Books from Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
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Emily Dickinson's Letters to the World
By Emily Dickinson, Jeanette WinterA brief description of the life of Emily Dickinson and a selection of her poems.
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Strawberry Moon
By Karen EnglishWhile driving to Auntie Dot's house, Junie tells her children about spending fifth grade there during her parent's separation many years earlier, when finding a best friend seemed almost as important as seeing her mother again.
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The Baby on the Way
By Karen EnglishA young boy asks his grandmother if she was ever a baby, she tells him the story of how she was born.
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In Search of Us
By Ava DellairaMr. Stone talked about the Black Mountain poets, which he was in the middle of teaching, and how the kids of this generation didn't get it because of cell phones, but that maybe we'd reinvent poetry, for the digital age.
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The Bear and the Kingbird: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
By Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm GrimmWhen the bear insults the kingbirds' chicks, a humorous battle ensues between the land animals and the flying creatures of the world.
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First, Second
By Daniil Kharms, Richard Pevear, Marc RosenthalA man out for a walk encounters another man, the shortest man in the world, a long man, a donkey, an elephant, and a little dog.
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It Happened Like this: Stories and Poems
By Daniil Kharms, Ian FrazierBrief stories and poems written in an absurdist style by this Russian author who died in exile.
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In the Country of Queens
By Cari BestIn 1961, shy and overprotected eleven-year-old Shirley Alice Burns must begin speaking up if she is to do what she wants, including talking about her beloved, deceased father.
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Lost Above the Timberline
By Brock ColeLost Above the Timberline
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Flapjack Waltzes
By Nancy Hope WilsonA developing friendship with an elderly holocaust survivor helps ease a twelve-year-old girl's pain following the death of her teenage brother in a tragic automobile accident.
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The Forest
A mouse sets out to overcome a lifelong fear of the forest.
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Potch & Polly
By William Steig, Jon AgeeLively Potch pursues the girl of his dreams, the darling Polly Pumpernickel.
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Caleb and Kate
By William SteigWhen Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion.
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The Hat That Wore Clara B.
By Melanie Turner-DenstaedtIn church on Mothers' Sunday when all the older ladies dress in white and wear their most beautiful hats, Clara B., sitting in the pew behind her grandmother and admiring her every move, determines to find a way to wear her grandmother's ...
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Pugdog
By Andrea U'RenWhen Mike discovers that his rough-and-tumble new puppy is a female, he tries to make her into a dainty dog.
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A Full Hand
By Thomas YezerskiNine-year-old Asa helps his father by leading the mules that pull his canal boat.
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Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World
By Allan DrummondThe illustrated story of how Amsterdam became the biking capital of the world.
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Hello, Fall!: A Picture Book
By Deborah DiesenA grandfather and his granddaughter welcome fall in this sweet, whimsical story about finding beauty and wonder in every moment.
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Wonderland: A Novel
By Barbara O'ConnorThe new novel from the beloved author of "Wish.
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Mystery of the Secret Marks
By Nancy GardenWhen Darcy's roommate at the Fox Ridge School for Girls becomes the target of some strange happenings, Darcy and fellow Monster Hunters Brain and Numbles attempt to discover the source of the supernatural mischief