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63) Second chances
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
168 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Josefina discovers that she has a gift for healing when she tends an orphaned baby goat, finds the courage and creativity to mend her family's broken trust in an americano trader, and seeks to keep her family whole and happy when ́Tía Dolores plans to leave.
66) Absolute hero
Author
Series
Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad volume 1
Language
English
Description
Anxious about starting middle school, eleven-year-old Izzy Newton proposes a STEM club and, with her best friends Allie Einstein and Charlie Darwin, investigates why the building is so cold--and why former friend Marie has shut them out.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
100 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Camille loves the ocean, the warm sand, the pretty shells, and the sparkling waves that tickle her toes. Sometimes she even imagines that she's a mermaid with whales and dolphins for friends! When the other WellieWishers see how much Camille misses her summers by the sea, they want to help, but how can four girls turn a garden into an ocean?"--Publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lindy always thinks of interesting projects to start but never seems to be able to finish them, until her carelessness allows the class ducklings to escape from their cage and wreak havoc on the classroom.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
219 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Josefina Montoya and her sisters love the comfortable traditions of life on her family's New Mexican rancho, but they are suspicious of the changes their Tía Dolores is bringing to the household because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun. Includes historical notes on blanket weaving in New Mexico in 1824 and instructions for dyeing a t-shirt.
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
209 pages ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of five short stories featuring nine-year-old Felicity Merriman growing up in Virginia in 1774 as she plays a joke on herself while teaching her sister to dance, responds to a foolish dare, proves her worth as a big sister, plays Cupid, and discovers the secret of the crabbiest lady in town. Each story includes a non-fiction essay about the culture and customs of the time.
76) Kit's home run
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
46 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1933 Cincinnati, Kit is an enthusiastic baseball player whose home run slide has surprising consequences. Includes historical notes on major league baseball and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1930s and provides ideas for decorating a baseball cap.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
83 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The WellieWishers want to give Aunt Miranda something special for her birthday, and when Kendall discovers the Tomorrow Pile, a bunch of old, dirty, broken things, she sees the potential to make some cool stuff.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
While learning about comparisons such as "big, bigger, biggest," Delaney begins to unfavorably compare her skills in reading, drawing, and joking with those of her classmates, until Miss Sparks helps her identify her own talents.
79) Again, Josefina!
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Josefina wants to give up learning to play the piano until she sees how much joy her music gives to her baby nephew. Discusses the importance of music on the New Mexican frontier and describes how to dance La Vaquerita.
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