Patricia Polacco
5) Thunder cake
Author
Language
English
Description
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life.
10) Rechenka's eggs
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
11) Fiona's lace
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--
12) Bully
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grade friends Lyla and Jamie, both new to their school, stand up for each other when a clique of popular girls bullies them online.
13) John Philip Duck
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
During the Depression, a young Memphis boy trains his pet duck to do tricks in the fountain of a grand hotel and ends up becoming the Duck Master of the Peabody Hotel.
14) Pink and Say
Author
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
15) Palace of books
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
At the public library in her new town, Patricia meets Mrs. Creavy, an encouraging librarian who introduces Patricia to the books of John James Audubon and helps her become the first member of the Audubon Bird Club of Freemont Elementary.
16) Oh, look!
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Three goats visit a fair but run home after they seem to encounter a troll.
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