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• Halfway to Somewhere

  Pimienta, Jose,

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  "Ave thought moving to Kansas would be boring and flat after enjoying the mountains and trails in Mexico, but at least they would have their family with them. Unfortunately, while Ave, their mom, and their younger brother are relocating to the US,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zarina Divided

  Faruqi, Reem,

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  "Zarina loves her life in Poona, India. She spends her days happily hanging out with her best friends, Geeta and Jahana, and playing with her three brothers. However, Zarina and her family are given unsettling news: Muslims and Hindus are to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Speak Up, Santiago!

  a Hillside Valley Graphic Novel

  Anta, Julio,

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  "Santi is excited to spend the summer in Hillside Valley, meeting the local kids, eating his Abuela’s delicious food, exploring! There’s just one problem—Santi doesn’t speak Spanish that well and it feels like everyone he meets in Hillside does.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Partition Project

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  "When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter-her journalism teacher has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Year

  Marsh, Katherine,

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  "Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the Covid pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation. But when Matthew…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Marchers, and Other Oceanian Stories

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  An anthology of folktales from the Pacific Islands reimagined with a modern twist.

• Lucky Broken Girl

  Behar, Ruth, 1956-

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  In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast.

• Everything Sad Is Untrue

  (a True Story)

  Nayeri, Daniel,

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  "At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Are Here

  Connecting Flights

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  "In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lalani of the Distant Sea

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  "Twelve-year-old Lalani Sarita takes on the impossible task of traveling to the legendary Mount Isa, towering on an island to the north. Generations of men and boys have died on the same quest--how can a timid young girl in a tiny boat survive the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sunbearer Trials

  Thomas, Aiden,

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  Transgender demigod Teo is unexpectedly selected for the Sunbearer Trials, a fierce competition among demigod heroes where the winner sacrifices the loser to Sol, their blood fueling the Sun Stones that protect Reino del Sol. "Only the most powerful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• With the Fire on High

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  Emoni Santiago's life was turned upside down after having a daughter her freshman year of high school. But dreams of being a chef after she graduates still hang on her mind. Can she hold onto her dreams and still keep her commitments to her daughter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Storm Runner

  Cervantes, J. C. (Jennifer C.),

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  To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Charlie Hernandez & the League of Shadows

  Calejo, Ryan,

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  Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernández learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world.

• Aru Shah and the End of Time

  Chokshi, Roshani,

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  Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon. This first title of a thrilling series introducing readers to Hindu…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As Brave as You

  Reynolds, Jason

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  When 11-year-old worrywart Genie and his big brother, Ernie, leave Brooklyn and go to their grandparents' home in rural Virginia, it seems as though they have been dropped on another planet. The city boys are introduced to another way of life and to…Read moreRead more of this annotation