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Herget Middle School Visit October 2023
Green Hills Staff Favorites - Young Adult Books
Herget Middle School Visit October 2023
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Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Imagine if she hadn't forgotten the book. Or if there hadn't been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn't fumbled the coins for the toll.
2) Speechless
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"As if being stuffed into last year's dress pants at his cousin's wake weren't uncomfortable enough, thirteen-year-old Jimmy has just learned from his mother that he has to say a few words at the funeral the next day. Why him? What could he possibly say about his cousin, who ruined everything they did? He can't recall one birthday party, family gathering, or school event with Patrick that didn't result in injury or destruction. As Jimmy attempts to...
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Although his father has forbidden it, Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and the business starts to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together.
7) The funeral
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"Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing: Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming...
10) Beyond the ridge
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At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.
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La Noche de Brujas es una época emocionante del año. La gente decora sus casas y jardines con calabazas y figuras que dan miedo. En la Noche de Brujas, algunos niños se disfrazan para ir de casa a casa por las golosinas. Otros montan una fiesta de la Noche de Brujas.
Halloween is an exciting time of year. People decorate their houses and lawns with pumpkins and scary figurines. On the night of Halloween, some kids dress up in costumes and go out...
15) El pájaro muerto
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Un día, un grupo de niños y niñas encuentran un pájaro recostado con los ojos cerrados y sin latidos del corazón. Compungidos deciden despedirlo como hacen los mayores con sus seres queridos. Cavan un hoyo en un rincón bonito y lo cubren con helechos y flores. Un excelente libro para tratar el tema de la muerte, en el que todos los niños pequeños tienen interés, de una manera natural.
A group of children find a dead bird in the park and...
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