Eve Bunting
3) Forbidden
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In early 19th century England, Josie, 16, finds herself in a sinister place with mysterious, hostile people, including her own relatives. Persistence and determination drive her to uncover the town's horrifying secret--a conspiracy to wreck and plunder ships--despite obstacles natural and supernatural.
5) Jin Woo
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Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.
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Share this simple, funny farmyard tale with your preschooler, who will love the energy.
"Hurry! Hurry!" Rooster crows. The crowd gets bigger, faster, and noisier as all the animals follow. "Ready! Ready!" "Go! Go!"
The animals rush to the barn. Will they be in time to greet the tiniest new member of the farm family?
Eve Bunting's simple, energetic text and Jeff Mack's vibrant illustrations come together in a joyful,
...7) The Wall
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A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
9) SOS Titanic
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Irish teenager, Barry O'Neill is traveling to New York on the Titanic's madiam voyager. He's homesick and worried about the Flynn boys who has threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that a struggle with the Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him.
10) Flower garden
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Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
11) Smoky night
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When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
13) Hurry! hurry!
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All the animals of the barnyard community hurry to greet their newest member, who is just pecking his way out of an egg.
14) A day's work
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When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
17) Our library
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A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.
18) Sunflower house
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A young boy plants the seeds in a large circle. He waters them and waits patiently until they grow taller than himself, with huge nodding blossoms that form a perfect "sunflower house." He and two friends play in the "house" all summer, even sleeping in it one night, until the leaves turn brown and the stems fall down.
19) Cheyenne again
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A poignant look at the pain inflicted upon one child by a dominant culture's heavy-handed attempt to "help." Near the turn of the century, a Cheyenne boy, Young Bull, is forced to attend the off-reservation Indian school so that he can learn to become a part of the white world.