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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
In Cuba's "special period in times of peace" of 1991, Liana and Amado find love after their severe hunger gives both courage to risk government retribution by skipping a summer of labor to seek food. Told in their two voices plus that of the stray dog that brought them together.
4) Carrie
Publisher
Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
Carrie White is a girl who has been brought up by her psychotically religious mother Margaret. After she unexpectedly has her first period at school, she is teased by the girls more ruthlessly than before. The gym teacher punishes the girls that were involved. Sue Snell who feels sorry for what happened, asks her boyfriend to take Carrie to the prom instead of her. Chris Hargenson has been banned from the prom and she isn't so forgiving. Chris hatches...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno. Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se encuentran con otras personas como ellos. Familias con raíces...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The King's Speech" presents a sideways glance at a crucial period in 20th-century history--as the monumentally awkward Prince Albert, or Bertie, becomes King George VI unexpectedly in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. In imperial Britain between the wars, that was problem enough, but Bertie suffered from a chronic stammer that made his public appearances painful for everyone. In an age of...
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on MLA documentation style. Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It provides an authoritative account...
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