Jane Yolen

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

"What if a dinosaur catches the flu? Does he whimper and whine between each 'At-choo'?" Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. How DO dinosaurs get well soon? They drink lots of juice, and they get lots of rest; they're good at the doctor's, 'cause doctors know best. Yolen and Teague capture children's fears about being sick and put them to rest with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures. Spanish title: Como dan las buenas noches los dinosaurios? "Si un dinosaurio pesca un resfriado, lloriquea y gime porque ha estornudado?" Igual que sucede con los chicos, a los dinosaurios no les gusta nada enfermarse. Y visitar al doctor puede dar mucho miedo. Pero entonces, como hacen los dinosaurios para curarse? Deben tomar mucho jugo y descansar todo lo que puedan; y deben portarse bien en el consultorio porque los doctores saben lo que hacen. Yolen y Teague retratan muy bien el miedo que tienen los chicos cuando se enferman y los hacen sentirse bien por medio de versos graciosos e ilustraciones maravillosas.

Cómo Se Curan los Dinosaurios?

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Spanish story but English when he sings his button song

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pete el gato and His Four Groovy Buttons

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Las jirafas no pueden bailar

Peter Brown

El Jardín Curioso

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El mitón

Sé feliz como eres

Vincent pinta su casa

La gran idea de la pequeña Nita

Frances Leos

Emilia Isabel describe algunos problemas y beneficios de tener un perro verdaderamente grande.

Clifford el Gran Perro Colorado

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Una historia real de Colombia 

Biblioburro

El libro de la TIERRA

Lola planta un jardín 

Veinte Bostezos

Nubelina 

Birnbaum Guides

Relative bought as gift for WDW but we were going to Disneyland. Coupons expire 12/31/24.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Official Vacation Guide

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Birnbaum's 2024 Walt Disney World

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Khaled Hosseini

Great condition of pages but the hardcover has smudges from an earlier reader (honestly didn’t even notice when I got at Half Priced, oops) but have multiple copies now.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. “Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner.”—Newsweek Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today. Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

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Ransom Riggs

Had extra copy, seems to be a smudge on red cover but not sure if just part of the book. Never read. 

After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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Jordan Ifueko

Raised in isolation, Tarisai yearns for the closeness she could have as one of the Crown Prince's Council of 11, but her mother, The Lady, has magically compelled Tarisai to kill the Crown Prince.

Raybearer

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Kiersten White

 Brand new book, got signed at a teacher conference but already had my own copy.

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

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Sandhya Menon

Brand new book, got signed at a teacher conference but already had my own copy.

“Utterly charming.” —NPR “Cinematic.” —Teen Vogue “Funny and sweet.” —Buzzfeed “Dazzling.” —Bustle Three starred reviews for this charming romantic comedy about an aspiring teen filmmaker who finds her voice and falls in love, from the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi. Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy—a.k.a. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2. When mystery man “N” begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil. Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. But will it be enough? Told through the letters Twinkle writes to her favorite female filmmakers, From Twinkle, with Love navigates big truths about friendship, family, and the unexpected places love can find you.

From Twinkle, with Love

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Mark Oshiro

Brand new book, got signed at a teacher conference but had multiple copies. He’s so great!

A Novel

*31st Annual Lammy Finalist for LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult category*
*2019 ALA Schneider Family Book Award Teen Winner*
*Buzzfeed's 24 Best YA Books of 2018*
*Vulture's 38 Best LGBTQ YA Novels*
*Book Riot's Best Books 2018*
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Moss Jeffries is many things--considerate student, devoted son, loyal friend and affectionate boyfriend, enthusiastic nerd.

But sometimes Moss still wishes he could be someone else--someone without panic attacks, someone whose father was still alive, someone who hadn't become a rallying point for a community because of one horrible night.

And most of all, he wishes he didn't feel so stuck.

Moss can't even escape at school--he and his friends are subject to the lack of funds and crumbling infrastructure at West Oakland High, as well as constant intimidation by the resource officer stationed in their halls. That was even before the new regulations--it seems sometimes that the students are treated more like criminals.

Something will have to change--but who will listen to a group of teens?

When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes again, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift.

Anger Is a Gift

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Leslie Connor

Brand new, signed by author at one of my teacher conferences. 

From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason’s best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family’s orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can’t understand why Lieutenant Baird won’t believe the story Mason has told about that day. Both Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He’s desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin, and eventually, Benny. But will anyone believe him?

The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle

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Pablo Cartaya

5 disc audio book signed by author at the National Council of Teachers of English years ago. Never taken out of box. 

AUDIOBOOK 

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

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Brand new book, size of a mass-market paperback from Scholastic. Signed by Louis Sachar many years ago at the Texas Book Festival.

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