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Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Whoops! Little Luvvie loves her mom. She loves her sister. And she loves doing nice things for other people. But what happens when doing something nice means breaking some rules? Little Luvvie is about to find out.
2) Way past mad
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Keya is so angry at her little brother, Nate, that when her best friend Hooper tries to help she lashes out, then must get past his anger to ask forgiveness.
Author
Series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A woman with a magic way of curing children's bad habits tries her hand with a bully, a whisperer, and a slowpoke and formulates cures for a show-off and a crybaby.
6) Son
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 4
Language
English
Description
Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
7) Lock and key
Author
Language
English
Description
When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.
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Language
English
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"When a young girl is asked where she's from-where she's really from-she's no longer as she was. She decides to turn to her dear abuelo for some help with this ever-persistent question. But he doesn't quite give her the answer she expects."--Page [2] of cover.
10) Banana
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A quirky and hilarious picture book parable about parental distraction and a daughter's clever solution."--
Author
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are...
Author
Publisher
Edelvives
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Little Nina is tired of being nice all the time and decides she would like to be naughty instead. Being naughty is excellent fun, but after a while Nina makes a surprising discovery - being naughty all the time is just as boring as being nice all the time. So what will Nina decide to do instead? Beautifully illustrated with lovely detail, lots of humour and wonderful characters, this is a story with resonance for all!
15) My nana's garden
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
A little girl visits her grandmother in different seasons, and together they explore the wonders of her garden. Until, one day, Nana isn't there anymore. But as winter gives way to spring, the girl learns that life goes on, and so does the memory of those we love. --
17) My quiet ship
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Whenever the yelling in his house starts, Quinn runs to a special hiding place. There he becomes captain of the Quiet Ship, where he can get far, far away from the yelling that hurts his ears and makes him feel scared. But one day the Quiet Ship is broken and Quinn needs a new plan, one that requires him to be brave. A thoughtful treatment of a difficult topic, this story is for any child who faces fighting in the home. -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Henry loves talking with Grandpa, but Grandpa has stopped listening. Mom says to just give him time. But Henry wants to talk to Grandpa now. So Henry tries his favorite game: Top Threes. And something amazing happens: Grandpa starts talking again. Out of a tale of favorite sandwiches and zoo animals, outings and trains, emerges a moving story about love, loss, and the wonder of grannies and grandpas. A young boy's original game coaxes a grieving...
20) A home for Leo
Author
Language
English
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Description
Leo grew up in the sea with a family of sea lions he loves. When he's reunited with his human parents, he finds he loves them, too.
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