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Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Written by Meg Medina

Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older...

4th - 7th
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Thank You, Omu!

Written by Oge Mora

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Under the Milky Way: Traditions and Celebrations Beneath the Stars

Written by Frané Lessac
Beneath a blanket of stars, crowds cheer at Little League games, campers share fireside stories...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Under the Southern Cross

Written by Frané Lessac
After nightfall in Australia, families watch movies as bats flit overhead, mysterious orbs of light...
K - 3rd
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The Poet X

Written by Elizabeth Acevedo
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her...
9th - 12th
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Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

Written by Debbi Michiko Florence and Illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
For once, Jasmine wishes SHE could do something before Sophie (her big sister)―something special...
1st - 4th
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Saint Death

Written by Marcus Sedgwick
On the outskirts of Juarez, Arturo scrapes together a living working odd jobs and staying out of...
9th - 12th
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Devoted

Written by Jennifer Mathieu
Rachel Walker is devoted to God. She prays every day, attends Calvary Christian Church with her...
7th - 12th
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Treasure of Maria Mamoun

Written by Michelle Chalfoun
Twelve-year-old Maria lives a lonely, latchkey-kid's life in the Bronx. Her Lebanese mother is...
4th - 6th
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Imani's Moon

Written by JaNay Brown-Wood and Illustrated by Hazel Mitchell
Imani is teased by the other children in her tribe for being so small. With the love and...
1st - 4th

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