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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Historical Fiction for Kids
Historical Fiction for Kids
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Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
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3rd Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.
6) Amina's song
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Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.--
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
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Pa Paw and Lorraine always lift their spirits by playing music together, but their instruments are missing when a fearsome storm hits the Tennessee hills.
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Books for Kindergarteners
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
10) Ben's trumpet
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Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
16) Eva in the band
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When a band drops out of Battle of the Bands Eva and her friends decide to form a band of their own, and when a secret singer joins the chorus it really sounds good, but she flies away before anyone can identify her.
17) Tenney
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When aspiring songwriter Tenney gets invited to perform at Nashville's famed Bluebird Café, her parents decide she's too young to perform professionally, leaving her future hanging in the balance.
18) Holding on
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A young girl spends song-filled summers with her music-loving grandmother in the Philippines, but when her beloved Lola starts slipping into silence and stillness, the girl helps her grandmother hold on with music and the joyful memories the songs bring.