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UCH
A Jar of Dreams (age 8-11)
by Yoshiko Uchida
bigotry ... identity ... historical ... family
Eleven-year-old Rinko grows up in a closely-knit Japanese American family in Northern California during the Depression, a time of great prejudice.
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HOL
Paperboy (age 8-11)
by Isabelle Holland
bigotry ... family ... enterprise
In 1881 in New York City, teenaged Kevin O'Donnell, ever conscious of the prejudice against the Irish poor, struggles to support his sick father and young sister by working as a messenger for a prominent newspaper, but finds his job threatened when he is falsely accused of stealing from his employer.

Hoover Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:31 2012
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