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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Set in a world where words appear physically when people speak, AWAY WITH WORDS explores the importance of communication and being there for those we love. Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Catalu�a to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi's boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn't speak much English, and feels lost, lonely and unable to be her usual funny self. Until she befriends Natalie, a girl with selective mutism. The two girls find...
2) Little Lucy
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Series
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Learn to read with Ilene Cooper's adorable beagle puppy, Lucy! Lucy likes to run. She likes to bark. She likes to chew and howl. But when Bobby and his family take her to a lake, she finds out there's one thing she doesn't like-the water! Step 3 (Reading on Your Own) is for children who are ready to read independently. Step 3 titles have stories with easy-to-follow plots and engaging characters.
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, they?ve never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has decided it?s now or never to tell Ada how she feels. That is, until her long-lost best friend Joan walks back into her life. In a summer of repairing broken connections and building surprising new ones, Elsie realises that she isn?t nearly as alone as she thought. But now she has...
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Isadora Moon volume 10
Language
English
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It's almost time for the vampire ball, and Isadora can't wait! There's just one problem: she's got to compete in a talent show with the other vampire children. Isadora's talents aren't very vampire-y, what if the audience laugh at her? The show must go on, but will Isadora be brave enough to perform ...? With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world...
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Holly Hopkinson volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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A charming domestic comedy, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem!These are the memoirs of ME, Holly Hopkinson, aged almost ten, except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much.My dad just lost his job, which means me and the rest of my family have to leave London and move to the middle of nowhere, which is a TOTAL DISASTER! There?s no Wi-Fi, the local kids are FERAL and there?s animal poo EVERYWHERE.But...
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end.�But it is only just beginning.�Because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference?�A thrilling adventure inspired by the classic story of Gulliver?s Travels, this is also a gripping modern narrative of rescue...
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Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Helena Bonham Carter. Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale. Once there was a girl who was full of wonderment at how the world worked. She shared all her dreams and excitement with her father, who always had the answer to every question. That is until one day when his chair was empty, not to be...
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Onyeka volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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I close my eyes, trying to push the power bubbling in me back down . . . Hairbands snap as my hair shoots out like superfine arrows, tearing through everything in its path. Onyeka has a lot of hair�- the kind that makes strangers stop in the street. She?s always felt insecure about her vibrant curls, until she makes an important discovery: she can control her hair with her mind! Her mother quickly whisks her off to the Academy of the Sun, a school...
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