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• American Street

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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  Fabiola Toussaint left Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with her mother to find "une belle vie," or "a good life." But when her mother is detained by U.S. immigration, Fabiola is left to navigate her new world on her own. When a dangerous proposition arises,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dream Things True

  Marquardt, Marie F., 1972-

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  Evan is the nephew of a conservative southern senator, accustomed to country clubs and luxury. When he meets the beautiful Alma, who is from a large Mexican family, he falls in love. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement is hot on Alma's trail,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eleanor & Park

  Rowell, Rainbow

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  Eleanor is the new girl and a perfect target for ridicule and harassment. Park doesn't want the weirdo sitting next to him on the bus but as a misfit himself, he reluctantly offers. What blossoms is a friendly relationship that eventually becomes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Holding Up the Universe

  Niven, Jennifer

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  After surgery that helped her morbid obesity, Libby Strout begins public school after years of homeschooling. Jack Masselin is the resident "bad boy" with prosopagnosia, a neurological condition that causes facial blindness. Eventually, the two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Orange Houses

  Griffin, Paul, 1966-

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  Three misfit teens meet and connect in their Bronx, New York, neighborhood - with devasting results. A moving story of friendship and hope under difficult conditions.

• Picture Us in the Light

  Gilbert, Kelly Loy

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  Chinese-American Danny Cheng's father loses his job and his parents' life begins to fall apart in front of his eyes. Danny begins to uncover dark secrets about his family's past and tries to unravel the mystery while navigating his complicated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something in Between

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  Jasmine discovers her family's illegal immigrant status and realizes her dream of college may be impossible. While deportation looms, she endures as she falls for the son of a congressman who opposes an immigration reform bill.

• You Bring the Distant Near

  Perkins, Mitali

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  This profound and moving story begins in 1965 when sisters Sonia and Tara Das move from Ghana to London and then New York City, looking forward to new opportunities in their new world, but consistently keeping traditions from their native land.…Read moreRead more of this annotation