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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.
2) Defiance
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While vacationing in the country, eleven-year-old Toby, a cancer patient, learns some important lessons about living and dying from an elderly poet and her cow.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about family, happiness, and friendship in this hope-filled children's book. Our story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy treehouse in a big city with his family. And then something unexpected happens--Paul befriends a wise, friendly fox on a walk home from the bakery. The fox gives Paul a space to think about what makes him happy and what friendship means--all in the pages of a bright and quirky storybook. Join Paul and the fox...
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Elpis, a hope-spreading bubble, is given the chance to become the Spirit of Hope at Mount Olympus Academy if she can prove herself as a human girl among the students, but quickly realizes that being a human girl comes with its own challenges.
11) Nowhere boy
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press is a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime"--
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
"¿Cómo es un faro de las almas? Un faro de las almas es la luz que guiará a Leo y a su abuelo a través de los mares más lejanos para encontrarse con aquellos que esperan, cada noche, una palabra de cariño para irse a dormir con una sonrisa en los labios. El faro de las almas es una tierna historia que nos habla no solo de la relación entre los abuelos y los nietos, sino sobre todo entre personas desconocidas que siempre buscan algo en común:...
13) Nonstop
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this final masterpiece from the late Tomi Ungerer, Earth is devastated and empty. Everyone has escaped to the moon, except Vasco. Luckily, Vasco has his shadow to guide him, and he finds little green Poco, someone to care for and bring to safety. Nonstop dangers await Vasco and baby Poco at every corner, but Vasco's shadow rescues and guides them through destroyed cities and apocalyptic landscapes to safety. It's a timely, thought-provoking tale...
14) Wintergirls
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
¡Co-quí, co-quí! Los coquíes le cantan a Elena desde el amado árbol de mango de su familia--sus llamadas son tan conocidas que es como si estuvieran cantando, "Estás en casa, estás a salvo." Pero de repente, su hogar no es tan seguro cuando un huracán atenta con destruir todo lo que Elena conoce. Con el paso del tiempo, Elena, junto a su comunidad, comienza a reconstruir su hogar, sembrando semillas de esperanza en el camino. Cuando los sonidos...
Author
Publisher
National Center for Youth Issues
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"HOPE is our children's window for a better tomorrow. In terms of resilience and well-being, hope is a critically important predictor of success. This creative story from the best-selling author of My Mouth is a Volcano!, and Bubble Gum Brain, reminds children that dark clouds can be temporary and asking for help is always okay. We all have times when we need to borrow a little hope from someone else. When your clouds get too dark, and too heavy to...
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Hay personas que, por alguna razón, lo pierden todo. Rodrigo fue una de ellas. Pero hubo una cosa que no perdió, y fue la esperanza.Rodrigo pierde su casa familiar debido a un devastador tornado que lo ha destrozado todo. Sin hogar y rodeado de escombros, siente un vacío gigante en el corazón y casi se da por vencido. Pero entonces se acuerda de las palabras que su padre repetía en tiempos de crisis: Hay que seguir adelante, no queda otra. Y...
18) Lucy's mask
Author
Publisher
[Lisa Sirkis Thompson]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Suddenly, masks are everywhere. Are your kids confused and anxious about wearing a mask? Lucy's world turned upside down. She's bored. She can't be together with her friends. But when she finds out her mom is making her a new mask her boredom turns into excitement. Lucy loves masks! She dives into her toy box full of costumes and opens a world of imagination and make-believe adventure, far beyond the walls of her room. Of course, she doesn't realize...
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