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Witness (Scholastic Gold)

2013-03-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2013-03-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 944/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Witness (Scholastic Gold) by : Karen Hesse

Download or read book Witness (Scholastic Gold) written by Karen Hesse. This book was released on 2013-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse emerses readers in a small Vermont town in 1924 with this haunting and harrowing tale. Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish.In this story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.

Iron Thunder

2010-02-12 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2010-02-12
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 621/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Iron Thunder by : Avi

Download or read book Iron Thunder written by Avi. This book was released on 2010-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iron Thunder

Come On, Rain!

2016-01-26 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2016-01-26
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 491/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Come On, Rain! by : Karen Hesse

Download or read book Come On, Rain! written by Karen Hesse. This book was released on 2016-01-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave. "Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising and joyous celebration....Through exquisite language and acute observation, Newberry medalist Karen Hesse recreates the glorious experience of a quenching rainstorm on a sweltering summer day. Jon J Muth's masterful and lyrical watercolors perfectly reflect the spirit of the text.

The Music of Dolphins

2016-08-30 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2016-08-30
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 550/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Music of Dolphins by : Karen Hesse

Download or read book The Music of Dolphins written by Karen Hesse. This book was released on 2016-08-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This powerful exploration of how we become human and how the soul endures is a song of beauty and sorrow, haunting and unforgettable.” —School Library Journal (starred review) A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Book Links Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Children’s Title for Reading and Sharing Mila becomes famous around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Years ago, Mila went missing from a boat crash, and she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four. Researchers teach Mila language and music. But she also learns about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal. The more Mila finds out about what it means to be human, the more she longs for her home in the ocean . . . “As moving as a sonnet, as eloquently structured as a bell curve, this book poignantly explores the most profound of themes—what it means to be human . . . All together, a frequently dazzling novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Her mind and spirit shaped by the dolphins who raised her, a feral child views herself and her human captors from a decidedly unusual angle in this poignant story . . . A probing look at what makes us human, with an unforgettable protagonist.” —Kirkus Reviews “Mila’s rich inner voice makes her a lovely, lyrical character.” —VOYA Magazine

Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold)

2016-05-10 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2016-05-10
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 625/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold) by : Sarah Weeks

Download or read book Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold) written by Sarah Weeks. This book was released on 2016-05-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new friend could be sitting right next to you. Save Me a Seat joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in.Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common -- but soon enough they have a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week.

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