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2) Rick Riordan
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Language
English
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"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Rick Riordan. Developed by literacy experts for students in second through fifth grade"--
3) El deafo
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Language
English
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Description
"El Deafo: Superpowered Edition is a must-have collector's edition for existing fans and the perfect gift for new readers, with 40 all-new pages of childhood photographs, early sketches, notes from Cece, and much more!"--Amazon.com
"Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic...
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Language
English
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"It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic school that she loves--but when she finds out that she's Jewish by blood, and that her family members are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, her childhood is thrown into turmoil. To make matters more complicated, her father is out of the picture, her mother is ambitious and demanding, and her older half-brothers have troubles, too. Following the author's young...
8) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Read about the life of the famous African-American author.
12) Writers
Author
Series
Publisher
Scobre Educational
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In the 1800s, any women had a difficult time being taken seroiusly as authors. Some got around this by publishing their work under male pen-names---and they proved that gender has nothing to do with being a capable author. Once these women paved the way, other female writers began to take up the pen and write about topics no one else had considered. Uncommon Women: Writers looks at some of these authors and how they set a new standard---not just...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Who are the people who make our hearts race and our minds spin? Why are they so good at making us fear what goes bump in the night? What are the stories behind the writers who give us goosebumps? Dark Hearts is a collection of fourteen short biographies of the world's best-known horror writers, including Mary Shelley, Shirley Jackson, Neil Gaiman, R. L. Stine, Stephen King, Bram Stoker, and others"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A moving memoir from an award-winning author. A mother cat and her kittens, shot with a pellet gun. A poacher illegally stalking a bear. Peg Kehret tells these true stories and more as she invites readers into her life on a small wildlife sanctuary. She writes about animal rescue while providing facts about the animals and birds she meets. Mrs. Kehret also shares the tragedy of her husband's sudden death, and the pain of losing Pete, the shelter cat...
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