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A shelter in our car
Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie lives in a car with her mother while they both go to school and plan for a real home
America, my new home
In twenty-three compelling poems, a young girl carries her dreams from her Carribbean island birthplace to America, a new land she finds at once puzzling, frightening, and inspiring.
The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish
After trading his father for two goldfish, a boy and his little sister go on a rollicking adventure around town to get him back
Violet’s music
From the days she banged her rattle in the crib, Violet has been looking for friends to share her love of music.
A picture book of Lewis and Clark
An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.
Chachaji’s cup
A boy learns about his family history and the Partition of India from his great uncle, through stories told over a beloved old teacup.
Suki’s kimono
On her first day of first grade, despite the objections of her older sisters, Suki chooses to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to school because it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer.
The big box
Because they do not abide by the rules written by the adults around them, three children are judged unable to handle their freedom and forced to live in a box with three locks on the door
Trevor’s wiggly-wobbly tooth
Although he is happy about having a loose tooth, Trevor worries when his classmates tell him some of the ways others might try to pull out the tooth
When Marian sang
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.