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1) Amal unbound
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2024 Women's History Month for Kids
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
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"Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt...
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Back to School Month
BBD Hispanic Culture 2023
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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BBD Hispanic Culture 2023
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be...
3) Front desk
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2024 Women's History Month for Kids
4th Grade Recommended Reads
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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4th Grade Recommended Reads
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"Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when...
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