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Told to New York Times bestselling author Victoria Jamieson by Omar himself and rendered in vivid graphic-novel art, this National Book Award finalist is an essential choice for students because it offers an intimate, humanizing look at the daily realities of refugee life, balancing hardship with genuine hope, humor, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books del Sur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838223974518,"sku":"9780525553908","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1752\/6773\/files\/when-stars-are-scattered-9780525553908.png?v=1786465970"},{"product_id":"the-way-i-say-it","title":"The Way I Say It","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Way I Say It follows eleven-year-old Rory, who has spent most of his life dreading the moment he has to say his own name out loud because he still cannot pronounce his r's — but sixth grade brings an unexpected twist when his new speech teacher Mr. Simms bonds with him over a shared love of hard rock and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and slowly helps him find his voice. Things get more complicated when Rory's ex-best-friend Brent, who had abandoned him for the cool crowd, suffers a traumatic brain injury and ends up in speech therapy alongside him. Nancy Tandon's debut novel is an excellent choice for students because it handles speech impediments, disability, bullying, and the complexity of forgiveness with honesty, warmth, and genuine humor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books del Sur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43844112154742,"sku":"9781623541330","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1752\/6773\/files\/the-way-i-say-it-9781623541330.png?v=1786466083"},{"product_id":"airman","title":"Airman","description":"\u003cp\u003eAirman is set in the 1890s on the fictional Saltee Islands off Ireland's coast, where fourteen-year-old Conor Broekhart — who was literally born in a hot air balloon and has dreamed of flight his whole life — witnesses the assassination of the king by the villainous Marshal Bonvilain, is framed for the murder, and is thrown into a brutal island prison. There, forced to mine diamonds under inhumane conditions, Conor dedicates himself to a seemingly impossible goal: designing a flying machine that will allow him to escape, clear his name, and return to the life and the princess he loves. Eoin Colfer's sweeping adventure novel, reminiscent of The Count of Monte Cristo, is an excellent choice for older students because it combines gripping historical action with genuine themes of injustice, identity, and the power of a dream.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books del Sur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43844112318582,"sku":"9781368068666","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1752\/6773\/files\/airman-9781368068666.png?v=1786466103"},{"product_id":"buffalo-dreamer","title":"Buffalo Dreamer","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuffalo Dreamer follows Summer, a Plains Cree girl who looks forward every year to the summer spent on the reservation in Alberta with her extended family — until this particular summer, when she begins having vivid dreams of fleeing a residential school, and then learns that unmarked children's graves have been discovered at the school her grandfather attended as a boy. As her grandfather finally begins to speak about what he endured there, Summer must reckon with the painful history her family survived and the heritage that residential schools tried to erase. This National Book Award Finalist, drawn from author Violet Duncan's own family history, is an essential choice for students because it bears witness to the residential school system with honesty and care while celebrating the living beauty of Cree culture, language, and intergenerational love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books del Sur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43844112351350,"sku":"9780593624814","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1752\/6773\/files\/buffalo-dreamer-9780593624814.png?v=1786466103"},{"product_id":"iveliz-explains-it-all","title":"Iveliz Explains It All","description":"\u003cp\u003eIveliz Explains It All follows seventh-grader Iveliz, a Puerto Rican girl in the United States who is determined to make this her best year ever — new friend, no trouble, help her abuela Mimi settle in from Puerto Rico — but who keeps getting derailed by a temper she doesn't fully understand and a family that doesn't believe her ADHD medication is necessary. Told in Andrea Beatriz Arango's sharp, funny novel-in-verse, Iveliz's story navigates mental health, grief, cultural identity, and learning to ask for help with humor, rawness, and enormous heart. This Newbery Honor Award-winning debut is an outstanding choice for students because it offers authentic representation of a Puerto Rican girl managing ADHD and mental health while celebrating family, community, and the courage to speak up for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books del Sur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43844112482422,"sku":"9780593564004","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1752\/6773\/files\/iveliz-explains-it-all-9780593564004.png?v=1786466103"}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdelsur.com\/collections\/6th-grade-advance-unit-4-the-readers-perspective.oembed","provider":"Books del Sur","version":"1.0","type":"link"}