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• Your Name Is a Song

  Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah,

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  Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alma and How She Got Her Name

  Martinez-Neal, Juana,

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  When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

• Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre

  Martinez-Neal, Juana,

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• The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

  Parappukkaran, Sandhya,

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  When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he decides to shrink his name to the shorter, simpler Zim, but when his new friend Elly sees him for who he truly is, Zimdalamashkermishkada finds the confidence to step proudly into his long name.

• That's Not My Name!

  Syed, Anoosha,

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  Mirha questions her name after her classmates continually pronounce it wrong on the first day of school so her mother helps her to learn the significance of her name and to be proud of it.

• My Name

  Kelkar, Supriya, 1980-

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  When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is.

• My Name Is Cool!

  Sacre, Antonio, 1968-

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  Little Antonio has a LOT of names. Different relatives call him different names, but the real culture shock happens when he goes to school for the first time.

• Naming Ceremony

  Wedlick, Seina,

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  It is time for her baby sister's naming ceremony, and Amira has a name picked out, but as friends and family pronounce the names they have brought, Amira starts to wonder if her chosen name is really the blessing she thought it was. Includes a note…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister?

  Soundar, Chitra,

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  One day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't sure -- she has always enjoyed being an only child -- and straight away she has a word with her best friend, Elephant. When Sona learns that there will be a baby naming…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thao

  Lam, Thao,

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  "Thao" seems like a simple enough name. Only four letters. And yet Thao had been called everything from "Tail" to "Theo" to "Towel." At one point, completely fed up, she decided it was time to try another name. Something "easy." Something like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say My Name

  Ho, Joanna,

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  Names have power, they reveal our personal histories, weaving an intricate story of the past and connecting us to the future. Names -- and saying them correctly -- are important. Six captivating kids of Chinese, Tongan, Persian, Navajo, Mexican, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name

  Mnensa, Mabel,

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  Unhappy with her name, a little girl tries to find the perfect name, but with help from Gogo, her grandmother, Kantiga learns about her identity and where she is from.

• Joyful Song

  a Naming Story

  Newman, Lesléa,

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  "What a happy day! Zachary's baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms, the congregation, and all their friends! He's so excited he can barely contain it. On the walk from their home, they meet neighbor after neighbor…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What's Your Name?

  Murguia, Bethanie Deeney,

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  Names can be a greeting, provide comfort, act as a warning, or honor our ancestors and heroes. Sometimes growing into a name, or selecting a new one, can take a little time. Names connect us to others and help create who we are and what makes us…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Always Anjali

  Sheth, Sheetal, 1976-

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  Anjali and her friends are excited to buy matching personalized license plates for their bikes--but Anjali can't find a plate with her name. Anjali is so upset that she demands her parents let her pick a new name! When they refuse, Anjali decides to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stella Batts Needs a New Name

  Sheinmel, Courtney

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  When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.

• Sora's Seashells

  Rhee, Helena Ku,

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  Every summer, when Sora's Halmoni visits from South Korea, the two of them take the bus to the beach to search for seashells. When Sora starts kindergarten, some of the kids tease her about her "weird" name. One day, Sora's parents receive a sad…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What's in a Name?

  Iwai, Melissa,

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  "Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name--but Geraldine is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name?"

• My Sister, Daisy

  Karlsson, Adria,

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  Daisy's older brother is thrilled when he gets a new sibling. They are best buddies who do everything together. But in kindergarten, things change. His sibling tells him she is a girl and wants to be called Daisy.

• Yefferson, Actually

  En Realidad, Es Yefferson

  Trejo, Katherine,

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  En su primer día como el chico nuevo en la escuela, el nombre del tímido Yefferson es constantemente pronunciado mal para su incomodidad y vergüenza. Con el apoyo de su familia, Yefferson encuentra el coraje para defenderse a sí mismo y a su…Read moreRead more of this annotation