Mr. Pig's Big Wall

by Glenn Hernandez
Mr. Pig's Big Wall
Author: Glenn Hernandez
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524772089
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A timely picture book about the consequences of building walls both for the people being kept out, and for those trapping themselves inside. Hog works hard as a bricklayer during the day, and when he comes home from work all he wants to do is tend to his garden. But his little neighbor, Tortoise, desperately wants to play with him! She pesters and prods him until Hog finally becomes fed up...and begins to build an enormous wall around his entire house. But soon, the wall is so high that it blocks the sun from his beloved garden, and the things he loves most begin to wilt and die. When will Hog learn that putting up walls does more harm than good? Glenn Hernandez's funny and touching debut picture book will resonate with kid and adult audiences alike, the latter of which will see parallels to what is happening in our country today. This book can serve as a kid-friendly entry point to conversations about American immigration policies.

Mr. Pig's Big Wall

by Glenn Hernandez
Mr. Pig's Big Wall
Author: Glenn Hernandez
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781524772079
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A timely picture book about the consequences of building walls both for the people being kept out, and for those trapping themselves inside. Hog works hard as a bricklayer during the day, and when he comes home from work all he wants to do is tend to his garden. But his little neighbor, Tortoise, desperately wants to play with him! She pesters and prods him until Hog finally becomes fed up...and begins to build an enormous wall around his entire house. But soon, the wall is so high that it blocks the sun from his beloved garden, and the things he loves most begin to wilt and die. When will Hog learn that putting up walls does more harm than good? Glenn Hernandez's funny and touching debut picture book will resonate with kid and adult audiences alike, the latter of which will see parallels to what is happening in our country today. This book can serve as a kid-friendly entry point to conversations about American immigration policies.

Linked

by Gordon Korman
Linked
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338629123
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An unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestseller Gordon Korman Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing? Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in the whole town, everyone's treating her more like an outsider than ever. The mystery deepens as more swastikas begin to appear. Some students decide to fight back and start a project to bring people together instead of dividing them further. The closer Link, Michael, and Dana get to the truth, the more there is to face-not just the crimes of the present, but the crimes of the past. With Linked, Gordon Korman, the author of the acclaimed novel Restart, poses a mystery for all readers where the who did it? isn't nearly as important as the why?

The Big, Big Wall

by Reginald Howard
The Big, Big Wall
Author: Reginald Howard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2003-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152048136
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Humpty Dumpty's friends help him avoid a big, big fall.

Badwater

by Toni Dwiggins
Badwater
Author: Toni Dwiggins
Publisher: Toni Dwiggins
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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DEATH VALLEY EARNS ITS NAME when a terrorist threatens to unleash lethal radioactive toxins -- in America's most fragile national park. Forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws embark on a perilous mission to find and stop the terrorist. But this hunt pushes them to their limits. The summer desert is brutal. The material they seek is hotter than the desert in August--and they are each particularly vulnerable to its effects. As the hunt turns dangerous, Cassie and Walter learn that they are up against more than pure human malice. The unstable atom--in the hands of an unstable man--is governed by Murphy's Law. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. And it does. ► All books in the series are complete novels, and can be enjoyed in any order.

The Antic Creedoolies

by Jay Bynum
The Antic Creedoolies
Author: Jay Bynum
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2002-10-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465330232
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The Antic Creedoolies IS about love. Louis Custis Lee, a very wise black man descended from Jeffersons and Custises of Virginia, raises seven white and part-white children as siblings in Christian County from 1920 to post-Vietnam. It is a desperate time calling for intelligence, humor, and a willingness to seize any advantage in every situation. Through three teenage pregnancies, a murder, a depression, and three wars he holds them together with care and tough love. They become war heroes, farmers, Peace Corps volunteers, businessmen--successful, loving adults with a sense of family. Like him.

The Three Little Rigs

by David Gordon
The Three Little Rigs
Author: David Gordon
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2005-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060581182
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"Little rig, little rig, let me come in!" "Not by the chrome on my chinny chin chin." "Then I’ll crash and I’ll bash and I’ll smash your house in." When the three little rigs set out to build their own garages, each one thinks that his is going to be the strongest. But then the big bad wrecking ball comes to call and threatens to smash their new homes to smithereens. The brothers learn that it’s only by bravery and teamwork that they can win the day. A comic sequel to the ugly truckling.