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1) Unfadeable
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"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
3) Fallout
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When an unthinkable nuclear attack occurs in an alternate-reality 1962, Scott is forced into his father's bomb shelter with his family and neighbors, where they rapidly consume limited supplies and fear the worst about the fate of the world outside.
5) Seedfolks
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One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled, inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and, in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
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Introduces readers to major Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in America, and discusses the racial discrimination that AAPI people have experienced. Includes photographs, profiles, sidebars, critical-thinking questions, activities, a glossary, and additional resources.
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"Nadia looks for adventure in the pages of her Superman comic books until a mysterious boy saves her dog from drowning and then disappears. Now she is determined to follow in the footsteps of her hero Lois Lane and uncover the identity of the Invisible Boy. But the scoop takes Nadia into the shadows of her neighborhood on a real-life adventure that turns out to be far more dangerous than her favorite superhero stories. The truth of the Invisible Boy...
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Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.