Archives: Books
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Bird Count
A young girl eagerly identifies and counts the birds she observes around her town during the New England Christmas Bird Count. Young Ava and her mother prepare to participate as …
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Running on the Roof of the World
A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India. Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow …
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The Love and Lies of Rukshana Ali
Unable to come out to her conservative Muslim parents, seventeen-year-old Rukshana keeps that part of her identity hidden-which also means keeping her girlfriend, Ariana, hidden. But when her mom catches …
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Written in the Stars
“A wonderfully complex love story unlike any you’ve read before. Saeed has given a novel that is both entertaining and important.”—Matt de la Peña, New York Times bestselling author This …
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Astronaut Annie
Annie’s joyful exuberance and her family’s wholehearted support leave no doubt that her dream is within her grasp. This delightful story?with backmatter about women astronauts?encourages young readers to pursue their …
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Marvelous, Maravilloso: Me and My Beautiful Family
The world is full of different colors…hundreds of colors, everywhere. People are different colors too. Our colors make us beautiful and unique. Mommy says it is part of our culture …
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Pilu of the Woods
Willow loves the woods near her house. They’re calm and quiet, so different from her own turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get the better of …
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Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars Omnibus
200 years from now, Trish “Trash” Nupindju lives on the newly inhabited Mars, whose settlers live under harsh and ruthless conditions. Trish dreams of only one thing: becoming a hoverderby …
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It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
From beloved team Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (creators of Julia, Child and Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli) comes an elegant picture book biography that portrays the …
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Princess Ka’iulani
On March 1, 1893, Princess Ka’iulani, the seventeen-year-old crown princess of Hawaii, stepped onto the pier at New York City. She was greeted by a crowd of reporters and onlookers …
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Lety Out Loud
Lety Muñoz’s first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and …
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The Manic Panic
How can a family survive when the internet goes down? Clearly the parents have no solution. Luckily, their daughter knows exactly what to do!
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The Bone Witch
In the captivating start to a new, darkly lyrical fantasy series for readers of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir, Tea can raise the dead, but resurrection comes at a price… …
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Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl
A spirited picture book biography about Althea Gibson, the first black Wimbledon, French, and U.S. Open tennis champion, from debut author Megan Reid and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning illustrator Laura …
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Princess Princess Ever After
When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the …
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Four Feet, Two Sandals
When relief workers bring used clothing to the refugee camp, everyone scrambles to grab whatever they can. Ten-year- old Lina is thrilled when she finds a sandal that fits her …
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The Only Living Girl Volume 1: The Island At The Edge of Infinity
Zandra ‘Zee’ Parfitt is one of the last human survivors of a cosmic disaster that merged hundreds of planets into the mysterious patchwork wasteland of Chimerika. After learning that the …
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Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
This simply told story begins with Green Belt Movement founder Wangari Maathai’s childhood at the foot of Mount Kenya where, as the oldest child in her family, her responsibility was …
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The Jumbie God’s Revenge
Thunder rumbles, lightning strikes, danger appears . . . When an out-of-season hurricane sweeps through Corinne’s seaside village, Corinne knows it’s not an ordinary storm. At first Corinne believes Mama …
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Labyrinth Lost
The only way to get her family back is to travel to a land in between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland… Alex is a bruja, the …
