American as paneer pie by Kelkar, Supriya 

Paperback(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 511992 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
Lexile: 840 F&P: U

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.

American as paneer pie by Kelkar, Supriya 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2020)

BTSB #: 511997 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 5.4 MG Lexile: 840 F&P: U

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.

American as paneer pie by Kelkar, Supriya 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2020)

BTSB #: P08414 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Bullying - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.

King and the dragonflies by Callender, Kacen 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 183918 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.9 MG RC: 5.4 6-8 Lexile: 830 F&P: Y

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Dragonflies - Fiction Grief - Fiction Louisiana - Fiction

Summary: In a small Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself.

Red and green and blue and white by Wind, Lee 

BTSB Prebound New title, awaiting publication or binding.(Levine Querido, 2021)

BTSB #: 955997 In Bindery

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   


Genres: Holidays Multicultural

Subjects: Antisemitism - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Neighbors - Fiction Hanukkah - Fiction Christmas - Fiction

Summary: On Isaac's street most of the houses are decorated in red and green for Christmas including his friend, Teresa's, while Isaac's house is blue and white for Hanukkah; then someone smashes Isaac's window in the night, and Teresa comes up with a way to show support for her friend--and gets the whole community to rally around their Jewish family.