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Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale

Published: 1997, Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Tags: Journey, Rescues
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, GreeceFolklore and Fairy Tales, Greece, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Greece, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece

Published: 2011, Schwartz & Wade Books
Tags: Cinderella, Family, Stepfamilies, stepmothers
Categories: EuropeEurope, Folklore and Fairy TalesEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, GreeceEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Greece, Picture BookEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Greece, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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A Step From Heaven

Published: 2003, Puffin
Tags: Family, Identity, immigrant
Categories: AsiaAsia, KoreaAsia, Korea, Realistic FictionAsia, Korea, Realistic Fiction, United StatesAsia, Korea, Realistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Yasmin’s Hammer

Published: 2010, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Child labor, Dream, education, Family life, Literacy, persistence
Categories: BangladeshBangladesh, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Bangladesh, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture BookBangladesh, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction

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The Chinese Revolution And Mao Zedong In World History

Published: 2004, Enslow Publishers
Tags: Chairman Mao, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Political
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, ChinaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, China, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Fold

Published: 2008, Putnam Juvenile
Tags: Asian American, Self acceptance, Self-esteem, Social and family issues
Categories: Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction, United StatesRealistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Wait For Me

Published: 2006, Putnam Juvenile
Tags: believing in oneself, emotions and feelings, Friendship, Korean Americans
Categories: Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction, United StatesRealistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Baboon King

Published: 1999, Walker Books for Young Readers
Tags: Loneliness, rejection, wilderness
Categories: AfricaAfrica, KenyaAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder AwardAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Realistic FictionAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Realistic Fiction, TanzaniaAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Realistic Fiction, Tanzania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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