Hamilton,
Virginia. Sweet
Whispers, Brother Rush. New York: Philomel
Books, 1982.
ISBN:
0399208942 |
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Fourteen-year-old
Tree, resentful of her working mother who leaves her in charge
of a retarded brother, encounters the ghost of her dead uncle
and comes to a deeper understanding of her family's problems. |
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Hale,
Janet Campbell. The
Owl’s Song. University of New Mexico
Press, 1998.
ISBN: 0826318614 |
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Billy
White Hawk leaves his Idaho reservation in search of a better
life in California, where instead he encounters hatred and
hostility that are increasingly difficult to cope with. |
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Hesse,
Karen. Letters
from Rifka. Henry Holt, 1992.
ISBN: 0-8050-1964-2 |
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In letters
to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's
flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she
must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate
to America. Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees
from Russia with her family in 1919. But she dreams that in
the new country she will at last be safe from the Russian soldiers
and their harsh treatment of the Jews. Throughout her journey,
Rifka carries with her a cherished volume of poetry by Alexander
Pushkin. In it, she records her observations and experiences
in the form of letters to Tovah, the beloved cousin she has
left behind. Strong-hearted and determined, Rifka must endure
a great deal: humiliating examinations by doctors and soldiers,
deadly typhus, separation from all she has ever known and loved,
murderous storms at sea, detainment on Ellis Island--and is
if this is not enough, the loss of her glorious golden hair. |
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Hobbs,
Will. Bearstone.
New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1989.
ISBN: 068987071X |
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A Dramatic
Tale of Grizzlies and Gold Fourteen-year-old Cloyd Atcitty has
been skipping school for years. He's run away from a group home
for Native American boys, and is now being sent to work for Walter
Landis, an old rancher on an isolated Colorado farm. In a cave
above the ranch, Cloyd finds a turquoise carving of a bear. Knowing
that his people, the Utes, have a special relationship with bears,
he keeps the small stone, hoping it will bring him strength.
A terrible blow-up with Walter ends in near disaster, but the
old man offers Cloyd one last chance: they'll ride together into
the mountains to reopen Walter's abandoned gold mine. Among the
high peaks that harbor Colorado's last grizzlies, Cloyd's courage
and loyalty will be tested to the limit. |
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Hobbs,
Will. Beardance.
New York: First Aladdin Paperbacks, 1993.
ISBN: 0380723174 |
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While
accompanying an elderly rancher on a trip into the San Juan Mountains,
Cloyd, a Ute Indian boy, tries to help two orphaned grizzly cubs
survive the winter and, at the same time, completes his spirit
mission. Sequel to "Bearstone." |
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Hoobler,
Dorothy & Thomas, & H. Cisneros, The
Mexican American Family Album. Oxford
Univ. Press, 1998.
ISBN: 019512426X |
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History
comes alive through the eyes of Mexican Americans as we share
their true life experiences. Cesar Chavez, Sandra Cisneros,
Lee Trevino, and Linda Ronstadt are just a few examples of
celebrated Mexican Americans. Their stories, and the stories
of thousands of others like them, combined with more than 150
photos, provide a rare glimpse into the immigrant experience. |
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Hoobler,
Dorothy and Thomas. The
Jewish American Family Album. Oxford University
Press, 1995.
ISBN: 0-19-512417-0 |
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Filled
with personal stories of Jewish immigrants, from their arrival
in America (as early as 1579) to the present day, this important
tribute also includes reproductions of letters and newspaper
articles which describe what life was like in the old countries
as well as in the new. Includes profiles of Steven Spielberg,
Barbra Streisand, Leonard Bernstein, and others. Photos & illustrations. |
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Hudson,
Jan. Sweetgrass.
New York: Mira, 2005.
ISBN: 0778321878 |
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Sweetgrass
is a historical tract of land in South Carolina that has been
home to the Blakely family for eight generations.
But Sweetgrass
-- named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area -- is
in trouble. Bulldozers are leveling surrounding properties. and
the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues
to hold their disintegrating family together. For some of the Blakelys,
the prospect of selling Sweetgrass is bittersweet -- for others,
it is completely unimaginable. But as they find the strength to
stay and fight, they realize that their bond as a family is all
they need to stay together. |
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Irwin,
Hadley. Kim/Kimi. New
York: Puffin Books, 1987.
ISBN: 014032593X |
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Despite
a warm relationship with her mother, stepfather, and half brother,
sixteen-year-old Kim feels the need to find answers about the
Japanese American father she never knew. |
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Kalnay,
Francis and Julian De Miskey. Chucaro:
Wild Pony of the Pampa. Walker Books, 1993.
ISBN: 0802773877 |
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The
world of the Argentine pampa comes to life in this humorous tale
of a South American boy determined to tame and ride a wild pony. |
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Kimmel
A., Eric. The
Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories from Chelm.
Holiday House, 2000.
ISBN: 0823414639 |
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Drawing
on traditional Jewish folklore, these Hanukkah stories relate
the antics of the people of Chelm, thought--perhaps incorrectly--to
be a town of fools. |
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Lee,
Marie G. If
It Hadn’t Been for Yoon Jun. New
York: Harper Trophy, 1995.
ISBN: 038072346 |
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As
she reluctantly becomes friends with Yoon Jun, a new student
from Korea, seventh grader Alice Larsen becomes more interested
in learning about her own Korean background. |
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Levine,
Anna. Running
on Eggs. Front Street, 1999.
ISBN: 0812628756 |
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When
Karen and Yasmine become friends as well as members of a mixed
Arab and Jewish track team in Israel, relatives and friends of
both girls disapprove of the relationship. |
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Levitin,
Sonia. The
Golem and the Dragon Girl. New York: Fawcett,
1994.
ISBN: 0449704416 |
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When
Jonathan's family buys Laurel's house, this Jewish boy and Chinese
American girl gradually become friends as they deal with ancestral
spirits and changing family relationships. |
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Levitin,
Sonia. Room
in the Heart. Dutton Books, 2003.
ISBN: 0525468714 |
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After
German forces occupy Denmark during World War II, fifteen-year-old
Julie Weinstein and fifteen-year-old Niels Nelson and their friends
and families try to cope with their daily lives, finding various
ways to resist the Nazis and, ultimately, to survive. |
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Levoy,
Myron. The
Hanukkah of Great Otto. Jewish Pub Society,
1984.
ISBN: 0827602421 |
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Joshua
and his great-uncle Otto discover a new meaning in the celebration
of Hanukkah when they try to build a menorah like a special one
Otto lost during the Holocaust. |
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Matas,
Carol. In
My Enemy's House. Simon and Schuster Children’s
Publishing, 1999.
ISBN: 0689813546 |
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When
German soldiers arrive in Zloczow during World War II, a young
Jewish girl must decide whether or not to conceal her identity
and work for a Nazi in Germany in order to survive. |
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McKissack,
Patricia C. The
Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural. New
York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
ISBN: 0679890068 |
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A
collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed
to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when
ghosts seem all too believable. |
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Means,
Florence Crannell. The
Moved-Outers. Walker and Company. 1992.
ISBN: 0-8027-7386-9 |
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A
novel based on the life of a Japanese-American family in California
after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. |
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Mohr,
Nicholasa. Going
Home. Puffin Books, 1999.
ISBN: 0141306440 |
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Feeling like
an outsider when she visits her relatives in Puerto Rico for
the first time, eleven-year-old Felita tries to come to terms
with the heritage she always took for granted. Nothing about
growing up in a strict Hispanic household seems fair. Then Felita
learns that one of her dreams will come true--she'll be spending
the summer in Puerto Rico with her uncle Jorge. Even though she'll
miss her family and her friends--especially Vinny--Felita knows
she'll be happy. But Felita's summer isn't at all what she expected.
At first none of the girls wants to be friends with a Nuyorican,
and Felita desperately wants to go back home. But by summer's
end, Felita has grown up a little bit, and what she takes back
to New York City is a deeper understanding of herself and her
homeland. |
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Myers,
Walter Dean. Monster. New
York: Harper Collins, 1999.
ISBN: 0064407314 |
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While
on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve
Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom
in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with
the course his life has taken. |
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Myers,
Walter Dean. Slam! New
York: Scholastic, 1996.
ISBN: 0590486683 |
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Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris
is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out
of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but
his coach sees things differently. |
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Na,
An. A
Step from Heaven. New York: Penguin Group,
2003.
ISBN: 0142500275 |
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A
young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English
and adjust to life in America. |
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Namioka,
Lensey. Yang
the Youngest and his Terrible Ear. New York:
Yearling, 1992.
ISBN: 0440409179 |
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Recently
arrived in Seattle from China, musically untalented Yingtao is
faced with giving a violin performance to attract new students
for his father when he would rather be working on friendships
and playing baseball. |
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