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2) Rain rising
Author
Series
Rain novels (Comrie) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Rain, who struggles with low self-esteem, must overcome sadness after her older brother Xander is severely beaten up at a frat party, but through the help of an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.
3) Amber & clay
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Blending verse, prose, and illustrated archaeological “artifacts,” this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.
4) Samira surfs
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she and her best friend would play in the fields, and after, when her family was forced to flee. There's before the uncertain journey to Bangladesh by river, and after, when the river swallowed her nana and nani whole. And now, months after rebuilding a life in Bangladesh with her mama, baba, and brother, there's before...
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"A novel in verse about an Asante boy who is captured and taken from his village during the nineteenth century."--
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
Author
Language
English
Description
For fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhhà Lại, this is a stunning novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark difference between dreams and reality.
Anna can’t wait to move to the beautiful country—the Chinese name for America. Although she’s only ever known life in Taiwan, she can’t help but brag about the move to her family and friends.
But the beautiful country isn’t anything like Anna pictured....
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz s year. She s going to make a new friend, help her abuela Mimi get settled after moving from Puerto Rico, and she is not going to get into any more trouble at school Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, sometimes people say things that just make her so mad. And worse, Mimi keeps saying Iveliz s medicine is unnecessary even though it helps Iveliz feel less sad. But...
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