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Diversity in Kid's Literature September 2022
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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Merci Suárez Plays It Cool
by Meg Medina
Facing school drama and family dynamics while entering into an eighth grade year filled with changes, Merci Suárez must decide where her loyalty stands, as she discovers who she can count on and what can change in an instant.
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Valentina Salazar is not a monster hunter
by Zoraida Córdova
After her father is killed during a failed mission to rescue a magical creature who wandered into our world, Valerie follows in his footsteps to save a mythical egg from the dreaded monster hunters.
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Sky Wolf's call : the gift of Indigenous knowledge
by Eldon Yellowhorn
In Sky Wolf's Call, award-winning author team of Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger reveal how Indigenous knowledge comes from centuries of practices, experiences, and ideas gathered by people who have a long history with the natural world. Indigenous knowledge is explored through the use of fire and water, the acquisition of food, the study of astronomy, and healing practices.
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The stone child
by David Robertson
After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him...and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli's soul before it's too late. As they journey deep into the northern woods...they face new challenges and life-threatening attacks from strange and horrifying creatures.
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The secret diary of Mona Hasan
by Salma Hussain
Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn't what she expects--especially when the ground offensive is over so quickly...Over the course of one year, Mona falls in love, speaks up to protect her younger sister, loses her best friend to the new girl at school, has summer adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada, and pursues her ambition to be a feminist and a poet.
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Mapmaker
by Lisa Moore Ramée
Walt's magical ability to bring maps to life puts him, his twin sister Van, and new friend Dylan in danger when an enchanted heirloom strands them in the fantastical world of Djaruba and they discover a malevolent rival to the kingdom, a fellow mapmaker, has nefarious plans for Wal.t
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Serwa Boateng's guide to vampire hunting
by Roseanne A. Brown
Staying with her hippie aunt and cryptic-obsessed cousin in Nowheresville, Maryland, after a witch destroys her family's home, 12-year-old vampire slayer Serwa must prepare for the biggest battle of her life, while also dealing with mean girls and algebra.
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