Two cousins experience the rise of Cuban communism as one family flees and the other stays behind. While set in the 1960s, themes of family separation under strife are all-too-common for immigrant and refugee families from many regions. A Spanish edition is available as Hasta siempre Cuba, mi isla. Language | Spanish
Two cousins experience the rise of Cuban communism as one family flees and the other stays behind. While set in the 1960s, themes of family separation under strife are all-too-common for immigrant and refugee families from many regions. A Spanish edition is available as Hasta siempre Cuba, mi isla.
Language | Spanish
Every family has special food traditions that connect them to their cultural heritage and beloved elders. In search of her own connections, foster kid Mo begins compiling other people's family recipes online. This provides a great opportunity for kids to reflect on their own family's traditions. Recipes can also be used to support procedural writing activities, math lessons exploring fractions, and health lessons related to nutrition. Income Inequality
Every family has special food traditions that connect them to their cultural heritage and beloved elders. In search of her own connections, foster kid Mo begins compiling other people's family recipes online. This provides a great opportunity for kids to reflect on their own family's traditions. Recipes can also be used to support procedural writing activities, math lessons exploring fractions, and health lessons related to nutrition.
Income Inequality
A pair of magical spectacles helps a young Black girl explore her family's legacy in this historical novel from Nisi Shawl, a well-known writer of science fiction and fantasy books for adults. Set in 1962 as Winna investigates her ancestors' escape from slavery with the help of family ghosts, the story shines a light on two significant periods in American history. Race & Ethnicity | Black
A pair of magical spectacles helps a young Black girl explore her family's legacy in this historical novel from Nisi Shawl, a well-known writer of science fiction and fantasy books for adults. Set in 1962 as Winna investigates her ancestors' escape from slavery with the help of family ghosts, the story shines a light on two significant periods in American history.
Race & Ethnicity | Black
In children's books, it's common for immigrant kids to relocate with their entire families or for the rest of the family to join an immigrant parent. But what about a kid who's left behind with another relative while both parents put down roots in a new place? When her aging grandmother is no longer able to care for her, 10-year-old Lina finally joins her parents and younger sister (who she's never met) in California after 5 years apart and discovers that they've been misleading her about their new life in America. While Lina's situation is unique, Kelly Yang does an amazing job of conveying her feelings of loneliness and jealousy--feelings all kids can relate to. Citizenship Status
In children's books, it's common for immigrant kids to relocate with their entire families or for the rest of the family to join an immigrant parent. But what about a kid who's left behind with another relative while both parents put down roots in a new place? When her aging grandmother is no longer able to care for her, 10-year-old Lina finally joins her parents and younger sister (who she's never met) in California after 5 years apart and discovers that they've been misleading her about their new life in America. While Lina's situation is unique, Kelly Yang does an amazing job of conveying her feelings of loneliness and jealousy--feelings all kids can relate to.
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