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English
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Wesley Friends School is Washington, DC's most prestigious prep school, so of course Aki Hiyashi-Brown is proud to teach at it and send her daughter Meg there. Why wouldn't she be proud? Parents kill to have their kid enrolled at Wesley. Not only is Wesley the premier academic destination for the children of the capital elite, but it's all about "Diversity, Achievement, Collegiality," as all of their very glossy brochures will tell you. Aki should...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old aspiring writer Victoria Reeves remains dedicated to writing in her diary as her reading tastes evolve from Virginia Woolf to Sylvia Plath. She's growing up-getting the hang of her monthly "visitor," coming to terms with her relationship with her estranged father, and grappling with her ever-evolving views of womanhood. But the summer brings unexpected bumps along the way when Victoria develops complicated feelings about the cute...
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Language
English
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"Twelve-year-old Luca Salvatore is always running interference: in arguments between his younger twin siblings, in his parents' troubled marriage, and between Will, the cute new boy in town, and Luca's best friend, June, who just can't seem to get along. When the host of his favorite culinary TV show announces an open call for submissions for its final season, Luca is sure getting his family's failing pizzeria on the show will save it and bring his...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Enore Adesuwa moves with her family from Nigeria to America, where she intends to keep a low profile her senior year, but with the help from her sister, new friends, and crush, Enore finds her voice in more ways than one.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Will, Mom, and Dad are getting ready to welcome a new addition to the family -- a baby! Will prepares by spending time with his mom and dad doing all the things a big kid can do. When the new baby finally arrives, Will is overjoyed to have fun being the baby's big kid pal!
10) Zara's wash day
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While Zara's mother washes her hair on wash day, she tells her the stories and meanings behind different hair styles and their links to different African cultures. Includes instructions on creating Afro puffs.
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Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George...
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