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Beginning readers devoted to such characters as Henry and Mudge, Clifford, and Marley will adore this Dixie adventure, Dixie and the Good Deeds. Dixie the puppy faces many of the problems elementary school kids do. She wants to be good, but she makes mistakes. She worries about whether she'll be able to make new friends. She doesn't understand why bullies can't just be nice. She wishes she could spend all her time with her BFF, Emma, and feels left...
4) Jelly Bean
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Shelter pet squad volume 1
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In this charming illustrated chapter book series by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord, the Shelter Pet Squad kids find the perfect homes for animals in need!Suzannah's always wanted a pet of her own, but she lives in an apartment where there are absolutely no pets allowed. What she CAN do is volunteer at a local pet shelter. There, although she's the youngest, Suzannah quickly finds herself making friends with the kids and bonding with the...
5) Merlin
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Shelter pet squad volume 2
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In this charming illustrated chapter book series by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord, the Shelter Pet Squad kids find the perfect homes for animals in need!A pet is missing! When Suzannah arrives to volunteer at the shelter, one of the animals is missing! It's Merlin, a mischievous ferret who gets into everything, and loves to play hide and seek.Owning a ferret can be really hard work, the Shelter Pet Squad discovers. Whoever takes Merlin...
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Eisner Award Winner for Best Publication for Early Readers
STARRED REVIEW *"Visually brilliant. . . . Convey[s] the power of thrift, collective action, and community-building." —Publishers Weekly
Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves! Pans are out, oven is hot, the kitchen's all ready! Where do we start?
A lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott honoree Jillian Tamaki, this...
STARRED REVIEW *"Visually brilliant. . . . Convey[s] the power of thrift, collective action, and community-building." —Publishers Weekly
Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves! Pans are out, oven is hot, the kitchen's all ready! Where do we start?
A lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott honoree Jillian Tamaki, this...
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Madeline Finn volume 3
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Madeline Finn is training her dog Star to become a therapy dog. Will they pass the test? A beautiful story of empathy, perseverance, and community from Lisa Papp.
Madeline Finn and Star are off to Walker Oaks, a retirement community where Star will take his tests to become a therapy dog. Accompanied by Mom, Mrs. Dimple, and Bonnie the library dog, Madeline and Star make their way through a variety of challenges and meet several new friends....
Madeline Finn and Star are off to Walker Oaks, a retirement community where Star will take his tests to become a therapy dog. Accompanied by Mom, Mrs. Dimple, and Bonnie the library dog, Madeline and Star make their way through a variety of challenges and meet several new friends....
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a fun and meaningful story about making the world—and your community—better, one action at a time, that asks the question: Who will you help today?
Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she has a good...
Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she has a good...
11) Out to lunch
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A medieval project is pitting the third grade classes against each other. The class with the best project will win a pizza party! When Miss Pringle's class checks out all of Evergreen Library's medieval books, Mrs. Mackenzie introduces the Book Bunch to the restricted section of the library. Castles, knights, and princesses also give Mrs. Mackenzie a great idea. She promises a cool reward if the Book Bunch helps with her special project!
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13) Code red
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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©2023.
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Thirteen-year-old former elite gymnast Eden is feeling lost after a career-ending injury, but when she meets new friends who open her eyes to period poverty, the struggle that low-income people have trying to afford menstrual products, she becomes an advocate for fair treatment and rediscovers her passion and drive.
14) Claim to fame
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It's summer! When Abby Spencer and the Book Bunch land starring roles in Evergreen Library's big play, they are really excited! But memorizing their scripts is harder than they thought. Then a prank at the pool sets the boys against the girls. The performance seems doomed. Can some unexpected help from an old friend and a discovery in the library basement end their worries and bring the Book Bunch back together?
Aligned to Common Core Standards and...
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"Wilson sueña con todas las reparaciones que hay que hacerle a la casa de su amiga Gigi para que la anciana viva más cómodamente. Wilson les presenta su idea a varios miembros de su comunidad, entre ellos el bibliotecario, el heladero y el maestro. Finalmente, la casa de Gigi es seleccionada para participar en un proyecto de renovación de la comunidad, y todo el vecindario se junta para llevar a cabo un generoso acto de servicio comunitario."--
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Madeline Finn volume 2
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English
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Madeline Finn finds a new way to help more dogs and read more stories, in this latest book from award-winning author-illustrator Lisa Papp.
After Madeline Finn meets library dog Bonnie, she asks her mother for a puppy of her own every single day. Finally, Mom says yes, and Madeline Finn chooses Star, one of Bonnie's puppies.
Then Bonnie's owner, Mrs. Dimple, tells Madeline Finn about animal shelters―places many other pets come from....
After Madeline Finn meets library dog Bonnie, she asks her mother for a puppy of her own every single day. Finally, Mom says yes, and Madeline Finn chooses Star, one of Bonnie's puppies.
Then Bonnie's owner, Mrs. Dimple, tells Madeline Finn about animal shelters―places many other pets come from....
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Charlesbridge
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©2022.
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"April and Mae are best friends (and so are their pets). When they decide to help the new animal shelter with their own talents, Mae raises money to buy cat food with a lemonade stand and April writes a letter to the newspaper to encourage adoption"--
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American Girl. Forever friends volume 1
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Scholastic Inc
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©2017.
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Findaway World, LLC
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[2023]
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Español
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Todas las noches, cuando Sonia se va a dormir, Mami le hace la misma pregunta: Que hicistepara ayudar hoy? Y como al igual que su mami, Sonia quiere ayudar a su comunidad, siempre se asegura de tener una buena respuesta a la pregunta de Mami. En una historia inspirada en los deseos de su propia familia por ayudar a los demas, Sonia Sotomayor, jueza de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, invita a los jovenes a visitar un barrio en el que ninos...
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Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
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©2018.
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Eighth-grader Ellie is a veteran on her volleyball team, but this year she is frustrated because she is having trouble with her footwork, and she hopes that getting involved with coaching the younger girls in the newly organized after-school group at the Boys and Girls Club will help her work through her problems--besides, it is fun and she was instrumental in setting it up.
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