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5) Barney
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Puppy place. Main series volume 57
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English
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Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs and give them the proper care until they can find the perfect home. Lizzie is excited to watch her best friend Maria compete, but as the horses get ready, a curious dachshund races inot the ring! Finding the perfect owners for this lout and peppy dog might not be so easy.
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English
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Dedham's AANHPI Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's Ramadan 2024
Watertown Summer Reading Grade 2
Dedham's Ramadan 2024
Watertown Summer Reading Grade 2
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"Newcomer Salma and friends cook up a heartwarming dish to cheer up Mama. All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn't know the recipe, or what to call the vegetables in English, or where to find the right spices! Luckily, the staff and other newcomers at the Welcome Center are happy...
7) Oh, Sal
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English
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Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she received from Santa, her new baby sister still does not have a name and takes up all of Mama's attention, and her brother Billy is annoying, but Sal finds her own strengths over an eventful Christmas season with her family.
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Amelia Bedelia (Chapter books) volume 2
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English
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Amelia Bedelia's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy, instead.
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Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Hungry Little Mouse is looking for some breakfast, and he knows just where he can find it. Scampering into the kitchen next door, he finds a lot of delicious things. But just as he finds something truly perfect, Little Mouse discovers ... that he's not the only one looking for breakfast!
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 6
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
On a family vacation in Venice, Olivia indulges in gelato, rides in a gondola, and finds the perfect souvenir.
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Series
Sona Sharma volume 1
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English
Description
"Sona Sharma's house is full of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come unannounced, the phone rings frequently and friends drop in all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't sure -- she has always enjoyed being an only child -- and straight away she has a word with her best friend, Elephant. When Sona learns that there will be a baby naming ceremony, she is determined to find...
13) Barkley
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Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 66
Language
English
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Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Barkley takes Lizzies breath away... literally! Barkley, the Great Pyrenees, is a ball of energy, and far too big for the apartment he has been living in. Lizzie does her best to teach him manners, but she can't make him smaller! Then Lizzie stumbles on what just might be the perfect place...
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"Valentine's Day is coming! Posey is so excited about her special ballet recital and giving cards to everyone at school. Then she learns that one of her classmates doesn't have any valentines to give out. Can Princess Posey and her tutu find the perfect way to help?"--
17) Zipper
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 34
Language
English
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Description
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Lizzie goes up to the mountains with her best friend, Maria, the girls think that they're going to get a break from their dog-walking business. But then Zipper shows up and Lizzie can't resist helping this adorable pup!
18) Biggie
Author
Series
Puppy place. Main series volume 60
Language
English
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"After getting home from school, Lizzie is surprised to hear that her parents are fostering another yorkie puppy. After all, their last yorkie foster, Princess, was a little spoiled. But Biggie is Princess's total opposite: He's energetic and tenacious! Can Lizzie find this teeny puppy with a big heart a perfect home?"--
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English
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When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place.
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