Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist. 

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A girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city. 

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When sixth grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen’s The Devil’s Arithmetic are blacked out, he is outraged. So Mac, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board. 

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It’s Nimra Sharif’s first time going to public school, and she’s nervous. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and her best friend Jenna is giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder around the other kids. Desperate to fit in and save her friendship with Jenna, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join Barakah Beats. The only problem is, Nimra was taught that music isn’t allowed in Islam. Nimra has to decide whether to betray her new friends or herself. 

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Twelve-year-old Henry Khoo embarks on a forbidden journey from Australia to Singapore to prove his independence to his overprotective family, while working out some problems with friends.

Geraldine Pu is assigned to write a true story about her family at school and discovers that her family is full of incredible memories. 

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Harry Bergen-Murphy does not feel ready when he starts first grade, but by day 100 he has become an expert on several important things, including being a first-grader. 

It’s hatching season, and Jemison Elementary is buzzing about the arrival of the baby chicks. Fifth grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school’s competition and keep her promise to her grandmother. 

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Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah is the beloved voice actor for Raj Reddy on the hit animated series Raj Reddy in Outer Space. But being a star on TV doesn’t mean you have everything figured out behind the scenes. When his mom temporarily moves them to the small town in Ohio where she grew up to take care of Nikhil’s sick grandfather, Nikhil feels as out of orbit as his character. 

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Punky loves to do a lot of things except meeting new friends. She doesn’t feel brave enough. So, when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother’s magical sunglasses, and with a lot of aloha in her heart, Punky sets off on a BIG adventure for the very first time. 

A love bird who doesn’t like kisses? Rissy’s friends and family wonder if she’s sick, confused, or rude. But kisses make Rissy uncomfortable. Can she show everyone there’s not one right way to share affection. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla, as eBook with audio on Hoopla, as eAudio on Hoopla, as video on Hoopla or as video with read along on Hoopla.

This autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas. 

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Mia has always struggled to fit into a world that doesn’t see her true autistic self. While she wishes she could speak up, she’s only been able to say what she feels through music. With the help of her best friend, Charlie, Mia has taken the internet by storm as the viral singer Elle-Q. But when faced with the chance to perform live, Mia must decide if she’ll let what other people think get in the way of showing everyone who she is and what she has to say. 

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Twelve-year-old Xavier Moon gets the courage to step out of the shadows when his great-uncle gives him some outlandish socks and some even stranger requests. 

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