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Love like sky volume 1
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Eleven-year-old Georgie is still adjusting to leaving Atlanta for a small town, having a stepfather, and being unable to get close to her stepsister when her six-year-old sister, Peaches, suddenly becomes very ill.
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In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression. Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded...
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Charles Robinson (1870-1937) was born into a family of illustrators - his younger brother was William Heath Robinson and his older brother was Thomas Heath Robinson - and rose to become one of the most fashionable book-illustrators of his era. At age twenty-five he illustrated his first full book, A Child's Garden of Verses, with over 100 images. These illustrations for Stevenson's most endearing and popular book bear the influence of the Art Nouveau...
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Zoey and Sassafras volume 6
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An earthquake shakes Zoey's house. Or maybe it's a unicorn-quake? An enormous new friend arrives in a lot of pain, and it's getting worse every day. Zoey must work with her mom and Sassafras to find a cure--and quickly!-- Publisher's description.
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Henry stories (Bailey) volume 1
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2023.
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Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
6) No, David!
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David (David Shannon) volume 1
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A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
8) I am golden
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This moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children, is a jubilant celebration of accepting who you are.
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"Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth--and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home. When Perry moves to the "outside" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited...
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"Enormous numbers of boys and youths served in the American Civil War. The first book to arrive at a careful estimate, Of Age argues that underage enlistees comprised roughly ten percent of the Union army and likely a similar proportion of Confederate forces. Their importance extended beyond sheer numbers. Boys who enlisted without consent deprived parents of badly needed labor and income to which were legally entitled, setting off struggles between...
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Sparkella volume 1
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In this debut picture book from leading actor, producer and director Channing Tatum, a unique little girl has trouble fitting in at her new school, so her dad steps in to show her the importance to stay true to herself.
14) Also
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2022.
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This moving story follows one family through generations of time spent together and shows readers that memories allow us to connect to the past, the present, and also to each other.
15) Deafness
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Readers discover what it's like to live with deafness in this thoughtful look at one different way of interacting with the world. Important facts about deafness are presented through simple text and eye-catching fact boxes that are paired with colorful photographs. These facts supplement a compelling narrative that gives readers a chance to examine different points of view and see the world from the perspective of a person who is deaf. This helps...
17) The snowy day
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Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 1
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The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. Describes the silent wonder of a city snow and little Peter's delight as he slides down snowy mountains.
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13th Street volume 1
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2020.
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Cousins Malia, Ivan, and Dante are visiting their aunt Lucy for the summer. But on their way to Gulf City's water park, they get lost on 13th Street. Only it's not a street at all. It's a strange world filled with dangerous beasts! Will the cousins find their way back to Aunt Lucy's?





