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A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects. Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise.
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Realistic Fiction [Middle School Readers]
Arab American Book Award Winners (Children and Teen)
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
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Arab American Book Award Winners (Children and Teen)
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
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Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises.
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
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English
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Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Newbery Medal Award Winners
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
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Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Black Lives Matter: Middle Grade Stories
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Black Lives Matter: Middle Grade Stories
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"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
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