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Carmen Agra Deedy
Coqui leaves Cuba with her family for Decatur, Georgia, and misses Emilio, the peanut vendor she greeted each evening from her Havana window. Before she goes, he encourages her to remember their friendship and tells her she may enjoy baseball in the United States. Years after the move, a baseball game stirs familiar scents and brings back memories of Emilio and the home she left behind.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering CitiesPatricia Morris Buckley, illustrated by E.B. LewisThis history follows generations of Native workers known as skywalkers, who helped shape city skylines across North America. High above the ground, they balanced on narrow beams while building landmarks and facing dangerous heights and loss. The book traces the legacy of these workers, including Native Americans who continue this work today. It centers their skill, courage, and resilience in the construction of towering cities and in the continuing story of the trade.Kindergarten to Fifth GradeLexile Text Measure 870LATOS Book Level 5.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and PeaceCaren StelsonAfter World War II, Captain Orval Amdahl returned to Minnesota with a Japanese sword given to him as a military souvenir. He had witnessed the devastation in Nagasaki and continued to wonder about the sword and its owner. Decades later, a researcher helped identify the family of the Japanese soldier who had owned it. Letters led to a 2013 ceremony in which Amdahl returned the sword to the owner’s son, Tadahiro Motomura.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The House on the Canal: The Story of the House That Hid Anne FrankThomas Harding, illustrated by Britta TeckentrupA tall, narrow house with a green door on an Amsterdam canal tells its four-century history. Built in 1635, it has been home to a stonemason, a woman raising twelve children during plague, a merchant and his wife, and many later families. It has also served as a stable and a chemist’s workplace, survived a fire, and stood empty at the start of World War II. Later, it became the hiding place of Anne Frank and her family.Historical People, Places, and EventsLexile Text Measure 701LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details