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"Disney and Pixar's Turning Red is about a confident if dorky thirteen-year-old who is torn between the chaos of adolescence and remaining her mother's dutiful daughter. In addition to Mei Lee's changing interests, relationships, and body, she has started to "poof" into a giant red panda whenever she gets too emotional...which is almost all the time!"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
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Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.
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Gaither Sisters volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible" --
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"In this beautiful celebration of motherhood, the universal message of unconditional love for a child shines through. Laurenne Sala's heartworming text, accompanied by Robin Preiss Glasser's charming illustrations, creates a firsthand look at the powerful bond between mother and child from pregnancy to birth and beyond." -- jacket flap.
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One morning a mother saw a strange bundle under the blanket in her bed. "What is it?" she said to herself. "What can it be?'
Originally published in 1951 as "The Bundle Book", Ruth Krauss's timeless celebration of the wonderful moments between a mother and her child are brought to life by Julia Noonan's soft and playful artwork, making this a perfect story for new generations of young readers and for all families to share.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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After pretending to rescue Squirt from a fire-breathing Sparkie, Mike decides that he's tired of make believe--he wants to really rescue someone. He learns that he must listen, look, ask, and then rescue...but there's no one around to be rescued! Then a horse carrying Queen Martha is spooked and takes off, and Mike's knightly rescuing skills are put to the test."--P. [4] of cover.
12) Itch
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
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In 1968, after the death of her beloved Gramps, Delores "Itch" Colchester and her grandmother move from Florida to an Ohio trailer park, where she meets new people and, when she learns that a friend is being abused by her mother, tries her best to emulate her plain-spoken grandfather.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
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Nine-year-old Julian almost died when he was born and he believes that he has a special connection to the universe because of that, and he wants to make his two moms and his sister (who turned into a black hole of discontentment when she turned fourteen) happy because he is convinced that soon he will die and travel to the dog star--but now they have moved to Maine and he resolves to also use his "uni-sense" ability to help Mr. X, their neighbor,...
15) Mommy
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"Now we dance. Wiggle, wiggle. I can make my mommy giggle! Mommy gives hugs and kisses and says Baby's belly is delicious. She makes spaghetti that's yummy and cleans Baby's face and tummy. Then it's off to the park to play hide-and-seek . . . where's Mommy? Simple (and silly) pleasures abound in this Baby's-eye celebration of a beloved mommy"--
18) Sleep Little Pup
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Little Pup tries everything counting sheep, watching the stars, eating his favorite bone, and playing with the mice but he can't fall asleep. Then Mom appears with a present a soft, cozy blanket. Snuggled up and feeling loved; Little Pup is soon fast asleep and dreaming. Jo Parry's beautiful illustrations combine with gently rhyming text to create a soothing story for bedtime.
19) Mighty moms
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Working-truck-vehicle mothers guide and encourage their children.
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