awe-inspiring mountains, and from sparkling seas to starry skies, each page is exquisite. Fly across oceans, run with wolves through winter snow, dance with fireflies, and dare to BE WILD!"--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOP

Raczka, Bob

Summary: "An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAC

Shrum, Brianna R.

Summary: "Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn't know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. All she needs is the right tutor. Abbie Sokoloff has her own gayness down to a science. But a flunking grade in US History is threatening her acceptance to her dream school. All she needs is the right tutor. Margo agrees to help Abbie get her history grade...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHR

de la Peña, Matt

Summary: "An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE L

de la Peña, Matt

Summary: 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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DE L

Burnell, Cerrie

Summary: A storm brings a floating circus to the City of Clouds, and when Harper and her friends attend they move ever closer to the secret of her origins.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BUR

Cameron, Sharon

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird -- a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021

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Crede, Phaea

Summary: Jet the cat likes to swim. When the other animals tell her that cats actually hate water, she goes in search of her true identity. After failing to fit the description of a variety of animals, Jet finally learns to embrace her unique brand of catness. A timely tale that humorously challenges labels and celebrates defining one's own unique identity.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 SPANISH CRE

Summary: When Tigger's stripes get washed off, he doesn't think he is a tigger anymore. He tries being a rabbit, then a bear, then a piglet, but discovers that it's who he is on the inside that really matters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Twin Books/B. Mitchell 1990

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE DIS

Phi, Bao

Summary: Every child is bursting with amazing possibilities and poet Bao Phi celebrates the complex identity of the children of immigrants and refugees.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHI

Summary: Based on the long-running New York smash hit, this film is a high-powered rock musical that tells the hilarious but emotional tale of a German glam-rock diva on a journey to find love and stardom in her new home, a trailer park in Kansas!

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Earhardt, Ainsley

Summary: A celebration of the enduring power of love, told in lullaby form. The author shares her own hopes and dreams, and lets her child know that whatever challenges life brings, "Before you were born, Before you came to be, I dreamed a love song..." and "Take heart, my child, I will-- or, my love will-- always be there for you." It's a universal message, one that all readers will relate to. This...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2016

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE EAR

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EAR

Gurnah, Abdulrazak

Summary: Salim has always known that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors. It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GUR

Hocking, Amanda

Summary: Ulla Tulin's journey to learn who her parents were has brought her to the attention of the Alvolk sect-- and a man claiming to be her father. The Alvolk released her-- but Ulla has lost a month of her life, and spends time trying to regain her memories. The incantation that will open the bridge to Alfheim, the First City, will unleash a menagerie of monstrous creatures upon Earth to consume...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC HOC

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