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1) Hike
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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2021 2X2 Reading List
2021 Texas 2x2
Camp Cozy on Little Oak Street
Camp Kindergarten Week #2 - Let's Camp!
2021 Texas 2x2
Camp Cozy on Little Oak Street
Camp Kindergarten Week #2 - Let's Camp!
Description
A father and child head out on a hike, keeping a cherished family tradition alive.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
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Description
Clever Federico outsmarts el lobo in this fresh and funny Mexican-American take on Little Red Riding Hood.
With his red hoodie on and his bicycle basket full of food, Federico is ready to visit Abuelo. But on the way, he meets a hungry wolf. And now his grandfather bears a striking resemblance to el lobo. Fortunately, Federico is quick and clever-and just happens to be carrying a spicy surprise! Federico drives the wolf away, and he and Abuelo celebrate...
Author
Series
Hubble bubble volume 1
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Pandora's grandmother is a witch! She's a lot of fun, but she gets in a lot of trouble, too, and causes magical mayhem wherever she goes, from a birthday party where the teddy bears come to life to a bus with a flat tire that turns into a circus train and a truly spellbinding Halloween party. In this first book in a new series, readers will find out that life with Granny is always full of surprises!"
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Language
English
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"Nathan, a young Navajo boy from Phoenix, Arizona, goes on an epic hero's journey."--Kirkusreviews.com
"When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in...
Author
Series
Pax volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have seen each other, but their paths cross again when Pax's kit falls desperately ill forcing him to turn to the one human he knows he can trust.
7) I am golden
Author
Language
English
Description
What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point toward the sun, that give us the warmth and joy of a thousand rays when you smile. We see hair as inky black and smooth as a peaceful night sky. We see skin brushed with gold.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Language
English
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At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family...
Author
Language
English
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#OwnVoices - Latinx Books for Kids
Hispanic Heritage Month
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Youth Book Recommendations
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Description
When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
11) Roll with it
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
12) Frizzy
Author
Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable", "good hair". But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Language
English
Description
The only good thing about Sofia's mom sending her to live with her abuela is that finally Sofia and the sea will meet face-to-face. The sea has always called to Sofia, even when she and her mom lived in a big city nowhere near its shore. That's how Sofia always knew she was a mermaid--that, and the fact that the sea and its creatures are much easier to understand than people. Like her mother, who is sending Sofia away instead of her barracuda of...
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Publisher
Amulet Books
Language
English
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Description
Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present. Includes historical note and glossary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Tells the story of Julian's Grandmére's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend.
18) Brand-new bubbe
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Description
Jillian isn't so sure she needs a third grandma now that her stepdad is joining the family, but can her brand-new Bubbe win her over?
20) Peekaboo morning
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
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Description
A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the day.
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