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Tucson, AZ 85721
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Going Over

Published: 2014,
Tags: Berlin Wall, cold war, Courage, Hope, Identity, Love, relationships
Categories: GermanyGermany, Historical FictionGermany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Librarian Who Measured The Earth

Published: 1994, Little, Brown Young Readers
Tags: Astronomy, History, Mathematics, measurement
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, EgyptBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Egypt, GreeceBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Egypt, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Egypt, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Magic Hummingbird: A Hopi Folktale

Published: 1996, Kiva Publishing
Tags: Birds, harmony, Hopi, Indigenous, Magic
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North AmericaAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Picture BookAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Picture Book, SouthwestAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Picture Book, Southwest, United States

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The Curious Little Witch

Published: 2010, North South Books
Tags: curiosity, Fantasy, Witches
Categories: BelgiumBelgium, EuropeBelgium, Europe, FantasyBelgium, Europe, Fantasy, Picture BookBelgium, Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Goal!

Published: 2010, Candlewick Press
Tags: bullying, Friendship, Soccer
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa

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Las Paredes Hablan: Cuentan Mas Historias

Published: 1996, Tilbury House Publishers
Tags: cultures, Libros en espanol, Spanish edition, walls
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, United States

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In My Family / En Mi Familia

Published: 1997, Children's Book Press
Tags: Family, Spanish
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAmericas, Bilingual, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in USAmericas, Bilingual, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in US, Picture BookAmericas, Bilingual, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Americas, Bilingual, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestAmericas, Bilingual, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Family Pictures, 15th Anniversary Edition / Cuadros De Familia, Edición Quinceañera

Published: 2005, Children's Book Press
Tags: Family, growing up, Multi-generational, Spanish
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in USAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, Picture BookAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Americas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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