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  • American Ace by Marilyn Nelson

    American Ace

    Marilyn Nelson

    Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was probably a Tuskegee Airman.

  • Americanized Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi

    Americanized Rebel Without a Green Card

    Sara Saedi

    In San Jose, California, in the 1990s, teenaged Sara keeps a diary of life as an Iranian American and her discovery that she and her family entered as undocumented immigrants.

  • Am I a Color Too? by Heidi Cole and Nancy Vogl

    Am I a Color Too?

    Heidi Cole and Nancy Vogl

    A young boy whose father is called Black and whose mother is called White wonders if he is a color, too, even as he observes that people around him dream, feel, sing, smile, and dance in every color.

  • Amina's Voice by Hena Khan

    Amina's Voice

    Hena Khan

    A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community.

  • Amira's Family (All Kinds of Families) by Elliot Riley

    Amira's Family (All Kinds of Families)

    Elliot Riley

    Easy reader introduces a refugee and her family, highlighting their family dynamics and celebrating diversity.

  • A Mom for Umande by Maria Faulconer

    A Mom for Umande

    Maria Faulconer

    Because his own mother is too young to take care of him, Umande, a newborn gorilla, is fed and cuddled by human zookeepers until a surrogate mother is found.

  • A Moon for Moe and Mo by Jane Breskin Zalben

    A Moon for Moe and Mo

    Jane Breskin Zalben

    Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, while Mohammed Hassan, a Muslim boy, lives at the other. One day they meet at Sahadi's market while out shopping with their mothers and are mistaken for brothers. A friendship is born, and the boys bring their families together to share rugelach and date cookies in the park as they make a wish for peace.

  • A Most Unusual Day by Sydra Mallery

    A Most Unusual Day

    Sydra Mallery

    Something rather extraordinary is happening in Caroline’s life today...her family is adopting a new baby sister! A warm and loving story about school, family, siblings, and adoption, for anyone eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new sibling.

  • A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza

    A Mother for Choco

    Keiko Kasza

    A lonely little bird named Choco goes in search of a mother.

  • Amy Asks a Question...Grandma - What's a Lesbian? by Jeanne Arnold

    Amy Asks a Question...Grandma - What's a Lesbian?

    Jeanne Arnold

    Grandma Bonnie, who has been in a lesbian relationship for more than twenty years, explains to Amy about gay pride and being a lesbian.

  • An African Princess by Lyra Edmonds

    An African Princess

    Lyra Edmonds

    Lyra and her parents go to the Caribbean to visit Taunte May, who reminds her that her family tree is full of princesses from Africa and around the world.

  • A Name on the Quilt by Jeannine Atkins

    A Name on the Quilt

    Jeannine Atkins

    A family reminisces while gathered together to make a panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of a beloved uncle.

  • An American Face by Jan M. Czech and Frances Clancy

    An American Face

    Jan M. Czech and Frances Clancy

    Adopted from Korea by American parents, Jessie excitedly waits for the day he will get his American citizenship and, he thinks, an American face.

  • And Baby Makes 4 by Judith Benjamin

    And Baby Makes 4

    Judith Benjamin

    One of her moms is pregnant! What will this mean for a child who will soon be an older sibling? Her mothers prepare her for the big change in their family, and finally the baby arrives. The girl feels confused and ambivalent, but she grows at last toward happy acceptance of the baby and of her new status in the family.

  • And She Was by Jessica Verdi

    And She Was

    Jessica Verdi

    When Dara finds her birth certificate, she is puzzled to find two strange names on it, but when her mother, Mellie, reveals that she is transgender and transitioned when Dara's biological mother died soon after Dara's birth, Dara is stunned and angry--and she sets off with her friend Sam, in search of the grandparents she never knew existed (and who may be able to fund her tennis career), and the family secrets she can only guess at.

  • And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

    And Tango Makes Three

    Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

    At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

  • And Then There Were Four by Nancy Werlin

    And Then There Were Four

    Nancy Werlin

    When five high school students are brought together under mysterious circumstances, they begin to piece together a theory that their parents are working together to kill them all.

  • An Ellis Island Christmas by Maxinne Rhea Leighton

    An Ellis Island Christmas

    Maxinne Rhea Leighton

    Papa has already left Poland, and Krysia longs to see him again. "First we must cross the ocean to get to Ellis Island in America," says Mama. "That's where Papa is waiting for us." Saying goodbye to her home is hard, and the ocean voyage is long and stormy, but finally, on Christmas Eve, Krysia sees the Statue of Liberty! Dennis Nolan's richly rendered illustrations powerfully evoke the uncertainty, wonder, and hope of this young immigrant's experience. An Ellis Island Christmas is a holiday story to treasure, year after year.

  • An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

    An Ember in the Ashes

    Sabaa Tahir

    Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.

  • An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

    An Enchantment of Ravens

    Margaret Rogerson

    Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel's paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her first royal patron--Rook, the autumn prince--she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes--a weakness that could cost him his life. Furious and devastated, Rook spirits her away to the autumnlands to stand trial for her crime.

  • A New Barker in the House by Tomie DePaola

    A New Barker in the House

    Tomie DePaola

    Twins Moffie and Morgie are excited when they hear that their family is adopting a three-year-old Hispanic boy.

  • An Eye for an Eye (Noughts & Crosses, #1.5) by Malorie Blackman

    An Eye for an Eye (Noughts & Crosses, #1.5)

    Malorie Blackman

    This is a novella in the Noughts & Crosses series, written especially for World Book Day. In a world where the two classes are divided by colour and never treated as equals; Sephy, a Cross and daughter of a top politician, is six months pregnant. The child's father, Callum, is a Nought, but worse, he is dead and Callum's brother is out for revenge. Can two wrongs make a right?

  • Angel's Grace by Tracey Baptiste

    Angel's Grace

    Tracey Baptiste

    While visiting her grandmother in Trinidad, thirteen-year-old Grace sees a photograph of a stranger with a birthmark identical to hers, and begins to wonder if the reason she feels different from the rest of her family is that he is her real father.

  • Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

    Anger is a Gift

    Mark Oshiro

    Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random locker searches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift.

  • Angryman by Gro Dahle

    Angryman

    Gro Dahle

    There's someone in the living room. It's Dad. It is Angryman. Boj's father can be very angry and violent. Boj calls this side of his father's personality "Angryman." When Angryman comes no one is safe. Until something powerful happens... Gro Dahle's astute text and Svein Nyhus's bold, evocative art capture the full range of emotions that descend upon a small family as they grapple with "Angryman." With an important message to children who experience the same things as Boj: You are not alone. It's not your fault. You must tell someone you trust. It doesn't have to be this way!

 

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