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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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Malala, A Brave Girl From Pakistan/Iqbal, A Brave Boy From Pakistan

Published: 2014, Beach Lane Books
Tags: Children, School, slavery, Survival
Categories: AsiaAsia, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, PakistanAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Pakistan, Picture BookAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Pakistan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Cada Niño/Every Child

Published: 2002, Cinco Puntos Press
Tags: Culture, musical instruments, songs, Spanish
Categories: BilingualBilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Bilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USBilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Rhymes/songsBilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Rhymes/songs, United States

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House Held Up by Trees

Published: 2012, Candlewick Press
Tags: art, Country life, Nature, time
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Counting by 7s

Published: 2012, Dial Books for Young Readers
Tags: Death of parents, Difficult decisions, Family, foster parents, loss, Orphans, School
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, United States

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Each Kindness

Published: 2012, Nancy Paulsen Books
Tags: Emotions, Friendship, kindness, lessons
Categories: AwardsAwards, Coretta Scott King AwrdAwards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Picture BookAwards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Awards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Inside Out And Back Again

Published: 2011, HarperCollins
Tags: bullying, Family, Journey, Refugees, strength, War
Categories: GuamGuam, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Guam, Intermediate (ages 9-14), PoetryGuam, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Realistic FictionGuam, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Vietnam

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Departure Time

Published: 2009,
Tags: anger, Death, Family, Guilt, Love, relationship, Sadness
Categories: AwardsAwards, FantasyAwards, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Awards, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NetherlandsAwards, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Netherlands, Realistic Fiction

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Daughter of War

Published: 2008, Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Tags: military, Orphans, Prejudice and racism, Survival, World War I
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, TurkeyHistorical Fiction, Turkey, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Published: 2007, Little, Brown Young Readers
Tags: bullies, Identity, Indigenous, resilience
Categories: AmericasAmericas, North AmericaAmericas, North America, Realistic FictionAmericas, North America, Realistic Fiction, SouthwestAmericas, North America, Realistic Fiction, Southwest, United StatesAmericas, North America, Realistic Fiction, Southwest, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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