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Dreamers
Morales, Yuyi
We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.

Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed. ...

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Eek You Reek
Yolen, Jane

Eek, you reek,
You make a funk.
Where you have been
Things stink, stank, stunk.

You've left a path,
A swath of smell,
And--yuck!
You did it very well.


Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling...

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El Deafo PB-Autographed

Cece Bell's #1 New York Times Bestseller graphic novel El Deafo is the origin story of a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid becoming a superhero.

A John Newbery Medal Winner

Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!

Starting at a new school is scary,...

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El Nino
Ryan, Pam Muñoz

From the New York Times bestselling author of Esperanza Rising comes a riveting story that blends myth, fantasy, and reality into an entrancing adventure, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Meg Medina.

* "Glistens like sunlight on waves." --...

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$18.99
Eleven Words for Love ARABIC
Abdel-Fattah, Randa
A lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love.

A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey...

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$18.99
Emmanuel's Dream
Thompson, Laurie Ann
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story--which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey--is nothing short of remarkable.

Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for...

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$17.99
Esi the Brave (Who Was Not Afraid of Anything)
Mensah, Bernard
A bold and bright picture book about being brave when you're scared in a new, overwhelming environment

Esi is a brave Ghanaian girl who is not afraid of anything. Monsters and ghosts should be scared of her!

When she sets off for the annual Kakamotobi Festival with her parents, she's...

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Esperanza Rising
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama...
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$7.99
Every Body
Rotner, Shelley
Join this photographic celebration of differing physical and neurological abilities from a National Geographic photographer.

We have different ways to move around.

Celebrating children of different abilities, this photographic book presents large, clear images of children moving...

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$8.99
Every Body: A First Conversation about Bodies
Ralli, Jessica
Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body liberation should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.

Developed by...

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$9.99
Everybody Has a Body
Ehlert, Molli Jackson

In this body neutral picture book, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all of the different ways bodies can look and all of the things they can do - now with three starred reviews!

Everybody has a body. Whether you're short, tall, fat, thin,...

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$18.99
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
Ho, Joanna

A New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller - A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year - A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 - Included in NPR's 2021 Books We Love List - Featured in Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and Book Riot - Golden...

Item No. 9780062915627
$17.99
Eyes That Speak to the Stars
Ho, Joanna

New York Times bestselling team Joanna Ho and Dung Ho present Eyes That Speak to the Stars, companion to the acclaimed Eyes That Kiss in the Corners.

"A brilliant treatise to love of self and heritage." --School Library Journal (...

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$18.99
Facing Fear: An Immigration Story
Williams, Karen Lynn

Enrique can't believe his father won't let him travel to his team's big soccer tournament. Papi says going across the checkpoint is too risky. Even though Enrique is a U.S. citizen, the rest of the family isn't--and if the border police stop them, the family might be split up. The next morning...

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$18.99
Family Tree
Drouillard, Staci Lola

A modern-day twist to The Giving Tree, this book chronicles the changes brought upon a beloved family tree that must be uprooted and planted on new land. This debut picture book by Staci Lola Drouillard (Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe descendant) celebrates resiliency, family...

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$19.99
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can hold a cabbage--or a basketball--in one hand. But what is most special about Farmer Will is that he can see what others can't see. When he looked at an abandoned city lot in Milwaukee he saw a huge...
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$17.95
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega (Softcover)
Maldonado, Crystal
Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard. Harder when your whole life is on fire, though.

A NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD WINNER!

Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat.

People sometimes have a problem with that last...

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$12.99
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
Maldonado, Crystal
Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard. Harder when your whole life is on fire, though.

A NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD WINNER!

Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat.

People sometimes have a problem with that last...

Item No. 9780823447176
$18.99
Finding Home: Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary - Autographed
Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner

In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices--who they are, where they came from, and...

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$19.99
Firefly Letters
Engle, Margarita

The freedom to roam is something that women and girls in Cuba do not have. Yet when Fredrika Bremer visits from Sweden in 1851 to learn about the people of this magical island, she is accompanied by Cecilia, a young slave who longs for her lost home in Africa. Soon Elena, the wealthy daughter of...

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$17.99
First Rule of Punk PB
Pérez, Celia C
A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book

The First Rule of Punk

is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one's watching.

There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school--you can't fix it...

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$8.99
Fish for Jimmy-Autographed
Yamasaki, Katie

For two boys in a Japanese American family, everything changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States went to war.


With the family...

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$16.99
Frankly in Love
Yoon, David
An Instant New York Times Bestseller - A William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist - An Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book

"Extraordinary . . . a beautifully layered novel about first love, tribalism and that brief, magical...

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$18.99
Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
Rolle, Sojourner Kincaid
This lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today.

After 300 years of forced bondage;
hands bound, descendants of Africa
picked up their souls--all that they owned--...

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$17.99
Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage
Nolen, Jerdine
"Powerful storytelling and immersive art." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Vibrant writing and magical realism lift this story to one of triumph." --Publishers Weekly
"Nolen's lively prose style recalls the richness of the oral tradition in this tale of...
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