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The underdogs
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Mike Lupica |
Small but fast twelve-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try and finance the city's football team, givi… |
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Messenger (The Giver #3)
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Lois Lowry,David Morse,Fikret Topalli |
Second installment to Youth classic, "The Giver." Required in numerous 8th/9th grade English classrooms. Introducing the idea of a utopian society to youth for the 1st time. The well known Trilogy a… |
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My new town
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Kirsten Hall,Gerardo Suzan |
While giving a tour of his new town, a young boy introduces the reader to his teacher, dentist, barber, and police officer, as well as to his newly adopted baby sister. |
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Death or Ice Cream?
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Gareth P. Jones |
224 pages ; 22 cm |
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Our Little Kitchen
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Jillian Tamaki |
In this lively, rousing picture book from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki, a crew of resourceful neighbors comes together to prepare a meal for their community. With a garden full of produce, a joyf… |
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Tales of Trotter Street
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Shirley Hughes |
A collection of stories each of which portrays a different family in a neighborhood in England. Suggested level: primary. |
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My week
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Josie Firmin |
A preschool child introduces his various activities for each day of the week, from feeding ducks in the park on Monday to visiting with the grandparents on Sunday. Foldout pages illustrate related v… |
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Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal,James Weldon Johnson |
An illustrated version of the song that has come to be considered the African American national anthem. |
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Postman Pat's Christmas tree
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John Cunliffe,Ivor Wood,John A. Cunliffe |
Postman Pat involves everyone in an English town in the preparations for a Christmas Fair to raise money for children in the local hospital. |
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Scamp and the blizzard boys
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Dorothy Hamilton |
When a blizzard causes Craig and his dog Scamp to take refuge with Doug and his mother, they all take precautions to survive the storm and then watch the community band together to help those in need. |
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Nothing ever happens on 90th Street
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Roni Schotter |
When Eva sits on her stoop trying to complete a school assignment by writing about what happens in her neighborhood, she gets a great deal of advice and action. |
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Follow that clue!
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Nan Walker |
With his mother away on a business trip, Ravi is afraid his birthday will be boring until a mysterious clue starts him on a treasure hunt that takes him all over town. |
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The big orange splot
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Daniel Manus Pinkwater |
When a seagull drops a can of orange paint on his neat house, Mr. Plumbean gets an idea that affects his entire neighborhood. |
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Living up the street
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Gary Soto |
The author describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican American in Fresno, California. |
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