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After enduring his father's suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the Bronx projects, Aaron Soto, sixteen, is already considering the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure when his new friendship with Thomas turns to unrequited love.
4) Ugly
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Publisher
VIKING, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and short, twisted legs, but he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life. This is the true story of how he embraced his circumstances and never let his "ugly" stop him from focusing on what truly mattered."--
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Aaron Philip's memoir chronicles his extraordinary journey from happy baby in Antigua to confident teen artist in New York City. His honest, often funny stories of triumph-- despite physical difficulties, poverty, and other challenges-- are as inspiring as they are eye-opening"--Front jacket flap.
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Jack the dog is happy to run in the yard. He yaps and yaps. But will anyone yap back? Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, and words with the short a sound combined with selected consonant letters."--
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Little Feminist Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Learn about the emotions behind the faces with 100 photos. See why kids are happy, sad, mad, surprised, scared, brave, bored, silly, or tired with beautiful photographs showing every bit of context (like welcoming a new sibling, breaking a toy, or getting ready to sleep). Every spread shows the same emotion on 10 different children's faces so family members and educators can teach that the same emotion can look different on every person's face. Created...
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to attend an all-white public school in the southern United States. Before she helped desegregate schools and change the course of history, Ruby had a simple childhood. She was a happy girl who helped take care of her younger siblings and loved to play outside. Her life changed when she was chosen to attend William Frantz Elementary, where she became a civil rights leader at a very young age. Explore how Ruby...
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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'Hey! I think you should know that there is nothing your parents are more proud of... than YOU!' This simple graphic story helps children whose parents are separating to feel better. The book says why some parents have to live in different places, reminds the child how special they are to both parents, and reassures them that both parents will keep looking after them, and love them just as before. Getting to the heart of what children need to hear...
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Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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What will my life be like? Will I be happy? Will I ever be able to reach the stars? There are no answers to these questions, but in this eloquent picture book Britta Teckentrup lets children know that they are not alone in asking them and gives parents an opportunity to start a conversation with their children about the questions that come up in their lives. A young girl stands on a chair to see what it's like to be tall. A boy stares towards the...
13) Stepsister
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2019.
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Isabelle should be blissfully happy - she's about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn't the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and captured the prince's heart. She's the ugly stepsister who's cut off her toes to fit into Cinderella's shoe . . . which is now filling with her blood. When the prince discovers Isabelle's deception, she's turned away in shame. It's no more than she deserves: she's a plain girl in a world that values...
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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"Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors--who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and highest skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them.This special edition re-telling presents the dramatic tale of how Ritland discovered...
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Bruño
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Español
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Seis magníficos cuentos, ilustrados con mucha ternura y frescura por Isabel Caruncho, que servirán para que los más pequeños empiecen a disfrutar de la lectura y, además, aprendan a identificar, reconocer y nombrar todas sus emociones: desde la alegría hasta la tristeza y el enfado.
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"The story begins with Yaffa Eliach, a spirited young girl who grows up in a vibrant, happy 800-year-old town in Poland, filled with family life and rich traditions. Yaffa's grandmother, who receives a gift of a camera from America, becomes the village photographer, and takes photos of all the family events: weddings, bar mitzvahs, and family gatherings. And on the Jewish New Year, the villagers send photos to their relatives overseas to wish them...
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Pan Macmillan Australia
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
There's a Zoo in your Poo! It needs a Zookeeper And that Keeper is YOU! Did you know that trillions of tiny bugs live in and on all of us? And there's a Zoo of bugs in our poo. But which are the good bugs and which are the bad? What should we eat to keep our good bugs happy and our body strong? Get to the guts of what you need to know about you and your poo. Professor Felice Jacka is a world expert in the field of Nutritional Psychiatry and gut health....
20) Caddie Woodlawn
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The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the...
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