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  George Washington's Spectacular...

  Selene Castrovilla

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  Did you know that George Washington had a secret? He wore glasses! While initially embarrassed by his reliance on this reading aid, Washington’s spectacles proved to be nothing short of spectacular in this charming, funny, and little-known story from American history. 
    
  The Revolutionary War was over, but Washington’s officers had not received their wages from the Continental Congress in years. Afraid they would never get their money, the officers planned to storm Congress and demand it right away. Luckily, George Washington found out about the plot just in time. He delivered a passionate speech to his men, but they were unaffected. It was only when he struggled to read aloud a letter from Congress and had to put on his glasses, that they realized how much he had sacrificed for their country along with them. The officers dropped their plan and pledged their loyalty to America and to Washington. 
    
  Selene Castrovilla’s carefully researched yet playful prose brings George Washington’s more human side to life in this humorous but important story about true American loyalty.

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  Child of the Flower-Song People...

  Gloria Amescua

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  Debut author Gloria Amescua's lyrical biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's culture through modeling for famous artists.She was Luz Jiménez, 
  child of the flower-song people, 
  the powerful Aztec, 
              who called themselves Nahua—  
                         who lost their land but who did not disappear.As a young Nahua girl in Mexico during the early 1900s, Luz learned to grind corn in a metate, twist yarn with her toes, and weave on a loom. By the fire, she listened to stories of her community’s joys, suffering, and survival, and wove them into her heart. When the Mexican Revolution came to her village, Luz and her family were forced to flee. In Mexico City, Luz became a model for painters, sculptors, and photographers such as Diego Rivera, Jean Charlot, and Tina Modotti. These artists were interested in showing the true face of Mexico and not a European version. Luz's work helped preserve her people's culture through native language, stories, and traditions. Soon, scholars came to learn from her. 
   
  This moving biography tells how Luz Jiménez became “the soul of Mexico” and includes a note from the author.

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  Catherine Called Birdy

  Karen Cushman

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  Read the book behind Lena Dunham’s acclaimed new movie! This historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book.  
  Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man—any rich man, no matter how awful. 
  But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call—by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Unfortunately, he is also the richest. 
  Can a sharp-tongued, high-spirited, clever young maiden with a mind of her own actually lose the battle against an ill-mannered, piglike lord and an unimaginative, greedy toad of a father? Deus! Not if Catherine has anything to say about it! 
  Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year—the year 1290. 
  In an appreciation in the New York Times, illustrator Vera Brosgol spoke for many fans of this beloved book: ""I fell hard for Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy the second I opened it. More than any other heroine I'd read, this one sounded like me. For Catherine, and for me, there is no easy solution to the cages life makes for you. Sometimes the power is in deciding to be yourself in whatever cage you're in.""

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  My Mum Thinks I'm an Alien

  Bonnie Hay

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  Prepare for an intergalactic journey across the universe in "My Mum Thinks I'm an Alien!" Follow our brave hero as they discover their true identity on a space station brimming with aliens and jam sandwiches. With the help of their new extraterrestrial friends, they embark on an epic quest to understand their place in the cosmos and learn that feeling out of place might just be the key to finding where they truly belong.

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  Three Fun Anytime and Bedtime...

  Jennifer Jones

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  Three Fun Anytime and Bedtime Storiesfor Toddlers by Jennifer JonesFirst story: 
  "Tommy and His Pet Turtle," Herbie, talk about their day. Kids learn to think positive thoughts before going to sleep as Tommy does.Second story: 
  "Chip the Dancing Stick" goes to a festival where he dances and dances as the villagers celebrate kindness.Third story: 
  Children follow "Bumpy Green Toad" throughout his day as he meets farm animals and goes back to his pond. 
  Children will enjoy these three stories narrated by the author, Jennifer Jones, anytime, while traveling or for bedtime. 

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  Yoni's Big Dream

  Yan Rotenstein

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  Yoni's curiosity leads him into manifesting the biggest dream an 11 year old boy could possibly have. Ideas synchronize into action and although the result is not exactly what Yoni envisions at the beginning of his journey, the impact is profound. Join Yoni on an ultimate adventure and see how just a slight spark of curiosity could ignite a raging fire of passion and adventure and the magic that ensues if you are brave enough to follow through.

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