toleration

Five years after dragons decimated the world, a chance encounter with a young dragon leaves Noah questioning everything he thought he knew.

Set during WWII and told in alternating voices, Nellie, a young Oregonian and survivor of a balloon bomb sent over by the Japanese, strives to understand how the war has torn her community apart and created prejudice against Japanese-Americans, while across the ocean, as part of her nationalist duty, Tamiko helps create the balloon bombs, but in her struggle to survive hunger and starvation, Tamiko muddles her way through her anger against the United States for the war.

As the partition of India nears in 1947 bringing violence even to Jalandhar, Tariq, a Muslim, finds himself caught between his forbidden interest in Anupreet, a Sikh girl, and Margaret, a British girl whose affection for him might help with his dream of studying at Oxford.

A knight who feels secure on his side of the wall that divides his book discovers that his side is not as safe as he thought, and the other side is not as threatening.

"The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the . . . authors of 'The Freedom Writers Diary'--featuring powerful responses from the original Freedom Writers. . . . the next generation . . . shares their struggles with abuse, racism, discrimination, poverty, mental health, imposed borders, LGBTQIA+ identity, and police violence. Each story is answered with a letter of advice from an original Freedom Writer"--Back cover.

Although Mother and Father Koala are suspicious of the "other" bears, they do not like the panda bears and they do not trust the polar bears, their grumpiness melts away as they watch their little Koalas play together with "other" bears.

"This coloring book will teach [children] about diversity, along with lessons on colors, shapes, and patterns too"--Amazon.

Marty is an undercover Martian and master of disguises who lives on Earth, but when one of his costumes gives him away an unexpected friend helps him find a place where he can be himself.

"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In [this book], readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to appearances, both chosen and genetic, and how to practice these in their daily lives"--Provided by publisher.