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1) Golden boy
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[2013]
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"A Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin"--
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[2005]
Description
With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers. Themes associated with child development and social harmony, such as friendship, acceptance, self-esteem, and diversity are promoted in simple and straightforward prose. Vivid illustrations of children's activities for all cultures, such as swimming in the ocean, hugging, catching butterflies, and eating birthday...
3) Passing
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A reprint of Harlem Renaissance writer Nella Larsen's 1929 novel in which Irene, an African-American woman with a comfortable life, is disturbed by the return of a childhood friend, Clare, who has passed for white since adolescence and now wants to rejoin the African-American community.
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2022.
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"From the internationally bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change. One morning, a man wakes up to find himself transformed. Overnight, Anders's skin has turned dark, and the reflection in the mirror seems a stranger to him. At first he shares his secret only with Oona, an old friend turned new lover. Soon, reports of similar events begin to surface. Across the land, people are awakening...
7) Honeysmoke
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Pub. Date
2019.
Description
A young biracial girl searches for the perfect color word to describe herself.
8) Glow
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"This simple, playful, and elegant board book stars a young boy who joyfully celebrates his dark skin with a bright moon at the end of a perfect day."--Amazon.com.
11) Nesting dolls
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
A little girl struggling to find her place within her family is shown how special she is through a set of nesting dolls.
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©2007
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"Nella Larsen (1891-1964) occupies a central place in African-American and Modernist literature, and her status as a Harlem Renaissance woman writer is rivaled only by Zora Neale Hurston's. This edition of Larsen's 1929 novel is accompanied by Carla Kaplan's introduction and explanatory annotations."--BOOK JACKET.