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181) Rocky Road
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English
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Fashion-loving twelve-year-old Tess moves with her deaf younger brother and impulsive single mother to Schenectady, New York, where they open an ice-cream shop and lead a campaign for urban renewal.
182) Jojo's tiny ear
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English
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"Author and illustrator, Stefania Munzi-Logus has written an inspiring book about her son Joseph who was born with a hearing disability called microtia. Listen as Jojo teaches you about his tiny ear that just didn't grow, his hearing aid, and most importantly how being disabled doesn't mean he can't play, travel, enjoy the ocean's roar, and do all the things kids around the world do! This touching personal story helps build empathy and understanding...
184) The windeby puzzle
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English
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Newbery medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body. Estrild is not like the other girls in her village; she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her...
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From the Publisher: One day in a small California barrio, a scary-looking stranger with an ugly scar on his face arrives. Silence falls on the streets. Normally raucous children stop playing, and their fearful mothers quickly beckon them inside. Everyone peeks out of windows and doors to watch the stranger walk down Main Street. Later in the week, the stranger again appears in town. And a few days later, on a pleasant Sunday morning, the man shows...