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21) Mommy's khimar
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more.
22) Mama's saris
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An East Indian American daughter pleads with her mother to be allowed to wear one of her mother's colorful saris in honor of her seventh birthday.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her...
Author
Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 6
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Dory's separation anxiety from her mother turns into a ghostly, goofy escapade.
30) Chaiwala!
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When their train makes a ten-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai. The girl orders two cups, and then delights in watching the chaiwala at work--grinding the spices, adding scoops of tea leaves and sugar to the bubbling, boiling milk, then cooling the chai by pouring it from high, back and forth, back and forth--the girl is mesmerized. With a biscuit and a rusk added to their order,...
35) Just like a mama
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Carol Olivia Clementine wishes her parents did not live so far away, but Mama Rose provides a home, loves her, and cares for her just like a mother would.