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121) New kid in town
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When Mouse arrives in town, the other residents are quick to welcome him but also to warn about the Big Wolf, whose size, green teeth, and snapping jaws are terrible to behold.
122) El muro
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Durante los meses de sequía, el alimento escasea en el valle del Okavango. Las jirafas comen la hierba de las cebras, y los rinocerontes, la de los hipopótamos. Pero lo peor es lo que sucede entre los elefantes ..
During the months of drought, food becomes scarce in the Okavango Valley. The giraffes eat the the zebras' grass; the rhinos eat what belongs to the hippos. But worst of all is what happens among the elephants ..
123) Imagine a wolf
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"What do you see when you imagine a wolf? Sharp, pointy teeth? Big, hungry eyes? A soft sweater and a friendly smile? Wait a minute! The wolf in this story would rather knit than huff, puff, or blow anyone's house down. But that doesn't stop the townsfolk from crying wolf anyway. What's a kind-hearted wolf to do when everyone keeps running and screaming at 'Hello'? It's time to show the world that this wolf is the furthest thing from Big and Bad....
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In 1930s Liverpool, England, Bronwen and Dylan live with their widowed mother, who works long hours doing other people's washing, and even though she sometimes must leave the children alone in the house, she cautions them not to speak to the O'Rileys next door, who go to a different church.
127) Something remains
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In 1933, as Hitler becomes Chancellor, twelve-year-old Erich and his family, who are Jewish, find they need to make changes in their everyday lives as hatred of the Jews grows.
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Emma y José escucharon que algo había pasado en su ciudad. La policía mató a un hombre negro. "¿Por qué lo mató la policía?" "¿Pueden enviar a los policías a la cárcel?" Algo pasa en mi ciudad es la historia de cómo dos familias, una blanca y otra negra, discuten sobre el asesinato de un hombre negro a manos de la policía. Esta historia busca responder las preguntas que los niños se hacen ante un hecho difícil o traumático,...
131) Viva, Rose!
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In El Paso, Texas, in 1915, fourteen-year-old Rose Solomon seeks her missing brother's return and inadvertently ends up running with Pancho Villa and his revolutionary army.
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An incident at a TSA security checkpoint sows rumors and chaos, creating a chain of events that impacts twelve young Asian Americans in a crowded and restless airport. As their disrupted journeys crisscross and collide, they encounter fellow travelers--some helpful, some hostile--and discover the challenges of friendship, the power of courage, the importance of the right word at the right time, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster...