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"Kenya Norwood likes things just the way they are. She's lived all her life in Pasadena with her dad and grandmother, she's attended the same school with the same friends since pre-K, and she's always the center of attention. Even as she's about to start middle school, she knows one thing for sure--none of that is going to change. For Liberty Perry, change is all she's ever known. Her mother disappeared when she was a toddler, and ever since, she's...
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"Thirteen-year-old aspiring designer Imani must create a virtual avatar to compete for a spot at a prestigious arts school after she discovers that a viral influencer has stolen her designs, all while finding her voice and her true self"--
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"Zara loves living next door to her Grandma Jane and Granny Gladys, but sometimes it's tough being stuck in the middle of them! Both her grandmas think they know what's best for her, and Zara is worried she might upset them if she says what she really wants."--
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"When Junior moves to Roxboro, North Carolina, in 1959, new friends bring him to an incredible place: the Negro Library"--
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Nonbinary Kit learns water divining, well digging, and respect for the Earth from his traditional grandfather.
6. Specs
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"In this playful and joyful ode to specs of all kinds, young readers follow one girl on her journey of acceptance and join the fun of picking the perfect pair of glasses"--
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In this retelling of Cinderella, enslaved girl CeeCee is helped by the house cook to make her way to escape via the Underground Railroad where she encounters Harriet Tubman; includes a note about Harriet Tubman and names during slavery.
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Lily would like her human friend, Willow, to join in on the fairy fashion show, so they help her create the perfect outfit to wear using things found in nature like daisies and leafy vines.
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"A young African American girl joins her grandma's weekly ritual of catching and frying fish for a big family dinner."--
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"A little boy adores his big brother, who is always there for him, playing with him and teaching him things"--
11. Super Ty!
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"Ty loves superheroes. He watches them on TV and reads books about them. When he puts on a cape and a mask, he becomes Super Ty! Super Ty flies around helping Momma and others. But even with his super skills, he can't solve every problem by himself. That's what Ty's super friends are for--like his brother!"--Provided by publisher.
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"Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon is thrust into an intricate web of lies when a shocking murder on Martha's Vineyard threatens to expose dangerous secrets"--
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Choose your own adventure spies volume 7.
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"You are Josephine Baker, a famous American entertainer living in Paris. It's the second World War, and in an occupied France, you perform every night for adoring crowds. One day, an officer for the Allies approaches you, asking you to make the most critical decision of your life: are you willing to become a spy for the resistance and help defeat the Nazis? Will you be able to use your many talents to protect your friends and your beloved France,...
14. Smoke & mirrors
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After accidentally starting a barn fire in his aunt's small Midwestern town, twelve-year-old Andy spends his summer renovating the owner's mansion which previously belonged to a famous magician thought to be responsible for the town's infamous murder.
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"Excitement is in the air as Granny collects more and more goats! Eight are great, fifty are nifty ... but when their number reaches one hundred, things start to get out of hand. There's a brown goat beeping on the bus, a gray one sitting in the salon, a white goat stealing panties from the line, and one has gone missing altogether--who can count in all this mayhem?"--Provided by publisher.
16. Kente for Jojo
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"In this picture book a young boy helps weave a special kente cloth for his baby brother"--
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Troy learns about his grandfather and the lush Louisiana landscape as they take a boat trip through the bayou.
18. Big boy joy
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"Playtime is the best time--a time of wonder, where big boys can run free, make new friends, and imagine worlds beyond their own--and their big feelings and big energy spread big boy joy for all to share!"-- Provided by publisher.
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On her one hundredth birthday, Great Grandma Caroline shares her secret for living a long life with her great granddaughter Jasmine.
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Adia Kelbara and the circle of shamans volume 2.
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"Adia Kelbara may have defeated the power-hungry god Olark and saved Zaria, but now she must face something even more terrifying: her first semester as a student at the Academy of Shamans. As her abilities are tested during orientation, a mysterious affliction causes everyone except for Adia and Thyme to pass out--and a reanimated corpse appears, with a horrifying message. As if that wasn't bad enough, Emperor Darian sends news that the same phenomenon...