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2) Campingland
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This picture book follows a family as they try their hand at camping, which does not go well, but when they find Campingland, a perfect indoor camping theme park, they realize it's perfectly boring and decide to give outdoor camping another go!
Author
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"A través de un puñado de escenarios específicos pero universales, desde cantar canciones juntos hasta compartir comida juntos, desde bailar juntos hasta permanecer quietos juntos, este libro invita a los lectores más jóvenes a celebrar lo que significa para una familia estar verdaderamente unida." -- por editor.
"Through a handful of specific yet universal scenarios, from singing songs together to sharing food together, from dancing together...
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The Walter Award Honor winning author of Root Magic returns with a terrifying story in the Southern Gothic tradition, inspired by the hoodoo practice of hair burning. At night, Roddie still dreams of sitting at his mother's feet while she braids his Afro down. But that's a memory from before. Before his mom died in a tragic accident. Before he was taken in by an aunt he barely knows. Before his aunt brought him to Dogwood House, the creepiest place...
5) Just us
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When a snowstorm prevents all the relatives from coming in for the holidays, a family has to adapt their traditions and find new ways to celebrate."--
7) Big sister
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nervous about being a big sister to her new baby brother, Mindy, who tries to be helpful, feels she can't do anything right until she finds her own special way to pitch in and prove she can be the best big sister ever.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A joyful picture book about celebrating everyday moments of fun, beauty, and wonder, from New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed Meet Zuni. She's sweet, silly, ever-so-charming, and full of bright ideas. Her family has a memory jar. Anytime someone in the family does something important, they mark those moments through notes and photos stored in the jar and share those memories together at the end of the year. Her parents tell Zuni that...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sonnet grapples with the loss of her grandfather's apple orchard, disrupted by a housing development, and forms an uneasy relationship with her neighbor Zeke after they discover a family secret that has the potential to disrupt Sonnet's family or bring about healing and growth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Clavis Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mila has two homes: some days she lives with Mommy and some days she lives with Daddy. Today she is going to her mommy's house. Everything is a little different at Mommy's than at Daddy's. But Mommy and Daddy both think Mila is the sweetest girl in the whole world. A warm and simple story about a girl whose parents are divorced. For toddlers ages 30 months and up, with a focus on the child's daily life.
14) Zara's wash day
Author
Series
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While Zara's mother washes her hair on wash day, she tells her the stories and meanings behind different hair styles and their links to different African cultures. Includes instructions on creating Afro puffs.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Adela loves everything about her family's mariachi band--except that she isn't in it! Shining a spotlight on Mexican music, full of instruments and dancing, Adela’s Mariachi Band is sure to be a hit! Adela wants nothing more than to be a part of her family's mariachi band, but when she tries the different instruments, everything comes out wrong. La trompeta fizzles, la vihuela squeaks, and trying to dance makes Adela fall on her face. From watching...
Series
Publisher
Papercutz, an imprint of Mad Cave Studios LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The New Adventures of Encanto: Volume 1 collects four fun family tales that are perfect for readers aged from 8 to 12. The movie may be over, but the fun is just beginning!
"Madrigal magic! It's time to peek behind the curtain at the fantastically gifted family Madrigal! Mirabel and her extended family live together in an enchanted house named Casita, where the magic of their miracle keeps the Encanto going every day. But behind...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When seventh grade Noah discovers he can manipulate gravity, he is excited to train with Gravitas, a top-secret government agency, but his excitement is tempered by the revelation that his great-uncle Saul is both on the agency's most-wanted list and holds the key to unlocking Noah's full potential.
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