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Just ask!: be different, be brave, be you
By Rafael López, Sonia Sotomayor. 2019
I have a sister--my sister is deaf
By Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, Deborah Kogan Ray. 1977
Better with Butter
By Victoria Piontek. 2021
"Afraid of absolutely everything, 12-year-old Marvel momentarily forgets her anxiety when she rescues a fainting goat named Butter and must…
fight for her new friend when she is told she might have to give Butter up forever." -- Provided by publisherHow I became a pirate
By David Shannon, Melinda Long. 2003
Because of the rabbit
By Cynthia Lord. 2019
After rescuing a bunny on the last night of summer, Emma starts fifth grade. She is paired up with Jack,…
who does not seem to fit in anywhere. But the two share a love of animals and find common ground--because of the rabbit. For grades 3-6. 2019The puppy who wanted a boy: A Christmas Holiday Book For Kids
By Jane Thayer. 2003
Puppy Petey wants a boy for Christmas more than anything else in the world. Just when it looks as if…
no boys are to be found, he stumbles upon a special home. For preschool-grade 2. 1958Liberty (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2016
New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016Chester and Gus
By Cammie McGovern. 2017
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog, but when he fails his certification test, it seems that dream…
will never come true. But then a family adopts him to be a companion for their son, Gus, who has autism. For grades 4-7. 2017Just Grace and the super sleepover (Just Grace Ser.)
By Charise Mericle Harper. 2014
Grace is excited to attend her classmate Grace F.'s sleepover birthday party. However, when she learns it will be a…
campout, her fears of the unknown begin to cause trouble. For grades 2-4. 2013A Dog Called Homeless
By Sarah Lean. 2012
Praised by Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate as "graceful" and "miraculous," this Schneider Family Book Award–winning novel tells how one…
girl's friendship with a homeless dog mends a family's heart.Cally Fisher knows she can see her dead mother, but the only other living soul who does is a mysterious wolfhound who always seems to be there when her mom appears. How can Cally convince anyone that her mom is still with the family, or persuade her dad that the huge silver-gray dog belongs with them?With beautiful, spare writing and adorable animals, A Dog Called Homeless is perfect for readers of favorite middle-grade novels starring dogs, such as Because of Winn-Dixie and Shiloh.11 birthdays
By Wendy Mass. 2009
Born on the same day, Leo and Amanda have shared nine birthday parties. But on their tenth, Amanda's feelings are…
hurt and she doesn't speak to Leo for a year. When their separate eleventh birthdays keep repeating, Leo and Amanda need to reconcile to get unstuck. For grades 4-7. 2009Waiting for normal
By Leslie Connor. 2008
Upstate New York. Addie's plucky spirit makes the best of awkward situations such as moving into a tiny trailer with…
her difficult mother, separating from her stepdad and two half sisters, and coping with her learning difficulties in her new school's band. For grades 5-8. Schneider Family Book Award. 2008Rules
By Cynthia Lord. 2006
Sometimes twelve-year-old Catherine resents her autistic brother, David, who breaks rules and gets all her parents' attention. She meets Jason,…
a teenage nonverbal paraplegic, at David's therapy center. As the two become friends, Catherine realizes that accepting differences matters more than any rules. For grades 5-8. Schneider Family Book Award. 2006How to Party Like a Snail
By Naseem Hrab. 2022
A Bucket of Stars
By Suri Rosen. 2023
A story of two kids trying to save the world they know and heal the families they have.It’s the summer…
of 2003 and thirteen-year-old astronomer Noah Cooper has just moved to Queensport, a small town with a vast amateur sky full of stars. There he meets Tara Dhillon, a lonely girl and aspiring filmmaker. When the two team up to produce an astronomy movie and enter a film contest, they discover a secret plan to turn their rural hamlet into a huge subdivision.Noah and Tara must use their unique skills to identify the culprits who plan on paving over the historic county — and try to save the infinite beauty of the stars. As if that’s not enough to have at stake, Noah needs to win the prize money to buy a new telescope for his unemployed father — an ex-astronomer who’s almost given up on the stars, as well as life on earth.Touching on themes of activism, environmental anxiety and mental health, A Bucket of Stars will have readers cheering for Noah, a boy whose head is in the stars, and Tara, a girl who lives in a world of digital images — and their special bond that just might mend the world around them.The Gods of Second Chances
By Reid Psaltis, Dan Berne. 2014
Family means everything to widowed Alaskan fisherman Ray Bancroft, raising his granddaughter with help from a multitude of gods and…
goddesses-not to mention rituals ad-libbed at sea by his half-Tlingit best friend. But statues and otter bone ceremonies aren't enough when Ray's estranged daughter returns from prison, her search for a safe harbor threatening everything he holds sacred.Keep Me Safe (A Seal Island novel): A breathtaking love story from the author of THE ITALIAN VILLA
By Daniela Sacerdoti. 2017
From the bestselling author of The Italian Villa and Watch Over Me, a breathtaking love story set on the beautiful…
island of Seal. Perfect for anyone who loves Fiona Valpy and Lily Graham.'Atmospheric, romantic and compelling. Daniela writes with huge warmth and sincerity' Rosanna LeyCan a tiny Scottish island bring a heart back to life.. and offer a second chance at love?When Anna's partner walks away from their relationship, she is shattered. But it is her little girl Ava who takes it hardest of all, falling silent for three days. When she does finally speak, Ava talks about a new place - a small island of beauty, salt and sea in the Western Scottish Isles. In search of a new start, Anna and Ava embark on a journey to the remote and gorgeous Island of Seal. Falling in love with the locals and the landscape, could Seal offer the second chance they both need? Readers have been raving about Keep Me Safe:'A brilliant read. Love Daniela's books. *****' A reader'My book of the year. Highly recommended' A reader'I've already read Daniela's Glen Avich books and loved them but this one surpassed them' A reader'I could almost hear the sea and the wind. A great book' Lesley Pearse'I couldn't put it down' Daily Mail'Astoundingly good' The Sun'I fell in love with this book' Prima magazine'Heartwarming and mysterious' Katie Fforde'A mysterious journey to Seal, a place I already want to revisit' Dani Atkins'Exciting and emotional. I'm thrilled to find this is the first in a new series' Linda's Book BagKeep Me Safe (A Seal Island novel): A breathtaking love story from the author of THE ITALIAN VILLA
By Daniela Sacerdoti. 2017
From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WATCH OVER ME, over half a million copies sold, comes a heartwrenching,…
uplifting novel about a mother who'll go to the ends of the earth to bring her grieving daughter back to life.'Daniela Sacerdoti is fast becoming one of my favourites: and here she has written another extraordinary and beautiful story' The Sun on TAKE ME HOME What do you do when your eight-year-old daughter starts telling you about her other mother, her other life? When she recalls events she never experienced, people she has never met? This is what happens to Anna after her daughter Ava's father disappears, leaving behind a devastated little girl. After three days of silence, Ava begins to share misty memories with her mother, and to draw pictures of a place she's never visited. But a mother's love goes beyond doubt and incredulity, and Anna knows that the only way to unravel the mystery is to find the place Ava is talking about - a tiny island called Seal. There, on the edge of the Atlantic, where their past and their future meet, there might just be a whole new world, a whole new life waiting for them...An Italian Summer: The most uplifting and heartwarming holiday read
By Fanny Blake. 2018
AN ITALIAN SUMMER is a novel about friendship, family secrets and second chances, set against the backdrop of southern Italy.Sandy…
is in her fifties, and at a crossroads in her life: she's a teacher and respected by her pupils, but she feels she is being sidelined in favour of younger colleagues. So when her mother dies, leaving her a sealed envelope addressed to an unknown woman living in Naples, Sandy decides to head to Italy to resolve the mystery by delivering the letter herself. She books herself on to a small sightseeing trip from Rome to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, hoping to meet some like-minded people along the way. Who is the mysterious woman she is searching for? And will Sandy find friendship, or even love, along the way...?Your favourite authors love Fanny Blake:'Fanny Blake has the gift of creating wonderful page turners from very domestic situations; and then making them warm and funny as well' Penny Vincenzi'I love the way Fanny Blake proves that women just become more and more fascinating' Adele Parks'I love that she writes about women our age, and the painful and wise truths we know' Marian Keyes'Warm, funny, wise and relatable. A perfect summer read' Veronica HenryRead by Jane McDowell(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018'...a fantastic story that really tugs at your heartstrings as you follow each character in the countdown to Christmas... I…
adored it.' The BroadbeanYou can't plan for the unexpected... Kate Potter used to know what happiness felt like. A few years ago, she was full of energy, excited by every possibility. But that was back when everything was different, before Kate's husband went away with the army and didn't come home. She can't even remember what it felt like to be in love. Then Kate meets Daniel. Recognising her loneliness reflected in his eyes, Kate vows to try and help bring him out of his shell. But as Kate plans to bring life back to Daniel, she might have stumbled on the secret to happiness... Can one chance meeting change two lives?The perfect Christmas treat for fans of Sue Moorcroft, Trisha Ashley and Isabelle Broom.Reviewers love this wonderful festive romance. Praise for 25 Days in December:'A beautifully crafted Christmas tale, full of 'magic' and the reality of life in equal measure.' MADEUP Book Reviews'Romantic, heart-warming and completely captivating' Book After Book'a beautiful, beautiful story which had my heart under its Christmas tree from the very beginning.' The Writing Garnet