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Diversity in Kid's Literature January 2022
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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Sadiq and the gamers
by Siman Nuurali
Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in, but their teacher reminds them that they also have to have a service pledge, and they are not really sure how video games fitin with the goal of helping others--until a visit to an assisted living home where his mother volunteers gives him an idea.
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Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy
by Emmanuel Acho
Based on the author’s viral video series and adapted for younger audiences, an introduction to systemic racism and racist behavior offers safe, judgment-free answers to common questions about uncomfortable subjects, from white privilege to how to disrupt community racism.
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Roots and wings : how Shazia Sikander became an artist
by Shahzia Sikander
Pakistani-American artist and acknowledged tomboy Shahzia Sikander describes how her upbringing and education in a multigenerational, multicultural home in Lahore, Pakistan, inspired her career and achievements as an artist.
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Pahua and the soul stealer
by Lori M. Lee
After an angry spirit steals her brother’s soul, lonely 11-year-old Hmong girl Pahua Moua, who is gifted with a unique ability, must find her way through the spirit worlds to save him—discovering her true destiny along the way.
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The sea in winter
by Christine Day
After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.
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How to find what you're not looking for
by Veera Hiranandani
Middle schooler Ariel Goldberg must find her own voice and define her own beliefs after her big sister elopes with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage.
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Rez dogs
by Joseph Bruchac
When the COVID-19 pandemic starts, Malian, a young Wabanaki girl, is quarantined with her grandparents on the reservation, where she befriends a local dog and learns about her ancestors and how they always survive together.
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