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Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 7
Language
English
Description
Amidst the anticipation of Mr. B and Aunt Penny's wedding, the Vanderbeekers' lives take an unexpected turn as Laney receives a dire diagnosis, leading them to the hospital where, despite their own challenges, they form a bond with a critically ill new friend in need of their support.
Author
Publisher
Inlandia Institute
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sarassine Anfang, a precocious Los Angeles teen, is so fed up with her dysfunctional Jewish Hancock Park family that she decides to run away to her grandfather's Wilshire condo and become a plumber, but her chocolate-eating grandmother and her distracted parents have other ideas.
4) On my swim
Author
Series
Publisher
Tradewind Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
One summer afternoon, a family visits a beach, where the child plays in the sand, watches the birds, and takes a summer swim.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Told in alternating timelines, Jewish seventeen-year-old Natalya spends one summer in New York with her dad, trying to muster the courage to talk to her girl crush, and the other in Los Angeles with her estranged mom, going for a guy she never saw coming.
8) Ahoy!
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Encouraging imaginative play and family fun, a young child convinces their parents to embark on a high-seas adventure — in their living room — with the help of a vacuum, broom and carpet!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1996 southern California, high school senior Rana Joon wants to honor her deceased best friend by entering a rap contest and living authentically as a lesbian, but feels conflicted by her Iranian family's expectations.
11) Warrior girl
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for her name, her history, and her right to choose what she celebrates in life"--
14) A kiss goodbye
Author
Series
Chester Raccoon (Picture books) volume 3
Publisher
Tanglewood Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Chester Raccoon is very unhappy about leaving his home, a tree that has been marked by tree cutters, but his mother tries to convince him that their new home might be even better.
15) Together we swim
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
As he attempts to fulfil a list left behind by his deceased best friend, nineteen-year-old Case meets eighteen-year-old Winnie, a hardworking ranch hand with aspirations of her own, and together they embark on an unexpected journey as they chase down their rodeo dreams.
20) Pequeña persona
Author
Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
Octubre 2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Pequeña Persona vive en un apartamento en una gran ciudad. Algunas veces se siente muy pequeño ... Cuando se despierta por la noche, Papá sonríe y le da un beso."--
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