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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month YA Books 2022
Formidable Females in YA
Short YA Fiction
Young Adult Mental Health
Formidable Females in YA
Short YA Fiction
Young Adult Mental Health
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2003: the US has officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Hate crimes are on the rise, FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques, and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever. Shadi, who wears hijab, keeps her head down. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has dropped out of her life. And her heart is broken. Shadi devours her own pain,...
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Examines Dreamers and DACA, the Obama-era bill that allows for forgiveness for immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and whose legal status may be in question. Contains sidebars that place the events within the larger context of race, civil rights, and immigration in America, and topics that have become a political hot-button issue for all political parties. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs....
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"Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her suburban town, which makes her feel too much like an outsider to fit in and not enough like an outsider to feel like that she belongs somewhere else. At least she has her childhood friend Haitham, with whom she can let her guard down and be herself. Until she doesn't. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life...
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Anchors present differing opinions on whether children of illegal immigrants deserve better educational options, whether children of illegal immigrants deserve in-state college tuition rates, and whether lawmakers should pass the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act.
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"Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from Upstate New York High Schools" is a collection of personal essays written by 29 authors from Twelve Corner Middle School, Bilingual Language and Literacy Academy, Lafayette High School, and Newcomer Academy, and residing in New York State. The book includes a study guide, and a glossary to help teachers use the book as an educational resource when teaching about immigration --
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"Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with...