Four starred reviews were given to this compelling narrative about one girl’s year of transition, dreams, pain, and healing, including one from Kirkus, who called it “enlightening, tragic, and unexpectedly hilarious.” Thanhha Lai discusses how and why she incorporated her personal experiences into Hà’s story in an author’s note. An interview with the author, a […]
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Mike was seven years old when his father was killed in Afghanistan under unclear circumstances. Mike’s mother is overworked and overprotective eight years later; his younger sister Mary has no connection to the father she barely remembers; and Mike knows he’s missing out on everyday high school life in his quest to be “the man
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Hooray! Finally, you’ve arrived! But where were you at the time? In this amusing picture book on the difficulty of waiting, a bunny goes through a spectrum of emotions. He’s overjoyed that you, the reader, have come. But then he can’t stop himself from telling you that waiting for you took far too long, was
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In Mrs. Krupp’s class, it’s Show-and-Tell time, and Billy can’t wait to share his creations! Our joyful eight-year-old hero is bursting to tell everyone about his future career ambitions as the class discusses what they want to be when they grow up today.Billy regales his patient instructor and delighted students with tales of the several
This is the narrative of a small group of people who are caught in the middle of a disaster.Elliot is a New York first responder who is trying to overcome his previous failures and do the right thing. Emma is a pregnant singer who is getting ready to lead a benefit concert for the outbreak’s
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Jim Doty grew up poor in the California high desert, with an alcoholic father and a mother who was chronically sad and crippled by a stroke. He is now the director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), of which the Dalai Lama is a founding sponsor. But his life
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The city’s elite have fled, sealed it behind barriers, and abandoned it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover archaic modes of life, such as farming, bartering, and herbal knowledge. However, the wealthy now want a harvest of bodies, so they prey on the helpless of the streets. With nowhere else to turn,
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Matthew Paul Turner expresses the soft emotions associated with witnessing a loved kid grow up and experience the world with lyricism, playfulness, and sincere emotion. When I Pray for You is a delightfully encouraging book, paired with Kimberley Barnes’ colourful and whimsical pictures, in which children and parents will see their own tales come to
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Grover is still afraid of monsters in this sequel, and he finds that there’s another one at the end of the book! What is the name of the monster at the end of the book?
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Gerry the giraffe asks, “Where’s my mom?” Is Mom slipping away into the woods? Is she sleeping in the tall grass, or is she taking a nap? To find out, keep reading…A delightful story with fold-out flaps and lovely drawings.
