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• Adi of Boutanga

  a Story From Cameroon

  Dzotap, Alain Serge,

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  Middle grade fiction. Thirteen-year-old Adi loves swimming in the river, making dolls for her little sisters, and writing new words in her notebook at school. But one day Adi’s hands start to shake with terror...

• And There Was Music

  Pantaleo, Marta, 1990-

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  PIcture book. Whether you love gospel choirs, piano concertos, mariachi bands, or gamelan orchestras, music can connect you with people from across our planet.

• Downpour

  Splish! Splash! Ker-splash!

  Ōnari, Yūko, 1965-

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  A young boy celebrates a refreshing storm in this joyous picture book about experiencing with all your senses a cloudburst of rain on a hot summer day.

• The Green Kingdom

  Funke, Cornelia, 1958-

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  Middle grade fiction. Twelve-year-old Caspia isn’t thrilled by the news that her parents are taking her to stay in Brooklyn. But everything changes when she discovers a bundle of letters, hidden in an old dresser.

• How Do You Eat Color?

  David, Mabi,

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  Picture book. Do you know how red tastes? What about blue, orange, purple, or even white? As a boy, a girl, and their chameleon go through their day, they meet a bounty of colorful fruits and vegetables.

• Lamberto Lamberto Lamberto

  Rodari, Gianni,

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  Middle grade fiction. After a mysterious trip to Egypt, the baron hires six people to take up residence in the attic of his villa. Their only task? To repeat his name throughout the day.

• The Lost Ones

  Rundberg, Johan, 1973-

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  Middle grade fiction. 1880, Stockholm: Mika will do what it takes to make sure there are no more lost ones—and to bring the infamous killer, the Dark Angel, out into the light.

• No One Is Home

  Pasiński, Mikołaj,

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  Picture book. Leo decides to surprise his friend with a birthday present and so heads off to meet up with Kimbo across the busy city. But little does Leo know that Kimbo is headed to Leo’s house! Will they ever get to celebrate together?

• Okchundang Candy

  Go, Jung-soon,

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  Picture book. Nothing ever stays the same, and as Jung-soon got older, so did her grandparents. An achingly beautiful story about the little joys and sharp sorrows that make up a life together as a family.

• On All Fours

  Dorémus, Gaëtan, 1976-

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  Picture book. With its four little paws, a curious bear cub dances across pebbles, feels the tickling grass, splishes and splashes in puddles.

• The Photo Finish

  Mazas, Marie

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  Middle grade fiction. Best friends Nour and August join Grandpa Paolo on an epic two-week bike ride and use a special camera to fulfill their own dreams.

• Picking Tea With Baba

  Xu, Bin (Children's author),

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  Picture book. A young boy and his brother travel with their parents up the mountainside to their tea garden for a day of work.

• Pilgrim Codex

  Mansour Manzur, Vivian,

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  A one-of-a-kind picture book about one immigrant family's journey north, illustrated in the vein of an ancient codex and drawing upon Mesoamerican mythology.

• Ramon Fellini

  the Dog Detective

  Karsten, Guilherme,

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  Picture book. A little boy’s aquarium has been attacked, and his poor fish is terrified! Who could be behind this horrible crime? Never fear: Ramon Fellini is on the case!

• Sunday

  Tolentino, Marcelo, 1986-

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  Picture book. Martin invents a world adventure with his dog, Maize, braving extreme cold alongside penguins on ice caps, facing a dragon, confronting pirate ships, and crossing an arid desert on a camel’s back.

• The Village Beyond the Mist

  Kashiwaba, Sachiko, 1953-

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  Middle grade fiction. When a gust of wind carries off her umbrella, it leads Lina down a secret path between the trees to a strange and incredible world.