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The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the Rain Wing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.
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Historical Fiction for Kids
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6th Grade Reading
Historical Fiction for Kids
Main Children's Staff Chapter Book Favorites
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Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans.
5) The name jar
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Big Feelings about Back to School
Celebrating Myself!: Books for Kids
Mighty Little Girls
Summer Challenge 2023: Banned & Challenged Books
Celebrating Myself!: Books for Kids
Mighty Little Girls
Summer Challenge 2023: Banned & Challenged Books
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After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
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A rumor that Blackbeard's buried treasure is somewhere near Tupelo Landing causes pirate fever to sweep through the town just as clues about Mo's Upstream Mother surface and the Desperado Detectives--aka sixth grader Mo LoBeau and her best friends Dale and Harm --take on the most important case of Mo's life.
8) Moon rising
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"When Moonwatcher, a young NightWing with secret powers, begins school at the academy started by the dragonets of destiny after the end of the war, she soon realizes that someone is attacking the students. Moon must choose whether to help or continue to hide her gifts."--
10) Like
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In a series of amusing comparisons, a boy shows how humans are much more like each other than we are like any other thing on Earth.
11) Show me a sign
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"It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a 'scientist' determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has decided she makes...
12) I'm a unicorn
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"See?" cries the calf. "Uni means one, and corn means horn!" Even their baby picture proves it: they were born with one horn! But as the eager little calf continues their research, a budding identity crisis arises when they realize they don't quite check all the boxes-should a certain lack of moonlight sparkle or silky mane or rainbow poop decide the issue. Perhaps some unexpected encouragement from a pack of "real" unicorns might be just the assurance...
13) The best at it
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Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay.
14) Eee-Moo
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Mistakenly believing himself to be an emu, a newly-hatched platypus sets out on a long journey, using various forms of transportation and aided by new friends, to reach Australia.
15) Patchwork
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"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--
16) Why am I me?
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In a poetic, philosophical exchange, two children of different races ask themselves why they are who and what they are, and speculate on how they could be different.
17) American desi
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An American child of East Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes this American desi unique.
19) Indian no more
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4th Grade Reading
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Historical Fiction for Kids
Native American Heritage Month for Kids
6th Grade Reading
Historical Fiction for Kids
Native American Heritage Month for Kids
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After her father signs up for the Indian Relocation Program and uproots the family to Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Regina Petit struggles to make sense of life off the reservation, the racism she discovers in her diverse neighborhood, and her identity as an Umpqua native.