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As brave as you
by Jason Reynolds
Leaving Brooklyn for the first time to visit their grandparents in the Virginia countryside, Genie and his big brother, Ernie, discover that their grandfather is blind and ask countless questions about how he copes before realizing that he never leaves the house. By the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author of When I Was the Greatest. Simultaneous eBook.
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There is a tribe of kids
by Lane Smith
A meditation on childhood and life's beginning by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Grandpa Green traces a young boy's fantastical encounters with a colony of penguins, a smack of jellyfish, a constellation of stars and other enchanting groups.
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Somewhere among
by Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
A debut novel-in-verse by an award-winning writer from Tokyo follows the experiences of an 11-year-old half-Japanese, half-American sister-to-be who struggles with the loneliness of being caught between two worlds when the tragedy of 9/11 strikes an ocean away. Simultaneous eBook.
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Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
"A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related--they are simply people who love you for who you are"
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Adrift : an odd couple of polar bears
by Jessica Olien
Two rival polar bears, including one who likes to talk and one who prefers to stay quiet, are challenged to overcome their differences when they find themselves adrift at sea together. By the creator of The Blobfish Book. 40,000 first printing.
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Rainbow weaver
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note
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Magnets push, magnets pull
by David A Adler
An accessible introduction to the basics of magnetism explains such terms as attraction, pole, electromagnetism and force while providing lively illustrations designed to promote greater comprehension.
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The darkest dark
by Chris Hadfield
A tale inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield follows a little boy's imaginative journey through the universe, where his adventures in space are challenged by his fear of the dark. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Mighty, mighty construction site
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Told in rhyming text, Excavator, Bulldozer, Crane Truck, Dump Truck, and Cement Mixer will all need to work together as they tackle their biggest job yet--a massive building
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