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Monsoon Summer

Published: 2006, Laurel Leaf
Tags: Coming of age, Friendship, Love
Categories: IndiaIndia, Realistic FictionIndia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

Published: 2009, Beach Lane Books
Tags: School, Survival
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6)Afghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6), Intermediate (ages 9-14)Afghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle EastAfghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle East, Realistic Fiction

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Little Lost Bat

Published: 2006, Charlesbridge Publishing
Tags: Adoption, baby animals, bats, Mammals
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Days Of Jubilee (Days Of Jubilee)

Published: 2003, Scholastic Press
Tags: 19th Century, African Americans, History, Slaves and slavery
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, United States

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We Won’t Back Down: Severita Lara’s Rise From Student Leader To Mayor (Hispanic Civil Rights)

Published: 2006, Pinata Books
Tags: Civil rights, Hispanic Americans, Women in history
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), SouthwestBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Southwest, United States

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Pablo Remembers

Published: 1993, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Tags: day of the dead, Family, holidays, traditions
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, MexicoAmericas, Bilingual, Mexico, NonfictionAmericas, Bilingual, Mexico, Nonfiction, Picture BookAmericas, Bilingual, Mexico, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Cesar: Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!

Published: 2006, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
Tags: Activism, growing up, Spanish, United Farm Workers
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, United States

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Antonia Novello (Hispanic Heritage)

Published: 1993, Millbrook Press
Tags: Doctors, health, Hispanic Americans
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Puerto Rico

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The Subtle Knife, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 2)

Published: 2007, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tags: action and adventure, Fantasy and magic, Sword and sorcery
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Dragonwings

Published: 1975, HarperCollins
Tags: Dream, Fathers, Poverty
Categories: ChinaChina, Historical FictionChina, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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