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Author
Series
Willoughbys volume 1
Language
English
Description
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
3) 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.
Author
Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 4
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Olivia decides there has to be a marching band at the fireworks display, even if she has to do it herself.
Author
Series
Isaiah Dunn volume 1
Language
English
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Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
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"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...
Author
Series
Sophie Hartley books volume 3
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A girl in a large family is looking forward to her first "double digit" birthday, but soon discovers that growing up brings some unwanted changes.
9) Crunch
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The oldest Mariss brother, fourteen-year-old Dewey, attempts to be the "embodiment of responsibility" as he juggles the management of the family's bicycle repair business while sharing the household and farm duties with his siblings after a sudden energy crisis strands their parents far from home.
10) Stolen
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A girl finds herself running through the forest at the edge of a village with no memory of anything, even her own name, and later learns that she might be twelve-year-old Isabelle, believed to be stolen by a witch six years before.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Although Aunt Arlene tries to interest her in clothing and growing up, ten-year-old Mildred is entirely focused on growing a pumpkin big enough to win the annual Circleville, Ohio, contest, as her mother dreamed of doing before she died.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castro's army of young literacy teachers, her mother screeches to high heaven, and her father roars like a lion. Nora has barely been outside of Havana --why would she throw away her life in a remote shack with no electricity, sleeping on a hammock in somebody's kitchen? But Nora is stubborn: didn't her parents teach her to share what she has with someone in need? Surprisingly,...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Told through the eyes of a child, this anthology of true autobiographical tales from Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada presents inspiring reflections on a unique childhood spent on the island of Cuba. Includes Spanish to English glossary.
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