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"Mom and Dad Have Names?" Is a book inspired by our experience as kids. A day we realized, that our parents did in fact have names. In this story, two little boys set out to uncover their parents' names, and in a span of 3 days get into mischief. This short entertaining story is a fun read that you and your kids will enjoy, and that will open up an opportunity for you to share your name with them.
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English Slovak Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids learning English or Slovak as their second language.Jimmy the little bunny doesn't start off knowing how to ride a two-wheeler bike like his big brothers. In fact, sometimes he gets teased for it. When Dad shows Jimmy how not to be afraid to try something new, that's when the fun begins.This children's book is part of a collection of short bedtime stories.This story may be ideal for reading...
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How is it possible to feel more at home with your friends than with your own family? Sometimes Calvin Miller really hates that he and his mother, Nina, don't have a home of their own. Instead, they live in Garo's house - well, more precisely, Alan's house. A pilot who is always away, Alan is also Nina's boss. As his live-in housekeeper, Nina raises Alan's son, Garo, right alongside Cal. Luckily, the boys are good friends despite their differences....
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Everyone's favorite owl is back just in time for trick-or-treating on Halloween, though he's a little spooked by who's on the other side of the door . . .
Whoooo's There? Halloween doesn't have to be scary, but Little Hoo is a little bit nervous when someone comes knocking.
Your little ones will love Little Hoo in this Halloween picture book. This book features full screen images and pop-up text. Based on the little owl and other woodland...
6) Bad Mom
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"Introducing 'Maria the Busy Bee: A Tale of a Mom Who Found Her Way Back to the Hive,' another heartwarming addition to the 'From Shadows to Sunlight: Tales of Transformation' series. This empowering narrative is perfect for children aged 4-8 taking their first steps into independent reading! Join Maria, an extraordinary mom, who is always buzzing from one task to another. Watch as she transforms her busy life into a balanced existence where work,...
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Thai English Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids learning English or Thai as their second language.'I am Thankful' shows how easy it is to be grateful for everything in life, even the little things. From waking up in the morning, to enjoying the warm sun, to going back to sleep and hugging your favorite teddy bear. There is always something to be thankful for."ฉันรู้สึกขอบคุณ" แสดงให้เห็นว่าเป็นเรื่องง่ายแค่ไหนที่จะแสดงความขอบคุณกับทุก...
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Can the ghost of Nora's mother help her stop her dad from getting remarried? It's been three years since Nora's mother died, and while she and her sister, Patsy, want her father to be happy again, they're not ready for him to remarry. They especially don't want him to marry "the Tooth"-the woman with the overbite who could soon be their stepmother. While the girls try to upend their dad's relationship, they soon find themselves competing for the new...
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IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
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After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. When she travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time, Leigh is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds...
10) My Daddy My Hero
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Honor and courage echo in the heart of a child in My Daddy, My Hero, a touching tribute to military families and their service.
Join the ranks of the 1% through the eyes of a Marine's child in My Daddy, My Hero. Crafted by Janet Locklin, this sincere, heartfelt, and compassionate story portrays the daily life of military families, reflecting the unique challenges and rewards of their service.
Through the vivid lens of a dependent child, readers...
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In early June 1964, the Benevolent Home for Necessitous Girls burns to the ground, and its vulnerable residents are thrust out into the world. The orphans, who know no other home, find their lives changed in an instant. Arrangements are made for the youngest residents, but the seven oldest girls are sent on their way with little more than a clue or two to their past and the hope of learning about the families they have never known. On their own for...
12) Tape
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TAPE is an outstanding debut. Told with crackling prose, shimmering with humour and deeply moving, it will haunt anyone who reads it...
Record a voice and it lasts forever...
In 1993, Ryan records a diary on an old tape. He talks about his mother's death, about his dreams, about his love for a new girl at school who doesn't even know he exists.
In 2013, Ameliah moves in with her grandmother after her parents die. There, she finds a tape in the spare...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, in active development for television by The Weinstein Company, a hit paranomal YA series based on the wildly popular YouTube channel about an "adorkable" teenager living in a haunted house.
Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Sunshine Griffith and her mother Kat move from sunny Austin, Texas, to the rain-drenched town of Ridgemont, Washington. Though Sunshine is adopted, she and her mother have always been close,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
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Geoff Rodkey delivers another pitch-perfect ultra-modern comedy told as oral history with texts, screenshots and smartphone photos. When Claudia initiates a citywide scavenger hunt to raise money for charity, it's not just the twins' opposing teams that run riot. With the whole school racing to trade in sights seen for points to score front row tickets at Madison Square Garden, they may not get to the finish line with their dignity--and social lives--intact!...
15) Pig-Out Inn
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In a new town, Dovi's family befriends a young boy who was abandoned at their restaurant Dovi Chandler collects yearbooks. She has them from all over the country: mementos of every time her parents uprooted her to a new town, and a new crackpot business venture. They've managed apartment houses, tried to save failing bookstores, even sold Tupperware, but all it's ever gotten them is debt and a new yearbook for Dovi to add to the pile. It's not until...
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Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories.
Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her
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