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1) Oh, Sal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she received from Santa, her new baby sister still does not have a name and takes up all of Mama's attention, and her brother Billy is annoying, but Sal finds her own strengths over an eventful Christmas season with her family.
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Series
Marya Khan volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.
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Series
Too Small Tola volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can't afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way--with a little help from...
Author
Series
Rica Baptista volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
With her best friend moving away, Rica Baptista needs a pet so she won't get lonely, but her parents are against it until an act of kindness and courage proves she is ready for the pet of her dreams.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sona Sharma's house is full of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come unannounced, the phone rings frequently and friends drop in all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't sure -- she has always enjoyed being an only child -- and straight away she has a word with her best friend, Elephant. When Sona learns that there will be a baby naming ceremony, she is determined to find...
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Series
Language
English
Description
In ordinary times, Tola lives in an apartment in Lagos, Nigeria, with her clever sister, Moji; her sporty brother, Dapo; and bossy Grandmommy. Tola is so happy! But news of a new virus--and a lockdown, too--sends Moji away in one direction and Dapo in another. Then, when Grandmommy can no longer go out to work, Tola goes instead. She works for the wealthy Diamond family and makes new friends among the household staff. But even the wealthy have problems--and...
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Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Isabel and Zoë love playing with Isabel's puppy, Rollo--especially when they play at Zoë's house because that's where the Baby Stealer (aka Zoë's older brother, Lionel) lives. The girls push Rollo around in a stroller until the Baby Stealer jumps out and scares the girls, then runs off with Rollo. It's a thrilling game that always has a happy ending--with two giggling girls reunited with their fur baby, safe and sound. But one day, Lionel won't...
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Series
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more...
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Vera, a budding artist who loves every minute of her after-school comic-book camp, searches for a way to get her mother's permission to attend the camp's final field trip to Comic-Con.
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Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 2
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa and who loves singing to her two baby brothers, is chosen to sing for her school in front of the president, her throat runs dry, and her bones turn to stone.
14) Spicy spicy hot!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Lintang is determined to embrace the spice of sambal in order to connect with her Indonesian grandmother and heritage.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 1
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old. Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly, fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room.
16) Rosetown
Author
Series
Rosetown books volume 1
Publisher
Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
149 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Gentle and old-fashioned, this story introduces 9-year-old Flora, who loves living in Rosetown, Indiana. Not everything is perfect. Her dog Laurence has recently passed, and her parents have decided to live in separate houses. But Flora has two good friends that support her: Nessy, who she's known since they met at the library, and Yuri, from Ukraine, who likes to read as much Flora does. Flora finds a new pet; learns some new skills; and is surprised...
17) Muchos changes
Author
Series
Juana and Lucas volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First ediiton.
Physical Desc
84 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Juana's life in Bogotá, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along--like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried--but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two new sorpresas on Juana. One: Juana will be spending her school break going to skating camp instead of relaxing (even though she doesn't know how to skate!). Two: Mami is...
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