Polacco, Patricia.
Summary: Sixth-grade friends Lyla and Jamie, both new to their school, stand up for each other when a clique of popular girls bullies them online.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2012
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Summary: After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2009
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Summary: When the Graves family goes on their annual camping trip to Lake Bleakmire, they make a frightening discovery in the forest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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Summary: To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1992
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Summary: Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2010
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Summary: Naomi, an Amish girl whose elders have impressed upon her the importance of adhering to the simple ways of her people, is horrified when one of her hen eggs hatches into an extremely fancy bird.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dragonfly Books 1990
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Summary: A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013
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Summary: Although she is the best matchmaker in the neighborhood, Jerome's Bubbie has a hard time finding a match for the fussy Mr. Sussman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2008
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Summary: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1996
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Summary: Miss Parks, a new teacher, is devastated when her cat, Autumn, disappears during a storm but with the help of her students she finds not only Autumn but also the man of her dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2008
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Summary: Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2012
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Summary: When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better. Based on a true story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2007
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Summary: When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world," discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2001
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Summary: Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1996
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Summary: Three young children experience the joys and challenges of being raised by two mothers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2009
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Summary: When two brothers visit a museum in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, with their grandmother, they find themselves in a very realistic Civil War setting where they see the Antietam battlefield and meet historical figures from the aftermath of that momentous battle. Includes author's note on the Battle of Antietam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2011
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Summary: A girl recalls the special summer spent in Michigan with her yarn-spinning father and a magic rock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1995
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Summary: Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2011
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Summary: An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1988
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Summary: Because she is afraid to read an essay aloud in English class, young Patricia is invited to take Mr. Wayne's drama class where she paints sets, participates in fun exercises, and memorizes every part in the play the others are rehearsing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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Summary: An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1988
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Summary: A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Childrens Books 0000
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Summary: After a devastating fire in the hills of Oakland, California, during Sukkoth, a Jewish family and their neighbors find symbols of hope amidst the ashes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Book for Young Readers 1994
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Summary: A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1988