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1) The fiddler
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetler, and the young Amishman's charming Old Order community of Hickory Hollow. Despite their very different backgrounds, Amelia and Michael both feel hemmed in by the expectations of others and struggle with how to find room for their own hopes. And what first seems to be a chance encounter might just change their lives forever"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
Author
Series
Fox and Chick volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fox is calm and thoughtful. Chick is hyperactive and flighty. They don't always agree, but they are friends anyway.
6) Boy + Bot
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Author Joanna Gaines follows up her #1 New York Times bestselling We Are the Gardeners with The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be. This children's book, beautifully illustrated by Julianna Swaney, celebrates how creativity and acceptance can come together in a bright and beautiful adventure"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Who are you? How do the identities you hold-like your racial or gender identity-impact you every day? How do they impact others? These big and important questions are key to understanding ourselves. Part of being your true self means learning about group identities and how they affect our experience of the world. With kid-friendly explanations of key ideas and relevant scenarios, this text will help young kids explore their identities and how it...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"The third child in a family that wanted only two, Muriel Sullivant has always been the outsider. Single at twenty-three, she's living in a New York City rent-stabilized walk-up, a weaver finch nest of an apartment fitted out as much by serendipity as by intent: note the three-legged bedside table, her squat hand-painted pine dresser, a splotchy framed mirror, the spindled bathroom corner shelf. Her old sister, Pia-who lives in an endless house in...
12) Bird hugs
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bernard isn't like other birds. His wings are impossibly long, and try as he might, he just can't seem to fly. He's left wondering what his wings are good for ... if they're even good for anything at all. But a chance encounter with a dejected orangutan leads Bernard to a surprising discovery: that maybe what makes him different is actually something to be embraced.
13) Hair
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Feminist LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"We are little feminists: Hair helps families and educators discuss race, celebrate difference, and challenge racism."--Back cover.
14) Now? Not yet!
Author
Series
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Peanut and Moe are back, this time on a camping trip. Peanut wants to swim NOW, Moe says NOT YET! A sweet and cheerful book about overcoming differences."-- Amazon.
15) Lovely
Author
Publisher
Creston Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"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) Be you!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Invites young readers to join Queen Bee, Soul Babe, Splatters and all the L.O.L. Surprise! dolls as they celebrate the things that make them the same and different.
Author
Publisher
Dottir Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The brainchild of three women-of-color sociologists, IntersectionAllies is a smooth, gleeful entry into intersectional feminism. The nine interconnected characters proudly describe themselves and their backgrounds, involving topics that range from a physical disability to language brokering, offering an opportunity to take pride in a personal story and connect to collective struggle for justice. The group bond grounds the message of allyship and...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Identifies eight key traits of human behavior traditionally perceived as liabilities that can be hidden strengths, revealing how such stigmatized characteristics as restlessness, introversion, and obsessiveness can be beneficial.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Kiki and Jax are best friends, but they couldn't be more different. The one thing they always agree on is how much fun they have together. But when things start to get in the way, can they make space for what has always sparked joy--each other?"--
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
Our bodies might all differ in shape, and form, and frame, but think how dull the world would be if we were all the same... Celebrate difference and diversity with this wonderful and beautiful book that tells children it's OK to be different - in fact it's perfect to be different. Told from the perspective of works of art, the book illustrates different styles and movements and demonstrates that there is no single masterpiece in galleries, or with...
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