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Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen-year-old Shelley, born into a much-despised branch of the Zheng family in Yunnan Province and living in the shadow of his widowed father's grief, dreams of bigger things. Buoyed by an exuberant heart and his cousin Deng's tall tales about the United States, Shelley heads to San Francisco to claim his destiny, confident that any hurdles will be easily overcome by the awesome powers of the "Chinese groove," a belief in the unspoken bonds between...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and simple text suggest ways see the positive side of difficulties, from losing one's balloon to being left with a new babysitter.
Lost balloons. Melted ice cream. Babysitters.
Life as a kid can be pretty daunting. But don’t let these troubles get you down. With the right attitude, a hurdle can become a hammock and an obstacle can become an opportunity!
Veteran picture book creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka teaches kids to look on the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
How can tomorrow ever be as good as yesterday? Boy doesn't think it can be and puts all his scientific knowledge to use, trying to work out how to go faster than the speed of light and make time go backwards. His granddad discovers him exploring the garden looking for wormholes, a possible shortcut back to yesterday - and reassures him that tomorrow will hold great experiences, which will become new treasured memories.
9) Seraphin
Author
Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
[2019], 2019
Language
English
Description
After losing his dreary job as a train ticket puncher, optimistic Serafin learns he has inherited a dilapidated house and car and, with his friend Plume, sets out to repair them.
10) Por un ratito
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Cuando la familia de Maribel se tiene que mudar con la tía Carmen porque papi perdió su trabajo, Maribel y su hermana se sienten dudosas. No siempre es fácil compartir una habitación o estar en una casa llena de primos ruidosos, pero papi les recuerda a las niñas que es solo por un ratito. Mientras tanto, siempre hay alguien con quien jugar, la hora de comer está llena de música y carcajadas y la hora de dormir es para acurrucarse. Maribel...
11) Dark witch
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: County Mao, Ireland. Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan's directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses. There she finds her cousins, Branna and Connor O'Dwyer, and they invite her into their lives. When Iona lands a job at the local stables, she meets the owner, Boyle McGrath. ...
12) Shadow spell
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"With the legends and lore of Ireland running through his blood, falconer Connor O'Dwyer is proud to call County Mayo home. It's where his sister, Branna, lives and works, where his cousin, Iona, has found true love, and where his childhood friends form a circle that can't be broken ... A circle that is about to be stretched out of shape--by a long-awaited kiss. Meara Quinn is Branna's best friend, a sister in all but blood. Her and Connor's paths...
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