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• Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

  Miller, Chanel

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  Magnolia Wu is a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat.

• Merci Suárez Changes Gears

  Medina, Meg

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  Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between.

• Measuring Up

  LaMotte, Lily

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  Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food.

• Lety Out Loud

  Cervantes, Angela

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  A young Spanish-speaking volunteer reluctantly partnering with a grumpy classmate who competes against her to become the shelter's official pet profile writer.

• Stef Soto, Taco Queen

  Torres, Jennifer, 1980-

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  Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business. But just when it looks like Stef is going to get exactly what she wants, and her family's livelihood is threatened,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wishing Upon the Same Stars

  Feldman, Jacquetta Nammar

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  Coming-of-age story where Arab American girl, Yasmeen, moves to San Antonio with her family and navigates finding friendship--and herself.

• Maizy Chen's Last Chance

  Yee, Lisa

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  In Last Chance, Minnesota, with her family, Maizy spends her time at the Golden Palace, the restaurant that's been in her family for generations, where she makes some discoveries requiring her to go on a search for answers.

• Other Words for Home

  Warga, Jasmine

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  Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian community is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the beloved family members who were left behind and forges a new sense of identity shaped by friends and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parachute Kids

  Tang, Betty C.

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  After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hello, Universe

  Kelly, Erin Entrada

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  Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero).

• The Parker Inheritance

  Johnson, Varian

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  When Candice finds a letter addressed to her grandmother, she isn't sure she should read it. But the letter describes an injustice that happened decades ago and the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle. Can Candice find the fortune…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• New Kid

  Craft, Jerry

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  A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real.

• The Magical Reality of Nadia

  Yūsuf, Bāsim, 1974-

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  Competing to design a new exhibit for the local museum, a sixth-grade Egyptian immigrant is teased about her heritage by a newcomer, before an ancient amulet she wears imparts a hilarious and helpful secret. Inspired by the author's real-life…Read moreRead more of this annotation