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English
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When Nöel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once she's born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demons are barely under control, he can't do it alone. Luckily, he has an amazing network of family and friends who are ready to help. A tale of joy, heartbreak and hope in a close-knit Dublin community.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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Khaled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed begins simply enough, with a father recounting a folktale to his two young children. The tale is about a young boy who is taken by a div (a sort of ogre), and how that fate might not be as terrible as it first seems - a brilliant device that firmly sets the tone for the rest of this sweeping, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel. A day after he tells the tale of the div, the father gives away his...
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Series
Doughnut fix volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Superfudge meets The Lemonade War in this funny, heartwarming series debut about change, adventure, family, and of course, doughnuts. Tristan isn't Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that because he can make a perfect chocolate chip cookie and he lives in the greatest city in the world. But his life takes a turn for the worse when his parents decide to move to middle-of-nowhere Petersvillea town with one street...
6) Cold snap
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A cold snap has everyone in the town of Toby Mills feeling down, until the mayor's wife thinks of a way to warm things up again.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The cyclical nature of day and night frames a heartfelt exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together"--
"The cyclical nature of day and night frames a heartfelt exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together. At the start of a day brimming with possibilities, a gentle narrator whimsically explores everything the day might bring, from work to play, and all the sweet moments in between, like watching clouds and...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"A Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring the beloved characters from Walt Disney's animated classic--soon to be a live-action film in Fall 2021! Disney fans ages 4 to 6 can relive the magic of the film in this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring press-out figures. And the beloved Disney characters star in the live-action feature coming to theaters Fall 2021. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell...
10) Be a tree!
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compares the structures and functions of trees to human bodies, shows the interconnectness and dependence of trees in a forest, and urges readers to communicate, share, and care for one another. Includes notes on the anatomy of a tree, ways to help save trees, and how to help in one's community.
12) Hello, world!
Author
Series
Happy County volume 1
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the sights and residents of Happy County, where a lot of things are happening and every day can end on a happy note.
13) All of us
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed and award-winning picture book creator Carin Berger shares a moving story of community, empathy, and the power of love. With a universal message and stunning paper collage art, this striking book is just right for fans of Matt de la Peñas Love and Emily Winfield Martins The Wonderful Things You Will Be. Award-winning illustrator Carin Bergers beautiful and timely picture book celebrates the power of community, family, and most of all,...
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Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A joyous ode to friendship that shows that everything is better when we work together! Working together can make everything we do—like playing music, gardening, and helping our neighbors—a whole lot more fun. Whether it’s cleaning up the mess in the kitchen or in a public park, joining together on a shared project allows each of our talents to shine through. And some things are simply better when we do them together—like celebrating a job...
16) Second nature
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Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
While trying to cope with a divorce and a troubled teenaged son, Robin Moore impulsively decides to hide an institutionalized man in her suburban home, with dire consequences for the community and her own feelings.
Second Nature tells the story of a suburban woman, Robin Moore, who discovers her own free spirit through a stranger she brings home to her perfectly ordered neighborhood. As Robin impulsively draws this beautiful, uncivilized man into...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The story of an enormous cathedral constructed in a marginal, majority-black neighborhood in Cienfuegos, Cuba, told by a chorus of narrators whose sometimes conflicting, overlapping accounts knit together to form a portrait of the neighborhood and the family of outsiders whose arrival in Cienfuegos sparks a series of dramatic events"--
18) The underdogs
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Small but fast twelve-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try and finance the city's football team, giving the whole community hope in the process.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Are you consumed with a busy life but unsure how to slow down? Do you desire connection within your community and think, Absolutely, but I don’t have time for that or I can’t create that? What if there was another way through it all, a way to find those moments of peace and to create a time for honest, comfortable connection? What if meeting neighbors and connecting with friends was as simple as showing up and being available? Desperate for a...
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