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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Every day, the children in the village wait to watch the mysterious Mr. Rodriguez go by. His odd but charming ways are eventually revealed to be part of his preparation for the afterlife in this moving intergenerational tale."--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"Fish doesn't swim anymore. Dog and Kitty try to help Fish swim again, but nothing works. Giraffe knows what's going on: Fish is dead. Together they decide to bury Fish, but Kitty doesn't want to forget about Fish. In what special ways can she remember Fish? This simple, touching story will help young children experiencing the death of a pet, friend, or loved one"--Amazon.com, veiwed September 13, 2013.
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Maya Papaya volume 1
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31 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Español
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"A veces, en la vida de Maya ocurren cosas inesperadas. Hoy, en el jardín, ha aparecido un pequeño pajarito que no se mueve. ¿Qué ha pasado? Maya quiere entenderlo, pero necesita que alguien la lleve hasta las respuestas ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Sometimes unexpected things happen in Maya's life. Today, in the garden, a small bird that doesn't move has appeared. What happened? Maya wants to understand it, but she needs someone to lead her to the...
9) Before we go
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When 17-year-old Emily visits her dying grandmother in hospital, she meets teen-aged Alex and his sister. The three kids are propelled toward a surprising future by family secrets that have spanned generations.
10) Light it up
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Told from multiple viewpoints, Shae Tatum, an unarmed, thirteen-year-old black girl, is shot by a white police officer, throwing their community into upheaval and making it a target of demonstrators.
A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She never makes it home. In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: a police officer has shot and...
12) Wishing season
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228 pages ; 22 cm
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"A moving middle grade story ... about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn't quite gone -- and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him"--
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30 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Español
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Empieza a leer y conócela junto con Lula, una niña que se la encuentra en un clóset encerrada el día en que muere su abuelita. La historia de estas dos simpáticas amigas nos enseña que la muerte es parte natural de la vida y que no hay razón para temerle, ocultarla o hacer como si no pasara nada. Además, cada uno de nosotros llevamos dentro nuestra propia Tilica, ¿no me crees? Pues atrévete a leer este libro y verás que también descubrirás...
14) A summer to die
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Thirteen-year-old Meg's envy of her sister's beauty and popularity makes it difficult to cope with Molly's strange illness and eventual death.
16) And so it goes
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Explores the way that some people leave the world and others come into it, and how those who come into it eventually leave it.
18) The pond
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A young boy and his family are trying to overcome the loss of his father. The natural world becomes part of the healing process.
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338 pages ; 22 cm
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After finding a break-up letter written by her older sister on the day she died, sixteen-year-old Juniper Lemon becomes determined to find the recipient--only identified as "you"--and in the process uncovers other notes and secrets that demand her attention.
20) Grandma's gloves
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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When her grandmother, a devoted gardener, dies, a little girl inherits her gardening gloves and feels closer to her memory.
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