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Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was...
3) Cannery Row
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Description
Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Floodrsquo's bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : coll. ill. ; 31 cm.
Description
When a mysterious abandoned bus bearing a sign that says "Heaven" appears on the street where Stella lives, local life changes significantly as she and her neighbors observe the discarded litter inside the bus and a pair of nesting sparrows in its engines.
6) All of us
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm
Description
Simple text and collage illustrations remind the reader that we are stronger together than alone.
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Series
Doughnut fix volume 1
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Description
When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.
8) Breakout
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
441 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.
9) Unfadeable
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Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
13) Water day
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
A girl and her community celebrate the arrival of the water man when he comes on his weekly visit to distribute water to a Cuban village. Includes author's note.
15) Be a tree!
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Formats
Description
Compares the structures and functions of trees to human bodies, shows the interconnectness and dependence of trees in a forest, and urges readers to communicate, share, and care for one another. Includes notes on the anatomy of a tree, ways to help save trees, and how to help in one's community.
16) Who will you be?
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Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"A picture book about how family and community help shape the wonderful people our children become"--
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Ten-year-old Jane Doe, the only student average enough to be excluded from the town of Remarkable's School for the Remarkably Gifted, is joined at her public school by the trouble-making Grimlet twins, who lead her on a series of adventures involving an out-of-control science fair project, a pirate captain on the run from a mutinous crew, a lonely dentist, and a newly constructed bell tower that endangers Remarkable's most beloved inhabitant--a skittish...
18) The glass casket
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2014.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
Description
After the brutal murder of her cousin, everything changes for sixteen-year-old Rowan, who must not only seek the evil forces responsible before they destroy her family and village, but also set aside her studies when she becomes betrothed to her best friend, Tom.
20) Mi ciudad canta
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Description
After a devastating earthquake hits, a little girl and her neighbors help each other rebuild their city. Includes author's note.
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