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How Tía Lola came to visit stay
Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about! Tía Lola, his quirky, carismática, and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic to help out his Mami. Like her stories for adults, Julia Alvarez’s first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child’s experiences living in two cultures.
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- 9780440418702
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- 147 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Tía Lola Series
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Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius r…
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- 0590299727
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- F62
Aunt Flossie's hats (and crab cakes later)
When Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) was first published in 1991, it met with an overwhelming response from readers and reviewers alike. Here was “a wonderful family story,” as The Horn Book Magazine said, “set matter-of-factly in an African-American environment.” Since then, the story of Sarah and Susan’s Sunday afternoon with their great-great-aunt Flossie—and her man…
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- 9780590488815
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
How much TV is too much TV? Welcome to Triple Creek, where the townspeople watch TV day and night. They watch it when they're eating, working, playing, and sleeping. They even use TVs to teach the kids at school. But when Eli's eccentric Aunt Chip (who refuses to own a TV) discovers that her nephew and her neighbors don't remember how to read, she pulls the plug on the whole town?using books th…
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- 0399229434
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- P
Oliver's milk shake
A bestselling picture book from award-winning author, Vivian French, with vibrant illustrations from Alison Bartlett. This fine third Oliver title from French and Bartlett (Oliver’s Fruit Salad, 1998, etc.) again takes up the themes of exploration and good times in the world of food. Here, Oliver’s aunt is aghast to find him slurping orange soda for breakfast. He tries to explain, but his …
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- 9780340754542
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 641 FRE
Marigold dan bulu harapan, perjalanan dimulai
Temui Beth, yang baru saja menemukan sesuatu yang luar biasa..dia adalah peri, peri bunga marigold, tepatnya. Tapi Beth harus belajar menjadi peri pada saat-saat darurat! Bulu Harapan hilang dan Beth harus meminta bala bantuan dari anjingnya, Peanut, dalam sebuah misi gagah berani untuk menyelamatkan bulu itu dari rumah yang dihuni gremilinn-gremilin berbahaya. Dan jika Beth, bersama sahabat…
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- 9781402208720
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- 87 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- The fairy chronicles
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- S
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