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Fini's granny has changed. Before, she would comment on Fini's strange hair styles, help her feed the ducks in the park, had traveled all over the world, and was an amazing cook. Now, Fini's granny admires wacky hairdos, eats the bread crumbs meant for the ducks in the park, and does not travel or cook anymore. Eventually, Granny has to come live with Fini and her family because she needs to be watched, almost like a little child. She needs help dressing...
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Eustace and Clyde couldn't be more different. Eustace likes to laze around. Clyde likes adventure. But they care about each other deeply. So when their home in the tree becomes too loud and crowded, the koalas take off to find a place of their own. None of the new homes Eustace and Clyde find are quite right. They're too far away, or too cold (though the koalas have great hats!), or too . . . quiet. Maybe what Eustace and Clyde thought they wanted...
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A thoughtful book that explains to children what to do if they are ever separated from their parents in public.
Lu is excited to go to the marketplace with Mama today. It's crowded, and she clings to Mama's red coat, but when she stoops for a second to pet the cutest little puppy, Mama is suddenly gone. She looks around quickly, but she can't find Mama. She does cross paths with a little boy, Roberto, who is also lost, and has been for a while.
Luckily,...
4) Hattie Peck
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Poor Hattie Peck simply loves eggs, but she has only ever laid one egg-and it never hatched. Eggs are all she thinks about, all she dreams about. No egg is too big; no egg is too small. So if she can't lay another egg, she's going to have to go out into the world to find one.
Hattie embarks on a journey in search of all the abandoned eggs. She dives to the deepest depths of vast oceans. She soars over gigantic cities and climbs up mountains towering...
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Hattie Peck adores eggs of all kinds. However, she cannot make any of her own. No worries-Hattie has collected eggs from all over the world, hatched them, and raised her blended family of cockatoos, storks, owls, anything from an egg-even reptiles.
But now it's time. They all need to leave her big loving nest.
So off the flock goes, on their biggest-and saddest-adventure. Even though, in her heart, Hattie knows it's best.
A poignant story about...
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As twilight deepens, so does the bond between a little boy and his daddy.
After getting home for the day and having dinner, a young boy is ready for some special time outside with his father.
It's the Magic Hour, when the sun is going down and day meets night. As Daddy and son walk to the playground for some lively fun, they see their neighbors going through their evening rituals-watering plants, walking dogs, going for a run. As darkness sets in,...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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Sunny Beringer hates her first name-her real first name-Sunflower. And she hates that her mom has suddenly left behind her dad and uprooted their family miles away from New Jersey to North Carolina just so she can pursue some fancy degree. Sunny has to live with a grandmother she barely knows, and she's had to leave her beloved cat and all her friends behind. And no one else seems to think anything is wrong. So she creates "Sunny Beringer's Totally...
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David Lee is twelve years old and disappointed in his father Earl, a once-famous rodeo clown who has quit the circuit and moved David to a small town in Vermont to start a new life. David has a hard time adjusting to life as a "normal" boy and is hurt that his father never allowed him the chance to be his partner in the rodeo arena. When Earl tries to buy David a horse at auction, David pretends to have no interest in it, and the horse is sold, instead,...
9) Boomerang
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Michael Sterling disappeared from his Maine town five years ago. Everyone assumed he was kidnapped. The truth is worse-he ran away and found the life he always dreamed of. Now, at seventeen, he's Sean Woodhouse. And he's come "home," to the last place he wants to ever be, to claim the small inheritance his grandparents promised him when he graduated high school, all so he can save Trip, the boy he developed an intense and complicated relationship...
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Foster a loving relationship between mother and child in this beautiful picture book!
Through simple verse and bright illustrations, P. K. Hallinan illustrates the unconditional love that a mother has for her child. Moms are more than parents, they can be friends too! They can make you laugh, play games like hide-and-seek, or simply be there to read a book or take a stroll with. Mothers are there for their boys and girls no matter what, whether it's...
11) Spin the Sky
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Magnolia Woodson wants nothing more than to get her and her sister, Rose, out of the pitifully small, clamming-obsessed Oregon town that hates them-she just doesn't know how. Forced to put up with the snide comments and hateful looks the townspeople throw at them, Mags thinks she's destined to pay for the horrible, awful thing her mom did-and that she's left her and Rose to deal with-until the day she dies.
But when a nationwide televised dance competition...
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Foster a loving relationship between father and child in this beautiful picture book!
Through simple verse and bright illustrations, P.K. Hallinan illustrates the unconditional love that a father has for his child. Dads are more than parents, they can be friends too! They can spend quality time with you, play sports like tennis or catch, or simply be a role model. Fathers are there for their boys and girls no matter what, by teaching them lessons...
13) Hypnosis Harry
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No pajamas at the park. No toys in the toaster. Harry's parents say no to everything! That is, until Harry learns about hypnosis.
With a little practice, and Grandpa's watch, Harry puts his parents in a trance and envisions a future full of fun and yes's!
Comic books by the crate, night-vision goggles for his teddy bear, a pet monkey (or two)-no request is too big or too bizarre. Harry loves his new freedom and, not to mention, all that bacon. So...
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Birdie has a new pet-that no one else can see!
Birdie Mae Hayes is getting a handle on her new gift: her ability to sense and see things before they happen. Then, one morning, a fluffy white cat appears at her window, making himself at home. Cute! She names him Henry. Only . . . no one else can see this cat. Just Birdie.
Here we go again!
Even Grandma Mae doesn't know why Henry the cat is there. But he keeps showing up, and he seems to know things...
15) The Gift
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A plucky girl from small-town Alabama is in for a big surprise! Birdie Mae Hayes has pretty much the perfect life. Her best friend Sally lives just down the street, she's becoming friends with the new boy in town, and Halloween is coming up. Her little brother Bubba drives her crazy sometimes, but whose doesn't? Except, lately, Birdie can't stop feeling like something is about to happen. Then she starts seeing things happen-before they happen! It...
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Twelve-year-old Henry Hewitt has been living by his wits on the streets of London, dodging his parents, who are determined to sell him as an apprentice. Searching for a way out of the city, Henry lands a position in Hampshire as an assistant to Sir Richard Blackstone, an aristocratic scientist who performs unorthodox experiments in his country manor. The manor house is comfortable, and the cook is delighted to feed Henry as much as he can eat. Sir...
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Everybody has a bellybutton,
Everybody has a nose,
Everybody has a mouth,
Everybody has toes.
Everybody has hair . . .
Some have black or brown or blonde or red,
Some have gray or silver on their head.
The different colors all aglow . . .
Make everybody special, like a rainbow.
Everybody Has a Belly Button is a timeless and delightful book for babies and toddlers that teaches our youngest readers about skin color, equality,...
18) Gramma Lessons
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Gramma Lessons is an endearing and subtly comical series of instructions for grandmothers from children.
In Gramma Lessons, based on his current experience and observations, a young grandson educates his, and all would-be, grandmothers in the quirks and qualifications needed for this esteemed role. Delivered in a manner that honors the idiosyncrasies of grandmothers, the whims and wonderings of childhood, and the endearing bond between grandparents...
19) Super Dorks
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Pack of dorks volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Lucy is ready to be a superhero!
Lucy loves her best friends-her pack of dorks. But this year, everyone in the pack has become a hero . . . except for her! Sam rescues twin toddlers about to get hit by a car. April helps bring about the downfall of a ring of bicycle thieves. Sheldon and Amanda launch a campaign to protect turtle eggs laid on the school playground. Even Lucy's new teacher asks the class about their bravest moments. But Lucy's not brave-she...
20) Back on the Map
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With their mother long dead and their father unknown, eleven-year-old Penny Porter and her twin brother Parker have been bouncing around foster homes for as long as they can remember. Inspired by the historical figures in her favorite book, Penny likes to imagine who she could be related to. Sacagawea? Her genes would be good ones to have. Or maybe Ghandi, or Harriet Tubman. There are endless possibilities! But while Penny embraces the question marks...
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