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1) Hey, kiddo
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Abraham Lincoln Book Award 2021
Graphic Novel Memoirs
Teen Multicultural Graphic Novels
Abraham Lincoln Book Award 2021
Graphic Novel Memoirs
Teen Multicultural Graphic Novels
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"In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...
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"Petra Luna is in America, having escaped the Mexican Revolution and the terror of the Federales. Now that they are safe, Petra and her family can begin again, in this country that promises so much. Still, twelve-year-old Petra knows that her abuelita, little sister, and baby brother depend on her to survive. She leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp on the Texas border to the buzzing city of San Antonio, where they work hard to build...
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Picture Books
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"Drawn from Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this heartfelt picture book offers a window into the life of a family with little money and a great deal of love"--
6) Family life
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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in family life.
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Quality family togetherness—everyone wants it, but it seems increasingly harder to achieve. In a world run by cell phones, computers, and virtual networking, the comfort of human connection grows more important— and rarer— all the time. In a guide newly updated for the next generation, family expert Meg Cox offers a solution. Family rituals provide a sense of home and identity that kids and parents both need. From holidays and birthdays...
10) The sandlot
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The sandlot: In the early 1960s newcomer Scotty Smalls becomes part of a sandlot baseball team whose members share adventures, first kisses, and encounters with the dreaded beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence.
The sandlot 2: Ten years after the original story a new team tries to retrieve an irreplaceable model rocket that lands in Mr. Mertle's backyard behind left field.
The sandlot: heading home: An arrogant pro baseball player...
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An informative and compelling guide for families to enrich their home life in our age of distraction. Like millions of parents, bestselling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler felt squeezed between the needs of aging parents and rapidly growing children. Over three years, he traveled across the United States, seeking out the smartest people and the most effective families to assemble a collection of best practices for families...
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"The solution to the overload many modern moms feel, The Manager Mom Epidemic shows you how to build a happier family by firing yourself from the 'house manager' position and making each member of the family, from your husband to your youngest child, feel responsible for helping make family life run smoothly. Easy-to-understand and accessible for even the most overwhelmed parent, this book focuses on concrete plans and strategies to ensure Mom (or...
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Sadiq volume 4
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Sadiq's third grade class decides that they want a classroom pet, and their teacher, Ms. Battersby, is okay with the idea, so the students form a club to decide what kind of pet to get, and to research how to take care of it.
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This book features classic and often humorous scenes from the beloved original storybooks with clever, inspirational, and funny words of wisdom to live by-- or at least laugh at the lovable Berenstain Bear family about. Fans young and old can travel back to Bear Country with Papa, Mama, Brother, Sister, and Honey and to enjoy bits and pieces of their sweet, delightful stories that offer classic and touching life lessons.
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"This book orients parents and communities of black children, including white adoptive parents, to the particular challenges and inequalities race brings to childhood. The authors present research, insight, and their own experience to guide parents to challenges related to education, health, safety, self-esteem, and community building"--
19) Marble season
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Middle child Huey stages Captain America plays and treasures his older brother's comic book collection almost as much as his approval. "Marble Season" subtly and deftly details how the innocent, joyfully creative play that children engage in (shooting marbles, backyard performances, and organizing treasure hunts) changes as they grow older and encounter name-calling naysayers, abusive bullies, and the value judgments of other kids. An all-ages story,...
20) Rescued
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Ape quartet volume 3
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When John was ten years old his father brought back a baby orangutan from Indonesia, and Raja quickly becomes John's "brother" and responsibility--so years later, after his parents divorce, and his father has sold Raja to a roadside zoo, John sets out to rescue him and bring him to a sanctuary in Indonesia.