How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening?
The end of elementary school?
Worst time of my life.
And the start of middle school?
I just wasn’t quite right.
But this year?
YO VOY A MI.
Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz’s year. She’s going to make a new friend, help her abuela Mimi get settled after moving from Puerto Rico, and she is not going to get into any more trouble at school. . . .
Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, so
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Novel
Young Adult
Fiction
Poetry/Verse
POC Representation
9/13/2022
depression
Latinx/Hispanic
My New Daddy
Lilly Mossiano
General List
LGBTQ
EYNov23
High
0
0
Elementary School
Smashwords Edition
EYNOV23
2/2/2024
My New Daddy is a short illustrated work of fiction following young Charles through the journey of his mother's transition from female to male, and his transition from calling him "Mommy" to "Daddy".
It explains, in easy to convey ideas, the hows and why of female to male gender reassignment surgery and the emotional and mental changes that occur during transition.
It is designed to instill a sense of understanding in young children to prevent confusion and mistrust of transgender individual
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Fiction
Chapter Book
1/13/2013
YES
Dear America, The Story of an Undocumented Citizen (Young Readers Edition)
Jose Antonio Vargas
General List
EYNov23
High
0
0
Middle School
Elementary School
HarperCollins
EYNOV23
11/2/2023
Jose Antonio Vargas was only twelve years old when he was brought to the United States from the Philippines to live with his grandparents. He didn’t know it, but he was sent to the U.S. illegally.
When he applied for a learner’s permit, he learned the truth, and he spent the next almost twenty years keeping his immigration status a secret. Hiding in plain sight, he was writing for some of the most prestigious news organizations in the country. Only after publicly admitting his undocumented stat
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Biography/Memoir
Immigrant Representation
POC Representation
7/14/2020
Latinx/Hispanic
Yes
Dear Earth... From Your Friends in Room 5
Erin Dealey
General List
EYNov23
High
0
0
Elementary School
HarperCollins
EYNOV23
11/2/2023
A monthly exchange of ideas between the kids and Earth becomes a lasting friendship in this affectionate story about how to be an Earth Hero, lyrically written by Erin Dealey and gorgeously illustrated by Dilys Evans Founder Award-winning illustrator Luisa Uribe.
Young readers will learn about environmental conservation, along with simple things they can do to help care for the planet—like recycling and reducing energy consumption. There is even a reversible jacket cover that features a poster