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1) First Broom
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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A charming rhyming read-aloud just right for Halloween!
Little witch,
Little broom.
Brand-new gift,
Brand-new moon.
Little witch is so excited by her new present for Halloween night - a new broom! But learning to fly a broom is harder than you think, especially when you're just a little witch. Will witch and broom learn how to work together to fly up high in the sky? A sweet and silly rhyming story full of gentle Halloween fun! "The...
2) The Trail
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English
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An exciting and deeply moving story of survival, courage, and friendship on the Appalachian Trail.
Toby has to finish the final thing on The List. It's a list of brave, daring, totally awesome things that he and his best friend, Lucas, planned to do together, and the only item left is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But now Lucas isn't there to do it with him. Toby's determined to hike the trail alone and fulfill their pact, which means dealing with...
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When "popular" Tyler is forced to invite "weird" Mackenzie to his party, they're surprised to find how much they have in common. Readers will enjoy this realistic fiction story about an unexpected friendship that explores social themes including acceptance, popularity, and peer pressure. The full-color illustrations, short chapter format, and compelling text build reading comprehension and fluency. This hi-lo reader is ideal for students who need...
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A new hilarious, honest, and inspirational middle-grade novel about finding your inner hero, from the author of Drums, Girls, & Dangerous PieIn sixth grade, bad things can happen to good kids. Bullies will find your weakness and jump on it. Teachers will say you did something wrong when really didn't mean to do anything wrong. The kids who joke the loudest can drown out the quieter, nicer kids.Maverick wants to change all...
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First performed in 1905 and published in 1907, "Major Barbara" is a dramatic play by the famed Irish playwright and activist George Bernard Shaw. The story centers around its title character who, as an officer in the Salvation Army, becomes disenchanted by the increasing social problems that she sees and the willingness of her organization to accept money from armament manufacturers. Barbara is disillusioned about the good work the Salvation Army...
6) Weird!
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English
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Luisa is repeatedly teased and called "weird" by her classmate Sam, even though she is simply being herself-laughing with her friends, answering questions in class, greeting her father in Spanish, and wearing her favorite polka-dot boots. Luisa initially reacts to the bullying by withdrawing and hiding her colorful nature. But with the support of her teachers, parents, classmates, and one special friend named Jayla, she is able to reclaim her color...
7) Dare!
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Jayla feels threatened by her classmate Sam, who has bullied her in the past for her "nerdy" love of astronomy and stars. Sam is now bullying Jayla's friend Luisa, and she enlists Jayla to participate. Jalya reluctantly joins in but soon realizes it is wrong. With the help of caring adults and friends, Jayla comes to sympathize with Luisa and finds the courage to dare to stand up to Sam and put an end to the bullying. The Weird! Series These three...
8) Tough!
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English
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Sam is concerned about keeping things orderly and "cool" at school. She thinks people need to have a tough skin in order to fit in and withstand others' meanness and lack of cooperation. Sam teases her free-spirited classmate Luisa and enlists a friend, Jayla, to help. But when Sam is confronted by a concerned teacher about her bullying, and Jayla turns on Sam and befriends Luisa, Sam begins to show some heart and rethink her treatment of others....
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Seventeen-year-old Maddie has always felt a hole in her life, but she has finally found a way to fill it with her quest to mold her body into her ideal, thinnest shape. When she comes across the world of "thinspiration" websites, where young people encourage each other in their mission to lose weight, she quickly becomes addicted. Finally, she has found a place where she is understood and where she can belong. Maddie becomes a part of a group of friends...
11) Winnie-the-Pooh
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Presents the adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.
12) I'm Mixed!
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English
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Growing up as a biracial child, Maggy Williams had three options: she could identify as black, white, or mixed. She chose to embrace her multiracial heritage because she was taught that she could. Her hope is that this book will help children to realize that it is possible to integrate their multiple racial identities.
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Pablo y Domi son amigos y se quieren mucho. A Pablito a veces le cuesta hacer la tarea, porque tiene síndrome de Down, pero Domi siempre está ahí para ayudarlo. Cada uno, desde su propio punto de vista, aprenderá a encontrar su camino y juntos soñarán con qué quieren ser cuando grandes.
14) The Book Tree
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English
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When young Arlo accidentally drops a book on the Mayor's head, the Mayor decides books are dangerous and destroys all the books in town! But thanks to Arlo's imagination and perseverance, the Mayor finds that suppressing stories cannot stop them from blossoming more beautifully than ever. This timely allegorical tale will be a useful tool for starting conversations with children about the power of activism and the written word.
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Que sont le bonheur et la richesse ? Derrière ces termes du quotidien se cache toute une
perception... Et si « être riche et heureux » était en fait bien plus simple qu'on ne le pense?
Sans être moralisateur, cet album constitue un
excellent point de départ pour une discussion
sur la vraie valeur des choses.
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What joy and pride is associated with one's first school satchel! This happy fact is proof that its wearer is now a schoolchild. Danny proudly, happily wends his way to school, where his enthusiasm wanes somewhat but his curiosity grows. To the question put by grown-ups, "Is school a good thing?" - Danny cannot provide an answer. Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad. His little friend Kitty, who has had to stay another year in nursery school, is curious...
17) Operation Tiger
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Aaron Haberman is having the best day of his life. After his sixth-grade teacher assigns his crush Kristin Kramer to his project group, he can hardly believe his luck. This is the moment he has been waiting for since fourth grade. Unfortunately, he has no clue how to even talk to her. Aaron is a regular kid who likes basketball, goofing around with friends, and avoiding homework, but the idea of approaching Kristin, a cute and competitive soccer player,...
18) Doctor for a Day
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English
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"I do not need to go school. I am a doctor," keeps saying a young boy named Harry until one morning, it really happens. Harry, in his dream, learns a lesson about growing up.
19) Le secret
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Danielle Chaperon nous revient avec un troisième album pour le cycle primaire, Le secret. L'auteure aborde une fois de plus ses thèmes de prédilection, l'amitié et la solidarité, avec sa sensibilité particulière.
Rien ne va plus pour Malie! Après avoir confié son secret le plus secret à Zoé, voilà que toute l'école est courant...Pourtant, Malie faisait confiance à Zoé. Elles étaient les meilleures amies du monde. Ces deux inséparables...
20) Rafael
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En troisième secondaire, Rafael sait depuis longtemps qu'il est autiste. Cette différence ne l'a cependant jamais empêché de mener une vie relativement normale.
Assez pour passer une nuit à l'extérieur de chez lui lors d'une classe neige? Pas sûr... Heureusement, il a toute l'année scolaire pour se préparer.
Aussi, Rafael entreprend les démarches pour l'obtention de la garde d'un chien d'assistance. Grâce au Programme d'aide canine, Rafael...
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