Laura E Williams
2) Slant
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Thirteen-year-old Lauren, a Korean-American adoptee, is tired of being called "slant" and "gook," and longs to have plastic surgery on her eyes, but when her father finds out about her wish--and a long-kept secret about her mother's death is revealed--Lauren starts to question some of her own assumptions.
5) Up a Creek
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A thoughtful coming-of-age novel about a young woman struggling to connect with her eccentric mother.
"I picked up my poster, raising it so everyone could see that if they chopped down these old oak trees, they'd be killing the South as well. I held it high like I meant it, and I walked around Oak Square forty-six more times that day, till all that was left of the sun was a buttery smear in the sky."
Miracle Bott's activism is a constant embarrassment...
6) The can man
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After watching a homeless man collect empty soft drink cans for the redemption money, a young boy decides to collect cans himself to earn money for a skateboard until he has a change of heart.
7) ABC kids
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Presents one object, person, or animal for each letter of the alphabet, from an apple to a zipper.
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The circus has come to Mystic, Maine. Everyone is excited about a week of rides, flying trapeze artists, and most especially the fabulous white Siberian tiger. But on the day of the tiger's first big performance, it mysteriously disappears. Some people think it may have escaped, but Jen and Zeke know better -- they know it's been stolen. After other things start going terribly wrong at the circus, it's clear that someone is behind it all.
10) The best winds
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Young Junho does not like to listen to the boring childhood stories that his grandfather tells, but as the two build a kite together, Jinho sees the old man in a new light.
11) Sleepover
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Let's have a party volume 4
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Tasha's been waiting all year long for her sleepover birthday party. Tasha thinks it's going to be the best party ever--but her brother has his own plans for the party.