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2) Wishtree
Author
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
When nineteen-year-old Gem of the Desert People, called Monstrous by the Smooth Skins, becomes the prisoner of the seventeen-year-old Smooth Skin queen, Isra, age-old prejudices begins to fall aside as the two begin to understand each other.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
The arrival of new student Marwa, a fellow sixth-grader who is a strict Muslim, helps Aliya come to terms with her own lukewarm practice of the faith and her embarrassment over others' reactions to their beliefs.
5) Half bad
Author
Series
Half bad trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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Description
In modern-day England, where witches live alongside humans, Nathan, son of a White witch and the most powerful Black witch, must escape captivity before his seventeenth birthday and receive the gifts that will determine his future.
6) In the dark
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A young girl steps into the woods and brings two communities separated by misunderstanding together.
7) Splashdance
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition. But a new regulation at the community pool--no bears--leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local pond, and Ursula and her new team figure out a way to participate in the competition and make sure everyone is welcome at the pool once and for all"--
Author
Publisher
Oceano Travesía
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
In the beginning, there were only three colors: reds, blues, and yellows. They all lived in harmony until one day, one of the reds declared, "Reds are the best." A scandal erupted, as obviously neither the blues nor the yellows agreed. They fought among themselves and decided to build walls to separate themselves and make their differences clearer. It seemed there was no turning back and the colors would be separated forever. But one day, a yellow,...
12) The evening road
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Meet Ottie Lee Henshaw, a startling, challenging beauty in small-town Indiana. Quick of mind, she navigates a stifling marriage, a lecherous boss, and -- on one day in the summer of 1930 -- an odyssey across the countryside to witness a dark and fearful celebration. Meet Calla Destry, a determined young woman desperate to escape the violence of her town and to find the lover who has promised her a new life. On this day, the countryside of Jim Crow-era...
15) Fade to black
Author
Language
English
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Description
An HIV-positive high school student hospitalized after being attacked, the bigot accused of the crime, and the only witness, a classmate with Down Syndrome, reveal how the assult has changed their lives as they tell of its aftermath.
17) Carma comes home
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Kurby, Risk, and Carma team up to save their mother ship, BeegMumma, from hostile aliens, but must also face prejudices while completing their mission.
18) A church for all
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Celebrate PRIDE Month! (Children's Edition)
Children's Books for Pride Month
Children's Books on Queer Love and Family
Tricky Topics: Talking About Sexuality and Gender with Children
Children's Books for Pride Month
Children's Books on Queer Love and Family
Tricky Topics: Talking About Sexuality and Gender with Children
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Description
"Celebrates a diverse community on a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that welcomes all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Come to the church for all!"--
Author
Series
TBH volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes, best friends Prianka, Gabby, and Cecily find their friendship tested by busily planning a spring fair, bullying, and boys.
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