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When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways - but the same in the one way that matters most of all.
One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby...
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Nguyen kids volume 3
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The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series' exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist. BOOK 3: THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FAN Excerpt: When I shut the door, I hold my painted fan. I breathe in and out. I wonder . . . will Grandma Noi help me? Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the baby...
3) Love
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
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As Humphrey's young family grows and expands within the walls of Dunnian, the house seems to welcome them with warmth and a wonderful feeling of belonging. Following the Dunnes through youthful antics, merry parties, heartbreaks, love, and marriages, Celia's House is an enchanting family novel that begs to be read and savored over and over again.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Children's)
Hispanic Heritage Month - Easy & Young Readers
Hispanic Heritage Month (Children's)
Hispanic Heritage Month - Easy & Young Readers
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In this compilation of four separately published books, Sofia Martinez, her sisters, and her cousins cope with the everyday problems of a happy Hispanic American family.
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Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse. If only she could stop losing her temper and behave herself, her stepfather would accept her, her mom would love her like she used to, and her stepbrother would declare his crushing desire to spend the rest of his life with her. She wants these things so badly, she's determined to swallow her anger and make her family proud. But pushing fury down doesn't make it disappear. Instead, it simmers below the surface...
10) Meet the Austins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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The life of the Austin family is changed by the arrival of self-centered young Maggy Hamilton, orphaned by the sudden death of her pilot father.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 59
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Students in Mrs. Mack's class describe their families--big or small, living together or apart, with two moms or none--and learn why every family is special and important.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
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"Sophie's parents run a secret shop where dreams are bought and sold. When Sophie dreams, her dreams become real, so she is forbidden to have any. Sinister events are set in motion when she is accidentally seen by one of her parents' customers, and it's up to Sophie to save her family"--
13) Belle Teal
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Belle Teal Harper is from a poor family in the country, and beginning fifth-grade is a challenge as her grandmother's memory is slipping away, her brother and father are fighting again, and she becomes involved with the two new children in her class.
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Kate Messner pens a new moving tale of family and friendship about a tech-savvy boy searching for his father during tough times. Kirby "Zig" Zigonski lives for the world of simple circuits, light bulbs, buzzers, and motors. Electronics are, after all, much more predictable than most people--especially his father, who he hasn't seen in over a year. When his dad's latest visit is canceled with no explanation and his mom seems to be hiding something,...
17) Hour of the bees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Carol is forced to spend her summer in New Mexico to help her estranged grandfather settle into his new home for people with dementia. While their relationship is strained at first, Carol soon finds herself captivated by his magical stories. These stories help her realize the power of her dreams and the true meaning of family.
18) A oscuras
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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When a storm causes a neighborhood blackout, Sofia and her father come up with a plan for the perfect family night without electricity.
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