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8941) When the Wind Came
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A spare and beautiful story of resilience.
It's a normal day, at first, for a girl on her family farm. But then the wind starts. It blows harder and harder and harder. Her mother grabs her baby brother. Her father opens the root cellar door. They pile in and sit in darkness. But when they emerge, their home is gone. Through a series of short sentences, many beginning with "I remember...," readers experience the girl's emotional trajectory of shock,...
8942) Daddy Goes to Meetings
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Kids who have lived with the chaos of addiction are often relieved, but just as often confused, when a parent enters recovery. This enlightening picture book explores the positive change in a family's life after Daddy enters recovery with a surprisingly light touch for a tough subject. Fully illustrated, with predictive rhyming text for emergent readers, Daddy Goes to Meetings helps kids see just why a parent needs meetings, and addresses their curiosity...
8943) Angela Makes a Friend
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It's the first day of kindergarten and Angela only has one friend, Gracie, but she is imaginary. Join Gracie as she helps Angela make her first friend!
Making new friends can be really scary. On Angela's first day of kindergarten she is terrified of meeting new people. However, her imaginary friend, Gracie makes her feel a lot better. Gracie knows that Angela will have to make new friends one day. How will Gracie help Angela make a new friend?
8945) Home for Grace
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When a woman appears with a sleeping bag, living in a shop doorway, Jess is full of questions. Where is her home? Why did she leave? And what will happen when the snow comes?
Inspired by a case of unkindness towards an unhoused person outside a bookshop, witnessed by the author and her daughter, this sensitive and nuanced picture book encourages compassion and embracing differences. Told from a child's perspective, we learn together that everybody...
8946) Trixie Faces Her Fear
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Follow along with Trixie the Triceratops and her dinosaur friends in this delightful picture book!
In this charming new series of board books, parents and their children can enjoy the adventures of four baby dinosaur friends. With full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand language, boys and girls can learn valuable lessons about facing new experiences, confronting their fears, and what they need to do to grow up big and brave-just like the...
8947) Open Fire
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A dramatic page-turner that captures the devastating toll of war and the impact of women's struggles and solidarity, through the lens of a little-known slice of history.
In 1917, Russia is losing the war with Germany, soldiers are deserting in droves, and food shortages on the home front are pushing people to the brink of revolution. Seventeen-year-old Katya is politically conflicted, but she wants Russia to win the war. Working at a munitions...
8948) Dead Girl Moon
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As their hardscrabble lives intertwine in a small, corrupt Montana town, Grace, a scheming runaway, JJ, her drifty fostercare sister, and Mick, the son of a petty thief, discover the body of a young woman. Afraid to come forward, the teens try to hide their knowledge of the crime, because they believe the murderer is one of the corrupt officials and businessmen who rule their town. But, after a series of false moves and dumb mistakes, the teens are...
8949) Bumps Along the Way
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THE CHRONICLES OF DAVID ROBINSON : BUMPS ALONG THE WAY This is the 2nd volume of the series, and it picks up right where David left off. He returns from the gypsy shop with his travelling companions throughly distraught. They must find a way to take care of the foretold prophecy. He and his family spend the summer at their trailer so that David can learn social skills and peer bonding, all while trying to balance the emotions of a relationship with...
8950) Way Past Lonely
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It's a weekend. Two whole days. Dez is away, Keya and Hooper can't play. Her mom is busy, and her brother Luke doesn't need her help. Even Princess Paws rushes away. What will Macy do?
8951) Sweepings of the Street
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Twelve-year-old Sarah Lee longs to remain in the golden fields under a starry sky forever, but life has other plans for her. After the bleak spring of 1816 yields meager crops, Sarah's family flees its home in the English countryside to labor at a textile factory in newly industrial London. A factory accident several months later leaves Sarah's father out of work and her family desperate for money. Despite the worries of her older brother Thomas,...
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Superheroes always do their chores...or do they? When Molly dons her clever crown and Ben ties on his courageous cape, this duo can accomplish anything. However, even superheroes must sometimes be reminded to fulfill their family responsibilities. Readers follow Molly through a daring adventure in becoming a responsible family member.
8953) Boundless Sky
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Nobody knew, nobody dreamed, nobody even considered the possibility that a bird that fits in your hand might fly halfway around the world looking for a place to nest . . . or that a young girl from northern Africa might flee halfway around the world looking for safety. This is the story of Bird. This is the story of Leila. This is the story of a chance encounter and a long journey home.
8954) The 25¢ Miracle
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Star light, star bright... Elvira wishes for a mother and finds instead the father she scarcely knew she had.
8955) Fast!
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Planes follows Dusty Crophopper (voiced by Jon Cryer), a big-hearted, speed-loving crop duster who dreams of competing in the toughest and most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history. With the support of friends old and new, Dusty reaches heights he never dreamed possible-and in the process, gives a world the inspiration to soar. Boys ages 4-6 who like Disney/Pixar Cars will love this easy-to-read chapter book based on the hit film Disney...
8956) Telling
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At the age of twelve, Cassie is old enough to babysit. But when the father of two children for whom she babysits fondles her, Cassie is too confused and embarrassed to know what to do. She becomes more and more frightened as he continues to aggressively molest her. At last, she tells her teenage cousin, Lisa, and together they try to find ways to cope. Lisa realizes the escalating situation is more than the two of them can handle on their own and...
8957) Dragging Mason County
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"A timely tale of friendship, self-acceptance, and the importance of proper contouring."-Kevin Christopher Snipes, author of Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the transformative power of drag-perfect for fans of RuPaul's Drag Race and Pumpkin.
Peter Thompkin needs a public image overhaul. After a tense confrontation with one of the few other queer...
8959) Center Stage
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Kenya Jackson is a dancer. She can't help but groove to the beat of her best friend Cadence Hudson's summer concert tour sounds. But only offstage. That is, until the day Cadence needs her more than ever. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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