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"Twelve-year old Leah Nevins is NOT a fan of change. So when her parents start whispering about sending her beloved Jewish great-grandpa Zaide to an assisted living facility (hospital jail!), she is very resistant. Zaide’s house, where her family gathers on Saturday afternoons, is the only place where Leah feels like she truly belongs. Sending Zaide away would change everything. Luckily, Leah remembers a story Zaide once told her about building...
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"When Megan’s dad tells her not to let the pigs out of their pen, curiosity gets the better of her. Why not? Pigs are too dumb to do anything anyway . . . or are they? Before she knows it, the pigs are wreaking havoc all over her house, all over her school, and all over town. It’s up to her to figure out how to get them back home. To Megan’s surprise, she discovers the animals are much smarter than she realized." --publisher's website
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"Maggie loves living on a farm, but she isn’t happy when the cows move into her cozy house. They cook in her kitchen, play dress-up in her closet, take bubble baths in her tub, and have no interest in leaving! Can Maggie find a way to get the cows to go? In this humorous rhyming picture book, Maggie shows readers that anything is possible with a little out-of-the-box thinking." --back cover
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"The Murphy Farm is a legendary story in the jungle of the perfect place where animals of all kinds live together peacefully. Jay-Jay the Giraffe is determined to find the Murphy Farm and live there. Join Jay-Jay’s experiences and the animals he meets along his journey to find the place where he wants to live." --back cover
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"It's that special time of evening, when the hours and the possibilities seem endless as sunlight is fading to dusk. A buzz of excitement and wonder takes over the neighborhood ... what outdoor adventures await? Join a diverse group of suburban kids as they dash and dodge in classic street games, like tag and kick-the-can, and reconnect with nature's simple pleasures of catching frogs, hunting fireflies, and climbing trees. These explorers play, laugh,...
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"I live in a tree trunk. I live in a barn. I live in a shoebox. I'm down on the farm... Soon all the other animals can't help but share what their homes are called, too. Readers will learn about porcupines, salamanders, groundhogs, and more. But when the rabbit, platypus, and meerkat realize their homes share the same name, they can't believe it. "Are you for SURE? I had NO clue!" becomes a catchy, energetic refrain readers will love chanting? The...
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"Eugene the architect designs buildings that are incredibly straight and orderly. He is very proud of his latest work--an enormous house with perfectly perpendicular walls and windows. One day he is surprised to find a tree growing in what will be the house's living room. Instead of cutting it down, Eugene studies the tree, marveling at the way its branches, roots, leaves, and trunk grow in elegant proportions. Suddenly, Eugene sees nature in an entirely...
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Lizzie St. Claire wants to be invisible. Forced to move out of her home, she and her mom now live in a transitional housing shelter, Good Hope, until they can get back on their feet. Lizzie just wants to keep her head down at Good Hope and her new school, so she doesn't have to admit the real reason she and her mom lost everything. But when Lizzie finds herself at the nearby Birchwood Stables, some new friends along with the arrival of a frightened...
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"Sunny Parker loves the Del Mar Garden Apartments, the affordable housing complex where she lives. And she especially loves her neighbors. From her best friend, Haley Michaels, to Mrs. Garcia and her two kids—developmentally disabled son AJ and bitter but big-hearted daughter Izzy—every resident has a story and a special place in Sunny’s heart. Sunny never thought living at the Del Mar Garden Apartments made her different—until the city proposes...
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Farah rocks volume 3
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"Farah Hajjar is just starting sixth grade at the Magnet Academy when something terrible happens—her house burns down. Even worse, the house fire may be her fault. When her family moves to temporary housing, Farah feels the guilt piling up. Luckily Farah finds comfort in writing, and she channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at her new school. But can Farah convince her new science-focused school to support it?" --publisher's...
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"Lily's family is happy in their ancestral house at the end of the lane. But then comes change. Grandma refuses to sell to developers, the city builds around them, and soon their house is smack in the middle of a multi-lane highway. As cars rush past 24/7, the family's happiness disappears in a cloud of exhaust. Working with her paints and crayons, Lily comes up with an idea. Her family's house, which Grandma says is "old and steady as mountains,...
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