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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
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The Trip Back Home

Published: 2000, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: Family life, Flowers, Gift, Photographs
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, KoreaHistorical Fiction, Korea, Picture BookHistorical Fiction, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry

Published: 2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Enemy, Holocaust, Jewish Refugees, Nazis
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, FranceBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Portugal

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The Mermaid’s Twin Sister: More Stories from Trinidad

Published: 1994, Clarion Books
Tags: cultures, Life, traditions
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Folklore and Fairy TalesCaribbean, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Caribbean, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Short Stories - Anthologies - CollectionsCaribbean, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, Trinidad and Tobago

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The Cabinet of Wonders

Published: 2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Friend, Magic, pet, Prague, prince, spider
Categories: Czech RepublicCzech Republic, FantasyCzech Republic, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea

Published: 2006, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Animals, Scientists
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, OceaniaIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Oceania, Papua New GuineaIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Bye-Bye Binky

Published: 2007, Minedition
Tags: Animals, baby, lullaby, seek and find
Categories: AustriaAustria, Early Years (ages 2-6)Austria, Early Years (ages 2-6), EuropeAustria, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, FictionAustria, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture Book

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The Fabulous Firework Family

Published: 1994,
Tags: Bears, Friendship
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FictionAmericas, Fiction, MexicoAmericas, Fiction, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)

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