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When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. Translation of the 2005 Caldecott Medal winner.
Sumario en español: Cuando Gatito confunde la luna llena por un plato hondo de leche, ella termina cansada, mojada, y hambrienta porque intente alcanzarlo.
42) The zebra wall
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When ten-year-old Adine's mother has a new baby, eccentric Aunt Irene comes to stay and shares Adine's bedroom--an event which requires a great deal of adjustment.
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"Antes de que llegara Julius, Lily era la mejor hermana del mundo, pero una vez que nació, las cosas cambiaron. Cuando se quedaba sola con él, lo asustaba con horribles disfraces, ... y hasta aprendió trucos de magia para hacerlo desaparecer. ¿Cómo era posible que sus padres lo consideraran un bebé adorable?"--
Lily is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland...
46) Two Under Par
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Ten-year-old Wedge wants his old life back—the one that made sense.
Instead, he has a brand-new stepfamily and a new house far away from his friends. Plus his bedroom window faces a seven-foot castle that marks the eighteenth hole of his stepfather's miniature golf course.
Can Wedge really respect a man who wears a plastic crown and calls himself "King"? It's a lot to deal with, but Wedge may not have a choice.
...47) Owen
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"Owen y su mantita amarilla eran inseparables. La tenía desde que era un bébé y la quería con toda su alma. Jugaba con ella a ser Superratón. Lo ayudaba a ser invisible cuando era necesario... y lo acompañaba al dentista para aliviar el dolor. ¿Por qué no podía llevarla a la escuela para chuparla, abrazarla y retorcerla como siempre hacía?"--
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when...
49) Crisantemo
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Crisantemo loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
50) Return to Sender
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This gentle and funny middle grade book from Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes will appeal to fans of Frindle by Andrew Clements and Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary.When Whitaker writes a letter to Frogman, a TV superhero, his family laughs, but they stop laughing and start wondering when he receives an answer...
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This gentle chapter book from Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes will appeal to fans of the Frog and Toad and Ivy + Bean books.Join Margaret and her brother Taylor as they get ready for Grandpa's surprise birthday party.From the invitation to the present to the cake and balloons, the siblings do their best to make a wonderful party for grandpa, despite a few squabbles along the way.Then grandpa arrives with the best surprise of all.
52) Protecting Marie
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Relates twelve-year-old Fanny's love-hate relationship with her father, a temperamental artist, who has given Fanny a new dog.
56) Olive's Ocean
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A brilliant, touching coming-of-age story, and a Newbery Honor Book.Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections between the two girls, former classmates who both kept the same secret without knowing it.Now, even while on vacation at the ocean, Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. Things only get more complicated when Martha begins to like Jimmy Manning,...
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Big sister Lilly (star of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse) thought it might be fun to have a new baby in the family. But jealousy takes over and her efforts to alienate her oblivious baby brother are both hysterically funny and ultimately comforting for siblings with similar feeling of resentment. A Live Oak Media audio production.
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Sheila Rae believes that she is not afraid of anything. She steps on cracks, walks backward with her eyes closed, and teases her sister for her fears. But when Sheila Rae gets lost one day, she discovers maybe, just maybe, she isn't quite as brave as she thought she was. A Live Oak Media audio production.
59) Chrysanthemum
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A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her.