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English
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When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.
For over a year the Bronx has been plagued by unexplained disappearances. Raquel does her best to ignore it: after all, the police only look for the white kids. Then her crush Charlize's cousin goes...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Just seventy-five years ago, the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today: it rounded up over 100,000 of its own citizens based on nothing more than their ancestry and, suspicious of their loyalty, kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years. How could this have happened? Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation's...
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
91) Love song
Author
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Greeley returns to the bestselling form of The Cardinal Sins in this old-fashioned love story set in the high-powered world of criminal lawyers. The author to be interviewed on "Today".
92) Hell to eternity
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Raised by a Japanese-American family, Marine Guy Gabaldon uses his language and combat skills to cause hundreds of enemy troops to surrender.
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Language
English
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Asian/Pacific American Award
Junior Fiction Science Fiction
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Asian/Pacific American Award
Junior Fiction Science Fiction
Newbery Award Winners
Description
When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Cómo salir con un Mexicano volador : Relatos nuevos y escogidos by Daniel A. Olivas was originally published in English in 2022 as How to date a flying Mexican : new and collected stories by the University of Nevada Press. The English text has been reproduced in Spanish and the front matter has been modified to reflect the new translation"--
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