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Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcoholism. Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now Violet's the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum's bag. But it's just another little blip. Mum will be fine again soon. She has to be …...
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In search of the truth about his heritage, Walter only finds more mystery Walter Kew has grown up without a past. Orphaned since birth and raised by his grandparents, he knows nothing about his parents, who died in an accident. Obsessively curious about the mother he never knew, he turns to the occult, using Ouija boards, crystal balls, and spells to reach out to the other world. But he's never had any luck-until now. Walking home from school,...
103) El Cambio
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Jesse Byrd es un autor de libros para niños que ha sido galardonado internacionalmente y es el miembro más joven de la junta directiva de NPR (el radio publica nacional). De pies a 6'8" de altura, Jesse dejó de jugar baloncesto en la Universidad de California-Santa Bárbara para dedicarse a su pasión por contar cuentos. Después de trabajar en Google en Silicon Valley y luego en EY en Dubái como director de comunicaciones para el Medio...
104) The Switch
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Kibwe is the best basketball player on his second-grade team. But the success is starting to get to his head-- he's becoming bigheaded and sort of bossy! Seeing this, Kibwe's dad decides to do something drastic to help humble his son and teach him some lessons that'll work on (and off) the court. Jesse Byrd is an international award-winning children's book author and the youngest NPR Board member. At 6'8", Jesse pivoted from playing basketball at...
105) Where Is Mommy?
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What is the most terrifying fear? What is most horrific for a child to face?The loss of their mother.Dementia is the thief who steals – and steals all.Do you hide it? Or do you speak of it?The author has more than 20 years of experiences dealing with the impacts of dementia and draws on her personal story to offer help.
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Many of us have a loved one who has Autism Spectrum. This can be a difficult discussion to have with children in our lives especially if they require the help of many people. You Are You and You Are Great was written to help illustrate that, no matter what, we are all in this together, and we are all here to help. This book should help promote acceptance and is meant to show children on and off the spectrum that we are all human, but that our differences...
107) Mary Wolf
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Permanently on the road, a teenage girl struggles to keep her family together Sixteen-year-old Mary Wolf can remember when her family lived in a house, when her father was a successful insurance executive who would jump through sprinklers with his briefcase just to make her laugh. But he never got back on his feet after his business collapsed, and he had to move the whole Wolf family into a giant RV, taking them on the road for a permanent "vacation."...
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Can Hop find a way to escape the wolves in her nightmares, even if they chase her in helicopters? Mommy thinks so . . .
Every night, Hop has night terrors filled with big, scary, hungry-eyed wolves. She knows they only exist in her dreams, but they still seem very real. Her mommy comforts her and has some good advice, but can Hop find the courage to conquer the wolves?
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This novel takes place 10 years after HOW I FOUND THE STRONG ended and deals with the reconstruction and race relations after the war. Told from the point of view of 13 year old Addy, who is abandoned by her redneck family and taken in by Shanks (from STRONG) and his new wife. There Addy learns she can make different decisions than those dictated by her own racist family. Vivid scenes involving the Ku Klux Klan, a school burning and attempted lynching...
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Monstrous fun with Dad from an exciting new author and illustrator team! Every little monster wants to be just like daddy, big and strong and oh so scary! But while being a grown-up is fun, being small can be just as exciting, as little monster is about to find out.. A joyous and heartwarming story of family love and playing together, from an exciting new pair of talents. The perfect gift for Father's Day, birthdays or anywhere in between, from all...
111) A Voice With No Name
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A young six-year-old Nichole finds herself comforting her bruised mother on the floor after abuse from her father. Nichole encourages her mother by singing into her ear; just as a mother would comfort her own child. This six-year-old is comforting her mother, the strength of this six-year-old child and her pure Faith in Jesus, helps her to become the cornerstone in helping her entire family heal: especially after her father tries to drown her mother...
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In If You Run Out of Words, an imaginative bedtime adventure from award-winning artist Felicita Sala, a father reassures his daughter of the fantastical lengths he'd go to in order to show his love
What happens if you run out of words?
Will you have any left for me?
Don't be silly!
I could NEVER run out of words!
But what if you DO?
Seeking reassurance of her father's attention, a young girl peppers her dad with elaborate, anxious...
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Meet Princess Scallywag – a feisty new heroine with more than a few tricks up her royal sleeve! From brand-new picture book pairing Mark Sperring and Claire Powell comes this hilarious, subversive fairy tale for girls and boys alike. What's a queen to do when she wakes up to find a huge bothersome dragon ransacking her kingdom and terrorising the villagers? By a stroke of luck, the bravest knight in the land happens to be skipping by at just the...
114) Love, unscripted
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"Frustrated with the sad state of her dating life, restaurateur Chloe Anderson penned a single romance novel featuring the man of her dreams. Upon the book's publication, the hero resonated with thousands of women, catapulting the book to the top of the bestsellers list and earning the novel a movie option. Chloe is thrilled a production company wants to bring her movie to the big screen and film it right in her hometown, Stillwater Bay, North Carolina....
115) For You, I Will
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ESPN SportsCenter anchor Elle Duncan and Corretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree Laura Freeman team up in this moving ode to Duncan's daughter that will resonate with mothers and daughters everywhere.
I will wrap my arms around you, so you will know comfort.
And when you're ready to leave, I'll be brave enough to let you go.
I will stand steady while you find your footing.
I'll walk tall while you find your stride.
For you, I will.
Inspired...
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Share this "harrowing and painfully honest historical novel"* at home or in the classroom. Through this "extraordinary" debut effort from the Sydney Taylor Award winner Robert Sharenow, readers will explore how "ingrained prejudices-whether acted upon or not-help destroy lives and shatter a community."**
In 1960 New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Louise is pulled out of class by her mother to protest court-ordered integration of her school. Louise's...
117) 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...
118) El crossover
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Un rayo de luz en mis kicks...
La cancha está QUEMANDO.
Mi sudor está LLOVIZNANDO.
Ya 'stuvo con eso de estar temblando.
Es que esta noche voy entregando.
El fenómeno del básquetbol, Josh Bell, y su hermano gemelo, Jordan, son los reyes de la cancha, con esos crossovers inesperados que hacen llorar a los jugadores más duros. Pero cuando Jordan conoce a la nueva chica del colegio, lazos entre los gemelos se empiezan a desanudar. El baloncesto...
119) Bumps in the night
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Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.
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Celebrate the special bond between grandparents and granddaughters in this beautiful and touching book based on the New York Times bestselling works by Gregory E. Lang. Why We Need Granddaughters captures the unconditional love shared with charming illustrations and heartwarming rhymes.
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