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Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered novel about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America's heartland, in 1880. Hanna's adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople's almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at … [Read more...] about Prairie Lotus

"A powerful must-read."--Booklist (starred review)Set in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak. To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren't human--that was miraculous. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All … [Read more...] about Love in the Library

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from the critically acclaimed illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal and I Am Perfectly Designed. Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can't wait to learn, play, and make new friends. But when her classmates mispronounce her name, she goes home wondering if she should find a new one. Maybe then she'd be able to find a monogrammed keychain at the gas station or order a hot chocolate at the … [Read more...] about That’s Not My Name!

A New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller · A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year · A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 · Included in NPR's 2021 Books We Love List · Featured in Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and Book Riot · Golden Poppy Book Award Winner · Featured in Chicago Public Library's Best Books of 2021 · 2021 Nerdy Award Winner · A Kirkus Children's Best Book of 2021 This lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate … [Read more...] about Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Wrap yourself in color this spring from a happy selection of scarves at the Gold Mine. The Gold Mine has a wide range of women's fashion, footwear, and accessories at terrific prices … just in time for warmer weather. More about the Gold Mine thrift store in Ketchum. … [Read more...] about Spring Scarves at the Gold Mine

In all sizes, shapes, and colors, the Gold Mine is spinning up an ongoing assortment of cycling jerseys - for men and women. The Gold Mine has a wide range of sporting wear, goods, and gear at terrific prices ... just in time for warmer weather. More about the Gold Mine thrift store in Ketchum. … [Read more...] about Men’s Cycling Jerseys