Blended by Draper, Sharon M. 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)

BTSB #: P05986 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Racially mixed people - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction Race relations - Fiction Divorce - Fiction Family life - Fiction Identity (Psychology) - Fiction Ohio - Fiction

Summary: Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.

Gigi And Ojiji : food for thought [I can read book. Level 3, Gigi and Ojiji]by Iwai, Melissa 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2023)

BTSB #: 481524 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Grandparent-grandchild relationship - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction Japanese Americans - Fiction Eating customs - Fiction

Summary: Gigi tries natto, a traditional Japanese food. But will she like it as much as peanut butter?

Louis helps Ajani fight racism [Helper hounds]by Rivadeneira, Caryn Dahlstrand 

BTSB Prebound(Red Chair Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 757225 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 610

Genres: Animals Multicultural

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction Racism - Fiction

Summary: Ajani loves having a dad from Denmark and a mom from Jamaica. Ajani speaks three languages and gets to spend summers with his grandparents in the coolest places. But when a classmate overhears dark-skinned Ajani speaking Danish, the boy makes a hurtful, racist comment. Ajani is crushed. Until a chance encounter with Louis the Helper Hound helps Ajani feel proud of his heritage and helps him and his classmates fight racism.

Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden [Vanderbeekers]by Glaser, Karina Yan 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 380910 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 7-11   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Large print books Gardening - Fiction Family life - New York (State) - Harlem - Fiction Neighbors - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer. Sequel to Vanderbeekers Of 141st Street. Large print hardcover format.

Vanderbeekers ever after [Vanderbeekers]by Glaser, Karina Yan 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2023)

BTSB #: 380915 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-11   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Family life - New York (State) - Harlem - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction Sick - Fiction Weddings - Fiction

Summary: The Vanderbeeker family is celebrating! Their two favorite people are getting married in Harlem, and Laney, Hyacinth, Oliver, Jessie, and Isa have so much to look forward to--and organize! When one of the siblings becomes seriously ill, wedding plans come to an abrupt halt. Instead of preparing for a party, they're spending their days at the hospital. Soon the Vanderbeekers attempt to help a new and critically ill friend, even as they struggle with how their own lives have turned upside down.

Welcome back, Maple Mehta-Cohen by McGovern, Kate 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 626640 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.4 MG F&P: W

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Large print books Reading disability - Fiction School stories Family life - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction

Summary: Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can't read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder. Despite all Maple's clever tricks to hide her troubles with reading, her teacher is on to her, and now Maple has to repeat fifth grade. As she faces the loss of old friendships, the possibility of new ones, and reading challenges head-on, her deception may be exposed. Large print hardcover format.

Welcome back, Maple Mehta-Cohen by McGovern, Kate 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 626650 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.4 MG F&P: W

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Reading disability - Fiction School stories Family life - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction Racially mixed families - Fiction

Summary: Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can't read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder. Despite all Maple's clever tricks to hide her troubles with reading, her teacher is on to her, and now Maple has to repeat fifth grade. As she faces the loss of old friendships, the possibility of new ones, and reading challenges head-on, her deception may be exposed.