Abandoned by their father and living in poverty with their heartless stepmother in Louisiana, two sisters from the Philippines, twelve-year-old Sol and six-year-old Ming, learn the true meaning of family.
Juvenile fiction
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Author:Kelly, Erin EntradaSummary: -
Author:Richards, DavidSummary:The Lady at Batoche is the story of three young people who are changed forever by the brutal simplicities of battle. It shares the same meticulous research and vivid recreation of history as Richards' much-praised first novel Soldier...
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Author:Ness, PatrickSummary:Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World...
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Author:Kipling, RudyardSummary:The adventures of Mowgli, man-child, reared by the jungle wolf packs and educated by wild animals. Includes other classic jungle stories by Kipling.
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Author:Stilton, TheaSummary:The Thea Sisters investigate a mystery involving a blue-skinned boy found unconscious on the beach by Paulina.
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Author:Curtis, Christopher PaulSummary:Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis brings his trademark humor and heart to the story of a boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils. Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His dad just died, the...
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Author:Oh, EllenSummary:Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort's history of disappearances and discovers more about the island...
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Author:Clark, ToddSummary:When Irwin Snackcracker leaves for school in the morning all he can think about is pizza, tater-tots, and winning first place in the booger contest. He leaps down the bannister, quickly eats breakfast before brushing his teeth and...
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Author:MacGregor, Kerry, MacGregor, RoySummary:The Ice Chips have time travel down to a science . . . almost. After Ekamjeet "Edge" Singh misses out on their most recent adventure, he convinces his teammates to take another leap through time. But when their magic goes haywire, a...
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Author:MacGregor, Kerry, MacGregor, RoySummary:Lucas lives and breathes hockey. He dreams of playing once again for the Riverton Ice Chips. However, this year Lucas has several challenges to overcome. More importantly, the ice-making equipment at the community arena has broken and...
- Author:MacGregor, Kerry, MacGregor, RoySummary:
The team's second adventure has them travelling to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the middle of a storm, as a young Sidney Crosby teaches the Ice Chips about perseverance and creativity - showing them that you don't need fancy equipment to...
- Author:Lunn, Janet Louise SwobodaSummary:
"The third novel in the trio that began with 'The Root Cellar' and 'Shadow in Hawthorn Bay.' This is the unforgettable tale of a young girl who escapes to Canada during the American Revolutionary War, who will...
- Author:Christopher, MattSummary:
Barry McGee likes being the Hit-Away Kid, the star of the Peach Street Mudders neighborhood baseball team. In fact, he likes it so much that he's willing to cheat-just once in a while-to help his game. He tells the umpire that he...
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Author:Nash, ScottSummary:Blue Jay and his band of avian pirates sail the skies searching for ships laden with cargo, avoiding run-ins with the dastardly crows, dodging doldrums and bad weather, and evading the long arm of the Colonial army.
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Author:Lasky, KathrynSummary:Kludd is dead. Nyra, his mate, is determined that her hatchling, Nyroc, will fulfill his father's destiny: the vicious oppression of all the owl kingdoms. But Nyroc is a poor student of evil. A light grows in his heart, fed by scraps of...
- Author:Stellings, CarolineSummary:
Inspired by real events and a real-life "cookie war." Life in her traditional Mennonite community is peaceful if a little dull for twelve-year-old Beth, who dreams of being an artist. One day excitement shows up in the form of...
- Author:AviSummary:
McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack.
- Author:DeStefano, LaurenSummary:
What if a machine could bring back the ones we love? From New York Times bestseller Lauren DeStefano comes a captivating middle grade tale of loss, love and hope. In this beautiful and poignant novel, acclaimed author Lauren DeStefano...
- Author:Brynjolson, Rhian, Dumas, WilliamSummary:
"Helpless to stop a deadly illness, Rocky Cree Elder Kakakiw struggles to help the sick as more and more people pass into the spirit world. To save his people, Kakakiw must overcome doubt to trust in traditional teachings and the gift...
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Author:Cotter, CharisSummary:For the first time, Ruth is heading to Newfoundland to stay with family she's never met instead of spending the summer traveling with her dad. When she arrives, she finds Newfoundland is very different from her life in Toronto--...
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