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Dumond-Desir, Samanka

Summary: When she and her family find a cat and, after no luck finding its owner, decide to keep her, Haitian American kindergartener Liline must come up with the perfect name.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DUM

Kelkar, Supriya

Summary: "When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is. With lush illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat, award-winning author Supriya Kelkar writes a stunning tribute to the thing that introduces us to the world -- our names -- reminding readers of the beauty in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEL

Alabed, Bana

Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALA

Subramaniam, Suma

Summary: "Kaveri Thanjavur Jayalakshmi Ganesan doesn't think there is anything special about her very long name--in fact, she would prefer to be called "Kav." But Paati reminds Kaveri that her name was inspired by her family's heritage, where she was born, and the powerful river they journey across for the Pushkaram Festival. Along the way, Kaveri's eyes and heart are opened to the beauty and magic her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUB

Choi, Yangsook.

Summary: After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023

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Stuart, Scott

Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STU

Heikkilä, Cecilia

Summary: Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEI

McGowan, Anthony

Summary: Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny as they wait for a visit from their estranged mother. To escape, they go for a walk on the moors, taking their little Jack Russell terrier with them. But what should have been a laugh, a lark, turns deadly when the weather changes and they are caught in a blizzard. Nothing will ever be quite the same again...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2024

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

Carter, Lisa Roberts

Summary: His mother is a BLM activist. Mason Tyndall is an aspiring rap artist whose mother is a BLM activist. She saw fatal officer-involved shootings as senseless tragedies. He viewed them as trending hashtags--that is, until he almost became one. Mason Zy'Aire Tyndall has big dreams. Dreams of sick beats, epic mic-drops, sold out stadiums. Mason's going to be a rap star--and you don't become a rap...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Central Avenue Publishing 2024

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

Harrell, Rob

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "Seventh grader Andrew tries to get through Picture Day where everything goes wrong while grappling with his anxiety and OCD"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024

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Nijkamp, Marieke

Summary: "Ash--or Princess Adelisa--is the youngest child of the queen, recently returned to the city of Kestrel's Haven after spending six years on the other side of the country. Ash was hoping for a joyous reunion, but the reality is far from it. Her mother is holding the kingdom together by a thread; her brother has only taunts and jibes for her; and court is full of nobles who openly mock and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Forbes, Lani

Summary: To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime--the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2022

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

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "This 5-in-1 The Berenstain Bears: Five "Away We Go" Adventures! is full of bear family antics and is the perfect starter for a young reader on the go! This Level 1 I Can Read five-book collection includes these stories: The Berenstain Bears: All Aboard!, The Berenstain Bears' Class Trip, The Berenstain Bears at the Aquarium, The Berenstain Bears: Gone Fishin'!, The Berenstain Bears Around the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher 2024

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Nijkamp, Marieke

Summary: New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp's middle grade prose debut is an immersive medieval fantasy starring queer and disabled young heroes. For two young misfits, a dangerous quest to save their kingdom will also mean saving each other. For fans of B. B. Alston's Amari and the Night Brothers, Soman Chainani's School for Good and Evil, and Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. Ashor...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC NIJ

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC NIJ

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