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family heritage

Books about family heritage for readers of all ages.

Cover of Stories my grandfather should have told me

Stories my grandfather should have told me

Deborah Brodie

Ages 8–14family heritagejewish culture

Cover of The always prayer shawl

The always prayer shawl

Sheldon Oberman

Ages 5–10family heritageimmigration

Cover of The treasure of Maria Mamoun

The treasure of Maria Mamoun

Michelle Chalfoun

Ages 9–14adventuretreasure hunt

Cover of The blessing cup

The blessing cup

Patricia Polacco

Ages 5–10family heritagetradition

Cover of The secret of the ruby ring

The secret of the ruby ring

Yvonne MacGrory

Ages 9–14time travelmystery

Cover of Strudel stories

Strudel stories

Joanne Rocklin

Ages 8–12family heritagecultural identity

Cover of The cameo necklace

The cameo necklace

Evelyn Coleman

Ages 8–12mysteryhistory

Cover of Drawing from memory

Drawing from memory

Allen Say

Ages 8–14identityart and creativity

Cover of Vanished

Vanished

Sheela Chari

Ages 9–13mystery and detective workcultural identity

Cover of Suki's kimono

Suki's kimono

Stéphane Jorisch

Ages 4–8cultural prideself-confidence

Cover of Who am I?

Who am I?

Aylette Jenness

Ages 6–10self-discoveryfamily heritage

Cover of Alma and how she got her name

Alma and how she got her name

Juana Martinez-Neal

Ages 4–8cultural identityfamily heritage

Cover of The doll shop downstairs

The doll shop downstairs

Yona Zeldis McDonough, Heather Maione

Ages 8–12family heritageimmigration

Cover of Yoon and the jade bracelet

Yoon and the jade bracelet

Helen Recorvits

Ages 7–11cultural identitybullying

Cover of Molly's Pilgrim

Molly's Pilgrim

Barbara Cohen, Jennifer Bricking

Ages 7–11immigrationcultural identity

Cover of Juneteenth for Mazie

Juneteenth for Mazie

Floyd Cooper

Ages 5–10freedomafrican american history

Cover of Pashmina

Pashmina

Nidhi Chanani

Ages 12–16self-discoveryfamily heritage

Cover of Brooklyn doesn't rhyme

Brooklyn doesn't rhyme

Joan W. Blos

Ages 8–12family heritagecultural identity

Cover of The carved box

The carved box

Gillian Chan

Ages 10–14family heritageimmigration

Cover of Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1)

Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1)

Daniel José Older

Ages 12–18magic and artcultural identity