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Author
Series
Doughnut fix volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.--Provided by Publisher.
2) The telling
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Determined to forgo traditional medicine as she struggles to come to terms with a grave medical diagnosis, graduate student Heather Nelson hopes to find answers and healing in Amish country, but first, she offers to drive her Amish friend, Grace Byler, to Ohio to search for her mother.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Chris Gardner, popular speaker and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and major motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness presents, in the tradition of The Last Lecture and The Alchemist, a powerful book on dreaming your way to the next level of your life"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the traditional fable, a kind but simple man and his grandson, on their way to market with their donkey, find it impossible to please everyone they meet.
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A tender, potent, and compulsively readable novel of a Nigerian-Indian family and the deeply held secret that tests their traditions and bonds"--
Southeastern Nigeria. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives,...
8) The orchard
Author
Language
English
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Description
"For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Ellie, with the support of a new beau, will need to find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined."
9) Dog shaming
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dog owners everywhere have found their outlet in Dogshaming, where they can confess their dogs' biggest (and often grossest!) sins, which turn out to be recognizably universal--complete with snapshots of ridiculously cute but shamed pups who don't seem capable of humping babies, pooping on pillows, or snagging steak straight from a grill. Our book follows the format of the blog, and while a handful of the images will be greatest hits from the blog,...
10) Stand on the sky
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.
11) Bayou justice
Author
Publisher
Steeple Hill
Language
English
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Description
Alligator conservationist Coco LeBlanc knew real fear when she found a body in the clutches of her beloved beasts. Fear turned to horror when she saw that it was one of the Trahan clan--and he'd been shot in the back. Her ex-boyfriend, Luc Trahan, had dumped Coco two years ago when she refused to give up her family's centuries-old voodoo traditions, and he didn't know about her newfound faith. Now, as they and their families become prime suspects...
Author
Publisher
Verso Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, grew to be the largest Indigenous protest movement in the twenty-first century, attracting tens of thousands of Indigenous and non-Native allies from around the world. Its slogan "Mni Wiconi"--Water is Life -- was about more than just a pipeline. Water Protectors knew this battle for Native...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Determined to forgo traditional medicine as she struggles to come to terms with a grave medical diagnosis, graduate student Heather Nelson hopes to find answers and healing in Amish country, but first, she offers to drive her Amish friend, Grace Byler, to Ohio to search for her mother.
14) An Italian wife
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
After honoring tradition by moving to America and birthing seven children to the husband she has never really known, Italian Josephine Rimaldi seeks her youngest child, given up for adoption after her secret affair, while her six remaining children face the trials and tribulations of World War I, the 1950s, and the vices that fueled 1970s America.
15) Jingle
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester mansion is a long standing tradition in Cedarville, however Griffin and his friends are not happy to find that they have been volunteered as elves by their friend Logan and can not get out of it--but this year the pageant seem plagued by frequent electrical outages, and during one of them the valuable antique known as the Star of Prague disappears from the giant Christmas tree, and as they are...
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A practical guide to planning your funeral, including worksheets and guided journal prompts" --publisher.
This workbook, intended for you to record in great detail how you want your funeral to proceed, is a practical guide with worksheets and guided journal prompts. Benjamin offers a plethora of facts, stories, and inspiration to help you think outside the coffin to ensure that your wishes are recorded for posterity. Planning for death should be...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Smoke Jensen looks forward to spending a quiet holiday with the family. But an unexpected arrival from south of the border has him reaching for his guns, defending his land and risking everything he loves. Sally Jensen strikes up a friendship with a lovely Mexican woman, who turns out to be married to the mysterious stranger plotting to steal her ranch. Ace and Chance prepare to fight a gang of outlaws trying to kill the man who raised them, but...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House(R) #14: "Day of the Dragon King, " they had lots of questions. Who was the Dragon King? How did he build the Great Wall? What is Chinese New Year? What are some other Chinese traditions? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Chinese history and culture.
19) American panda
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths-- that she is a germaphobe who cannot become a doctor, she prefers dancing to biology, she decides to reconnect with her estranged older brother, and she is dating a Japanese boy. Can she find a way to be herself, before her web of lies unravels?
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on list
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Description
"Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked--Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"--but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her...