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A bear--or so the mysterious narrator leads a young girl to believe--comes all the way from the forest into a city park, where he discovers a sandwich alone on a bench. Being hungry the bear eats it, but a pack of dogs notices him and he high-tails it out of the city before the sandwich owner can catch him--or so the narrator says.
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Mortal instruments volume 1
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Still pursuing a cure for her mother's enchantment, Clary uses all her powers and ingenuity to get into Idris, the forbidden country of the secretive Shadowhunters, and to its capital, the City of Glass, where with the help of a newfound friend, Sebastian, she uncovers important truths about her family's past that will not only help save her mother but all those that she holds most dear.
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Mortal instruments volume 6
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"Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian, but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance." --
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Vanderbeekers volume 2
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"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--
9) Supertruck
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Pub. Date
2015.
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"When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done?"--
10) Florette
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Pub. Date
[2017].
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When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! Based on a true story, this is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's abillity to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood" --Jacket.
13) Finding Mighty
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Pub. Date
2017.
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"Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla's necklace and the disappearance of Peter's brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs who are after the same thing as Randall. Can Myla and Peter find Randall before it's too late, and their shared family secrets threaten to destroy them all?"--
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"A glimpse into a day in the life of the different residents who live alongside one another in an apartment building at 3 Biscuit Street. Centring on the Bunny family, readers will also discover another 11 mini-narratives in the illustrations, where they'll see what the apartment building's other residents are up to on every floor, track the antics of passersby, and observe the Bird family in the neighbouring tree. This multilayered (and multilevel!)...
16) Bronx masquerade
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Pub. Date
[2002]
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While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.
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[2020].
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"Grace thinks her neighbour Larry's tiny garden is one of the wonders of the world. She helps him hoe, weed and water -- and together they solve problems from hungry squirrels to lettuce-eating slugs. As spring approaches, Grace helps Larry start hundreds of tomato plants in little pots, and Larry brings them to the school where he teaches. Grace wants to know what the students will do with all those plants. Larry tells her to wait and see, but promises...