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Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
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AAPI Heritage Month
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Books
Green Mountain Book Award 2023-2024
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Books
Green Mountain Book Award 2023-2024
Description
"After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffaloes and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars--at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter. Insightful, original, and hilarious,...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires."--
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"All over the world-on city roads and country lanes, on beaches, high in the mountains, across fields, in sun, rain, and late at night, people get ready to race. It's a BIG DEAL to run in the New York City Marathon! In this energetic and ever-so-fun nonfiction picture book about the world's most famous race, readers follow runners from all over the world as they stretch, make their playlist, eat a spaghetti dinner, and then pound, pound, pound through...
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in"--
"The world can feel like a dumpster fire, with endless things to be afraid of. It can make you feel powerless to ask for what you need, use your voice, and show up truly as your whole self....
11) Summer at Squee
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Tween Phoenny Fang attends a Chinese cultural overnight camp where she explores new friendships and first crushes and discovers a deeper understanding of her community.
12) Drawing Deena
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.
16) Gut reaction
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill--something she is trying to hide from everybody.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Many find sloths cute, while some find them just plain bizarre. In 'The Upside-Down Book of Sloths', Elizabeth Shreeve uncovers their less-well-known evolutionary history and how they became the beloved - and unique - creatures of today. Many find sloths cute, while some find them just plain bizarre. In The Upside-Down Book of Sloths, Elizabeth Shreeve uncovers their less-well-known evolutionary history and how they became the beloved-and unique-creatures...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Archie's life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by Covid-19. Suddenly there are no more Friday night dinners out, no more going to school, no more hanging out with friends . . . no leaving the house at all. Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie can't help but feel more alone than ever before. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable...
Author
Publisher
Tra Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Do you wonder...how many times a black bear's heart beats each hour?... What happens when you keep placing zeros at the ends of numbers? The answers are all in this book--along with many more incredible facts that involve the numbers zero to nine and power of ten numbers ten to nine billion. Be prepared to cuont and get curious as you fall in love with numbres and with the world around us."--
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