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Frankie and his soccer team travel to fantastic lands to play some of the wildest soccer matches ever!
Frankie and his friends love playing soccer so much that they start their own team. After winning a magic soccer ball at a carnival, they're forced to play in some amazing games. Frankie's soccer ball transports his team to an arena where they are playing against the Rowdy Romans. Will his team be a roaring success or will the soccer battle be more...
7662) Barefoot on the Beach
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Renee Clarke is perfectly happy just the way she is…
Renee may be thrilled to be planning her sister’s wedding, but after witnessing her mother’s two failed marriages, she has always vowed that she is better off on her own.
But when Renee discovers that Luc Hardy has moved next door, her world is knocked off kilter. Luc was her whirlwind summer romance as a teen and, more importantly, her first love. Now he’s back in West Cove, looking more...
7663) A Sister's Story
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FINALIST FOR THE 2021 STREGA PRIZE
From the internationally acclaimed author of A Girl Returned, a spellbinding story about family, memory, love, and the relationships that define us.
It's the darkest time of night. Adriana, a baby in her arms, hammers on her sister's door. Who is she running from? What uncomfortable truth is she carrying with her? Like a whirlwind, Adriana upends her sister's life bringing chaos and cataclysmic revelations.
Years...
7664) My Brother's Hero
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This poignant coming-of-age story is set against the verdant landscape and sultry atmosphere of the Florida Keys Ben Floyd has a lot on his mind. In only eighteen months he will be old enough to get a learner's permit to drive, but that seems a lifetime away. Ben enjoys the close-knit group of friends in his small neighborhood, but lately he has been longing for a taste of adventure. Keeping an eye on his younger brother Cody is getting to be a big...
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Celebrating tolerance and acceptance, each title in this constructive and accessible series focuses on the rewards and challenges of having a friend with a disability. Everyday situations are accompanied by informative sidebars that provide details about the highlighted disability.
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Two young friends are separated by a tragic crossed spell, and with war looming, will they be able to find each other again? The rebels have amassed in the ancient Phaer city of Ulde. Amongst the throngs of seasoned warriors and new recruits, young Xemion is at a crossroads. He believes in the cause of his people, and his dream of being a swordfighter is now within reach, but without his warrior beloved, Saheli, by his side, he's incomplete. The two...
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Seventeen-year-old Delilah Green wouldn't have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she figures it's working fine. While her dad goes on a trip to fix his broken heart after her mom left him for another man, Del manages the family cafe. Easy, she thinks. But what about homework? Or the nasty posse of mean girls making her life hell? Or her best friend who won't stop guilt-tripping her? Or her other best friend who might go to jail for...
7668) Defending Irene
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One girl's strong spirit and love of soccer drive her to persevere in the face of adversity in this lively and engaging novel. Irene loves soccer, a passion she inherited from her Italian father. She's thrilled by the sound and feel of the ball exploding off her foot for a shot at the goal. At school back in Missouri, she was one of the top players on her girls' team. But things are different in Merano, Italy, where bilingual Irene and her family...
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Told in narrative nonfiction, this book teaches young readers how to practice self-awareness. Books help build a foundation for students to develop into capable and compassionate individuals and, through examples, show them how to make the choices that will let them grow their soft skills. All books in the 21st Century Junior Library encourage readers to Look, Think, Make a Guess, Ask Questions, and Create. Books include table of contents, sidebars,...
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The concept for Princesses Don't Wear Glasses is to communicate to kids that it's perfectly acceptable to be unique or different. Princesses Don't Wear Glasses is geared towards the modern girl for building her confidence and positive self-image. Princesses Don't Wear Glasses is special because it shines light on a young princess who thinks that princesses are supposed to look a certain way. Illustrated with colorful imagery, the story is driven by...
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How often do you turn on the news, only to hear a story about another troubled youth? Do you wish that you could do something impactful that could help our youth find success? Many could use a listening ear, words of wisdom, and someone who cares. It only requires a small commitment of your time to create a lasting impact upon one person.
The Superhero in The Mirror: How Mentors Can Help Solve Our Toughest Problems, written by New Jersey Councilman...
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Summer is a poetic, inspirational picture book about the power of kindness from two of China's most acclaimed creators-and children will discover a surprise as they turn the pages!
During a hot summer day in the grasslands, a group of animals race to claim the single spot of shade-under one tiny leaf that clings to a branch. The animals fight until they are inspired by an act of love to offer shade to one another.
Through lyrical text from Hans...
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A Story from the Heart...
Fifth-grader Javon has the big responsibility of being a Book Buddy to a kindergartner named Richard. But, when he meets Richard for the first time, he isn't so sure he's up for the challenge. Richard won't talk to Javon or even look at him. He seems sad, but Javon quickly realizes that Richard reminds him a whole lot of himself at that age, and Javon is determined to help his new friend.
Both boys learn a lot that year,...
7674) Way Past Embarrassed
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A student learns to ask for help even when it's difficult.
Juan is having a hard time with a math worksheet while everyone else in his class seems to breeze through it. When the teacher calls on Juan to put answers on the board, he acts silly and even leaves the room. But after a mix-up reveals that he's not the only one who struggles with math, Juan gains the courage to ask for help and inspires his classmates to do the same.
7675) Planes: Movie Storybook
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Planes follows Dusty Crophopper, a big-hearted, speed-loving crop duster who dreams of competing in the toughest and most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history. With the support of friends old and new, Dusty reaches heights he never dreamed possible and in the process, gives a world the inspiration to soar.
7676) Take Charge: Books #3-4
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Written by bestselling author Melody Carlson. Meet Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily. They all live in the trailer park at 622 Harbor View in tiny Boscoe Bay, Oregon. Proximity made them friends, but a desire to make the world a better place-and a willingness to work at it-keeps them together. In book three, Project: Rescue Chelsea, Carlie makes a new friend. Chelsea Landers lives in a mansion and isn't always very kind. Carlie would like a best friend,...
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Don't You Know I Gnome You? is a children's picture book about kindness and friendship and the perfect children's Valentine's Day book. Celebrate love and kindness with this sweet and gentle picture book about a kind little gnome called Annie who goes about her day helping others.Bright illustrations come together in this heartwarming read-aloud picture book, and children can learn that small acts of kindness help build friendships.Little ones, parents...
7679) Perry's Killer Playlist
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When Perry ends up in Venice on a European tour with his band Inchworm, he can't resist a visit to Harry's Bar, where Gobi told him she'd meet him someday. The last time he saw Gobi, five people were assassinated one crazy night in New York City. Well... Gobi shows up, and once again Perry is roped into a wild, nonstop thrill ride with a body count. Double crossings, kidnappings, CIA agents, arms dealers, boat chases in Venetian canals, and a shootout...
7680) Triangulum
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"Masande Ntshanga is a wildly talented writer. Get in on his brilliance now so you can claim you always knew he'd be great." -Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling
Triangulum is an ambitious, often philosophical and genre-bending novel that covers a period of over 40 years in South Africa's recent past and near future-starting from the collapse of the apartheid homeland system in the early 1990s, to the economic corrosion of the 2010s, and on to...
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