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  Until Someone Listens - A Story...

  Estela Juarez, Lissette Norman

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  "Author/narrator Estella Juarez takes listeners on the heartrending journey of her family's immigration struggle....her message is powerful, heartbreaking, and hopeful."- AudioFile MagazineThis program is read by the author, Estela Juarez.When Estela Juarez's mom is deported to Mexico, Estela knows she has to speak up for her family. Told in Estela's own words, Until Someone Listens is a true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make change.Estela’s family lives together in a happy home full of love. Or, at least, they used to… until their home was torn apart.My mom had to go back,to the other side of the river,because she wasn’t born in this country.For years her family fought and fought for permission for her to stay in the U.S. But no one listened. When Estela was eight, her mother was deported to Mexico.Estela knew she had to do something. So she wrote letters: to local newspapers, Congress, the President, and anyone else who could help. She wrote and wrote and wrote until, finally… someone listened.In this heart wrenching, autobiographical story, Estela Juarez's letters take her from the local news all the way to the national stage, where she discovers the power in her words and pledges to keep using her voice until her family—and others like hers— are together again.A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press.

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  Finding God Finding Me - How I...

  Izzy Koo

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  Finding God, Finding Me tells the powerful testimony of an ordinary, sixteen-year-old girl whose life changes after encountering God. This book is a window into her fears, struggles, and insecurities as a high schooler, and how God helped her find her identity, confidence, and so much more. Being a teenager herself, Izzy knows first-hand the challenges facing today's teenagers. She wants to use her transformation story to inspire and convict others to want to begin their journey of finding Christ - and ultimately find themselves in the process. 
  About the Author: 
  Izzy Koo is a high school student who is committed to helping others-especially youth-attain a deeper relationship with Christ. At sixteen, she started the "Project Encounter" movement-an international gathering of teenagers online to encourage one another through worship and testimonies. She believes strongly in teenagers inspiring other teenagers with their stories, which has led her to start a blog, compose songs, and release her first book.

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  Linus and Etta Could Use a Win

  Caroline Huntoon

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  A hot-headed cynic befriends the new kid—a shy trans boy—when she takes on a bet to get him elected student body president in this new middle grade contemporary novel from Caroline Huntoon, author of Skating on Mars. 
   
   
   
  Linus is the new boy at school, and he's trying to keep it quiet. After coming out as trans last year and managing the attention that came with it, he's more than happy to fade into the background of his new middle school. 
   
   
   
  Etta isn't like other kids at school, and she's proud of it. The class misanthrope and the owner of the greenest hair at Doolittle Middle School, she's still reeling from a painful friendship breakup, making her more than happy to burn middle-school bridges before she heads off to the local alternative high school next year. 
   
   
   
  When Etta's over-it-all attitude sparks a challenge from her ex-best friend, Marigold, to get Linus elected student body president, Linus is thrust back into the spotlight. But what started out as a bet quickly turns into a true friendship between Linus and Etta, one that could be in jeopardy if Linus finds out the real origins of his and Etta's connection. Can Linus and Etta's friendship withstand the betrayal of the bet?

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  Dare To Be Me

  Kaci Bolls, Nathan Meckel

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  Dare to be Me contains text and rhythm worthy of a song—this book will help children cultivate the courage to be their truest selves! Today’s a blank page, a plain white Tee I wake up brave and I dare to be me Dare to be Me gives children the courage to face the world as their truest, most fantastic and authentic, selves. With text and rhythm by Kaci Bolls & Nathan Meckel, and vibrant illustrations by Ana Martín Larrañaga, this start-your-day story will help readers brave the most essential part of every being yourself, and nobody else.

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  The Ghostly Tales of Southern...

  Dan Alleva

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  Ghost stories from Southern California have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!  Welcome to spooky Southern California!       Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.   Did you know the Hollywood Forever Cemetery is home to ghostly movie stars? Or that some ghosts get to spend eternity at Disneyland, "The Happiest Place on Earth?" Can you believe spirits from all over have turned Silver City into a  literal Ghost Town?    Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Southern California, and have you sleeping with the light on!

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  The Flying Bath

  Julia Donaldson

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  A fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime, or any time at all, even in the bath! Read by author Julia Donaldson. When everyone has left the house in the morning, the bath toys spring into action and head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have water at the ready for any emergency – but they're always home for the children's bathtime at the end of the day.With simple rhyming text, this playful and adventurous story is brought to life in this audio edition, read by Julia Donaldson.Enjoy other stories by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: The Troll, Jack and the Flumflum Tree, Tyrannosaurus Drip and The Cook and the King.

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