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4) Wildfire run
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Language
English
Description
A relaxing retreat to Camp David turns deadly after a faraway earthquake sets off a a chain of disastrous events that traps the president's twelve-year-old son, Luke, and his two friends within the compound.
5) Wishes
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Language
English
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Books for Preschoolers (3-4 years old)
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Description
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"--
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Language
English
Description
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about...