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1) Boy + Bot
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Alfred A. Knopf
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2012
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A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
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Orca Book Publishers
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" When it comes to explaining physical, cultural and religious differences to children, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What Makes Us Unique? provides an accessible introduction to the concept of diversity, teaching children how to respect and celebrate people's differences and that ultimately, we are all much more alike than we are different. Additional questions at the back of the book allow for further discussion." -- Amazon.com.
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""A modern coming-of-age full of love, desperation, heartache, and magic" (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) about "the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night"-- Provided by publisher.
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"A beautifully illustrated celebration of diversity which helps young children to understand, value and respect differences of every kind. This dynamic and joyous exploration of difference helps young children learn to respond in a kind and equal way to everyone regardless of shape, size, age, physical and mental ability, gender, race, beliefs, language, culture, national identity, background, and so on. With topics ranging from clothes, hair, music...
6) Someone new
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"When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima." -- (Source of summary not specified).
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"Ella is the smallest and youngest of all ghosts. When she tries to prove that she's all grown up, something goes terribly wrong! Suddenly, she's a pink ghost surrounded by only white ghosts. When they laugh at her for being different, Ella needs to come up with a plan. Can she regain her confidence and find a way for everyone to be different?"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Partisanship is up, trust is down, and our social media feeds make us sure we're right and everyone else is ignorant (or worse). But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and our society. Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who voted--twice--for Donald Trump. When the country could no longer see straight across the political divide, Mónica set out to find what was blinding us and discovered...
10) Mac and Cheese
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Two cats that are as different as night and day are nevertheless best friends.
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America's "peerless observer" (People) uncovers college life-from jocks to mutants, dormcest to tailgating-plus race, class, sex, and basketball. Dupont University-the Olympian halls of learning housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition... Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina, who has come here on full scholarship. But...
13) Love story
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""Funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be." -- San Francisco Examiner The iconic tale of love and loss that has touched the hearts of millions, Love Story has become one of the most adored novels of our time. It has sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide and became a blockbuster film starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw. It is the story that told the world, "Love means never having to say you're sorry."...
15) Twins
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"A startlingly beautiful love story… A thrill to read… The most detailed, disturbing, and loveable oddball romance you'll ever read." - Frederick Barthelme, author of Elroy Nights
"A beguiling story of the powerful ties between identical twins… Dermansky has crafted a memorable novel." - Booklist
"Sometimes despairing, sometimes blackly humorous, always engrossing and thoroughly original. A wonderful debut." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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16) If I were a fish
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"From the musicians and viral TikTok creators of If I Were A Fish, Corook and Olivia Barton, comes a picture book adaptation of their silly song with a serious message for everyone's who's ever had to navigate the highs and lows of the internet. Illustrated by the award-winning Mike Curato, this inspiring song about surrounding yourself with the people that make you the happiest is a timely reminder that it's always best to be yourself. How lucky...
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