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Wings to Soar
by Tina Athaide (Author)
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Booktalk: It’s 1972 and Viva’s Indian family has been expelled from Uganda and sent to a resettlement camp in England, but not all of them made the trip. Her father is supposed to meet them in London, but he never shows up. As they wait for him, Viva, her mother, and her sister get settled in camp and try to make the best of their life there.

Just when she is beginning to feel at home with new friends, Viva and her family move out of the camp and to a part of London where they are not welcome. While grappling with the hate for brown-skinned people in their new community, Viva is determined to find her missing father so they can finish their move to Canada. When it turns out he has been sponsored to move to the United States, they have to save enough money to join him.

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First Responders on 9/11
by Amy C. Rea (Author)
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Booktalk: This middle grade book showcases stories from first responders who heroically rushed to the scene of the attacks and describes the experiences of the firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who put themselves in danger to come to the aid of victims and survivors.

Snippet: On September 11, 2001, New York firefighter Brenda Berkman was off duty. She planned to spend her time off working on local elections that day. Then her partner’s mother called to ask if they were all right. The mother had seen a plane crashing into the World Trade Center on the news.

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