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1) Dumplin'
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Dumplin' volume 1
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Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
3) I am enough
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Black History Month Books
Kindness Week 2022
Little Black Library
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
Kindness Week 2022
Little Black Library
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
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Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
4) You matter
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
6) I am golden
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English
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1st Grade Recommended Reads
AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
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This moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children, is a jubilant celebration of accepting who you are.
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"Girls can rule the world-- all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a...
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Celebrating Differences
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Rainbow Reads for Pride Month (SCPL-YS)
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Rainbow Reads for Pride Month (SCPL-YS)
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Picture book encouraging kids to be proud of what makes them unique, where they come from, and how they express themselves and see the world.
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Black History Month - Youth
Black History Month 2023 - Kids
Black History Month Reads for Kids
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Black History Month 2023 - Kids
Black History Month Reads for Kids
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"America, do you love me? A single question from a single child multiplies across the country with every page turn, inviting in more and more children of color--and their questions"--
12) Be you!
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"Discover a joyful reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special, from the beloved creator of The Dot, Happy Dreamer, and New York Times bestseller, The Word Collector. Here, Reynolds reminds readers to "be your own work of art." To be patient, persistent, and true. Because there is one, and only one, YOU."--Amazon.
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"From the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of Happily Ever Afters comes a dual POV rom-com about Reggie and Delilah, who fall in love through missed connections and chance meetings on holidays over the course of a year. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances. Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She...
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Coping Skills and Mental Health - Adult
FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
FPPL Self-Awareness & Non-Violent Communication
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FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
FPPL Self-Awareness & Non-Violent Communication
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Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos! Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda's audience...
17) Rain rising
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Rain novels (Comrie) volume 1
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English
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2022 Anderson's Bookshop Mock Newbery
Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
National Poetry Month 2024
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Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
National Poetry Month 2024
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Thirteen-year-old Rain, who struggles with low self-esteem, must overcome sadness after her older brother Xander is severely beaten up at a frat party, but through the help of an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.
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When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as ... an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place.
20) We are here
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Black History Month - Youth
Black History Month 2023
Black History Month Reads for Kids
New Year, Old Reads
Black History Month 2023
Black History Month Reads for Kids
New Year, Old Reads
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"Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode to all of the Black women and men throughout history who have made momentous contributions from the beginning of time"--