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Diversity in Kid's Literature April 2022
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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Case of the missing cake
by Daniel Mauleón
The annual neighborhood rooftop party is tomorrow, and Ronnie Anne can't wait to bring the tres leches cake that she helped her abuela make. But while she's supposed to be guarding the cake against hungry family members, it goes missing! Ronnie Anne andher best friend Sid are on the case. Can Ronnie Anne save the cake--and save face--in time for the party?
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Tiger honor
by Yoon Ha Lee
To restore honor to the Juhwang clan after Uncle Hwan is declared a traitor, Sebrin sets out to clear Hwan’s name, but nothing goes as planned as he is sabotaged and betrayed by someone he thought he could trust.
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Golden Girl
by Reem Faruqi
When her father is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, seventh grader Aafiyah, a Pakastani American girl who has a habit of “borrowing” glittery things, decides to use her bad habit to reunite her family.
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Borders
by Thomas King
Adapted into a powerful graphic novel, this story follows a boy and his mother as they are caught in limbo between countries after refusing to identify as either American or Canadian.
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Dream, Annie, dream
by Waka T. Brown
When she lands a big role in the production of The King and I, Japanese American seventh grader Annie, belittled by her mostly white classmates, must rise above racism while chasing her dreams.
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The Great Shine-a-thon Showcase!
by Halcyon Person
Karma and her friends are excited for the MC Grillz concert in their neighborhood. When the famous rapper's bus breaks down and the show is cancelled, Karma takes on the challenge of putting on her own concert, the Shine-a-Thon.
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The Water Lady : how Darlene Arviso helps a thirsty Navajo Nation
by Alice B. McGinty
In an uplifting tale based on true events, a young Navajo boy discovers that his family’s water barrels, chicken coop and watering hole have gone dry, before a dedicated school bus driver uses her time between shifts to deliver much-needed water supplies to the reservation.
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