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American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Middle Grade
Printz Medal | Winners And Honorees | 2020-Current
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Middle Grade
Printz Medal | Winners And Honorees | 2020-Current
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Publisher Annotation: At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying,...
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2024 Audies
2024 Youth Media Awards
Caldecott Medal | Winners and Honorees | 2020-Current
NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Kids Books
2024 Youth Media Awards
Caldecott Medal | Winners and Honorees | 2020-Current
NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Kids Books
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A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
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Petra Luna volume 1
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"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
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The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is the lesser-known sequel to Defoe's well-loved Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe is married in England when he is overcome by the melancholy urge to visit his island once more. After the death of his wife he sets sail and finds his island in a state of disarray. He installs a code of conduct and leaves the habitants with useful skills. He then sails home via Madagascar, South-East Asia and China and
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This is book THREE in a 15-book series introducing children to cultures from across the world. It is designed to break down barriers and eliminate stereotypes. Each "character" within the book has written a "letter" telling something unique about their country of which people may be unaware, plus he/she shares their dream for the future (educational fiction: ages 8-12).
List of countries featured in BOOK THREE
Albania
Austria
Brazil
Delaware_USA
Eritrea
Gibraltar
Hong...
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Everyone in Folly Cove knows Virginia Lee as "Jinnee." With her magical wands she can draw whatever she imagines, but for her sons Aris and Michael, she draws the most wonderful characters of all, Big Machines with friendly names like Mary Anne, Maybelle, and Katy. Her marvelous magical wands can make anything move--even a cheerful Little House.
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Otto is a square peg in a world of round pegs. He often doesn't fit into the world of rounds on the bus, in school, and in public. While he enjoys his squareness, he dreams of fitting in with his peers.
A special teacher who is much like him helps him understand how to round out his edges just enough to fit in when he wants to, without losing his individuality. He learns skills such as making eye contact and practicing some of the subtleties of...
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One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! This is the uplifting tale of how the author?s aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children?s ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood.
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony Gustave Flaubert - "The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Historical Novel)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Temptation of Saint Anthony is a historical novel. It takes as its subject the famous temptation faced by Saint Anthony the Great in the Egyptian desert, a theme often repeated in medieval and modern art. It is written in the form of a play script. It details one...
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Based on true events, The Paper Daughters of Chinatown is a powerful story about a largely unknown chapter in history and the women who emerged as heroes.
In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco is a booming city with a dark side, one where a powerful underground organization-the criminal tong-buys and sells young Chinese women into prostitution and slavery. These "paper daughters," so called because fake documents gain them...
In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco is a booming city with a dark side, one where a powerful underground organization-the criminal tong-buys and sells young Chinese women into prostitution and slavery. These "paper daughters," so called because fake documents gain them...
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Yasser loves Muharram because it means he can stay up late and chill with his friends at the mosque. Zahra hates Muharram because it means all the parties are cancelled and everyone is sad. Grandfather takes them both to their prayer room. He sits on his favourite chair, sighs deeply and says in a warm, loving voice,
"Let me tell you a story."
Those six little words transform Zahra's mood immediately. She glances up at Yasser who looks back...
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"Dreams and aspirations in our lives are often the catalysts that lead to great accomplishments that benefit the world in which we live." -Walter R. Hoge, DVM, and author of McEaster Valley.
This unique and earthy tale is reminiscent to William P. Young's The Shack, in that it was written to the authors' children and that it serves as a parable that there is more to life than glitter and gold and that sometimes, the places where we get lost are...
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Little Sea Otter Peakabu takes you on a tour of the tide pools where he and his family live among a variety of other animals. Tide pools are found on rocky beaches all over the world, in the strip of land between high and low tide. Each pool is a miniature world of discovery, filled with an amazing array of fascinating life forms that have adapted to the power of the waves and changing water levels as the tide rises and falls. Written and illustrated...
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Was macht ein gutes Kinderbuch aus? Reden, Aufsätze und Biografisches von Paul Maar
Was macht ein gutes Kinderbuch aus? Welches Selbstverständnis hat der Autor Paul Maar und wie ist er zum Schreiben gekommen? Die umfangreiche Sammlung enthält alle wichtigen Reden und Aufsätze des vielfach preisgekrönten Autors, Lyrikers und Dramatikers, führt in sein Leben und Werk ein und ist ein Schatz für alle, die sich mit Kinderliteratur und Kindertheater...
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Louis Jolliet possédait de multiples talents. Après des études au Séminaire de Québec et un voyage en France pour parfaire ses connaissances en cartographie, il revient en Nouvelle-France, décidé à faire sa marque. Peu de temps après son retour,l'aventurier effectue sa première expédition entre Québec et les Grands Lacs pour faire le commerce des fourrures. Mais c'est en 1673, quand il découvre le Mississippi en compagnie du père Marquette,...
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Una nueva entrega de la colección Mis Pequeños Héroes, con el gran genio artístico del Renacimiento como protagonista.
La mayoría de los héroes que conocemos son seres extraordinarios con poderes mágicos y una capa ondeando en sus hombros. Pero también existen héroes de carne y hueso, tan humanos como tú y como yo, que algunas veces se equivocan y otras aciertan a lo grande.
Miguel Ángel fue uno de ellos. Sus po¬deres fueron un martillo,...
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Quelques heures seulement s'étaient écoulées depuis l'intervention des mystérieux « Anges Gardiens » à la Tour Premium. Les plans du colonel Falcon mis en déroute, Jordan et ses compagnons venaient de réaliser l'impensable.
De retour au manoir les choses n'allaient pas s'améliorer pour le jeune héros. Il devait maintenant faire face au paternel, et avec la ménagerie mise à jour ce n'était plus qu'une question de temps avant de voir...
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Ariane 16 ans, Alex 16 ans et Ying 15 ans, font connaissance à partir de leurs échanges sur Internet. Tous trois animés par les mêmes goûts de l'action. Ils fondent une agence de reportages qu'ils nomment Caméra Danger. Leur détermination à faire la lumière sur des sujets parfois obscurs, les entraîne vers des aventures et des enquêtes qui se déroulent dans une atmosphère o se ctoient la confiance et le désespoir, la bravoure et l'épouvante....
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Tout jeune, Kondiaronk, dit le Rat, se fait remarquer par son habileté au combat, sa passion pour la politique et sa capacité à captiver son auditoire. Reconnu comme chef dans sa tribu, il occupe rapidement un rle important dans la grande nation autochtone. En 1701, après plusieurs années de guerre, alors que débutent les pourparlers de paix entre les Autochtones et les dignitaires de la Nouvelle-France, Kondiaronk fait entendre sa voix. Un...
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