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Piñata Party
By Mimi Chapra, Christy HalePiñata Party
By Mimi Chapra, Christy HaleView DetailsA Latino boy and his friends celebrate his birthday at a party with a traditional piñata.
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We Eat Rice
By Min Hong, Grace LinWe Eat Rice
By Min Hong, Grace LinView DetailsA Korean American girl and boy love rice so much they eat it all the time and in many different ways.
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Grandma's Purple Flowers
By Adjoa J. BurrowesGrandma's Purple Flowers
By Adjoa J. BurrowesView DetailsAn African American girl who cherishes her frequent visits to her favorite Grandma finds a way to remember her grandmother with hope and joy after she passes away.
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Grandfather Counts
By Andrea Cheng, Ange ZhangGrandfather Counts
By Andrea Cheng, Ange ZhangView DetailsIn this contemporary intergenerational story, a biracial girl and her Chinese grandfather overcome language differences and develop a special bond.
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Children of Long Ago
By Lessie Jones Little, Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey GilchristChildren of Long Ago
By Lessie Jones Little, Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey GilchristView DetailsA celebration of African American childhood in the early 1900s, as told through 17 poems that detail the daily pleasures of young children's lives.
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The Piano
By William Miller, Susan KeeterThe Piano
By William Miller, Susan KeeterView DetailsSet in the deep South of the early 1900s, an African American girl learns to play the piano from her white employer and their mutual love of music rewards them with a friendship that transcends age and race.
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Domítíla: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition
By Dr. Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennanDomítíla: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition
By Dr. Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennanView DetailsWith love and care in every stroke, illustrator Connie McLennan captured on canvas the warmth of relationships, the fondness for color and texture, and the versatile patterns characteristic of the Mexican people. Readers will soon fall in love with the shimmering light of the desert landscape and this well-told story of Cinderella-with-a-twist.
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When This World Was New
By Danilo Figueredo, Enrique O. SanchezWhen This World Was New
By Danilo Figueredo, Enrique O. SanchezView DetailsAn uplifting story about a young boy overcoming his fears and embracing his new home in America.
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Preparadas... listas... ¡Ya!
By Jeannine Atkins, Hector Viveros LeePreparadas... listas... ¡Ya!
By Jeannine Atkins, Hector Viveros LeeView DetailsIn Spanish. The day of the big swim meet has finally arrived, and Jessenia is excited, but a bit worried too.
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Richard Wright y el carné de biblioteca
By William Miller, R. Gregory ChristieRichard Wright y el carné de biblioteca
By William Miller, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsThis is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of his color.
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¡Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños!
By Loretta Lopez¡Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños!
By Loretta LopezView DetailsA Mexican American girl looks for the perfect birthday gift for her sister and ends up with a big surprise of her own. In Spanish.
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A House by the River
By William Miller, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van WrightA House by the River
By William Miller, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van WrightView DetailsA young girl learns her rickety, old house by the river is stronger than the fiercest storm because it is fortified by love and family.
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La alegría de ser tú y yo
By William Nikola, Michael BryantLa alegría de ser tú y yo
By William Nikola, Michael BryantView DetailsIn Spanish. An African American girl and her friends play together and learn that despite their physical differences, they are all really the same.
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¡Celebremos Juneteenth!
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne Buchanan¡Celebremos Juneteenth!
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne BuchananView DetailsA young girl, who has just moved to her parents' hometown, realizes that she has come home after the African American emancipation celebration of Juneteenth.
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Juneteenth Jamboree
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne BuchananJuneteenth Jamboree
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne BuchananView DetailsA young girl, who has just moved to her parents' hometown, realizes that she has come home after the African American emancipation celebration of Juneteenth.
