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121) Winners never quit!
Author
Publisher
HaperCollns
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shows that being a team player is more important than winning or losing a game.
123) The gallery
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"John Horne Burns brought The Gallery back from World War II, and on publication in 1947 it became a critically-acclaimed bestseller. However, Burns's early death at the age of 36 led to the subsequent neglect of this searching book, which captures the shock the war dealt to the preconceptions and ideals of the victorious Americans. Set in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody...
Author
Publisher
A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Today Juanito is accompanying his father who is in the landscaping business, and he takes his sketchbook along to draw anything that catches his eye, and gets to help his father plan an entire garden--and then help plant it. Includes an autobiographical note.
125) Complete novels
Author
Series
Library of America volume 189
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book is based on the viral photograph of African American toddler Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama, who she thought was a queen"--
127) The mountain shadow
Author
Series
Shantaram volume 2
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A sequel to Shantaram continues Australian fugitive Lin's search for love and faith in a Bombay that has come under the rule of a new generation of mafia dons and where Lin becomes trapped by his married soulmate and an increasingly violent mission.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
El galardonado artista John Parra nos trae un conmovedor y engañosamente simple cuento infantil ilustrado inspirado por su propia niñez, sobre el lazo entre padre e hijo, el valor de trabajar duro y los vínculos que existen entre la naturaleza, el arte y la creatividad.Hoy es el gran día: ¡la primera vez que su papá lleva a Juanito a ayudarlo en su trabajo de contratista de jardinería! A lo largo del día, Juanito dibuja todo lo que le llama...
131) The list
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Dramatizing explosive events in London and Palestine in the years directly following World War II, this story follows the lives of Edith and Georg, Austrian refugees who are expecting their first baby in a world unfriendly to Jews. Anti-semitism sweeps across the streets of London even as the world learns of the atrocities of the Holocaust
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
It is the late 1960s and there is no peace in the village of Yellow Stone for little Da and his family, who were former landowners; they are all persecuted by the Red Guard, particularly Da's oldest sister, Sisi, who tries hard to conform to the new political realities, but who cannot overcome the frightened hostility of the other villagers--so Sisi escapes to find work in a school in another town, taking Da with her, and trying to find a compromise...
133) Dark chapter
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"One bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist Vivian's path collides with fifteen-year-old Irish teenager Johnny and culminates in a horrifying act of violence. Inspired by true events, a riveting novel of suspense about of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives"--
134) Por amor al fútbol
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Únete a Pelé, campeón estrella del fútbol mundial, en la celebración de chutes y disfrute de su deporte favorito.
The three-time World Cup champion celebrates the kick and thrill of his favorite sport, recounting his inspiring rise to fame as illustrations depict his life and the story of a young athlete's efforts to follow in his hero's speedy footsteps.
Author
Series
Juana and Lucas volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Juana's life in Bogotá, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along--like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried--but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two new sorpresas on Juana. One: Juana will be spending her school break going to skating camp instead of relaxing (even though she doesn't know how to skate!). Two: Mami is...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"For more than fifty years, Willie Nelson has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling wrappings and ribbons, who inspired his classic Christmas song, 'Pretty Paper.' He now aims to give the man one last shot at redemption and a chance to embody the holiday spirit in an inspiring holiday novel"--
Author
Publisher
Masterworks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Musical drama film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda in his feature directorial debut. Written by Steven Levenson, it is based on the stage musical of the same name by Jonathan Larson, a semi-autobiographical story about Larson's writing a musical to enter the industry.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side, just like they've always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and take separate paths to understanding their queerness. For...
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