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The tree of hope

the miraculous rescue of Puerto Rico's beloved banyan
2022
"Inspired by the true story of a community that saved a century-old tree after it was toppled by Hurricane Maria in 2017"--Provided by publisher.
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There's a coqui in my shoe!

2011
A small boy discovers Puerto Rico's beloved amphibian, the Eleutherodactylus coqui, in his shoe, resulting in an everlasting friendship, and together they experience the wonders and beauty of the island.
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The sock thief

2017
"Brazilian boy Felipe doesn't have a soccer ball. When it's his turn to bring one to school, he uses a little bit of creativity and a few socks borrowed from his neighbors"--Provided by publisher.
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Red butterfly

how a princess smuggled the secret of silk out of China
2019
In long-ago China, as a young princess prepares to leave her parents' kingdom to travel to far-off Khotan where she is to marry the king, she decides to surreptitiously take with her a precious reminder of home.
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One boy's choice

2020
"A little boy of the Amazon goes on his first fishing tip with his grandad. For hours they drift silently among the water-lilies until, there shining in their net, is a huge fish. But Grandad says he must be put back into the dark river. The boy has to know why, and Grandad gently explains how the boy's love of fishing cannot outweigh everything else"--OCLC.
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Race to the North Pole

"Wally and the Puppy Pirates compete in a dogsled race at the North Pole"--Provided by publisher.
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What shape is the moon?

2015
Animals explore the shape of the moon.
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Miraculous, tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir #1

2023
"Marinette is your typical high school student: cheery and a little clumsy. Not so typical? She can transform into a superhero! As the confident, masked Ladybug, Marinette guards the streets of the City of Lights alongside Cat Noir, another superhero who, unbeknownst to Marinette, is her classmate Adrian, and her crush! Adrian doesn't know who Ladybug is, either, but he's crushing on her, too. Supervillains, school, and criss-crossed crushes? As if being a teenager and a crime fighting superhero wasn't enough!"--Provided by publisher.
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

When twelve-year-old Onyeka discovers that she has psychokinetic powers, her mother reveals that she is Solari, part of a secret group of Nigerian mutants that trains at the Academy of the Sun.
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Beyond the mapped stars

Seventeen-year-old Mormon girl Elizabeth is torn between becoming an astronomer and familial duties and faith when she navigates a whole new world of possibility, in this sweeping adventure set in Colorado in the late nineteenth century.
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