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Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Artemisia (Sia) Martinez's mother was deported to Mexico by ICE and disappeared in the Sonoran Desert trying to make it back to her American family; Sia believes that she was as-good-as murdered by ICE and the sheriff in their small Arizona town on the edge of the national park, and wants revenge against him and his son, Jeremy--but her search for the truth will uncover many more secrets than she counted on.
Author
Publisher
Flyaway Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Growing up, Jeremiah is puzzled by racially-motivated gun violence in and beyond his community but when he is ready to talk about it, he learns hopeful forms of activism and advocacy. Includes a discussion guide by the Muhammad Ali Center.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to realize that she still has a lot to learn and that her actions have consequences for her family as well as herself.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Why? distills the conversations many children and adults are having about race, injustice, and anger in communities throughout our country, and gives them context that young readers can connect with. Heartfelt and deeply piercing illustrations from Shane W. Evans will leave a lasting impact on readers of any age. One that will hopefully lead to more conversations, change, and peace within our own communities and the world." --
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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AANHPI Heritage Month for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories PreK - 2nd
Picture Books About Libraries
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories PreK - 2nd
Picture Books About Libraries
Description
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast—elderly people, children, babies—now live in prison camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, it seems, and Tama doesn’t know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp’s tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and...
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