Pam Muñoz Ryan
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English
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Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
4) Mañanaland
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides." --
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English
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After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother's family on a remote Wyoming ranch, where she discovers a love of horses and encounters a wild mare that her mother once rode.
7) The dreamer
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English
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A fictionalized biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who grew up a painfully shy child, ridiculed by his overbearing father, but who became one of the most widely-read poets in the world.
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
10) Hello, Ocean!
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.
11) Esperanza renace
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Español
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Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Esperanza Ortega has a wonderful life in Mexico until tragedy shatters her dream and forces her and her mother to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp.
12) Mice and beans
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
In this rhythmic cumulative tale Rosa Maria spends the week getting ready for her granddaughter's birthday party and trying to avoid attracting mice--unaware that the mice in her walls are preparing for a party of their own.
13) Tony Baloney
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Series
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Tony, a macaroni penguin, is a middle child with very exasperating siblings, and although he never looks for trouble, it often finds him.
19) Our California
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.