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Diversity in Kid's Literature July 2023 |
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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The takeout
by Tracy Badua
When a new restaurant opens near her dad's Filipino Indian food truck, serving the exact same foods, Mila dabbles in Filipino folk healing and magical traditions to expose them for the recipe thieves they are.
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ChupaCarter and the haunted piänata
by George Lopez
When a supposedly haunted piñata terrorizes Boca Falls, setting a rash of green fires to avenge a long-ago betrayal, Jorge, Carter the chupacabra, and his new friends must find the culprit before the whole town goes up in flames.
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The many masks of Andy Zhou
by Jack Cheng
Sixth grader Andy Zhou grapples with fitting in, befriends a bully, drifts apart from his childhood best friend, and gets to know grandparents who have just moved from Shanghai to live with his family.
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Boomi's boombox
by Shanthi Sekaran
After her dad dies of COVID, 12-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, where she meets her dad at age 12 and must figure out what she's supposed to do, save him or change her life.
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The Manifestor prophecy
by Angie Thomas
When her dad, a great Manifestor, is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, 12-year-old Nic Blake, along with her hellhound and two friends, hunts for a powerful magical tool that could save him.
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Shakti
by SJ Sindu
When the three meanest girls in school start casting spells, 12-year-old Shakti draws on ancient Indian magic to stop them but instead curses the entire town and must harness her own strength, power and empathy to save those she loves and end the hate.
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Secrets and spies
by Tina Wells
When her secret blog is exposed, turning her friends, family and community against her, June must find a way to repair her relationships while trying to keep from blurting out the truth about a newly discovered secret involving the entire town.
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