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When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
3) Nosy Rosie
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Rosie the fox's excellent sense of smell is good for finding things, but she stops using it after everyone begins to call her "Nosy Rosie."
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BPL Find Your Voice 2023
Bullying Awareness Month (kids)
Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Bullying Awareness Month (kids)
Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
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In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she's right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies,...
10) Frankly, I'd rather spin myself a new name!: the story of Rumpelstiltskin as told by Rumpelstiltskin
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A retelling of the classic fairy tale from the point of view of Rumpelstiltskin, who spins straw into gold (for cash payments), but really dreams of having a son to raise.
11) The name jar
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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Multicultural Booklist
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Multicultural Booklist
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
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After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
13) Crisantemo
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Crisantemo loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
17) My dog, Cat
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Ten-year-old Abbie, bullied at school for being small, wants to get a big black dog, but two months of living with a little Yorkshire terrier changes his mind about a number of things.
19) A perfect name
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Mama and Papa Potamus try out many different names for their newborn daughter before finding just the right one in time for her naming ceremony.
20) Las dos Olivias
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Hay una nueva niña en la clase de Olivia y su nombre es ... ¡Olivia! Poco después, todos en la escuela confunden a las dos Olivias. ¿Qué hará Olivia?
Upset by the arrival of a new student who has the same first name, Olivia changes her own name to Pam but is unable to adjust, in a lighthearted tale that imparts themes of sharing and friendship.