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Henry Huggins volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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Henry Huggins makes a deal with his father: if Henry can keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month, he can go fishing with his father.
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest."--
4) Mixed up
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
"Twelve-year-olds Reef and Theo have a mutual problem: their memories are getting mixed up, and that means that Reef is losing his memory of his mother, recently dead of COVID, which terrifies him--but for Theo his new memories are helping him deal with his domineering father"--
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English
Description
For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in between. And especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the way in which every hole is a puzzle to be solved. Or the whimsy of the...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find their way forward.
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Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
A 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book
"Absorbing storytelling."—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review
"A riveting read."—Kirkus Reviews STARRED Review
What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that "feels like a vintage gem" (New York Times), calling to mind...
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Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
20180814.
Language
English
Description
A must-have for Percy Jackson fans, this deluxe gift edition of the internationally bestselling first book in the series features gorgeous full-color artwork on nearly every page by series illustrator Rocco, along with shiny foil type on the front cover, a red marker ribbon, and full-color endpapers.
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Language
English
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A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
11) Abduction!
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six-year-old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure.
12) The crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Language
English
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Description
"I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can't say them all . . . When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Compassionate parents everywhere will instantly recognize a father's ability to reconnect a child with the world around him." --Amazon.com.
14) Finding Nemo
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The fretful Marlin and his young son Nemo become separated from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, a clown fish, is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly fish named Dory, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero.