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Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
How Far You Have Come is an exquisite collection of poetry and essays from bestselling artist and writer Morgan Harper Nichols. In the midst of the hurt and the mundane, the questions and the not yets, we can forget just how far we have come. Morgan weaves together personal reflections with her signature poems to share her journey to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain and re-envision them as experiences of reconciliation, unity, and...
1965) The door of no return
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"--
11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a...
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Where do mermaids, dwarves, and centaurs live? Discover the mythological creatures of the Woodland realm in this adventure based on the classic children's rhyme "Over in the Meadow." Journey through a magical day while counting from one phoenix to ten griffins and searching for the baby griffin hidden on each page. Rhythmic text, gorgeously detailed illustrations and fun creature facts make this a delightful introduction to mythology for even the...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This collection of graphic reviews, illustrated prose, and visualized poetics addressing the last century of American poetry establishes the roots of Terrance Hayes's poetic influences and reconstructs modes of poetic engagement, demonstrating what makes a poem both move and be moving and illustrating how drawing itself can be a kind of critical, poetic discourse"--
1968) Perfect
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Northern Nevada teenagers Cara, Kendra, Sean, and Andre, tell in their own voices of their very different paths toward perfection and how their goals change when tragedy strikes.
1969) Moo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Follows the efforts of twelve-year-old Reena, who has recently moved to rural Maine, to adjust to a new environment while unexpectedly bonding with an ornery cow.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Following the huge success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world. In each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how or why they feel like the sun, a river, a mountain, a cloud, the rain, a forest and more. Their deeply felt connections and identification with these wonders point to how much we are all part of the natural world. Each poem comes to life through vivid,...
1976) WHAT COMES BACK
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of poems by Javier Pe�nalosa, translated by Robin Myers"--
1978) Clap when you land
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people ... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to...
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