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Linda Sue Park
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English
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Junior Fiction Classics
Junior Fiction Historical Fiction
Newbery Award Winners
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Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate ceramics himself.
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Language
English
Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
4) Trust no one
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Language
English
Description
Amy and Dan discover there is a Vesper mole in their innermost circle. They need to smoke out the traitor before the next hostage dies.
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English
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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
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Series
Wing and claw volume 2
Language
English
Description
Hoping to return home after a winter in the Sudden Mountains so he can join his parents in the fight against the evil Chancellor, Raffa must use his apothecary skills while enlisting the help of human and animal friends to survive the journey.
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Series
Wing and claw volume 3
Language
English
Description
A conclusion to the trilogy finds apothecary Raffa and his ragtag band of allies preparing to battle the heartless Chancellor's armies, a conflict he fears will cause untold suffering for the animals being forced to fight.
14) Storm warning
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Series
39 clues volume 9
Language
English
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When Amy and Dan learn the truth about the Madrigals and Grace Cahill's alternate will, these discoveries lead to the revelation of a secret about their family and a showdown with the man in black who has been following them.
15) Bee-bim bop!
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English
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A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
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Wing and claw volume 1
Language
English
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When Raffa makes a cure from a rare crimson vine he finds deep in the forbidden forest, the bat he saves transforms into something much more.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Xander's plan to host a panda party falls through, since he is the only panda at the zoo, but when he extends the invitation to all of the bears, complications ensue. Includes author's note on the wonders of the animal kingdom and the international effort to save pandas from extinction.
18) Archer's Quest
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Description
A thrilling time travel adventure from Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Linda Sue Park.
Twelve-year-old Kevin Kim is shocked when a young man, complete with bow and arrows, crash-lands on his bedroom floor—especially when that man, Skillful Archer, claims to be a legendary ruler from ancient Korea. As much as Kevin enjoys teaching Archie about contemporary life and learning about Korean history from Archie's
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Description
A rabbit explores a garden, finding flowers of every color, before hopping home for a nap and dreams of rainbows. Rhyming clues invite the reader to answer the question: What does bunny see? Linda Sue Park's sprightly verses and Maggie Smith's cheerful illustrations will delight young children, as each turn of the page yields a colorful surprise.
20) The third gift
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh.