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1) Bruno's Hat
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Sergio said that my best friend Bruno's hat was weird. When I told him to stop, he called me a weirdo! If I had kept playing with Bruno, Sergio would have kept teasing me, too. But now I miss my friend terribly. What should I do?
Told from the point of view of Bruno's best friend, Peter, this insightful children's book explores bullyingâ€"especially the choices children face in defending others who are bullied. Readers will see Peter's struggle...
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Perico, or parrot, was what Dad called me sometimes. It was from a Mexican saying about a parrot that complains how hot it is in the shade, while all along he's sitting inside an oven and doesn't know it....
For Manuel Hernandez, the year leading up to his test of courage, his initiation into a gang, is a time filled with the pain and tension, awkwardness and excitement of growing up in a crazy world. His dad spends most of his time and money at...
3) Wringer
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Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book
"Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity." -The New York Times
"A spellbinding story about rites of passage." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A realistic story with the intensity of a fable." -The Horn Book (starred review)
"Thought-provoking." -School Library Journal (starred review)
In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of...
4) Sprezzatura
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Once viewed as a Christian nation, America quickly became a melting pot of denominations. Entertainment eventually took the forefront, celebrities became our mentors, and improvising became a way of life. Whatever the core reason for the saturation, the lack of accurate spiritual guidance was prominent.Although the nonchalant remain detached, others cannot accept the forced narrative. We all have free will until we don't. There is one who sees and...
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The Clash of Cultures – Mozart Meets Heavy Metal! Arianna Stefanoff--concert violinist: rock music sounds like pots and pans banging togetherReid Lavelle--rock star extraordinaire: doesn't know an oboe from a piccolo…So how did this unlikely pair wind up on a weekend date in New York City? Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Handel. Arianna Stefanoff is familiar with the works of all these and more. Growing up in a musical family, she has...
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«Ça veut dire quoi, être normal, au fond?»
Mélody, une jeune fille solitaire, se voit forcée de déménager chez sa grand-mère au Lac-Saint-Jean. Elle y rencontrera Tristan, un voisin autiste tout à fait particulier qui voit le monde d'une façon unique. D'abord victime d'intimidation, Mélody sera par la suite accueillie parmi les amis de sa persécutrice, ceux-là mêmes qui intimident Tristan à cause de sa différence. Comment réagira-t-elle?...
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