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4) We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"We Are Here celebrates 30 of the most influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in U.S. history"--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An award-winning author charts the poignant journeys of African Americans abroad as she explores her own transatlantic family odyssey in this powerful global history of traveling while Black. Part historical exploration, part travel memoir, Beyond the Shores reveals poignant histories of a diverse group of African Americans who have left the United States over the course of the past century. Tying these tales together is Dr. Tamara J. Walker's personal...
6) Writings
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1986
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits complement sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more. Complete with timelines and famous quotes,...
8) New cat
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Shortly after coming to America, Mr. Kim, owner of a tofu factory in the Bronx, gets a fluffy silver cat that makes her home in his factory and one night saves it from burning down.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning historian shows how the experiences of the Black working class, from the earliest days of the republic to the essential worker of the Covid pandemic, is essential to a full understanding of the American story.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Traces over four centuries of African American history, drawing on personal journals, interviews, and archival materials to document times ranging from the Colonial period and slavery through the Civil War and the Civil Rights era.
Author
Publisher
Goodwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Readers to Eaters
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the popular street cook's life, including working in his family's restaurant as a child, figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, and his success with his food truck and restaurant.
16) Midnight runner
Author
Series
Sean Dillon thrillers volume 10
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Author
Series
Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 15
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Desmond and Andres find themselves in a sticky situation when a new type of bubble gum starts to consume Kersville--literally!
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Saira Qader, who rejected her Indo-Pakistani family's traditional views and chose a career as a journalist, finds her life thrown into turmoil five years later by a tragedy that reveals to her the culturally rich stories of her family.
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