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Marie Arnold
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Encanto Read-alikes
Graded Summer - 5th/6th Grade
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Graded Summer - 5th/6th Grade
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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After moving from her home in Haiti to her uncle's home in Brooklyn, ten-year-old Gabrielle, feeling bullied and out of place, makes a misguided deal with a witch.
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"Ten-year-old Sunny Williams is resilient--she knows this because it's what her beloved grandma, Nanna, always tells her. So when Nanna is put into a care home after her memory loss issues get worse and social workers intend to put Sunny and her seven-year-old brother, Miles, into a foster home, she takes charge and hatches a plan for them to avoid getting split up. Luckily, Sunny also realizes Nanna has left her a message in the form of their favorite...
3) I rise
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"Fourteen-year-old Ayo has to decide whether to take on her mother's activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and her Harlem community for guidance"-- Provided by publisher
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"In a town with growing racial tension, a young Black girl must use her powers of foresight to save an unarmed teen from being killed"-- Provided by publisher.
Fifteen-year-old Lala Russell is doing a bad job at being a Black girl. She has social justice fatigue, and she doesn't want to join the Black Alliance Club at her school (even though she agrees with them). A gifted cellist, she's focused on leaving her small town and accomplishing her goals...