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Eleven year old Danny was hoping to have a simple, fun summer, but his plans are derailed when developers threaten to build condos on his community’s beloved soccer field and when he cultivates an unexpected friendship with a hermit living in the nearby woods. Further...
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Nimbus
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2020-10-01
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Into a world where it often seems nobody is listening comes a poignant story that celebrates the power of silence.
“Why are you so quiet?” Her teacher implores it, her classmates shout it, even her mom wonders it. Everyone, it seems, is concerned for Myra Louise. So,...
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Annick Press
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2020-09-08
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This friendly picture book helps young children make sense of mixed-up emotions. Happy, and also sad. Excited, but nervous too. Feeling friendly, with a little shyness mixed in. Mixed feelings are natural, but they can be confusing. There are different kinds of...
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Free Spirit Publishing
Parution :
2020-06-22
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Nominated for the Blue Spruce Award from Forest of Reading
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours),...
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Inhabit Media
Parution :
2020-06-09
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Harris Olson is a boy dealing with a load of guilt. Three years ago he was in a tragic car accident with his parents. He can't shake off the feeling of being responsible, though of course he was not. The memory returns from time to time -- until a crow comes tapping at...
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Red Deer Press
Parution :
2020-05-27
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Heroic actions speak volumes in a powerful middle grade novel based on real WWII events, set in Ukraine.
"[a] unique perspective on the Holocaust..."—starred review, School Libary Journal
Life is becoming ever more terrifying for the Jewish community as the Second...
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Annick Press
Parution :
2020-04-14
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A universal story about speaking, listening, and being heard.
Margot loves space. Astronauts, the stars, and especially the moon landing. So she can’t understand why all of her attempts to communicate her passion fall on disinterested ears. Her mom is patient but...
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Annick Press
Parution :
2020-04-14
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Topical: Myanmar refugee crisis often in the news but little explored in fiction
Myanmar connection: author Michelle Aung Lin is from Burma (Myanmar). Her family fled during the '62 coup
Prestigous publishing partner: Allen & Unwin publish in Australia September...
Editeur :
Annick Press
Parution :
2020-04-07
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“Sure to become a favorite book about overcoming hardships and helping others. This is truly one story not to be missed.” —Provo Library Children’s Book Reviews17 awards, nominations, and distinctions!Newcomer Salma and friends cook up a heartwarming dish to cheer up...
Editeur :
Annick Press
Parution :
2020-03-10
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A brilliant historical YA that asks: how do you choose between survival and doing the right thing?
The arrival of the Soviet Army in Germany at the end of World War II sends sixteen-year-old Katja and her family into turmoil. The fighting has stopped, but German...
Editeur :
Annick Press
Parution :
2020-03-10
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Nour loves the luminous glow she was born with, but it’s only when it starts to dim that she discovers the true power of her brilliant light.
Nour has a superpower: she glows. Her light shines so bright, she feels like a star in the night sky. But when kids at...
Editeur :
Annick Press
Parution :
2020-03-10
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A vividly imagined story about the importance of telling the truth, even if it means losing something you love.
When Jesse finds a toy horse and makes it his very own, his imagination runs wild. This horse is the fastest horse in the whole world, so Jesse names him...
Editeur :
Annick Press
Parution :
2020-03-10
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Playful, easy-to-remember poetry for teaching social skills in a lighthearted, simple way.Make teaching social skills fun with this lively collection of poems on skills such as greetings, eye contact, playing, competing, managing emotions, apologizing, and more! Rhyming...
Editeur :
Free Spirit Publishing
Parution :
2020-02-13
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Tamara is struggling to find the confidence to play her accordion in front of an audience. She learns the tunes well enough, and can play them when she's alone—but as soon as she tries to perform for others, everything falls apart.One day her father encourages her to...
Editeur :
Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides
Parution :
2019-12-05
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Readers will be haunted by this hi-lo book that puts a modern spin on the classic book, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Nicki Crane is tired of being picked on by the school bully, Bram Bones. She knows someone else who doesn't like bullies—the Headless Hall Monitor! Every...
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Teacher Created Materials
Parution :
2019-12-02
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Literary Text
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When Nina, Maricela, and Alejandro decide to help some homeless people living near their school in Los Angeles, the issue of homelessness becomes personal when they discover that it is affecting a friend. With help from their 5th grade teacher, they decide to take...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-12-02
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Literary Text
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Jesse knows it will be difficult making friends at his new school. When he gets invited to sit at the cool kids' lunch table,Jesse feels on top of the world. But the feeling doesn't last long when the cool kids start pulling pranks on teachers and other students. Will...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-12-02
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Literary Text
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Lexi is so over seventh grade. She's stuck in a remedial gym class with other overweight students. She's also stumped for ideas for a playwriting contest. Then life gets even worse when some girls find her diary and begin quoting from it. But then, maybe having her...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-12-02
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Literary Text
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This hi-lo book for kids explores traditional gender roles with a compelling, inspiring storyline and vibrant illustrations. Victoria is frustrated by her stepmom, Rita. Rita thinks that girls should wear dresses, be cheerleaders, and most definitely, never ever play...
Editeur :
Teacher Created Materials
Parution :
2019-12-02
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Literary Text
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Julie thinks her new neighbors must be very scary because all the stuff being moved into their house is enormous. Then she meets David and finds out that he's just a normal, regular boy. But when David's father calls him for supper the sound makesJulie jump in the air,...
Editeur :
Annick Press
Parution :
2019-10-21
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