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39 clues volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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During the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill learn that their family is one of the world's most powerful--and the source of that power is hidden around the world in the form of 39 clues. The siblings are soon caught in a dangerous race, in this first of a groundbreaking interactive new series.
22) Just Maybe
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Victor and Isaac are nervous. There's a chance that their mother will be released from prison. What might this mean for their family? The brothers and their sisters could return to each other, but at what cost? Although their mother says she's turned over a new leaf, the boys aren't certain they can trust her to keep their family together.
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ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura la conocida novela Oliver Twist de Charles Dickens, un clásico de la literatura británica leído en todo el mundo. La obra narra las aventuras de Oliver Twist, un niño huérfano y maltratado en su infancia que, lleno de inocencia, acaba formando parte de un grupo de jóvenes ladrones londinenses para sobrevivir en una sociedad hostil y azotada por la pobreza.
¡Ya no tienes que leer...
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I Can Hear the Dog Bark is about a child in the foster care system. Being removed from his parents and dog, the only concept of familiarity to keep him grounded was his parents' hugs and his dog's bark. As he continues to be placed from foster home to foster home and further away from his home and community, the barking of the dog becomes more distant while connection and familiarity becomes fragmented and mystifying.
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Children in foster care are often misunderstood and unheard. "When Will I See My Family?" shows Alex and Derek's first twenty-four hours in foster care. The book creates normalcy for children and provides comfort to know they are not alone when placed in a home. If you're welcoming a child into your home, the story can spark conversation and shed light on the experience of being placed into a foster home. This book will help you relate to a foster...
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A little boy's spirit shines amid some dark truths in this tender and memorable novel about being taken from home and put in an orphanage. "Each kid only has one pair of shoes here. Number 49's shoes are a pretty good fit for me and I know they're new because they still have that plastic smell. But the real Number 49 is quite a bit bigger than I am, because his pants keep falling down on me. I wish he would come back, so that I could go home."Jack...
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Daddy Long-Legs illustrated Jean Webster - Daddy Long-Legs is a book written by Jean Webster and first published in 1912. It tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, who grew up in an orphanage but was sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she calls Daddy Long-Legs. In college she falls in love with a young man who wants to marry her, but she refuses because she is an orphan. Finally, after Jerusha--now Judy--graduates, she asks to meet her benefactor....
28) At My Door
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Deliveries do not come late on a school night. They don't come in a speeding car. And they don't cry. When Poppy Campbell's dad opens the front door to find a small, very distressed child clinging to a green blanket, the family try their hardest to do the right thing. They make the little girl comfortable, call the police, and look after her while the authorities search for her family.
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The Magic Home is a story for those who believe in magic, to turn fear into bravery and let fantasies run wild! This is a tale of a little boy that lives with his family, plays happily in the courtyard with his brother, sister, a brown dog and a fluffy white rabbit, and cannot wait to start school. Suddenly he has to leave for an unpredictable journey... The Magic Home offers psycho-educational support for children, parents and childhood professionals...
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Delilah is a delightful young girl who spreads positivity to everyone she meets. She loves to sing, and play all day. Delilah's family has had a little trouble taking care of her, so she is placed into foster care where she makes some special friends.
Pretty soon, Delilah realizes that despite her own worries, her new friends needs lots of encouragement, and she's the perfect girl for the job!
31) Jason's Why
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Jason's mom says he is a problem, and puts him in a group home. Now Jason has to live with boys and grown-ups he doesn't know. Jason thinks, Now I'm in a house that isn't my house. I watch their hands and feet. When hands and feet move fast, you're going to get hit.
There's a big bubble of mad inside Jason. It makes him yell and throw things. Jason wants to be good and move home again, but the mad bubble just won't go away.
Told in first person,...
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After the Ramsdens lose their father, Charlotte ("Carrots"), her brother, her young sister, and her mother continue to operate their East Texas dairy farm. Then their cousin from Eastern Europe, Emiglia ("Miggle") is orphaned, and is forced to come live with them. When she arrives, she's shocked to find her relatives engaging in manual labor, which her late parents considered fit only for peasants. But as the two girls begin to find some common ground,...
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Trish and Nikki are Orphans who live on the poor side of town. But they know what it means to have a family that cares, even if that family is not blood. Their foster parents can't have children of their own, so they raise children who come to them from a world of pain and loss. When the family is asked to take in one more, they can't refuse. But it might be one more than they can handle.
"The World So Fierce" is a story of the other side of tragedy....
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Three of Dickens's most compelling orphan protagonists-Oliver Twist, Pip, and Esther Summerson-in three of his greatest novels. Perhaps no writer in the English language is more closely associated with orphaned characters than Charles Dickens. The trials and dangers for children without parental protection play a significant part in nearly all his work, as both a source of highly entertaining melodrama and pointed social criticism. Oliver Twist: Having...
36) The Journey
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The Journey is a sequel to Susan Marquart's first published story called The Gift, which teaches, "The best gifts are those that are given from the heart."
The Journey begins in biblical times with a young boy named Seth and his parents, Samuel and Anah, heading to the marketplace in Bethlehem. This is a quarterly event they venture out on to sell Father's handmade wooden items and Mother's garden vegetables and prepared wool.
Everyone in the family...
37) Forever Home
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Being in a foster home, awaiting to go back home or to be adopted is hard. What's harder is doing it when you're seven! Lindsey, a young seven-year-old, tells of her adventure in trying to find a "Forever Home" wherever that may be. She'll make you laugh, and maybe shed a tear as she tells her story. She wants everyone to know, that they too may find their "Forever Home" soon. Just gotta keep your chin up!
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Jeremy isn't really sure why there needs to be these new kids coming into his home, where he lives with his mum and dad and his brother, Riley.
Jeremy struggles with the reality of his family changing as other children who are unable to live with their families come and live with his.
39) Tin
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
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In this gripping, imaginative, and hilarious adventure -- comprised of an unforgettable crew of misfits -- a boy and his mechanical friends discover the truth about his past.
"Robots never seemed so human. One of a kind and utterly fantastic." -- Eoin ColferIn an alternative England of the 1930s where the laws of mechanics govern even the most talented engineers, a mismatched group of mechanicals want nothing more than to feel human. Under the guardianship...
40) Back on the Map
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With their mother long dead and their father unknown, eleven-year-old Penny Porter and her twin brother Parker have been bouncing around foster homes for as long as they can remember. Inspired by the historical figures in her favorite book, Penny likes to imagine who she could be related to. Sacagawea? Her genes would be good ones to have. Or maybe Ghandi, or Harriet Tubman. There are endless possibilities!
But while Penny embraces the question...
But while Penny embraces the question...
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