Rounding up the best nonfiction for children and teens
The Korean War (Fighting for Freedom)
by Tom Streissguth (Author)
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Booktalk: This middle grade book presents an overview of the Korean War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
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My Life with a Parent in the Military
by Mari C Schuh (Author) and Alice Larsson (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Meet Gracen! She likes karate and ice skating. Her dad is in the military. Gracen is real and so are her experiences. Learn about her life and find out what it’s like to move often and have your dad away from home.
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Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup
by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri (Author) and Kristin Sorra (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918. He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noodle soup he calls mami–“ma” for his name and “mi” for noodles–and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love.
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