Orem Library

In Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression, Muriel and her family have no money to prepare the seder meal until a mysterious stranger performs a Passover miracle. Includes notes on the Passover holiday, the Great Depression, and the history of the D.C. Jewish community.

Molly conquers her fear of swimming underwater when she and the other campers at Camp Gowonagin divide into two teams to play Color War.

Jason Cashman has reached the goal he spent the last twenty years seeking, but instead of feeling content, he feels empty. When he meets Alexandra Lopez, a ten-year-old America-loving girl facing deportation, he is inspired by his old friend, Murray McBride, to give her five wishes before she must leave. They set out to check off as many wishes as possible, but when Jason's transplanted heart begins to fail, he must choose between his obligations...

After carefully planning a visit with Aly and Emma, Yasmin is disappointed to see that they want to play on their own, but a creative compromise may make everyone happy. "Yasmin sabe exactamente a qué quiere jugar cuando vengan sus amigos. Pero resulta que sus amigos tienen sus propias ideas. ¿Podría una idea creativa hacer felices a todos?"--

When spring arrives, Yasmin and her Baba plant a garden but Yasmin's flower seedling keeps wilting until her Nani sits in the sun, revealing to Yasmin what the plant needs. "¡Es primavera! Yasmin y su baba están emocionados de sembrar su jardín, y Yasmin elige una planta con flores a la que le procura sol, agua y buena tierra... Entonces, ¿por qué se está marchitando? Verla a Nani sentada al sol le da a Yasmin una idea brillante, y ahora ya...

La Srta. Alex tiene que salir del salón y pone a Yasmin a cargo de la clase. ¡Ella cree que ser maestra es fácil! Pero cuando las cosas empiezan a ir mal, Yasmin debe hacer algo rápidamente para que todo vuelva a estar en orden antes de que vuelva la Srta. Alex. When Ms. Alex is called away from the classroom, she leaves Yasmin in charge, but the other children just ignore her and start acting silly and noisy--until Yasmin thinks up a way to...

Yasmin, an outgoing Pakistani-American girl, faces challenges at home, at school, and out and about with creativity and quick thinking.

Reporter Anne Lemire writes the Rumor Clinic, a newspaper column that disproves the many harmful rumors floating around town, some of them spread by Axis actors and others just gossip mixed with fear and ignorance. She's getting tired of chasing rumors about Rosie Riveters' safety on the job, or whether the Nazis have poisoned lobsters off the coast of Maine. She wants to write about something bigger. Special Agent Devon Mulvey, one of the few Catholics...

En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno. Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se encuentran con otras personas como ellos. Familias con raíces...