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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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''American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award Carnegie Medal Honor Book Now available again in its original classic edition in hardcover, this beloved and bestselling picture book tells the story of one family's history through the generations and the powerful bond of their love. "We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like having the...
4) Fiona's lace
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In parallel stories, a Ukrainian Jewish family prepares to emigrate to the United States in the late 1800s, and Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designs, raises funds for, and builds the Statue of Liberty in honor of the United States' centennial.
7) Game seven
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by the Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"--
11) Wishes
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"--
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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Un nino y su padre cruzan la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Mexico cada dos sabados, visitando sus lugares favoritos, pasando tiempo con familiares y amigos, y compartiendo la responsabilidad del cuidado comunitario
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Luz Veliz is a soccer star-or rather, she was a soccer star. With her serious knee injury, it's unlikely she'll be back on the field anytime soon. But without soccer, who is she? Even her dad treats her differently now— But something—someone—is about to enter the Velizes' life. And when Solana arrives, nothing will be the same, ever again.
14) The great wheel
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
Newbery Honor book "Your fortune lies to the west. Keep your face to the sunset . . . and one day you'll ride the greatest wheel in all the world." When Aunt Honora reads this fortune in his tea leaves, Conn Kilroy knows he is destined for greater things than his small Irish village can offer. A letter...
15) Con mucho amor
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
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Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life—Abuela’s cooking, Abuela’s pinata creations, Abuela’s warm hugs, and of course, Abuela herself most of all. But Abuela finds a way to send Rocio something special just in time for her birthday—a gift wrapped...
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