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World of Gustavo volume 1
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
K - Day of the Dead
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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K - Day of the Dead
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Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...
3) Shy Willow
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"Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and...
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Stella Diaz volume 1
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In her first middle-grade novel, award-winning picture book author and illustrator Angela Dominguez tells a heartwarming story based on her own experiences growing up Mexican-American.Stella Díaz loves marine animals, especially her betta fish, Pancho. But Stella Díaz is not a betta fish. Betta fish like to be alone, while Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is in another class this year,...
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Eleven-year-old Ava Andrews has a Technicolor interior with a gray shell. On the inside, she bubbles with ideas and plans. On the outside, everyone except her best friend, Zelia, thinks she doesn't talk or, worse, is stuck-up. What nobody knows is that Ava has invisible disabilities: anxiety and a heart condition. Ava hopes middle school will be a fresh start, but when Zelia moves across the country and Ava's Nana Linda pushes her to speak up about...
9) Ava and Pip
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When ten-year-old Ava uses her writing talents to help her older sister overcome her shyness, both girls learn the impact their words and stories can have on the world around them.
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Feylawn chronicles volume 1
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English
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Twelve-year-old Rufus Takada Collins discovers feylings on his grandfather's farm and it is up to him and his cousin Abigail to find the magical train cars that will carry them safely home.
11) Dear bunny
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Tino and Teeny, two love-struck bunnies, leave letters for each other in a hollow log which is home to a family of mice who, once they realize they have destroyed the love letters, make a patchwork Valentine for the bunnies.
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 5
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English
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A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys.
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In "I love you, Stinky Face", A mother and child discuss how the mother's love would remain constant even if her child were a stinky skunk, scary ape, or bug-eating green alien.
In "The rain came down", An unexpected rain shower causes quarreling among the members of a small community.
In "Dear Bunny, a bunny love story", a family of matchmaking mice help two love-struck bunnies overcome their shyness and realize their true feelings for each other.
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"The Ava and Pip collection is a fun and humorous look into the diary of Ava, an 11-year-old girl who loves writing. These quick, heartwarming stories follow Ava as she learns how to be a good sister and friend, how to be patient, and how to use her words carefully."--