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Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin
by Sean Taylor
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Multicultural Elementary
Aug 2019
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$11.50 Member Price |
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Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddinby Sean Taylor
Would you like to know how a thief can turn into a donkey? Whether a cow can climb a pole? Or why you should spoon yogurt into a lake? Mulla Nasruddin knows all the answers, and he might also tell you why he rides his donkey backwards. Whether in the guise of an imam in a mosque or a beggar in the street, this trickster is never at a loss for a rejoinder, though it may leave you scratching your head, rolling your eyes, or laughing out loud. Enjoy twenty-one classic tales about a much-loved character from Muslim cultures in a book packed with jokes, riddles, and wisdom and paired with vibrant, theatrical illustrations. ISBN
9781536205077
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Fighting Stereotypes in Sports
by Duchess Harris, JD, Ph.D.
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Series Nonfiction
Social Studies Grades 6-8
Aug 2019
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$21.50 Member Price |
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Social Studies Grades 6-8 Fighting Stereotypes in Sportsby Duchess Harris, JD, Ph.D.
Fighting Stereotypes in Sports delves into common stereotypes in sports, especially the sports or positions that are typically played by a certain race. It also examines the effects when the "norm" is disrupted. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. ISBN
9781532116698
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The Case of Windy Lake
by Michael Hutchinson
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Mystery/Adventure Elementary Plus
Aug 2019
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$15.25 Member Price |
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The Case of Windy Lakeby Michael Hutchinson
Sam, Otter, Atim and Chickadee are four cousins growing up on the Windy Lake First Nation. They are inseparable. Nicknamed the Mighty Muskrats for their habit of laughing, fighting and adventuring together, the cousins find that each new exploit adds to their reputation. When a visiting archeologist goes missing, the cousins decide to solve the mystery of his disappearance. In the midst of community conflict, family concerns and environmental protests, the four get busy following every lead. From their base of operations in a fort made out of an old school bus, the Mighty Muskrats won't let anything stop them from solving their case! ISBN
9781772601169
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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune
by Roselle Lim
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Paperbacks High
Aug 2019
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$10.50 Member Price |
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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortuneby Roselle Lim
At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco’s Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She’s even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother’s restaurant. The neighborhood seer reads the restaurant’s fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmother’s cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the restaurant will succeed. Unfortunately, Natalie has no desire to help them try to turn things around—she resents the local shopkeepers for leaving her alone to take care of her agoraphobic mother when she was growing up. But with the support of a surprising new friend and a budding romance, Natalie starts to realize that maybe her neighbors really have been there for her all along. ISBN
9781984803252
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I Love You So Mochi
by Sarah Kuhn
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PG High Plus
Aug 2019
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$16.85 $11.50 Member Price |
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I Love You So Mochiby Sarah Kuhn
Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement. She's obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera into Kimi Originals: bold outfits that make her and her friends feel brave, fabulous, and like the Ultimate versions of themselves. But her mother sees this as a distraction from working on her portfolio paintings for the prestigious fine art academy where she's been accepted for college. So when a surprise letter comes in the mail from Kimi's estranged grandparents, inviting her to Kyoto for spring break, she seizes the opportunity to get away from the disaster of her life. When she arrives in Japan, she loses herself in Kyoto's outdoor markets, art installations, and cherry blossom festival--and meets Akira, a cute med student who moonlights as a costumed mochi mascot. What begins as a trip to escape her problems quickly becomes a way for Kimi to learn more about the mother she left behind, and to figure out where her own heart lies. ISBN
9781338302882
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Zenobia July
by Lisa Bunker
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Advanced Readers Plus
Jul 2019
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$11.50 Member Price |
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Zenobia Julyby Lisa Bunker
Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she’s in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, improving her impressive coding and hacking skills; now she’s coming out of her shell and discovering a community of friends at Monarch Middle School. People used to tell her she was a boy; now she’s able to live openly as the girl she always knew she was. When someone anonymously posts hateful memes on her school’s website, Zenobia knows she’s the one with the abilities to solve the mystery, all while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. ISBN
9780451479402
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Internment
by Samira Ahmed
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High-Interest High Plus
Jul 2019
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$16.85 Member Price |
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Internmentby Samira Ahmed
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today. ISBN
9780316522694
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2019 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl High School 2020-2021 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Somewhere Only We Know
by Maurene Goo
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Young Adults
Jul 2019
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$11.50 Member Price |
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Somewhere Only We Knowby Maurene Goo
9:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest Korean pop star on the scene, and tomorrow is her debut on The Tonight Show, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. She’s in her fancy hotel, and her feet are killing her. She’s dying for a hamburger. ISBN
9780374310578
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
by Carlos Hernandez
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Upper Elementary & Junior High Plus
Jul 2019
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$16.30 Member Price |
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universeby Carlos Hernandez
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses this question: What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)?
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9781368022828
Awards & Honors
Kirkus Best Books - 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2019 CPL Best Books - 2019 BooklistTop 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror for Youth – 2019 2020 Pura Belpré Author Award Winner 2020 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book Finalist Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Hot Comb
by Ebony Flowers
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Graphic Novels High Plus
Jul 2019
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$11.50 Member Price |
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Hot Combby Ebony Flowers
Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into black women’s lives and coming-of-age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular “Hot Comb” is about a young girl’s first perm—a doomed ploy to look cool and stop seeming “too white” in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved into. In “Virgin Hair,” taunts of “tender-headed” sting as much as the perm itself. “My Lil Sister Lena” shows the stress of being the only black player on a white softball team. Lena’s hair is the team curio, an object to be touched, a subject to be discussed and debated at the will of her teammates, leading Lena to develop an anxiety disorder of pulling her own hair out. Throughout Hot Comb, Ebony Flowers re-creates classic magazine ads idealizing women’s need for hair relaxers and products. “Change your hair form to fit your life form” and “Kinks and Koils Forever” call customers from the page. ISBN
9781770463486
Awards & Honors
NPR’s Book Concierge - 2019
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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
by Mariko Tamaki
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Graphic Novels High Plus
Jun 2019
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$9.50 Member Price |
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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Meby Mariko Tamaki
Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend. Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: Break up with her. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further out of her control, Freddy has to wonder if it's really Laura Dean that's the problem. ISBN
9781250312846
Awards & Honors
Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2019
2019 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee SLJ Best Books - 2019 NPR’s Book Concierge - 2019 CPL Best Books - 2019 Bulletin Blue Ribbons - 2019 Edgar Award Nominee -2020 Michael L. Printz Award Honoree - 2020 The Walter Award Winner Teen Category - 2020 Los Angeles Times Graphic Novel/Comics Finalist Lambda Literary Awards LGBTQ Comics Finalist - 2020 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
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High-Interest High Plus
Jun 2019
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$9.50 Member Price |
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On the Come Upby Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral… for all the wrong reasons. ISBN
9780062498564
Awards & Honors
2019 Kirkus Prize Finalist
2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor, Fiction and Poetry 2019 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist Horn Book Fanfare - 2019 NPR’s Book Concierge - 2019 CPL Best Books - 2019 Bulletin Blue Ribbons - 2019 Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl High School 2020-2021 |
Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin
Aug 2019