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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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043000 |
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digital rda |
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Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology-written by the best children's authors-celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman Chainani, Matt de la PeNa, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, and Jacqueline Woodson join newcomer Kelly J. Baptist in a story collection that is as humorous as it is heartfelt. This impressive group of authors has earned among them every major award in children's publishing and popularity as New York Times bestsellers. From these distinguished authors come ten distinct and vibrant stories. Table of Contents & Cast of Narrators: "Foreword," written and read by Ellen Oh "How to Transform an Everyday Hoop Court Into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium" by Matt de la PeNa, read by Dion Graham "The Difficult Path" by Grace Lin, read by Samantha Quan "Sol Painting, Inc.," written and read by Meg Medina "Secret Samantha" by Tim Federle, read by Julia Whelan "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn" by Kelly J. Baptist, read by Adam Lazarre-White "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," written and read by Tim Tingle "Main Street" by Jacqueline Woodson, read by Abigail Revasch "Flying Lessons" by Soman Chainani, read by Sunil Malhotra "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," written and read by Kwame Alexander "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push" by Walter Dean Myers, read by Dominic Hoffman ABOUT WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS, read by Ellen Oh "There's plenty of magic in this collection to go around."--Booklist, Starred "A natural for middle school classrooms and libraries, this strong collection should find eager readers" -Kirkus, Starred "Inclusive, authentic, and eminently readable, this collection of short stories is an excellent addition for libraries and classrooms."-School Library Journal, Starred. |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 6 186505 |
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Downloadable audio file. |
| Performer |
Read by Dion Graham, Samantha Quan, Meg Medina, Julia Whelan, Adam Lazarre-White, Tim Tingle, Abigail Revasch, Sunil Malhotra, Kwame Alexander, Dominic Hoffman [and 1 other]. |
| Summary |
From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. |
| Contents |
How to transform an everyday, ordinary hoop court into a place of higher learning and you at the podium / by Matt de la Peña -- The difficult path / by Grace Lin -- Sol Painting Inc. / by Meg Medina -- Secret Samantha / by Tim Federle -- The beans and rice chronicles / by Kelly J. Baptist -- Choctaw Bigfoot, midnight in the mountains / by Tim Tingle -- Main Street / by Jacqueline Woodson -- Flying lessons / by Soman Chainani -- Seventy-six dollars and forty-nine cents / by Kwame Alexander -- Sometimes a dream needs a push / by Walter Dean Myers. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Children's stories, American.
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Short stories.
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Children's stories.
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Children's stories. |
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Juvenile Fiction. |
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Juvenile Literature. |
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Short Stories. |
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Children's audiobooks.
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Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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Oh, Ellen, editor.
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Graham, Dion, narrator.
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Quan, Samantha, narrator.
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Medina, Meg, narrator.
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Whelan, Julia, 1984- narrator.
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Lazarre-White, Adam, 1969- narrator.
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Tingle, Tim, narrator.
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Revasch, Abigail, narrator.
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Malhotra, Sunil, narrator.
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Alexander, Kwame, narrator.
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de la Peña, Matt.
How to transform an everyday, ordinary hoop court into a place of higher learning and you at the podium.
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Lin, Grace.
Difficult path.
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Medina, Meg.
Sol Painting Inc.
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Federle, Tim.
Secret Samantha.
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Baptist, Kelly J.
Beans and rice chronicles.
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Tingle, Tim.
Choctaw Bigfoot, midnight in the mountains.
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Woodson, Jacqueline.
Main Street.
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Chainani, Soman.
Flying lessons.
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Alexander, Kwame.
Seventy-six dollars and forty-nine cents.
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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014.
Sometimes a dream needs a push.
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Flying lessons and other stories |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Flying lessons & other stories New York, New York : Listening Library, [2017] 9781524721138 (NjBwBT)bl2016054174 (OCoLC)965300865 |
| ISBN |
9781524721169 : $38.00 |
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1524721166 : $38.00 |
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