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2) Wonder
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English
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August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid -- but his classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Wonder begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of...
7) Big Bunny
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English
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A parent and child share the telling of a story about a giant bunny who eats carrots-- and maybe trucks and bridges (according to the child).
10) Dear Mr. Henshaw
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English
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In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
11) The perfect seat
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Eager to read together, a parent and child search for the perfect seat.
13) Our dragon
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Beach Lane Books
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English
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"What are two parents to do when their beloved little dragon keeps breathing fire all over the house?"--
15) Forever or a day
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English
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"In a poignant conversation as elegant as a poem and as perfectly paced as a mystery, Sarah Jacoby captures the paradox of time. At once individual and universal, measured and unbounded, fleeting and eternal, time tells us how to live--and how to love."--Page [2] of cover.
18) I want 100 dogs
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English
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After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number--until she gets the one dog she really wants.
19) Sitting shiva
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Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"In this gorgeously illustrated, deeply moving picture book, a young girl learns about the practice of sitting shiva after her mother dies."--
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English
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If animals said Merry Christmas like we do, how would they say it? Tortoise would hiss a holiday wish, Crane would croon joyful carols, and Mama and Papa Buffalo would kiss beneath the mistletoe. Across the animal kingdom, every creature would celebrate this magical season.
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