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"It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say? Open this book to join Rashin in discovering the true things that shape a...
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When Miriam arrives in a small kibbutz in the aftermath of the Holocaust and World War II, the other children are wary, especially class queen Michal, whose boyfriend befriends Miriam. Written when the author was eleven, based on her Holocaust-survivor family members' recollections.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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930L
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"In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking better lives in the United States. Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East explores the stories of two families who left their home countries for better opportunities in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country"--Back cover.
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"Kati owns Istanbul's only mystery book store and, as usual, gets involved in a case that is none of her business. Every day, a beautiful woman lunches alone in the restaurant next to the bookstore. When the woman is found dead in her apartment, Kati immediately recognizes the stranger from the restaurant in images in the newspaper photos. Although the police believe it was an accident, Kati suspects something more sinister has happened." --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
880L
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Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.
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AD 970L
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"A father and his daughters may not be able to return home . . . but they can celebrate stories of their homeland! As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway homeland-Palestine. Through their father's memories, the Old City of Jerusalem comes to life: the sounds of street vendors beating rhythms with brass coffee cups, the smell of argileh drifting through windows, and the...
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