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42) SumoKitty
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
Author
Series
Healing wars volume 1
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Nya is an orphan struggling for survival in a city crippled by war. She is also a Taker-with her touch, she can heal injuries, pulling pain from another person into her own body. But unlike her sister, Tali, and the other Takers who become Healers' League apprentices, Nya's skill is flawed: She can't push that pain into pynvium, the enchanted metal used to store it. All she can do is shift it into another person, a dangerous skill that she must keep...
44) Spin
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
As she rides her bike up and down steep slopes, a little girl reminds herself that if she just keeps moving she will eventually climb her mountain.
45) A tuba Christmas
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Ava decides to learn to play the tuba, it isn't as easy as she thought it would be. But with the encouragement of her music teacher, Ava finds a place for her and her tuba in a special holiday celebration"--
46) Just one flake
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Determined to catch a perfect snowflake, Liam sticks out his tongue and tries a number of tricks, all to no avail, but after giving it one last shot, he grabs one in an unexpected way.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Celebrates everyday courage, including believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking for help, and getting back up no matter how many times we may fall. Includes information on how to let go of fear by practicing yoga poses and mindful breathing exercises.
Author
Series
Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.
50) Win or lose
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Wildcats center PJ Harris is the tallest player on the team. Everyone expects him to be a natural on the court. He's an all-star, except for one thing. He's horrible at free throws. When a game comes down to PJ's free throws making the difference between win or lose, he freaks! Can he solve his problem in time to earn back the respect of his coach and teammates and himself?
51) Off the bench
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
There are five guys on the Wildcats who always start, and forward Daniel Friedland isn't one of them. But when the star forward goes on vacation, Daniel gets his chance at the spotlight. It's his turn to shine. Daniel has worked hard at improving his free throws, but he's terrible at layups, and everybody knows it. He'll need to work hard if he wants to be a starting Wildcat.
52) Hang in there!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Having a cat-astrophic day, Cat turns things around with the help of her friends and a paws-itive outlook, in this pun-derful picture book brimming with hope and encouragement.
53) She's got this
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
When Zoe sees a gymnast competing on television, she wants to start gymnastics, but learns that becoming a star is harder than she thought.
54) Clorinda
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Defying the odds, Clorinda the cow follows her dream of becoming a ballet dancer.
55) Izzy Gizmo
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Izzy Gizmo loves to invent but gets frustrated when her inventions fail to work properly, so when she finds a crow with a broken wing her grandfather urges her to persist until she finds a way to help.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarkable, intricate artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone... Everyone knows the rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We know about the climb up the waterspout, the washout, the return of the sun, and the determined climb back up the spout - again. Generations of children have sung this beloved verse...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a traditional folktale, in which Shaina finds Izzy Pippik's hen and decides to care for the animal until its owner comes to get it, but after dozens of eggs begin to hatch and the chicks run amok throughout the town, Shaina will have to fight to protect the birds.
58) Jabari tries
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jabari tries to make a flying machine all by himself in his backyard, but when it doesn't work, he finds it is okay to ask for assistance from Dad and his little sister, Nika.
59) The red hat
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, high atop the world, there lived a boy named Billy Hightower and the wind. When a new neighbor appears--a girl in a red hat--Billy Hightower can hardly wait to meet her and introduce himself. But the wind has other ideas"--
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