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cultural differences

Books about cultural differences for readers of all ages.

Cover of Benny And Omar

Benny And Omar

Eoin Colfer

Ages 10–14friendshipcultural differences

Cover of Viking at School

Viking at School

Jeremy Strong

Ages 7–11humorfriendship

Cover of Shortstop from Tokyo (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

Shortstop from Tokyo (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

Matthew F Christopher

Ages 8–12baseballfriendship

Cover of Tell us we're home

Tell us we're home

Marina Tamar Budhos

Ages 11–16identitysocial class

Cover of My year in the middle

My year in the middle

Lila Quintero Weaver

Ages 10–14identityfriendship

Cover of Cowries, coins, credit

Cowries, coins, credit

Gerry Bailey

Ages 8–12historyeconomics

Cover of Amish adventure

Amish adventure

Barbara Smucker

Ages 8–12amish culturecommunity

Cover of Boston Jane

Boston Jane

Jennifer L. Holm

Ages 10–14coming-of-agefrontier life

Cover of Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth

E. L. Konigsburg

Ages 9–13friendshipimagination

Cover of Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris

Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris

Jane O'Connor

Ages 5–8friendshipcultural differences

Cover of Black Boy White School

Black Boy White School

Brian F. Walker

Ages 13–18race and identitybelonging

Cover of Yaffa and Fatima

Yaffa and Fatima

Fawzia Gilani-Williams

Ages 4–8friendshipneighbors

Cover of Astérix chez les Helvètes

Astérix chez les Helvètes

René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo

Ages 6–14friendshipadventure

Cover of Bamboo people

Bamboo people

Mitali Perkins

Ages 10–16survivalfriendship

Cover of From amigos to friends

From amigos to friends

Pelayo Garcia

Ages 9–14friendshipcultural differences

Cover of Viking at School

Viking at School

Jeremy Strong

Ages 7–11adventurefriendship

Cover of Lucy and Linh

Lucy and Linh

Alice Pung

Ages 10–15friendshipidentity

Cover of Two families

Two families

Meish Goldish

Ages 4–8familydiversity

Cover of The sandwich swap

The sandwich swap

Rania Queen, consort of Abdullah II, King of Jordan

Ages 4–8friendshiptolerance

Cover of A proper place

A proper place

Joan Lingard

Ages 10–14familybelonging

Cover of The friends

The friends

Rosa Guy

Ages 12–16friendshipbelonging

Cover of Onion John

Onion John

Joseph Krumgold

Ages 8–12friendshipfathers and sons

Cover of Invaded

Invaded

Melissa Landers

Ages 13–18belonginglove

Cover of British English, A to Zed

British English, A to Zed

Norman W. Schur, Richard Ehrlich

Ages 8–18language learningcultural differences