family

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family

The Amber Brown collection III

2003
Presents three stories in which nine-year-old Amber Brown copes with her parents divorce, joint custody, the pain of lack of self-esteem, and her mother's plans to remarry.

Un d?a loco de palabras mezcladas

2004
Johnny Wiley continues to pick on Gabi and her friends, and now she has to spend an entire month working with him on a school project.

Patio de corredor

1994
A story about a boy and his family in post-World War II Spain.

Making heart-bread

2006
Uses the story of a little girl making bread with her grandmother to explore the universal and centuries-old practice of discovering how to take in love on an everyday basis and heal old hurts.

Slam dunk!

2008
At Harlem's Langston Hughes Middle School, eleven-year-old Elijah "Jumper" Breeze and his friends compete against Nia and her girlfriends on the basketball court, in a video dance tournament, and for a Student Council seat, and, meanwhile, several of the students face issues with their fathers.

Fiesta para 10

1995
Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal.

Mi hermano

2004
Photographs and simple text illustrate the meaning of the term "brother" and present the role of brothers in families.

Mi hermana

2004
Explains, in brief text and illustrations, the meaning of the term "sister" and describes the role of sisters within a family and their relationship with their siblings.

Mis abuelos

2004
Explains, in brief text and illustrations, the meaning of the term "grandparent" and describes the role of grandparents in a family and their relationship with their grandchildren.

Walk two moons

2001
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

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