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-- I am an immigrant too!Ã2017, Primary, Beach Lane Books Call No: JUV039250 Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal how all of our lives are enriched by the vibrant cultural diversity immigrants bring to their new communities"--Provided by publisher.
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By Pung, Alice[2016], Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: REALISTIC F PUN Edition: First American edit Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but she's ambitious and smart, and she has just received the opportunity of a lifetime: a scholarship to the prestigious school Laurinda, and a ticket out of her broken-down suburb of Stanley. Linh is blunt, strong-willed, and fearless - everything Lucy once loved about herself. She is Lucy's last solid link to her life before Laurinda, but she is growing tired of being eclipsed by the glamour of Laurinda. As Lucy floats farther from the life she once knew, her connection to Linh - and her life in Stanley - threatens to snap. .
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-- Lucy & LinhBy Pung, AliceÃ2014., Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Australia, Lucy tries to balance her life at home surrounded by her Chinese immigrant family, with her life at a pretentious private school.
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By Lai, Remy2019., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Company Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes.
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By Lai, Remy2019., Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes.
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By Lim, Rebecca[2021]., Adolescent, Delacore Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Wen Zhou, a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents, feels trapped by her parents' high expectations and ideas for her future. So when she befriends Henry Xiao, who is also a first-generation child of immigrants, she finds a kindred spirit and someone who truly understands her. They decide to apply for a selective school far from home, but when tragedy rocks Henry's family, Henry becomes reclusive and shut off from the outside world. Wen commits herself to helping her friend, no matter the repercussions from her father, and learns to find her voice.
