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2024 FPPL LGBTQIA Pride Month Children's Selections
Back To School
Back to School - YOUTH
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Back To School
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
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Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
2023 Monarch Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
2024 Women's History Month for Kids
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2023 Monarch Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
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"A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her...
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"Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name-but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name? Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent...
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Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name—but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn’t feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name?This exciting new I Can Read series is brought to you by author-illustrator Melissa Iwai, whose popular books include Soup Day and Dumplings for Lili.Gigi and Ojiji: What’s in a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects...
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It's diversity week at Amelia's school. As she is introduced to new cultures, cuisines and customs, she realizes how diversity makes life more interesting. She also discovers that differences shouldn't divide people because everyone shares something in common.--Publisher.
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Acompaña a un grupo de niñas y niños durante un día de colegio en el que todos son recibidos con los brazos abiertos independientemente de su origen, raza o religión. Con ilustraciones sugerentes, "Todo el mundo cabe aquí" celebra la amabilidad, la inclusión y la diversidad en un texto alegre para leer en voz alta. Un álbum ilustrado imprescindible en la librería de cualquier niño y en cualquier biblioteca escolar.
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Tess Goodwin's life in rural Iowa is sheltered and uncomplicated. Although she chooses to spend most of her free time playing chess with her best friend Zander, the farm-boy from next door, her skills as a bovine midwife and tractor mechanic ensure that she fits in with the other kids at East Chester High. But when her veteran father reenlists in the Army, moving her family halfway across the country to North Carolina, Tess is forced out of her comfort...
13) Yo! Yes?
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Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.
15) Lovely
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"Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!"--
16) Always Anjali
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"Anjali and her friends are excited to get matching personalized license plates for their bikes. But Anjali can't find her name. To make matters worse, she gets bullied for her "different" name, and is so upset she demands to change it. When her parents refuse and she is forced to take matters into her own hands, she winds up learning to celebrate who she is and carry her name with pride and power. A timeless story about appreciating what makes us...
17) On this airplane
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"On this airplane ... Someone travels solo, two travel as one, three return and four set out. In this simple and moving book, a young family takes a plane to their new home. While onboard, they encounter all the people you meet on a plane: a bookworm, a businessperson, tourists, crying babies and daydreamers ... all with their own stories, all heading somewhere special." -- Inside front cover
18) Eric
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"When a foreign exchange student comes to live with a typical suburban family, he brings with him a boundless sense of curiosity--and a stream of unexpected questions (which his hosts are never quite sure how to answer). But when the moment comes to say good-bye, a beautiful surprise awaits, and a gift the family will never forget."--Publisher's website.
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Little Birdies Lose Their Colors is a story that encourages self identity, diversity, individuality and eating healthy. These topics can be difficult to approach and discuss. By joining the little birdies on their journey, everyone can talk about important issues openly and honestly. This children's book simplifies complicated topics and brings everyone back to the basics of peacefully embracing and appreciating each other.
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