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1) Amal unbound
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL SAEED
2 available
J NOVEL SAEED
2 available
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J CD NOVEL SAEED
1 available
J CD NOVEL SAEED
1 available
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J LARGE TYPE SAEED
1 available
J LARGE TYPE SAEED
1 available
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"Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt...
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Princess in Black volume 1
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
EARLY CHAPTER HALE PRINCESS 1
3 available
EARLY CHAPTER HALE PRINCESS 1
3 available
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Stopping monsters is no job for a prim and perfect princess in pink. So when trouble calls, Princess Magnolia transforms into her alter ego and confronts the monster as...The Princess in Black. Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret?
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Show me a sign volume 1
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL LEZOTTE SHOW 1
1 available
J NOVEL LEZOTTE SHOW 1
1 available
eAudiobook
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"Deaf author Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century. This piercing exploration of ableism, racism, and colonialism answers the call to dig deep, examine core beliefs, and question what is considered normal. Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an...
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL WILLIAMS
2 available
J NOVEL WILLIAMS
2 available
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"There are ninety-six things Genesis hates about herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list. Like #95: Because her skin is so dark, people call her charcoal and eggplant--even her own family. And #61: Because her family is always being put out of their house, belongings laid out on the sidewalk for the world to see. When your dad is a gambling addict and loses the rent money every month, eviction is a regular occurrence. What's not...
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL ATHAIDE
2 available
J NOVEL ATHAIDE
2 available
Indian Prairie Public Library District - In Storage
J NOVEL ATHAIDE
1 available
J NOVEL ATHAIDE
1 available
eBook
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In alternating voices, friends Asha and Yesofu, one Indian and one African, find their world turned upside-down when Idi Amin decides to expel Asian Indians from Uganda in 1972. Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall. But when Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are the only things that people in Entebbe...
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Life of a cactus volume 1
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL BOWLING LIFE 1
1 available
J NOVEL BOWLING LIFE 1
1 available
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eBook
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"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a...
7) Roll with it
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL SUMNER ROLL 1
2 available
J NOVEL SUMNER ROLL 1
2 available
Indian Prairie Public Library District - In Storage
J NOVEL SUMNER ROLL 1
1 available
J NOVEL SUMNER ROLL 1
1 available
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J CD NOVEL SUMNER
2 available
J CD NOVEL SUMNER
2 available
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Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL NIELSEN
2 available
J NOVEL NIELSEN
2 available
eAudiobook
eBook
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J PLAYAWAY NIELSEN
1 available
J PLAYAWAY NIELSEN
1 available
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With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their...
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Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents.
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In 1912, thirteen-year-old Noelle is thrilled to sailing the Atlantic Ocean aboard the famed Titanic. The trip is made even better by her new friend, Pauline, a girl who is traveling with her father to live in America. On the fifth night, Noelle awakes to a sinking ship. Women and children will be rescued first, and Noelle realizes motherless Pauline will be left all alone. Despite her parents' wishes, Noelle breaks away from her family to find...
11) The night diary
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
2 available
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
2 available
Indian Prairie Public Library District - In Storage
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J CD NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
J CD NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
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Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.