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English
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A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading with murderous attention, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year...
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how Mexican families celebrate the lives of their deceased loved ones, including sharing pictures and stories, preparing feasts, and lighting candles in the graveyard on November 1, The Day of the Dead.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/Libros Tigrillo, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Juan, a Quiché Indian boy from the village of Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, his brother, and his friends make a giant kite to fly on the Day of the Dead in memory of Juan's grandfather, who taught him how to make the traditional kites.
16) Day of the Dead
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Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the Day of the Dead Holiday. The description includes why it is celebrated and who celebrates the holiday.
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During the three-day celebration of the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican boy and his family make elaborate preparations to honor the spirits of the dead. From October 31 to November 2, people in Mexico celebrate the festival of el Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. This photodocumentary follows Pablo and his family as they prepare to honor the memory of Pablo's grandmother. Ancona's "photographs catch the affirmation of life that fills the...
20) The festival of bones: the little-bitty book for the day of the dead = El festival de las calaveras
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the Day of the Dead, or el Dia de los Muertos, a holiday celebrated in Mexico from October 31 to November 2.
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