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441) Saving the sun
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When the sun sinks and loses its fire, Luna and Poppa’s yearly vacation on Summer Island suddenly goes dark. Luna knows the sun needs their help—the sky looks all wrong, and it’s neither day nor night! But it’s a big job to do all on their own. To bring back daylight, they must think of creative solutions, seeking help from the local dolphins, monkeys, birds, and more. With the power of teamwork and imagination, can they find a way to return...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Liddle has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous father--long thought dead after a plane crash--turns out to be alive, well, and ready to make amends. The world goes wild, fascinated by this real-life saga, pinning Christa and her family under the spotlight. As if...
443) Gather round
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this gorgeous picture book, a girl and her father build a campfire together to keep the cold at bay. But as they welcome passing travelers--from musicians to animals--they create a community, fostered by a crackling fire and its comforting warmth"--
444) Dancing with daddy
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Elsie can't wait to go to her first father-daughter dance. She picked out the perfect dress and has been practicing swirling and swaying in her wheelchair. Elsie's heart pirouettes as she prepares for her special night. With gestures, smiles, and words from a book filled with pictures, she shares her excitement with her family. But when a winter storm comes, she wonders if she'll get the chance to spin and dance her way to a dream come true.
446) Malibú renace
Author
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
1a. edición.
Language
Español
Description
Malibú: agosto de 1983 Como cada año, ha llegado el día de la fiesta de final de verano organizada por Nina Riva, y la expectación es máxima. Todo el mundo quiere estar cerca de los famosos hermanos Riva: Nina, la talentosa surfista y supermodelo; Jay y Hud, un campeón del surf y un conocido fotógrafo respectivamente; y la adorada Kit, la más joven de la familia. Los cuatro hermanos despiertan auténtica fascinación tanto en Malibú como...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Kayla loves riding her pink pony, a three-wheeled bike, up and down the street, day after day. But then Daddy announces that it's time for a big-kid bike, one with just two wheels. At the store, Kayla selects her mount, but when she tries to ride it, she is thrown--again and again. Can she tame this intimidating set of wheels? Or is the new blue bike just too wild?
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Incorporating exclusive original art, a graphic-novel adaptation of the hand-animated WolfWalkers film follows the story of a hunter's daughter who resolves to protect a pack of endangered wolves and the woodland shapeshifter tribe that communicates withthem.
Author
Series
Coyote Sunrise volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Embarking on an epic cross-country road trip to scatter her mom's ashes at her chosen resting place, Coyote and her dad have an unforgettable adventure, picking up some old friends and discovering some new ones along the way"--
450) Rival implacable
Author
Series
Cruel castaways volume 1
Publisher
Chic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando era joven, Arya Roth se hizo la mejor amiga del hijo de su ama de llaves. Pronto, la amistad se convirtió en amor joven, y cuando Arya lo desafió a besarla, una reacción en cadena de eventos desastrosos llevó al niño a ser enviado lejos y fuera de la vida de Arya. Ahora, dos décadas después, Arya es una publicista en ascenso y su amado padre es uno de sus mayores clientes. Entonces, cuando un ex empleado demanda a su padre, Arya se propone...
451) My brother's husband
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]-
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and...
452) Act of defiance
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When U.S. intelligence reports there's something going on in Russia, President Jack Ryan and his youngest daughter, Katie, determine the Russians are about to launch a super missile submarine, and the race is on to find its location and decide if it posesa threat to the continental U.S..
453) The Dreamatics
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever awakened from a dream and thought, what was THAT?! A platypus waddling through my school while singing the word farfanoogle? Well, that dream was performed by a dream theatre, and this is the story of one such place: The Lunarian Grand. The Lunarian is a magical theatre with a mind of its own, often redecorating on a whim or making it snow from the rafters. The theatre's troupe call themselves the Dreamatics, and together they grow...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting psychological thriller about a woman forced to confront the darkest moment in her childhood in order to move on from her past and open her heart to love. One night when Jeanie King is twelve years old, her father comes home covered in blood. The next day, Jeanie wakes up alone. Her father has disappeared and he's taken her beloved twin brother, Jamie. Inevitably, this loss leads to others, as Jeanie is ripped from her life in rural Washington...
455) Independent people
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 397
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An epic tale of a stubborn sheep farmer named Bjartur of Summerhouses who decides to spit in the direction of his country's pagan traditions, and its landowners, making his way alone."--
457) My dad is a tree
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl convinces her dad to be a tree all day long, no matter what, even in the rain, in this imaginative picture book that encourages playing pretend and pays tribute to parents"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2021.
Language
English
Description
It's bright and early on a Saturday morning, and the little red chicken wants cookies for breakfast. What better way to persuade Papa than by jarring him awake and gleefully interjecting cookies-and herself!-into every nursery rhyme they read together? Though the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe heartily endorses the little red chicken's plan, Papa has his own idea for a sweet breakfast for his determined daughter.
459) My city speaks
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves. A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor concert. As they do, the girl describes what she senses in delightfully precise, poetic detail. Her city, she says, 'rushes and stops, and waits and goes.' It 'pitters and patters, and...
460) On a rainy day
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"When rain interrupts their outdoor play, a girl and her father retreat indoors to wait out the storm. As lightning cracks and thunder booms, they each have their own ideas of things they can do together on a rainy day. Told through spare text and bold sound effects, Sarah LuAnn Perkins' unique linocut-like textured illustrations create a fun read-aloud experience for both reader and listener." --
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