Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Historical Fiction for Middle Grades (SCPL-YS)
Historical Reads
More Lists...
Historical Fiction for Middle Grades (SCPL-YS)
Historical Reads
More Lists...
Description
Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
2) Amal unbound
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2024 Women's History Month for Kids
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
More Lists...
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
More Lists...
Description
"Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Jewish American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Polish American Heritage Month
More Lists...
Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Polish American Heritage Month
More Lists...
Description
Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one man, a man named Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon Leyson's...
4) Front desk
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2024 Women's History Month for Kids
4th Grade Recommended Reads
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
More Lists...
4th Grade Recommended Reads
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
More Lists...
Description
"Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
If you liked Devil in the White City, try these books next!
Nonfiction Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
Nonfiction Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
Formats
Description
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism,...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Banned Books Week - AMPL
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Kids
Freedom to Read: Books Unite Us
Let’s Talk About Bodies & Puberty: Books for Grade Schoolers
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Kids
Freedom to Read: Books Unite Us
Let’s Talk About Bodies & Puberty: Books for Grade Schoolers
Description
"A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request