Salima Alikhan
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents." --
Author
Series
Soraya volume 2
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Fourth grader Soraya misses her only friend. It's been months since she met a mermaid named Estelle and rescued her from Bayside Aquarium. Soraya is sure no one else will ever like her because she's too weird. When her class goes on a field trip to Balabrook Caverns, Soraya sneaks away down a secret tunnel. Soon she is pulled in to a new adventure filled with magic, danger... and friendship where she least expected to find it." --
Author
Series
Soraya volume 1
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Soraya is a creative girl who marches to the beat of her own drum. She feels isolated from her fourth grade classmates and is most comfortable in the world of her comic book hero, Nimbla Moony. A class trip to the aquarium yields an unexpected surprise when Soraya is approached by a young mermaid who needs help returning to the sea. How can Soraya get Estelle safely out of the building to the nearby bay without detection? Does she have what it takes...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
On Multicultural Day at school, a young girl cannot decide whether to showcase her father's Indian heritage, her mother's German heritage, or her American identity, then realizes she can highlight all three.