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Series
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English
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"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--
It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English...
Author
Publisher
Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Close the Gap & Get Your Share is a step-by-step guide to generating and passing on wealth in the US-dispelling financial myths and offering a secure path to building generational wealth"--
Author
Series
In the beautiful country volume 2
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"After a rocky first year, Anna's family have settled into life in California--their small restaurant is even turning a profit. Then her parents make a shattering discovery: their visas have expired. Anna's world is quickly overwhelmed by unfamiliar words like "undocumented" and "inequality." She longs to share the towering secret that looms over every aspect of her life with a friend, but her parents strictly forbid her from telling anyone. As Anna...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Pres
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Representing non-citizens caught up in what he calls the immigration and enforcement zmeat grindery, Bill Ong Hing witnessed their trauma, arriving at this conclusion: migrants should have the right to free movement across bordersand the right to live free of harassment over immigration status. He cites examples of racial injustices endemic in immigration law and enforcement, from historic courtroom cases to the recent treatment of Haitian migrants....
10) Not so shy
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Shai hates having to move to America and is determined to find a way get back home to Israel--until she starts opening up to new experiences and friendships.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine's debut collection examines the diverse range and complexities of the Arab American community in Dearborn, Michigan. In ten tragicomic stories, Zeineddine explores themes of identity, generational conflicts, war trauma, migration, sexuality, queerness, home and belonging, and more. In Dearborn, a father teaches his son how to cheat the IRS and hide their cash earnings inside of frozen chickens. Tensions...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible history of the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet. Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and-because many have never been recorded-when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin,...
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Language
English
Description
"A new novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore--from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents to the poor who clean for the rich--shows lives which intersect across divides of class, generation and religion"--
Author
Publisher
Jocko Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The author recounts his life experiences, from his 1940s childhood as a son of Japanese immigrants in Chicago, Illinois to his 30-year US Army service that included tours in Korea and Vietnam, becoming the first Asian-American to command a US Army division."
15) Isla to island
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life [in] 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime"--
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
DK Super Readers Level 4: Ellis Island will introduce kids to the experience of immigrant families arriving at Ellis Island over 100 years ago--and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.
Author
Publisher
Viking Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"A Lucía le encanta ver la migración de las monarcas desde su casa en México con papá. Pero este año, el viaje de las monarcas al norte tiene un peso extra; Papá también se dirige al norte en busca de trabajo. Él le promete que cuando "el clima se vuelva frío y las monarcas regresen, nuestros ancestros alados me guiarán a casa". Entonces, mientras él pasa los meses de verano cosechando productos en granjas lejanas, Lucía observa...
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring and empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to be Bystanders, the memoir by Women's March coorganizer and activist Linda Sarsour. In this middle grade edition of We Are Not Here to be Bystanders, Linda Sarsour shares the memories that shaped her into the activist she is today, and how these pivotal moments in her life led her to being an organizer in one of the largest single-day protests in US history. From the Brooklyn...