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(0)Jackie Kramer
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Leigh Townsend may secretly think that her boss, Nick Romano, is sex on a stick, but experience has taught her not to trust her hormones when it comes to men. Still, when filled with Christmas "cheer" at the office holiday party, it makes sense for the two consenting adults to indulge in a night of love. The trouble came when Nick awakens with no memory of the magical evening and Leigh discovers that at the end of nine months, she will deliver a Christmas...
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Joining Barefoot's singalong collection, this upbeat story depicts residents of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York, who are dancing down to their neighborhood block party. From samba-dancing nurses to reggaeton-loving firefighters, this unique song-story introduces 10 kinds of Latin, Afro-Latin, and African American dance and music from throughout the Americas. Readers can count along in Spanish as they visit each floor of the building!...
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Un cuento oportuno y conmovedor sobre la incertidumbre que siente una joven cuando deportan a su padre-y la empatía que crece cuando compartimos y nos escuchamos unos a los otros.
Cuando el papá de Estrella tiene que irse
porque no nació aquí como ella,
Estrella lo extraña.
Ella desea que la gente supiera como le afecta.
En su casa. En la escuela.
Siempre.
Su escuela rodea un roble centenario,
y ese árbol es el lugar perfecto para compartir.
Algunos...
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A picture book biography about an ordinary New York City couple and their extraordinary collection of art
In the heart of Manhattan lived a librarian and a postal clerk who loved art so much that they collected it. Over the years, Dorothy and Herbert brought home hundreds of works of art-from little-known SoHo artists to luminaries such as Chuck Close and Christo and Jeanne-Claude-to their small, empty-walled apartment, much to the curiosity and...
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A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Children's Book of 2021
A heartfelt story that explores the aftermath of deportation, I Wish You Knew celebrates the power of connection and empathy among children.
When Estrella's father has to leave because
he wasn't born here, like her,
She misses him.
And she wishes people knew the way it affects her.
At home. At school.
Always.
But a school wrapped around a hundred-year-old oak tree is the...
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Joining Barefoot's singalong collection, this upbeat story depicts residents of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York, who are dancing down to their neighborhood block party. From samba-dancing nurses to reggaeton-loving firefighters, this unique song-story introduces 10 kinds of Latin, Afro-Latin, and African American dance and music from throughout the Americas. Readers can count along in English and Spanish as they visit each floor...
9) Rhythm
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Magination Press
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[2024]
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In a town once vibrant but now affected by unemployment and food insecurity, a young girl watches the seasons go by.