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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Poignantly told from a young boy's perspective, the popular and award-winning memoir centered on a Mexican family working California's fields is now a powerful graphic novel that will appeal to readers of Illegal and They Called Us Enemy.
An honest and evocative account of a family's journey from Mexico to the fields of California—and to a life of backbreaking work and constant household moves—as seen through
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Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Sam is fascinated by her new neighbors and their ability to talk with their hands, and when she meets Mai, she starts to learn Filipino sign language so they can communicate. Includes dictionary of Philippine signs.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A young teacher eager to change her students' lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated. Set along the Amazon River, this stunningly illustrated story will spark lasting conversations about cross-cultural relationships, the importance of oral storytelling, and what it means to be a lifelong learner."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A secret crush leads to a not-so-secret romance in this delightful romantic comedy from Kris Ripper. There are three things you need to know about Preston "PK" Harrington the third: 1) He's a writer, toiling in obscurity as an editorial assistant at a New York City publishing house. 2) He is not a cliché. No, really. 3) He's been secretly in love with his best friend, Art, since they once drunkenly kissed in college. When Art moves in with PK following...
Author
Series
Loveboat volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
414, 11 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Ever Wong's parents sent her away for the summer, she's expecting Chien Tan: a strict, educational immersion program in Taiwan. Instead, she finds the infamous "Loveboat." There, Ever is surrounded by prodigies, like Rick Woo, Chinese American wonder boy and longtime bane of her existence; Ever's roommate, the confident and clever Sophia Ha, as glamorous as she is sharp; and the intimidatingly cool Xavier Yeh, heir to an international tech empire....
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
While You Were Sleeping meets The Wedding Date with a fun Puerto Rican holiday twist in NYT and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird's latest sweet romance, in which a diner waitress agrees to be her patron's fake date...only for him to land in a coma and her to be stuck playing his sweetheart with his family all week long.
Lonely-hearted waitress Katie Smith has nowhere to go for Christmas, and a huge crush on her gorgeous
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Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
424 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold and gems for the wealthy to eat in order to stay young forever. But for now, she’s trapped in her impoverished village in southern China, practicing an illegal form of alchemy to keep food on the table—resurrecting the dead, for a price.
When Zilan finally has the chance to complete her imperial exams, she ventures to the capital to compete against...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Description
"Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him...
11) Say my name
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Six people from different corners of the world celebrate the history, culture, and beauty behind their names.
12) A bit of Earth
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember--first because of her parents' constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to "give her a better life" in the United States, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world. When Maria arrives...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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A NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey from an impoverished childhood and an adolescence mired in drugs and crime to the nation's top physics PhD program at Stanford in this inspiring coming-of-age memoir.
Born into extreme poverty and emotional deprivation, James Edward Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. As he...
Born into extreme poverty and emotional deprivation, James Edward Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. As he...
14) Nigeria Jones
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a Black liberation group discovers her own place in the world"--|cProvided by publisher.
Author
Series
Shadow of the fox volume 2
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
460 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion, an imprint of Buena Vista Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
414 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In order to stop the destructive forces of gentrification, three best friends use social media to create a fake gang and get justice for their South L.A. community"--
17) The blood trials
Author
Series
Blood gift duology volume 1
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Harper Voyager paperback edition.
Physical Desc
464 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
After her grandfather is assassinated, Ikenna, bent on revenge, pledges herself to the Praetorian Trials where she subjects herself to racism to hide the power that--if found out--would lead to her execution.
Blood was spilled between the Republic of Mareen and the armies of the Blood Emperor long ago. When the former Legatus, Verne Amari, is murdered, his granddaughter Ikenna knows two things: that only someone on the Tribunal could have ordered...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this modern-day retelling of the Japanese folktale The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku, twelve-year-old Melony befriends a wish-granting demon who encourages her to rebel against her overprotective parents, all while using her for his own evil scheme.
Melony Yoshimura's parents have always been overprotective. They say it's because a demonic spirit called the Amanjaku once preyed upon kids back in Japan, but Melony suspects it's just a cautionary...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Olivia Rodrigo was already a successful actress when she jumped onto the music scene. Her album Sour climbed the charts with songs such as "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U." But what does she do when she's not acting and dancing? High-interest details and bold photos will draw in reluctant and struggling readers, while carefully levelled text will leave them feeling confident.
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