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• The Last Bear

  Gold, Hannah,

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  Eleven-year-old April and her academic father have lost a mother and a wife. They are grieving and the father decides to take up a job monitoring temperature and the effects global warming is having on the Arctic region. She imagines the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Of a Feather

  Lorentz, Dayna,

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  This is a great story featuring a unique young girl Reenie, and Rufus, a great horned owl she and her aunt rehabilitate. Reenie learns that her aunt is a falconer, and is immediately drawn into the world. Of a Feather is a beautiful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Simple Art of Flying

  Leonardo, Cory,

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  This is sweet and captivating story. It’s told from three very different perspectives. There’s Fritz, who is a young teen. He’s a huge animal lover and works at the local pet store. This is where he meets and cares for Alastair and his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Elephant in the Room

  Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-

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  When Sila’s mother has to go back to Turkey to sort out some problems with her immigration paperwork, Sila’s reassured that it won’t take long. But when days, turn to weeks and then months, Sila becomes quieter at school and begins to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The One and Only Ivan

  Applegate, Katherine

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  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate details the life of Ivan, a silverback gorilla living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and video arcade. At the beginning of the book, Ivan seems content with his life. He has a nice domain with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Because of the Rabbit

  Lord, Cynthia,

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  Emma has been homeschooled her entire life but now she is starting fifth grade in public school. Her older brother, Owen, has grown away from Emma a bit since he started public high school the previous year, and Emma is both anxious and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wish

  O'Connor, Barbara,

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  Wish is the story of Charlie, an 11-year old girl, whose father is in a ‘correctional facility’ and whose mother is having trouble ‘getting back on her feet.’ Initially, the transition is incredibly difficult for Charlie. She’s lonely,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Song for a Whale

  Kelly, Lynne,

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  Iris is the only deaf girl in her school. Her mother wanted her to go to a mainstream school but she has difficulty fitting in. One day in Science, the teacher shows them the video of a whale that communicates in a different frequency to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elephant Secret

  Walters, Eric, 1957-

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  Sam lives with her single dad on their elephant sanctuary. The kids in her 8th grade class call her “Elephant Girl” and although it hurts a little, she is proud of it. Elephants are easier to deal with than people anyway. Her dad agrees…Read moreRead more of this annotation