American as paneer pie by Kelkar, Supriya 

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

BTSB #: 511992 Temp OS

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.

Home is not a country by Elhillo, Safia 

BTSB Prebound(Make Me A World, 2021)

BTSB #: 305534 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
Lexile: NP

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Children of immigrants - Fiction Muslims - Fiction High school students - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Novels in verse

Summary: In this novel written in free verse, Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her suburban town, which makes her feel too much like an outsider. And most recently, by her childhood friend. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen and she might have to fight for it with a fierceness she never knew she had.

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.

King and the dragonflies by Callender, Kacen 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC)

BTSB #: P08047 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

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

Summary: In a small but turbulent 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(Levine Querido, 2021)

BTSB #: 955997 Available

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.