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A mother expresses her everlasting love for her child in this warm, poetic picture book. Alice Faye Duncan's playful, affectionate text and Susan Keeter's tender paintings will touch your heart and soul. I'm gone always be yo sweet Ma'Dear, and you gone always be my baby.
10) Dear Mr. Henshaw
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In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
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A young bear named Max is excited to give his mother a heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine's Day. However, when Max decides to try just one of the chocolates, he ends up eating the whole box. Sadly Max shows his father the empty box and his father explains that the box is really full of love that can't be seen, heard, or tasted. Together they make some special cookies to fill the empty box, and Max notices that his father has a box of love...
12) Matilda
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4th Grade Reading
5th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
5th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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"Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!"--Jacket...