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A New Look at Thanksgiving Using Children's Literature
Books for Preschoolers (3-4 years old)
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
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Books for Preschoolers (3-4 years old)
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
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When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
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Fifteen-year-old Marnie and her little sister, Nelly, are on their own after they bury their parents in the backyard and after a while the old man from next door, Lennie, takes them in but soon their friends, teachers and the police begin to ask too many questions about their parents and the lies begin to stack up.
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"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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Budding costume designer Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, dating a punk rocker, but when the Bell twins return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope, a figure skater, and the childhood crush she had on Cricket.
5) Backlash
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When Christian, a boy she knows only through Facebook, posts a lot of nasty comments on her page, fifteen-year-old Lara tries to kill herself--but that is only the beginning of the backlash for her sister, Sydney; her former friend Bree; and her classmates.
8) Every breath
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Rachel Watts is an unwilling new arrival to Melbourne from the country. James Mycroft is her neighbour, an intriguingly troubled seventeen-year-old genius with a passion for forensics. Despite her misgivings, Rachel finds herself unable to resist Mycroft when he wants her help investigating a murder. And when Watts and Mycroft follow a trail to the cold-blooded killer, they find themselves in the lion's den - literally. A night at the zoo will never...
9) Heist
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De Ariana Godoy, la autora de A través de mi ventana. Un éxito imparable que ya ha cautivado a millones de lectores y que será adaptado a película próximamente por Netflix. Si te gustó A través de mi ventana, te volverás adicto al magnetismo que se respira entre los protagonistas, Heist y Leigh. Misterios, secretos y una tensión entre los protagonistas que te mantendrá en vilo. Un éxito en Wattpad ya disponible en papel. El...
10) Quiver: a novel
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Libby is the oldest child of six, going on seven, in a family that adheres to the "quiverfull" lifestyle: strict evangelical Christians who believe that they should have as many children as God allows because children are like arrows in the quiver of "God's righteous warriors." Libby befriends Zo, a genderfluid teen whose family recently moved to Libby's small Tennessee town, and the two form a connection despite their families' opposing ideological...
11) Paper towns
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Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears; leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving.
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Physicists Leonard and Sheldon understand everything from the inescapable gravitational pull of a black hole to the intricate structure of the atom. But take those atoms and assemble them into a woman, and their comprehension comes to a grinding halt. And when Penny, a woman with all those atoms in all the right places, moves in across the hall, Leonard and Sheldon's universe begins to expand in ways they never could have imagined.
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"Liz Buxbaum siempre ha sabido que Wes Bennett, su vecino, no tiene madera de novio. Podría parecer que es el candidato perfecto para sus fantasías románticas, pero lo cierto es que Wes solo ha demostrado ser un auténtico incordio desde que eran niños. Wes fue quien puso una rana en su casa de muñecas y el monstruito que escondió la cabeza decapitada de un gnomo de jardín en su pequeño intercambio de libros vecinal. Diez años...