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A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi

A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins Maria Latif is used to not having a space of her own. But what happens when she feels the sudden urge to put down roots in the most unexpected of places? Karuna Riazi crafts a tender coming-of-age story about friendship, family, and new beginnings. A Bit […]

Tacko Fall: To New Heights by Tacko Fall and Justin Haynes

Tacko Fall: To New Heights by Tacko Fall and Justin Haynes, illustrated by Reggie Brown Candlewick Tacko Fall was always tall, even as a child, but he wasn’t always a slam-dunk star. On his first official day of training as a boy in Senegal, running up and down the basketball court was exhausting. The first […]

Journey to America by Maliha Abidi

Journey to America: Celebrating Inspiring Immigrants Who Became Brilliant Scientists, Game-Changing Activists & Amazing Entertainers by Maliha Abidi becker&mayer! kids / Quarto Journey to America is a beautiful collection of biographies celebrating 20 of America’s most inspiring first- and second-generation immigrants. A timely, beautiful exploration of America’s rich history of diversity, Journey to America profiles 20 immigrants and children of immigrants […]