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“Piecing me together” by Renee Watson 📖

A Newberry Honor Book thus is the story of Jade who lives in a poor neighborhood in New York but has a scholarship to an affluent mostly white school where she wants to make the most of all opportunities especially if it means she can travel. But life doesn’t always give us what we want no matter how hard we try. Jade enrolls in a new ‘woman to woman’ program but both she and her mentor Maxine have much to learn. This book is ideal for year 8+ and is available in the senior library at F WAT #shrlibrarybookreview 📖

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Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet, #1) 📖 by Roshani Chokshi

Fans of Percy Jackson will LOVE this adventurous romp through Indian mythology rich with gods, demons and celestial weapons of all kinds. Brilliantly written it was gripping from cover to cover.

This book is available in the junior library at JF CHO 

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Or listen to the audio book on Overdrive here

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“Fish in a tree” by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 📖

Ally is smart at art and maths but struggles with reading and writing, a fact that she has been clever enough tow hide for years until a new teacher, Mr Daniels arrives and recognizes some of her behaviors as dyslexia. This story is about how with patience, perseverance and grit you can overcome difficulties and even have the self confidence to stand up to bullies. As a semi-autobiographical story this is a compelling read which will help all children and their parents to understand and empathize with learning differences. 
This book is available in the senior library at F HUN

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or read online  on Overdrive here

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‘The Night Diary’ by Veera Hiranandani 📖

1947. India has been free from British rule but internal political struggles have resulted in partition. Nisha & her twin brother are half Muslim & half Hindu. Nisha writes nightly in her diary to her dead mother and tells her all the things that she is unable to say as the family is forced to flee and make the treacherous journey to safety. Why do people hate each other so much? Nisha asks as she witnesses violence, starvation and calamity. 

This book is available as an audio book on Overdrive 

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