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Iris and Walter volume 4
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44 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Iris's first sleepover at her friend Walter's house ends early when Iris gets homesick and wants to go home.
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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A beautiful stone that has lain in the forest for thousands of years is split in two, and one half goes on a long journey through many places, many owners, and many transformations, its heart continually breaking as it longs for home.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Cartwheel has arrived in a new country, and feels the loss of all she's ever known. She creates a safe place for herself under an "old blanket" made out of memories and thoughts of home. But when she meets a new friend, the relationship helps her take her first steps into a new culture, and Cartwheel begins to weave a "new blanket," one of friendship and a renewed sense of belonging.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
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English
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"Amy, who has never spent a night away from home, declares that she wants to spend not one night but three nights at her grandma's house. So she packs a bag, and off she goes. She and Grandma have a lovely time until Amy is alone in her bed and starts to worry. Luckily she has brought three things from home to help her get through the night in remarkable ways"--Page [2] of cover.
Going to her grandmother's house for a first sleep-away visit, Amy...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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The story of young immigrant Isabel, who misses her family and friends back in Mexico while decorating a large box as a place of quiet contemplation and encountering new experiences, including a first snowstorm and a kind teacher.
10) Shark dog!
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Half-shark, half-dog Shark Dog ends up on the boat of a boy and his explorer dad, and becomes their pet. But when he gets homesick, he'll have to decide whether to go back to Shark Island or stay in his new home.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"When Ren moves to Ava's city, he feels lost without the green and magic of his home, but not everything in the city is what meets the eye and Ren discovers that nothing makes you feel at home quite like a friend"--
16) Wild girl
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147 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch.
17) A bit of Earth
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356 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Difficult child Maria Latif arrives in Long Island from Pakistan to live with the strange Clayborne family where she discovers an off-limits garden that becomes a place where she finally feels at home"--
Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember -- first because of her parents' constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it...
18) La encrucijada
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356 pages ; 20 cm
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Español
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"Jaime Rivera pensó que después de cruzar México y entrar en Estados Unidos, lo peor había quedado atrás. No podía ser muy dificil comenzar en una escuela nueva. Pero lo es. Y no solamente porque casi no habla inglés. Mientras que su prima hermana Ángela se adaptó rapidamente e hizo nuevos amigos y se envolvió en actividades después de clases, Jaime siente que este lugar extraño no es su "hogar." Su hogar de verdad es con sus padres, con...
19) Sugar in milk
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them,...
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57 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"Waffles and Pacake are about to spend three days at Space Cat Camp -- a fun, science-packed training experience for future CatStronauts. What's not to love about Space Cat Camp? You get to go on cool missions, build rockets, and more! Pancake can't wait to learn about satellites, space shuttles, and all things outer space, but Waffles is feeling a little homesick. How can he enjoy his time at camp when he misses his dad-cat? With some new friends...
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