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Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
Par Aisha Saeed, S. K. Ali. 2020
A joyous short story collection by and about Muslims, edited by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed and Morris…
finalist S. K. Ali. Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas or the comfort of bean pie, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday parties to come that day. Whatever it may be, for those who cherish this day of celebration, the emotional responses may be summed up in another short and sweet word: joy.Americanized: rebel without a green card
Par Sara Saedi. 2018
Television show writer and novelist recounts her teenage years in the 1990s, and reveals how she discovered that her family…
had entered the United States as undocumented immigrants. Provides a humorous account of balancing teen angst with trying to become an American citizen. For senior high and older readers. 2018Bravo!: poems about amazing Hispanics
Par Margarita Engle, illustrations by Rafael Lopez. 2017
A feast of freedom: tasty tidbits from the City Tavern
Par Walter Staib, Jennifer Fox, Fernando Juarez. 2010
Drum dream girl: how one girl's courage changed music
Par Margarita Engle, Rafael López. 2015
In Cuba in the 1930s, music filled the air. Millo had a dream playing drums of all kinds, but the…
country and her father only permitted boys to play drums. Millo finds a way to drum and practices in secret. Eventually her father relents and hires a music teacher for her. Millo's persistance means that she and her sisters become the first all-girl dance band in Cuba and play with and for famous people. (Story inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga.) For grades K-3Elizabeth, queen of the seas
Par Lynne Cox, Brian Floca. 2014
Describes how an elephant seal made a home in New Zealand's narrow Avon River and loved to stretch out across…
a two-lane road, requiring volunteers to tow her farther out to sea after she kept returning repeatedly. For preschool-grade 2Razia's ray of hope: one girl's dream of an education (CitizenKid)
Par Suana Verelst, Elizabeth Suneby. 2013
The Calypso alphabet
Par John Agard, Jennifer Bent. 1989
Baseball in April and other stories
Par Gary Soto. 1990
Eleven vignettes set in central California feature young Mexican-Americans going about the business of growing up. Fausto, who longs for…
a guitar, fraudulently receives a hefty reward when he returns a stray pet to a wealthy neighbor, but he is guilt-ridden until he relinquishes the money in church. And Marie, who declines a boring family vacation, is angry that fun was had without her. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe contender
Par Robert Lipsyte. 1993
A seventeen-year-old Harlem boy has a driving ambition to become a boxing champion. After long and challenging training, he learns…
that winning is not the only prerequisite for the title. For high school and adult readersWith the fire on high
Par Elizabeth Acevedo. 2019
Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing her senior year, raising her two-year-old daughter, and following her…
dream of working as a chef. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019After the shot drops
Par Randy Ribay. 2018
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Dread nation
Par Justina Ireland. 2018
After the dead rise on the battlefields of Gettysburg, America passes the Negro and Native Reeducation Act that requires children…
of color attend combat schools to battle the undead. Jane McKeene, trained to protect the elite, gets caught up in a conspiracy. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Overboard!: Survivor diaries (Survivor Diaries)
Par Terry Lynn Johnson. 2017
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of…
Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips. For grades 3-6. 2017Black enough: stories of being young & Black in America
Par Coe Booth, Kekla Magoon, Rita Williams-Garcia, Varian Johnson, Tracey Baptiste, Justina Ireland, Jason Reynolds, Lamar Giles, Brandy Colbert, Dhonielle Clayton, Ibi Zoboi, Leah Henderson, Renée Watson, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jay Coles. 2019
Seventeen short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, and emphasize that one person's experiences, reality,…
and personal identity are different from someone else's. Contributors include René Watson, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, and Justina Ireland. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019Let the children march
Par Monica Clark-Robinson. 2018
Dust storm!: Survivor diaries (Survivor Diaries)
Par Terry Lynn Johnson, Jani Orban. 2018
Separated from their group during a geocaching trip, sixth-graders Jen Chiu and her mortal enemy, Martin Diaz, are caught in…
a dust storm in the desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Includes survival tips from the New Mexico Search and Rescue Council. For grades 3-6. 2018Shadowhouse fall: Shadowshaper cypher, book 2 (The shadowshaper Cypher Ser. #2)
Par Daniel José Older. 2017
After a few shadowshapers receive strange cards depicting beasts, Sierra Santiago uses her powers to battle whatever is hunting them…
in real life. She will do anything to protect her loved ones. Strong language and some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2017Shadowshaper (The shadowshaper Cypher Ser. #1)
Par Daniel José Older. 2015
When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her,…
Sierra Santiago discovers the members of her Puerto Rican family are powerful shadowshapers that must prepare to battle evil. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Fake ID
Par Lamar Giles, L. R Giles. 2014
Nick Pearson, a teen in the Federal Witness Protection Program, moves to a new town and finds himself trying to…
solve a murder mystery when his first friend is found dead. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2014