racially mixed people

Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough lives a complicated life, and her Shinigami abilities lead the Reapers to shun her. Forced to flee London, she travels to Japan to embrace her powers and serve the Goddess of Death. Ren soon finds herself in another battle to prove her worth and earn the respect of the Shinigami. She embarks on a dangerous mission to eliminate three dangerous Yokai demons with the help of her half-brother Neven and an exiled Shinigami named Hiro.

Thirty-something martial arts fighter Xavier Wallace is forced to place his White father in a nursing home after his Alzheimer's progresses to a late stage. Disturbing racist rants from his father help Xavier understand why his Black mother left their family when he was a small boy. Battling his own brain disease as well as a stalled career after he was sidelined for taking an illegal substance, Xavier gets a last chance to redeem his career in a comeback fight. Trying to maintain his focus through memory loss and migraines, Xavier trains for the fight, hoping to win and pay back his trainer Shot, whom he owes a debt.

This coming-of-age story follows 18-year-old Adrian Carter as he graduates from high school and confronts difficult decisions about his future. As Adrian navigates the emotional highs and lows of the summer between graduation and his future, he gains awareness of the way his Blackness impacts the way he moves through majority-white spaces and negotiates the difficulties of forging a path in life against others' expectations. Dealing with common themes from the nuanced perspective of a biracial teen, this story tackles contemporary social issues such as class difference, colorism in the Black community, and the structural barriers limiting access to post-secondary education for Black youth.

"This book is filled with all the things little brown boys love."--.

Alternating between present day and flashbacks, multiracial Filipina-American teen Marisol tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her mother's sudden death.

In an alternate Tang Dynasty China, aspiring royal alchemist Zilan, who has the ability to resurrect the dead, arrives in the capital to compete against the best alchemists in the country and becomes drawn into the dangerous political games of the royal family.

Ten months ago Nami escaped Ophelia and the courts of Infinity, and found a sort of refuge in the Borderlands; she has spent her days training her body and mind so that when the time comes she will be able to navigate Infinity and rescue her captured friends, and now she has made a breakthrough, gaining the ability to enter minds without permission--the answers she needs are in Prince Caelan's mind, but his betrayal has left her unsure about her ability to face him again.

Sharlot Citra is whisked from Los Angeles to her mother's native Indonesia, where she finds herself fake dating the son of one of the wealthiest families in Indonesia, and she is surprised when she actually starts to fall in love with the boy, the country, and the big family she never knew before.

Examines the life and career of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

"Ohayo! It's breakfast time and Gigi can't wait to make her favorite meal--Peanut Butter Toast. Yummy! But Ojiji doesn't like peanut butter. How can anyone not like peanut butter? Ojiji prefers Japanese foods--like natto, made from fermented soybeans. Will Gigi learn to love a new breakfast treat? This story highlights the close relationship of Gigi and her grandfather and the importance of trying new things!"--Provided by publisher.