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61) Lilo & Stitch
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Lilo and her older sister Nani struggle to stay together in Hawaii after their parents die. Lilo finds and adopts a pet she names Stitch. Stitch is actually a miniature alien programmed for destruction that escaped from a mad scientist. While the aliens stalk Stitch to capture him, Stitch and Lilo get into a lot of trouble. But when Lilo is captured by the aliens, Stitch sets out to rescue her. Through it all, Lilo finds a friend, Stitch finds a family,...
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Now a seventh grader, Merci Suâarez is facing a whole new set of challenges. She has enough to deal with at school including a tough teacher, new responsibilities, crushes, and jealousy. But with her grandfather's Alzheimer's worsening and Tâia Inez starting to date again, Merci feels even more lost. She begins wonder if her life will ever seem normal again.
63) Sign me up
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Introvert Alyssa Jackson is the new kid in her Los Angeles neighborhood and quietly grieves her loss of her favorite sport, ice skating. Trading her ice skates for roller skates, however, allows her to meet girls from a roller derby team who take her under their wing. Yet, Alyssa struggles with the noise of the rink and being part of a team, until new friend Saffy offers to mentor her. With Saffy's help and a few ideas of her own, Alyssa learns she...
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"The Madrigal family loves the Encanto they call home! But one day, all the fruits, veggies, and flowers in the town stop growing. It's up to Antonio, the youngest Madrigal, to use his magical power to communicate with animals to discover what is wrong and bring the plants back to bloom! Kids ages 2 to 5 . . . will want to read this Little Golden Book featuring a story of friendship and courage!"--Provided by publisher.
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Professor Angus, along with Tristan, Esteban, and Sarah must enter the mad mind of Leonard to save Tristan's mother, Alice, who is trapped in Leonard's dreams. But the mission means delving into Alice's own past to bring her into the future, despite the consequences.
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Vietnamese
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Greg Heffley records his humorous misadventures for the months of October and November in his diary, describing the secret film crew documenting his life, his fateful Halloween party, troubles at school, and the horror movie he films with gummy worms in order to get rich.
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Collects what the author/artist considers to be the most significant "Mafalda" strips that appeared in newspapers and books during the ten years of Mafalda's life, including Felipe's anguish at schooltime; Susanita's gossip, as the neighborhood know-it-all; the stupidity of Manolito, the administrator, marketing specialist and heir to the prosperous Don Manolo grocery store; Miguelito and his eternal existential conflicts; and more.
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Twelve-year-old Leah Nevins cherishes her Saturday afternoons with her great-grandfather, but when he begins to get forgetful, her family decides to move him into an assisted living area. Leah is devastated but decides to build him a golem for protection, just like in the stories he told of protecting himself from the Nazis when he was young. But Leah doesn't expect her golem to show up and begin making demands of her and must ultimately decide if...
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Galician
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Middle schooler Greg Heffley tells his diary how excited he is to start school this year because his summer vacation was so horrible. In fact, one incident was so terrible that if his older brother Rodrick ever tells anyone, Greg would be the laughing stock of the school. Despite catering to Rodrick's every demand, the embarrassing secret is revealed with surprising consequences. Includes phrases in Spanish to help Spanish speakers learn English.
76) Creeboy
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The gang is just a part of sixteen-year-old Josh's life on the reserve since his father was the leader of the Warriors before he was sent to jail and his older brother has currently taken over as their leader. Josh's mom wants nothing to do with the Warriors, including Josh's dad and brother, and she desperately wants Josh to focus on graduating high school. But when a violent incident forces Josh to start down the path to becoming a full gang member,...
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Todos los años, en Nochebuena, Rosi y su mamá, su tía, su hermana y sus primos se reúnen en la cocina de la abuela para preparar tamales y contar historias. Al sumergirse en los ricos recuerdos de la abuela, Rosi no solo aprende cómo hacer un delicioso tamal, sino cómo hacer una vida deliciosa, llena de amor, sabor y familia.
Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make...
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A young girl's family and friends are obsessed with technology, and they are always on their devices. She feels like she's invisible to others, and she only gets along with older people, who are also invisible to everyone on their devices. Selfies are the only way the girl can spend any time with her sister, her friends only talk about how others are playing video games, and she had to change sports because her teammates wouldn't pay attention to...
79) Matteo
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Eleven-year-old Matteo has always felt out of place in the town of Creekside, but this year, he's ready to join his dad's old baseball team, the Blue Whales, and finally feel like he's a part of something. But things get complicated when he starts sprouting leaves and finding bark all over his skin, and Matteo starts to believe it's connected to the oak tree at the center of town that residents have always believed is a little bit magical. It soon...