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Peter Linebaugh, in an extraordinary historical and literary tour de force, enlists the anonymous and scorned 19th century loom-breakers of the English midlands into the front ranks of an international, polyglot, many-colored crew of commoners resisting dispossession in the dawn of capitalist modernity.
5) Giant Island
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English
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"Under Grandpa's watchful eye, the kids are thrilled to discover that the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and windswept trees on Giant Island are much more than they seem. Are the children the first to fathom this huge secret, or does Grandpa have a secret of his own?"--
9) Being Frank
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English
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Frank struggles to learn the art of being tactful when he observes that his friend has freckles resembling the Big Dipper, his teacher has breath that smells like onions, and his principal's toupee looks like a weasel.
10) My paati's saris
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[2022]
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English
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"A Tamil boy explores his love for his grandmother and her colorful sari collection in this tale of expressing your true self"--
11) The bird feeder
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English
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"A beloved grandma, in the last stages of life, bonds with her young grandchild over birds as they spend all the time they can together, creating a love that never wavers.
14) Drawn together
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English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
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A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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English
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Sophie's grandfather tells her that all he wants for his birthday is for her to perform a mitzvah, a good work, and change the world; Sophie is perplexed because while she enjoys helping people, she does not see how her kindness changes the world--until her grandfather explains it to her.
16) Ice cream summer
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English
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A little boy writes a letter to his grandfather about all the reading and studying he is doing this summer--but all his activities revolve around ice cream.
19) You be grandma
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English
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In this humorous and heartwarming story, a grandmother tells her granddaughter that she's too tired to be a Grandma tonight and asks her granddaughter to take over for her.
20) Grandma's farm
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English
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"Grandma Ginny and Timmy take a trip to visit the site of the family farm, where the old house and some rickety buildings still stand. Timmy had visited with Grandpa before and learned all about his tractor, but Grandma has her own stories to tell of planting the fields, harvesting the crops, and feeding the animals. Guided by Grandma's farm diary and her fond memories, Timmy and Grandma tour the land and talk about what life was like back then"--...
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