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841) Kindred souls
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Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it.
842) The Midnight Foxes
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Meet animal lover, Tiger Days! A brand-new young fiction series about animals, friendship and adventure by bestselling author Sarah Lean. Beautiful black-and-white illustrations throughout. When nine-year-old Tiger Days stays with her grandmother at Willowgate House she never knows what might happen... new friends to meet, animals to rescue and problems to solve! Tiger returns to Willowgate and discovers that a mysterious tunnel has appeared under...
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Fifteen-year-old Hailey Rogers is sure her summer is ruined when her parents tell her she has to spend a few days a week, every week, helping her grandmother, Gigi. Although Gigi only lives across town, Hailey never sees her and knows little about her. But Gigi is full of surprises-and family secrets. Throw in the gorgeous boy down the street, and Hailey's ruined summer might just be the best of her life.
Then tragedy strikes, lies are uncovered,...
844) Fish Out of Water
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Twelve-year-old Fishel (Fish) Rosner doesn't like regular "boy" things. He hates sports and would prefer to read or do crafts instead of climbing trees or riding dirt bikes with his friends. He also loves to dance.
But all his interests are considered "girly." Fish doesn't get why that's a bad thing. He's just interested in different things than other boys. When he asks his Bubby to teach him to knit, she tells him to go play outside. When he...
845) Canyon of Doom
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Silki knows who's behind the menacing characters invading the Navajo Rez, but no one's listening. Stealing money isn't the aim of the Mesa Redondo bank robbers. They want the mysterious metal object Silki and her best friend Birdie discovered in the bogs of Canyon Daacha. With Birdie headed up to Kayenta for the rest of the summer, Silki navigates wide-eyed and solo through a whirl of thievery, scary characters, lost artifacts, and a shadowy stranger...
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New Friends, New Places is an exciting, adventurous account of a young British Muslim boy, Adam's stay on an Egyptian farm during his summer holidays. Apart from rejoicing in the simplicity and beauty of the countryside life and joy of a large, extended family, Adam learns more about Islam and what is means to be a Muslim, during his stay in Egypt.
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Fishel (Fish) Rosner, douze ans, n'aime pas les activités qui plaisent généralement aux garçons.
Il déteste les sports et préfère lire ou faire du bricolage plutt que de grimper aux arbres ou de faire du vélo de montagne avec ses amis. Il aime aussi danser.
Tout ce qu'il aime est considéré comme des passe-temps de « filles », mais Fish ne comprend pas pourquoi ce serait une mauvaise chose. Il s'intéresse simplement à des activités...
848) Strawberry Moon
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The year is 1838 and Ellie's grandmother has arrived all the way from England. Ellie is horrified to discover that the forbidding old woman intends to take her back to Britain to be raised properly. Ellie is determined that she will not go, but what can a nine-year-old girl do in the face of an adult with her mind made up?
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Zoe's arms prickle. She turns, trying to take it all in. The ache inside returns. It is not for her. It is too much. A real room with real floors and walls. A room for sleeping, and reading and dancing and...in her imagination she has pictured the room, but she has never pictured herself in it.
Can seventeen-year-old Zoe make it on her own?
A room is not much. It is not arms holding you. Not a kiss on the forehead. Not a packed lunch or a remembered...
850) Love Is a Sacrifice
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This tender tale shows that love can tie the loose ends together!For as long as Lesley could remember, she and her sister Evette spent their summers at Gram's house. One day, the girls and their mother move away from their home in Los Angeles and in with Gram in Chicago. The move is great for the girls but challenging for their mother. In Love Is a Sacrifice, a mother is faced with the difficult decision of raising her children alone or passing the...
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This multicultural children's book contains legends and myths from the Eskimo people along with traditionally-drawn illustrations. The Singing House is where the Eskimos assembled in the ancient days to sing the songs that told the stories of why the raven is black or how the fog came to be. For without the means to record these tales, how else but through these songs were the succeeding generations to know of the past? These ancient Eskimo folk tales...
852) Valley of Shadows
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Wild horses couldn't pull Silki off her beloved Navajo Rez... or could they? Bummed that yet another summer has passed all too quickly, Silki and her best friend, Birdie, head out for one last hurrah at the Navajo Nation Fair. When the fun is overshadowed by the theft of a famous horse, Silki is plunged into a baffling adventure teeming with international undercurrents and intrigue. Boy-crazy Birdie is fluttering her eyelashes at Silki's good-looking...
853) Basketball Dreams
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From NBA All-Star Chris Paul comes an inspirational and uplifting picture book about chasing your basketball dreams and the lessons he learned both on and off the court from his beloved grandfather Papa Chilly.
Growing up, young Chris Paul dreamed of playing professional basketball. But he knew it would take more than dedication and practice, so Chris looked to his grandfather Papa Chilly as a shining example of the values he could apply both in...
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From award-winning author-illustrator duo Karina N. González and Krystal Quiles comes Churro Stand, a heartwarming picture book celebrating love, community, and the POP, SIZZLE, and CRUNCH of a perfect churro-inspired by the author's relationship with her own mother.
Everybody loves churros!
On a hot summer's day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But...
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One summer will challenge everything the Garrett sisters thought they knew about themselves-and each other in this captivating new novel by Jessica Spotswood. As the oldest, Des shoulders a lot of responsibility for her family and their independent bookstore. Except it's hard to dream big when she's so busy taking care of everyone else. Vi has a crush on the girl next door. It makes her happy and nervous, but Cece has a boyfriend...so it's not like...
856) Toby Tootles
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Toby is having the best birthday party ever until an ill-timed and unintended toot draws unwelcome attention and teasing. Poor Toby--he is so embarrassed! And now everyone is calling him "Tootles." To get out from under his cloud of shame, Toby goes to visit his grandmother, hoping to get some sympathy and understanding. But as it turns out, Grandma is a bit of a gasbag herself with her own windy issues. She toots not once, not twice, but THREE times...
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Eliot se imagina a sí mismo navegando por ríos salvajes y descubriendo bestias gigantescas, ¡en su propia manzana! Pero el chico quisiera que sus aventuras fueran de verdad. El abuelo de Eliot, El Capitán, una vez surcó mares peligrosos en su propio barco, rumbo a tierras muy lejanas, pero no puede seguir haciéndolo. ¿Podrán Eliot y El Capitán descubrir una aventura de verdad... juntos?
Eliot imagines sailing wild rivers and discovering...
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Break the cycle of racial trauma, build confidence, and thrive with this practical handbook just for teens.
If you or someone in your family has experienced racism or racial trauma-such as discrimination or racial violence-you may feel like the experience has made you different from other teens. You may see the world as a scary or unjust place. And you may struggle with negative thoughts, sadness, anger, resentment, or shame. Over time, these negative...
859) Never That Far
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After her grampa dies, the last place Libby expects to see him is sitting on the edge of her bed. But that's what happens the night after the funeral. Even more surprising is that Grampa has three important things to tell her: first, that she isn't alone or forgotten-"The dead ain't never that far from the living," he says; second, that she has "the Sight"-the ability to see family members who have died; and third, that there is something special...
860) Dans les yeux de Minnà: 16 scénettes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui pour les grands et pour les petits !
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Découvrez seize contes ou scénettes qui vous ramènent en enfance...
Avis à toi, lecteur ! Quel héritage léguer à nos enfants, petits et grands ? Quand la terre se déglingue, quand les climats s'affolent, quand les hommes dans leur aliénation s'entêtent, et quand tous nos petits devront quitter, un jour, ce qu'on leur a labor-i-eusement bâti, alors, que leur restera-t-il ? La parole, comme un souffle, qui leur porte notre amour, quelques...
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