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1) The Shack
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After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
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"Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago--'one day, you'll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.' Javier's adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone except for a group of...
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"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...
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2017.
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Cuando Topito se despierta...¡se acaba la calma! Arriba y abajo, lo toca todo. Se distrae. Pierde las cosas. No para quieto ni un segundo. Le dicen que es: inquieto, hiperactivo, nervioso, pesado, impulsivo... Sus padres están preocupados. Sus profes, desesperados. Y ahora,, además, tiene que presentar un trabajo de fin de curso...
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©2012
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Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
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"A Spanish translation of The Invisible Boy, a picture book about kindness"--
Esta historia trata de Bruno, el niño que se siente invisible. Nadie lo nota, Ni la maestra, Sus compañeros no lo incluyen en el grupo, ni en el juego, ni en las fiestas... hasta que Julio llega a la escuela y Bruno es el primero en darle la bienvenida. Bruno, con su nuevo amigo siente que brilla.
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[2019]
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Los niños introvertidos no lo tienen nada fácil, especialmente en un mundo que es cada vez más ruidoso y tiende a sobrevalorar la extroversión. A menudo estos pequeños son etiquetados como distantes, desmotivados u orgullosos, y esto es debido a que sus actitudes suelen ser malinterpretadas por padres, madres, educadores e incluso compañeros. Este libro de Christine Fonseca, psicóloga especializada en niños y adolescentes y, además, introvertida,...
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Rosa books (Vera B. Williams) volume 4
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[2009]
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Rosa is excited when her new cousin, Benji, is born, but when Grandma wants to remove a beloved armchair, Rosa puts her foot down and insists that the chair, just like Benji, is a member of the family.
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In kidsville, youngsters make their own laws, run their own shops and maybe even stay up as late as they want. Each spring, everyone - including Sunny the Bunny - pitches in to make Easter holiday goodies. Then it;s the Bunny's job to take the painted eggs and yummy jellybeans to a nearby town called Town. But he better watch out. Because grouchy old Town doesn't allow kids or a hippity-hoppity Easter bunny!
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[2017]
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Sofia Martinez loves her familia! Her cousins, aunts, uncles, and abuela are a huge part of her life. Whether they are at a sunny beach or stuck in a dark house without electricity, the Martinez family knows how to make the best of every situation. Join Sofia and her fantástica familia on three fun adventures in this early chapter book, which includes a Spanish glossary.