Meriam Library Curriculum Collection
SELECTED BOOKS THAT HELP KIDS COPE,
INCLUDING HARD-TO-FIND TOPICS, MULTICULTURALISM,
AND MORE…
topics: adoption - family
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Through moon and stars and night skies |
Juv E T944t |
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Horace |
Juv E K283ho |
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When Joel comes home |
Juv E F788w |
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Tell me again about the night I was born |
Juv E C9795 |
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Saving sweetness |
Juv E S787 |
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The boy who wanted a family |
Juv Fic G665 |
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Mean Margaret (Adopted by animals) |
Juv Fic S458lm |
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The adopted one |
Juv 362.7 S819 |
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Growing up adopted |
Juv 362.7 R813 |
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How it feels to be adopted |
Juv 362.7 K92 |
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The fortune-tellers |
Juv E A376fo |
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Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad |
Juv E R5815a |
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Red dancing shoes |
Juv E P314 |
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Back home |
Juv E P6545 |
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Chicken Sunday |
Juv E P762c |
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Little eight John |
Juv E W136l |
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Julius (Little girl's pig) |
Juv E J655j |
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The adventures of sparrow boy |
Juv E P655la |
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Tell me a story, mama |
Juv E J655 |
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Ragtime tumpie |
Juv E S3815 |
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When I am old with you (Grandfather and Granddaughter) |
Juv E J655w |
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Finding the green stone |
Juv E W178f |
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At the crossroads (South Africa) |
Juv E I74a |
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Over the green hills (South Africa) |
Juv E I740 |
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Osa's pride |
Juv E G849 |
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Tar beach (Afro-American) |
Juv E R5815 |
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Working cotton (Afro-American) |
Juv E W7267 |
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Island baby |
Juv E K283I |
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Why the sky is far away (Nigerian folktale) |
Juv E G382 |
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Sukey and the mermaid (African-American folktale) |
Juv E S194 |
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The market lady and the mango tree (An original fable) |
Juv E W341 |
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Mirandy and brother wind |
Juv E M158m |
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Mysterious Thelonious (Jazz musician) |
Juv E R223m |
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Nappy hair |
Juv E H568n |
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White wash |
Juv E S5275w |
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For the life of Laetitia (Caribbean) |
Juv Fic H6877 |
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Dark-thirty southern tales of the supernatural |
Juv Fic M158d |
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Bud, not Buddy |
Juv Fic C978b |
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In the times of the drums |
Juv Fic S5715 |
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Steal away (Slave and orphan white girl) |
Juv Fic A736s |
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Letters from a slave girl (Based on true story) |
Juv Fic L9908 |
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Seedfolks |
Juv Fic F597s |
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The magical adventures of pretty pearly |
Juv Fic H221ma |
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River that gave gifts |
Juv Fic H9265 |
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Drylongso (Afro-American) |
Juv Fic H221dr |
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Freedom's fruit |
Juv Fic H784f |
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I thought my soul would rise and fly (Diary of a slave girl) |
Juv Fic H249I |
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Jazmin's notebook |
Juv Fic G862j |
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A wave in her pocket (Trinidad) |
Juv 398.2 J83 |
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Street rhymes around the world |
Juv 398.8 S915 |
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Bound for America (Forced migration of Africans to the New World) |
Juv 382.44 H351 |
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Black hands, white sails |
Juv 639.28 M158 |
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Night of neighborhood street (Poetry) |
Juv 811 G813n |
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Now is your time! (History) |
Juv 973 M996 |
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I have a dream (Martin Luther King Jr.) |
Juv 92 K53h |
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Down under: vanishing cultures (Australia) |
Juv 994.29 R463 |
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Colin Powell: straight to the top |
Juv 92 P882b |
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Osceola: memories of a sharecropper’s daughter (African Americans in the South) |
Juv 976.4 M474 |
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How my family lives in America |
Juv 305.8 K96 |
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The origin of life on earth |
Juv 398.21 A545 |
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Soul looks back in wonder (Short anthology of black poets) |
Juv 811 S722 |
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Wilma unlimited (Wilma Rudolph from polio to 3 goal medals) |
Juv 796.42 K94 |
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Harlem (Poetry) |
Juv 811 M996h |
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How many spots does a leopard have? |
Juv 398.2 L642L |
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I dream a world |
Juv 305.4 L289 |
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Breaking the chains African-American slave resistance |
Juv 975 K19 |
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Nathaniel talking |
Juv 811 G813 |
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Black dance of America |
Juv 792.8 H351 |
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Malcolm X another side of the movement |
Juv 92 L778d |
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Mufaro's beautiful daughter |
Juv 398.2 S8375m |
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Through my eyes (School integration) |
Juv 379.2 B851 |
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The story of Negro league baseball |
Juv 796.357 B823 |
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Starting home, the story of Horace Pippin, painter |
Juv 759.13 L991 |
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Freedom's children |
Juv 973 L665 |
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Anansi the spider |
Juv 398.2 M134at |
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Her stories (Folktales and true tales) |
Juv 398.2 H221h |
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The faithful friend |
Juv 398.21 S197 |
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Plays from African tales |
Juv 812 W789 |
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When birds could talk and bats could sing (Folktales) |
Juv 398.24 H221 |
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The children's book of virtues |
Juv 808.8 B46 |
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Carl Lewis: champion athlete |
Juv 796.42 K66 |
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Leon's story |
Juv 92 T574t |
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Ashley Bryan's ABC of African-American poetry |
Juv 811 B915 |
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In daddy's arms I am tall |
Juv 811 S837 |
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Africatreck (Journey through Africa) |
Juv 916 B928 |
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Loop the loop |
Juv E D8657 |
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Mama, were you ever young |
Juv E H4115 |
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Lucy Dove |
Juv Fic D359 |
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The place of lions |
Juv Fic C187 |
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Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea |
Juv Fic L521t |
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Grandpa doesn't know it's me |
Juv 6l8.97 G984 |
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ANIMALS (see SCIENCE) |
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Silent lotus (Cambodia) |
Juv E L4785 |
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Children of the river (Cambodia) |
Juv Fic C9265 |
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Aekyung's dream |
Juv Fic P126 |
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Song of the buffalo boy |
Juv Fic G2335 |
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The lotus seed (Easy reading/high interest Vietnamese) |
Juv Fic G23351 |
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Seedfolks |
Juv Fic F597s |
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A young painter |
Juv 92 W246c |
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How my family lives in America |
Juv 305.8 K96 |
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ASTRONOMY (see SCIENCE) |
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I don't want to go to bed |
Juv E L745id |
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10 minutes till bedtime |
Juv E R234t |
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Ten, nine, eight |
Juv E B216t |
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Drawer in a drawer |
Juv E C5554 |
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The marvelous journey through the night |
Juv E H4675 |
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Piggies |
Juv E W874p |
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Bedtime cat |
Juv E R3755b |
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Baby's boat |
Juv E T618p |
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Asleep, asleep |
Juv E G4935 |
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A giraffe on the moon |
Juv E N688 |
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The sleepytime book |
Juv E W136s |
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Tigers (Strange noises) |
Juv E E264 |
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Henry and Mudge and the bedtime thumbs (Boy and dog) |
Juv E R994he |
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I'm not sleepy |
Juv E C386I |
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My stars, it's Mrs. Gaddy! |
Juv E G1328 |
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The boy and the cloth of dreams |
Juv E K839 |
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The night is like an animal |
Juv E W6135 |
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Jessica and the wolf (Bad dreams) |
Juv E L796 |
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Scary night visitors (Bedtime fears) |
Juv E M322 |
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The baby's bedtime book |
Juv 808.81 C551 |
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Jamaica's find (Lost and found) |
Juv E H388 |
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Elbert's bad word |
Juv E W873e |
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Don't wake the baby |
Juv E F832 |
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Home on the bayou (Moving) |
Juv E K179 |
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The new boy (Fitting in at a new school) |
Juv E K283n |
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The man who was too lazy to fix things |
Juv E K889 |
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Wriggly pig |
Juv E B6355 |
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The noisemakers |
Juv E C337n |
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Tidy titch |
Juv E H974ti |
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Rude giants |
Juv E W873r |
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Andrew Jessup (Friend moves) |
Juv E U17b |
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Mary Ann (Friend moves) |
Juv E J27 |
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Dinosaur fright |
Juv E T5305d |
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Leon and Bob (Imaginary friend) |
Juv E J289 |
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My brown bear Barney in trouble |
Juv E B985m |
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Suddenly one day (Girl meets boy) |
Juv E W639s |
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Owen |
Juv E H513o |
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Worse than the worst |
Juv E S847wor |
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Sammy the elephant and Mr. Camel (Bed-wetting) |
Juv E M657 |
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Max the apartment cat (Running away) |
Juv E M192m |
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My real family (Running away) |
Juv E M133my |
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Lilly's purple plastic purse (At school) |
Juv E H5131 |
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The cobbler's song (Money) |
Juv E S512c |
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Mouse mess (Making messes) |
Juv E R573 |
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One of each (Sharing) |
Juv E H682o |
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Slither McCreep and his brother Joe (Stinginess) |
Juv E J735sl |
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Shy Charles |
Juv E W456s |
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Sophie and Lou (Shy) |
Juv E M427 |
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Emily (Shy) |
Juv E B399e |
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The tulip touch (Bad influence) |
Juv Fic F495t |
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The skull of truth |
Juv Fic C875s |
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Hetty and Harriet (Running away) |
Juv Fic O11he |
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Bud, not Buddy (Running away) |
Juv Fic C978c |
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Lucy Peale (Running away) |
Juv Fic R6951 |
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The beggar’s ride (Running away) |
Juv Fic N4315b |
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A pack of lies (Dishonesty) |
Juv Fic M123 |
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Lily’s crossing |
Juv Fic G456l |
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Don’t worry, dear (Thumb-sucking, bed-wetting, stuttering) |
Juv Fic F249d |
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Uncle Ronald (Bed-wetting) |
Juv Fic D7545u |
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Wringer |
Juv Fic S7575w |
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Where's my other sock? |
Juv 305.2 W799 |
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Uh Oh! Gotta Go! (Bed-wetting) |
Juv 694.62 M147 |
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Manners |
Juv 395 A411 |
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The children's book of virtues |
Juv 808.8 B46 |
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Man alive |
Juv 796.357 A237 |
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Nobody listens to Andrew |
Juv E G956 |
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Noisy Nora |
Juv E W456n |
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Color dance |
Juv E J76c |
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Inside outside upside down |
Juv E B489I |
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The fire cat |
Juv E A952f |
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Henry and Mudge |
Juv E R994h |
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Higgledy piggledy hobbledy hoy |
Juv E B985h |
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One sun: a book of terse verse |
Juv E M167o |
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Skeleton crew |
Juv E A2857s |
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The ghost train |
Juv E A2857a |
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Fox outfoxed |
Juv E M368fo |
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Pet |
Juv E C8995 |
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Blue moon soup spoon |
Juv E O885b |
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Mouse mess |
Juv E R573 |
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To market, to market |
Juv E M672 |
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CANCER (see ILLNESS) |
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A carpenter |
Juv E F635ca |
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A potter |
Juv E F635p |
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A chef |
Juv E F635ch |
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An auto mechanic |
Juv E F635a |
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Lilly's purple plastic purse (Teacher) |
Juv E H513l |
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Careers for outdoor types |
Juv 790 K17 |
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Careers for animal lovers |
Juv 636 S559 |
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Siggy's spaghetti works |
Juv 664.7 T484 |
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Carl Lewis: champion athlete |
Juv 796.42 K66 |
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Chinese handcuffs |
Juv Fic C957c |
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Weeping willow (Incest) |
Juv Fic W5885 |
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When she hollers |
Juv Fic V891w |
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Uncle Ronald |
Juv Fic D7545u |
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The skull of truth |
Juv Fic C873s |
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When she was good |
Juv Fic M4765wh |
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Am I the only one? (Sexual) |
Juv 362.7 F686 |
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Child abuse: an American epidemic |
Juv 362.7 L253 |
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Violence and the family |
Juv 362.8 B496 |
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The words hurt (Emotional) |
Juv 362.74 L829 |
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I hate English |
Juv E L6645 |
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Min-Yo and the moon dragon |
Juv E H6545 |
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Sam and the lucky money |
Juv E C539 |
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Peach blossom spring |
Juv E B728 |
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The squiggle |
Juv E S394s |
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The paper dragon |
Juv E D266 |
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The star fisher |
Juv Fic Y47st |
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The dragon's robe |
Juv Fic L364d |
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The remarkable journey of Prince Jen |
Juv Fic A376r |
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Dragon's gate |
Juv Fic Y47dg |
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Ghost train |
Juv Fic Y425g |
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Nim and the war effort |
Juv Fic L4795 |
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Beautiful warrior: the legend of the Nun's Kung Fu |
Juv Fic M133b |
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Lon popo (Red riding hood folktale) |
Juv 398.2 Y71 |
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Gung hay fat choy (New Year) |
Juv 394.2 B421 |
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Seven Chinese brothers |
Juv 398.21 M214 |
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Street rhymes around the world |
Juv 398.8 S915 |
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Cat and rat (Chinese zodiac) |
Juv 133.5 Y71 |
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Red scarf girl |
Juv 951.056 J61 |
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Voices of the heart |
Juv 179.9 Y71 |
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King of the playground |
Juv E N333 |
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The cobbler's song (Inner conflict) |
Juv E S512c |
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Home on the bayou |
Juv E L8475h |
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The goose that almost got cooked (Independence vs. conformity) |
Juv E S611g |
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Dancing on the edge |
Juv Fic N78754d |
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Seedfolks |
Juv Fic F597s |
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Mean Margaret |
Juv Fic S4581m |
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Wringer (Inner conflict) |
Juv Fic S757w |
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Making up megaboy |
Juv Fic W234m |
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Uncle Ronald |
Juv Fic D7545u |
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When she was good |
Juv Fic M4765wh |
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Red scarf girl |
Juv 951.056 J61 |
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Keeping the peace (Conflict resolution) |
Juv 372.21 W634 |
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Violence and the family |
Juv 362.8 B496 |
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The Christmas carp |
Juv E T5125 |
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The three golden keys |
Juv E S622t |
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Life times |
Juv E M527 |
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Beyond the ridge |
Juv E G575b |
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Frog and the birdsong |
Juv E V445fr |
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The cabbage moth and the shamrock |
Juv E P739 |
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The very best of friends |
Juv E W6675 |
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Waiting for the whales |
Juv E M143 |
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Phoenix rising |
Juv Fic H5871p |
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Forged by fire |
Juv Fic D766 |
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The other shepherds |
Juv Fic G851 |
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Meeting death |
Juv 306.9 H995 |
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The dancing skeleton (Humorous) |
Juv 398.2 D313 |
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Star of fear, star of hope (Girl experiences death of a friend) |
Juv E H695 |
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To hell with dying |
Juv Fic W178 |
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Dusty was my friend |
Juv Fic C591 |
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The borning room |
Juv Fic F597b |
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Hiroshima |
Juv Fic Y47h |
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When a friend dies |
Juv 155.937 G667 |
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My Grandpa died today |
Juv E F249 |
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Saying goodbye to Grandma |
Juv E T4577 |
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Grandma's scrapbook |
Juv E N745 |
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Gran-gran's best trick |
Juv E H7265 |
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The mysterious world of Marcus Leadbeater |
Juv Fic S727m |
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Sun and spoon |
Juv Fic H513s |
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River boy (Grandpa) |
Juv Fic B787 |
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The voyage of the frog (Uncle) |
Juv Fic P332v |
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My brother stealing second |
Juv Fic N297 |
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Lily's crossing |
Juv Fic G456l |
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When she was good (Sister) |
Juv Fic M4765wh |
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Skipping school (Father/son) |
Juv Fic H112 |
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