Kiki and Jacques by Ross, Susan L. 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2015)

BTSB #: 765527 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.3 MG Lexile: 640

Genres:

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Somali Americans - Fiction Refugees - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Maine - Fiction

Summary: Eleven-year-old Jacques, who must contend with difficult family dynamics and pressure from an older boy to help him commit a crime, is surprised to discover that he has much in common with Kiki, one of the many new Somali refugees who have immigrated to his Maine town.

Running overload [Jake Maddox graphic novels]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2020)

BTSB #: 596275 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 7-11   
Lexile: 540 GN F&P: R

Genres:

Subjects: Graphic novels Running - Fiction Somali Americans - Fiction Father-daughter relationship - Fiction Divorce - Fiction

Summary: Eighth-grader Nimo Mohamed has made the varsity cross-country team, and she's determined to keep up with the older girls. She's training harder than ever--maybe too hard. Because soon the runner's grades are tumbling, her times are slipping, and her body is completely exhausted. Can Nimo learn to pace herself and stop this running overload? In graphic novel format.