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2) Hombre
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James Bond series volume 24
Language
English
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In 1880s Arizona, a white man raised by Apaches is forced into a showdown with bandits and with prejudice
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Language
English
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Thirty-five years after a devastating accident that irrevocably shapes the lives of six people, a pair of redemption-seeking survivors reaches out to one another in an effort that is compromised by a fellow survivor's release from prison and the changing neighborhoods of modern Washington, D.C
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English
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"The haunting story of a family of dreamers and tale-tellers looking for home in an unwelcoming world. Traces one girl's migration from war to peace, loss to loss, home to home. Firuzeh and her brother Nour are children of fire, born in an Afghanistan fractured by war. When their parents, their Atay and Abay, decide to leave, they spin fairy tales of their destination, the mythical land and opportunities of Australia. As the family journeys from Pakistan...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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A young Muslim American is living the American dream with an education at an Ivy League college, high-paying job, and a romance with a member of the elite New York social circles, until the events of September 11th turn his life upside down and force him to confront his personal allegiances
8) Grass roots
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English
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Will Lee returns to his hometown, Delano, Georgia, to plan his Senate campaign strategies, only to become the object of hatred for a sinister white-supremacist group
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
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Rosita and her Mami experience racism when they are told not to speak Spanish at the supermarket. While discussing the upsetting encounter, Rosita is reminded how smart and special she is to speak two languages. And that the ability to do so is like having a superpower! This important book inspired by the video of the same name on the Sesame Street in Communities website is a helpful way to introduce a tough yet important topic to young children....
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel--a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet...
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Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist's search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago--inspired by the author's own family history. Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife and young daughter. Birmingham is in its heyday, known as the 'Magic City' for its...
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