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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thanks to her Ye-Ye's epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his death, she feels lost, and it seems like everyone--from her best friends to her older sister--is abandoning her. After Ruby gets in major trouble at school, her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center, with her grandmother, Nai-Nai, and Nai-Nai's friends for company. When a new boy from Ruby's...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
Multiple
Description
"Anna is a young Japanese-American girl whose grandparents in Japan have been sending her kokeshi, the Japanese dolls made of wood and a bit of paint, every year since she was very young. The dolls, like people, are all different from each other. Like people, the things they have in common is that they are all beautiful. As Anna grows, her collection grows with her, and we see how these dolls bring Anna and her grandparents closer and closer as time...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old Ava's mom is about to have twins, and the pregnancy isn't going well. All Ava wants to do is stay by her mother's side, but instead, she is sent away to stay with her grandparents. Normally, spending time at the lake with Nonna and Nonno is wonderful. But everything is different now. While her mom's hospital visits are getting serious back home, Ava grapples with anxiety. As summer storms rock the island, electricity goes out at the...
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