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Outside Beauty
Cynthia Kadohata
Family relationships, inner and outer beauty, and loyalty are explored in Newbery Award-winner Cynthia Kadohata's introspective young adult novel. At 13, Shelby is close to her three...... read more
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The Uninvited
Tim Wynne-Jones
With a tangle of family secrets, a stalker, and an intense Canadian wilderness setting, Tim Wynne-Jones has created a young adult novel that sizzles with suspense, tension, and drama....... read more
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The Odd Egg
Emily Gravett
Best known for her much-lauded ORANGE PEAR APPLE BEAR, Emily Gravett's foray into the world of egg-laying is as exquisitely illustrated as her other picture books. Duck longs to join...... read more
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The Wakame Gatherers
Holly Thompson
When Nanami's Gram from Maine visits Japan, Nanami's Japanese grandmother, Baachan, takes them to the seashore to gather wakame seaweed. Includes several recipes for wakame. read more
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Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty!
Lisa Dunn-dern
In one special family everyone has an important job, including the family dog, who is a volunteer at a hospital where sick children - - and sometimes adults - - can pet him, play...... read more
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We Belong Together
Todd Parr
The joy of adoption and bringing families together is presented in a charming title with simple verse and bold illustrations for preschoolers, from the author of It's Okay to Be...... read more
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Swoon
Nina Malkin
In rural Connecticut, when seventeen-year-old Dice tries to exorcise a seventeenth-century man who is possessing her cousin Pen, she inadvertently makes him corporeal--and irresistible. read more
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