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2023 March Book Madness at Blackhawk
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
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2023 March Book Madness at Blackhawk
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""We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness." --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street Efrén Nava's Amá is his Superwoman--or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén...
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (teens)
OBD YA Romance - YOUTH
T - Valentine's Day - Fiction
OBD YA Romance - YOUTH
T - Valentine's Day - Fiction
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Jasmine de los Santos has studied hard, made her Filipino immigrant parents proud and is ready to reap the rewards in the form of a full college scholarship to the school of her dreams. Then her parents reveal the truth: their visas expired years ago. Her entire family is illegal. That means no scholarships, maybe no college at all and the very real threat of deportation. Royce Blakely is funny, caring and spontaneous-- and the son of a congressman...
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