Book Quotes and Themes

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A team of South Asian kids is dressed in identical blue jeans and green T-shirts with a bunch of company names

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Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi

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A character plans where to put grass, patios, and even fountains for hotels.

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Shine On, Luz Véliz! by Rebecca Balcárcel

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A character says, "I shouldn't even be surprised about your lying when I've been doing the same thing and setting a poor example."

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From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

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A character decides she must tell her teacher the truth about her dog.

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Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

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A known spy hangout fills a character’s head, where there’s no extra space to process the fact that someone is busy stacking up all their clue cards and dropping them in her bag.

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Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon

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A character knows that not all Great Readers wish to be in a book club, but there are other ways of sharing books, with very little conversation, or none at all.

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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

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A character is mostly cloudlike, but he’s taught himself to grip a broom.

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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

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Movers arrive, but they're not real movers, just two friends of a character that have a big truck.

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Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon

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A character goes to church along with her daughter and husband, but she didn't sing in the choir or volunteer for the usher board.

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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

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A character's grandmother says she is going to school with him to see for herself what is going on there.

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Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan