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The power of the pearl earrings / by Trinh, Linda.; Nguyen, Clayton.;
Liz is the spontaneous and energetic middle child in the Nguyen family, whe grew up listening to stories from her Grandma Noi about the Trung Sisters, freedom fighters in ancient Vietnam. Liz is determined to prove she is just as important and brave as the famous warriors. But a new boy at school threatens her plans by turning her best friend against her. She struggles with her place in her family until she finds the pearl earrings her Grandma Noi left her as a gift. This reminds her of her Vietnamese heritage which gives her confidence to stand up for herself.LSC
Subjects: Middle-born children; Identity (Psychology); Self-esteem in children; Grandmothers; Vietnamese;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Remember who you are / by Prince, Leona.; Prince, Gabrielle.; General, Sara.;
"You are more powerful than you imagine. In this lyrical picture book, young readers are reminded of their cultural roots, the wisdom of their ancestors and their own potential. Each page offers an affirmation about identity, respect, love and truth, encouraging all children to embrace their unique gifts and power. From the resilience flowing through their veins to the knowledge written in the stars, Remember Who You Are inspires children t o see themselves as integral parts of their community, capable of great leadership and great kindness. Perfect for bedtime reading and classroom discussions, this book fosters a deep sense of belonging and pride by celebrating Indigenous heritage and reminding young readers who they truly are."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Identity (Psychology) in children; Ethnicity; Group identity; Indigenous peoples; Genealogy; Self-actualization (Psychology);
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Earthlings : a novel / by Murata, Sayaka,1979-author.; Takemori, Ginny Tapley,translator.; translation of:Murata, Sayaka,1979-Chikyu seijin.English.;
"As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to Natsuki that he is an extraterrestrial, and Natsuki starts to wonder if she might be an alien too. Later, as a married woman, Natsuki feels forced to fit in to a society she deems a "baby factory" but wonders if there is more to the world than the mundane reality everyone else seems to accept. The answers are out there, and Natsuki has the power to find them. Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world, and cements Sayaka Murata's status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Magic realist fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Cousins; Extraterrestrial beings; Families; Identity (Psychology); Imaginary companions; Imagination in children;
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My shadow is purple / by Stuart, Scott(Children's author);
My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. Here's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, by best-selling children's book creator Scott Stuart. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Gender identity; Gender-nonconforming children; Difference (Psychology); Individuality in children; Parent and child; Courage; Respect for persons; Self-acceptance;
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Almost brown : a mixed-race family memoir / by Gill, Charlotte,1971-author.;
"An award-winning writer retraces her dysfunctional, biracial, globe-trotting family's journey as she reckons with ethnicity and belonging, diversity and race, and the complexities of life within a multicultural household. Charlotte Gill's father is Indian. Her mother is English. They meet in 1960's London when the world is not quite ready for interracial love. Their union, a revolutionary act, results in a total meltdown of familial relations, a lot of immigration paperwork, and three children, all in varying shades of tan. Together they set off on a journey from the United Kingdom to Canada and to the United States in elusive pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness--a dream that eventually tears them apart. Almost Brown is an exploration of diasporic intermingling involving parents of two different races and their half-brown children as they experience the paradoxes and conundrums of life as it's lived between race checkboxes. Eventually, her parents drift apart because they just aren't compatible. But as she finds herself distancing from her father too--why is she embarrassed to walk down the street with him and not her mom?--she doesn't know if it's because of his personality or his race. As a mixed-race child, was this her own unconscious bias favoring one parent over the other in the racial tug-of-war that plagues our society? Almost Brown looks for answers to questions shared by many mixed-race people: What are you? What does it mean to be a person of color when the concept is a societal invention and really only applies halfway if you are half white? And how does your relationship with your parents change as you change and grow older? In a funny, turbulent, and ultimately heartwarming story, Gill examines the brilliant messiness of ancestry, "diversity," and the idea of "race," a historical concept that still informs our beliefs about ethnicity today"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Gill, Charlotte, 1971-; Gill, Charlotte, 1971-; Identity (Psychology); Immigrants; Race awareness in children.; Racially mixed families; Racially mixed families; Racially mixed people; Racially mixed people; Racially mixed women; Women authors, Canadian; Race;
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All good children / by Austen, Catherine,1965-;
In the not-too-distant future, Max tries to maintain his identity in a world where the only way to survive is to conform and obey.LSC
Subjects: Dystopias.; Teenagers; Identity (Psychology); Creative ability; Conformity; Obedience;
© c2011., Orca Book Publishers,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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You are a beautiful beginning / by Laden, Nina.; Garrity-Riley, Kelsey.;
Children play cooperatively in a forest, and their stick creations draw the interest of small gnome-like creatures, who make their own additions.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Children; Identity (Psychology); Play; Forests and forestry; Gnomes; Imagination;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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You do you-nicorn / by Vanessa, Erin.;
"A picture book that empowers kids to feel like they can be and do anything they want. Features a gender-neutral character and follows a diverse cast of children throughout their interests"--
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Picture Books.; Ability; Identity (Psychology);
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Holding tight, letting go : raising healthy kids in anxious times / by Garber, Benjamin D.(Benjamin David),1959-;
Includes index.When to hold on, when to let go - a constant dilemma of parenthood. This book examines the balance between these powerful dynamics. How parents can instill confidence and security in children and how professionals can recognize and respond when this process goes awry. Includes descriptions of family systems and identity development and guidance on remaining an emotional anchor in children's lives as they launch toward independence.LSC
Subjects: Parenting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Other words for home / by Warga, Jasmine.;
Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Syrians; Immigrant children; Families; Identity (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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