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2022., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: HISTORICAL F MAN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fifteen-time Emmy Award winner and Pura Belpre honoree Sonia Manzano examines the impact of the 1959 Cuban Revolution on four children from very different walks of life. Through these snapshot stories, we are reminded that regardless of any tumultuous times, we are all forever connected in our humanity"--From the publisher's web site.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: Fic Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Co-quí, co-quí! The co-quí frogs sing to Elena from her family's beloved mango tree--their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, 'You are home, you are safe.' But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows. As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect the resilience and strength of Elena, her family, and her fellow Puerto Ricans"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Owlkids Books Call No: Easy DEL RIZZO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A storm sweeps Emi's beloved stuffed fox away from her mountain home, where it finds its way to an old man who gives the animal to his granddaughter, Kiko. Tattered and beat-up, the fox receives repairs from Kiko, who continues to care for it the following year. Later, Kiko learns of the fox's owner and returns it to Emi, where together the pair recounts the fox's dramatic journey.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop Call No: REALISTIC F HOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Katie was Jude's favorite person in the world. And not many brothers say that about their sister and mean it. But to Jude, Katie was everything--the person who made him learn how to say 'I love you' in every language, who performed dramatic readings of Romeo and Juliet, who obsessed over every item on the diner menu looking for the most authentic diner meal. The one who called him 'Jude Banks, Superhero,' because to her, Jude was the best. She was also the person who died. Out of nowhere, and without a goodbye. And Jude believes he was the one who killed her. Now, twelve-year-old Jude must figure out what life looks like without his favorite person. With Mom checked out, and Dad just trying to do his best, Jude enters a world of grief youth groups and dropped-off lasagnas. It's only when he meets a girl named Clementine, who also lost a sibling, that he begins to imagine a world where maybe things might be okay. But Clementine is nursing a terrible guilt, and even though Katie called Jude a 'superhero,' he isn't sure he can save her"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: Fic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict--each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FIC NIELSEN Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: As World War I rages across Europe, the lives of five young people will be changed forever. As the teenagers' lives intersect in surprising ways, they realize that even though they come from different places, they are all just trying to survive.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Holiday House Call No: TEEN FIC DUB Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a devastating tornado tears apart her home, thirteen-year-old Quinn struggles to find stability and return to who she was before, finding she has to rebuild herself.
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[2018]., Primary, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Illustrations and simple, rhyming text remind the reader that any achievement may be preceded by mistakes, and learning from them makes accomplishments sweeter"--Provided by publisher.
