Mayra C, Padlet Books by Mayra Carrera https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1 Discovering new books to love en-us 2021-02-01 03:08:22 UTC 2023-02-02 20:17:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f970.png Efrén Divided By Ernesto Cisneros carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517719919 A young Mexican American struggles to find his inner courage when his beloved mother is arrested and deported. ]]> 2021-05-12 14:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517719919 2020 Texas 2x2 book list is recommended for carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517727992 children, Ages 2 thru 2nd Grade]]> 2021-05-12 14:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517727992 The Best of Both Nests By Jane Clarke carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517735328 Stanley Stork's mother announces that his Dad is going to build his own nest, Stanley doesn't like the idea of visiting two nests and worries ]]> 2021-05-12 14:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517735328 Super Foods for Super Kids Cookbook: 50 Delicious) and Secretly Healthy) Recipes Kids Will Love to Make By Noelle Martin carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517739680 2021-05-12 14:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517739680 Good Night Little One carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517760864 Good Night Little One is the perfect bedtime read and a must-have for every child's bookshelf. This large, padded board book makes a sweet gift for a new baby or toddler.  
Ages 2-4]]> 2021-05-12 14:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517760864 Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517772243
NON-FICTION

Curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up to something big, like the number of grains of sand that fill a bucket? Using life-size photographs, engaging gatefolds, and witty asides, Jorge Doneiger beautifully demonstrates relative size, along with quantitative information that answers questions about all kinds of creatures and objects.
Ages 4-8

]]> 2021-05-12 14:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517772243 Truth or Lie: Sharks! carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517781028 Non-Fiction
Baby sharks are toothless at first, right? That's a LIE! The TRUTH is, sharks are born with a mouthful of teeth to protect themselves and hunt right away. 
Ages 5-8]]> 2021-05-12 14:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517781028 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517804169 Poetry
It’s you I like.
It’s not the things you wear,
It’s not the way you do your hair—
But it’s you I like.
 
From funny to sweet, silly to sincere, the lyrics of Mister Rogers explore such universal topics as feelings, new siblings, everyday life, imagination, and more. Through these songs—as well as endearing puppets and honest conversations—Mister Rogers instilled in his young viewers the values of kindness, self-awareness, and self-esteem. But most of all, he taught children that they are loved, just as they are. Perfect for bedtime, sing-along, or quiet time alone, this beautiful book of meaningful poetry is for every child—including the child inside of every one of us.
For ages 6-8 yrs old

]]> 2021-05-12 15:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517804169 Can I Touch Your Hair? carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517808881 Poetry
Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation.

How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to.
Ages 8-12

]]> 2021-05-12 15:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517808881 The Memory Thief By Lauren Mansy carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517842166 FANTASY FICTION
A city where memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability and “Gifted” individuals can take memories from others 

]]> 2021-05-12 15:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1517842166 The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury Hardcover carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523338437 Poetry
Here in one gloriously illustrated volume are 211 wonderful poems that represent the best this century has to offer. From sibling rivalry, school, monsters, food, and just plain silliness, to such ageless themes as the seasons, Who am I?, and the many moods of childhood, this is a collection that begs to be read aloud and shared with the whole family. The poems, from every decade of this century, showcase 137 famous poets.

]]> 2021-05-14 01:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523338437 Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523351526 Non-Fiction
All-girl camp. First love. First heartbreak. At once romantic and devastating, brutally honest and full of humor, this graphic-novel memoir is a debut of the rarest sort.

Maggie Thrash has spent basically every summer of her fifteen-year-old life at the one-hundred-year-old Camp Bellflower for Girls, set deep in the heart of Appalachia.


]]> 2021-05-14 01:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523351526 Poetry Speaks Who I Am: 100 Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else for Teens carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523354677 Poetry

]]> 2021-05-14 02:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523354677 I'm Rising: Determined. Confident. Powerful. carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523359696 Poetry
Self Love Poetry that empowers you to find the inner strength to crawl, get up, walk, fly, just never give up! Powerful and inspirational self-love poems, prose, and mantras take the reader on an emotive journey of empowerment through life's triumphs and tribulations. This uplifting book is more than a mere collection of poetic musings. It serves as a powerful tool of self-love and personal transformation that belongs on every fierce soul's bookshelf-or better yet, on their nightstand for their daily dose of inspiration each time they rise.


]]> 2021-05-14 02:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523359696 Shout: A Poetry Memoir By Laurie Halse Anderson carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523365638 A poetic memoir and urgent call-to-action by the award-winning author of Speak blends free-verse reflections with deeply personal stories from her life to rally today's young people to stand up and fight the abuses, censorship and hatred of today's world. 


]]> 2021-05-14 02:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523365638 I'll See you in my dreams carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523421327 This magical bedtime story is about Hoppy the Bunny who is uncomfortable sleeping by herself at night; she insists that her parents stay by her side all night. Hoppy's mom comes up with an idea that they ought to plan to meet each other in their dreams. Hoppy loves this and quickly takes charge of her emotions. She learns to use her own intrinsic power, the power of her own imagination. Every night, Hoppy and her mom plan a new magical dream and before long, bedtime becomes fun-time. Once Hoppy learns that she has a tremendous creative power inside of her, she feels excited, empowered, and more in control. The family comes together in Hoppy s dreams and they visit beautiful places, meet exciting creatures, and enjoy magical experiences. Hoppy begins to look forward to bedtime to plan new adventures]]> 2021-05-14 02:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523421327 The Magic Tree carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523429548 This is the story of Magic, a little tree, who is always very happy, full of joy, and quite excited about life. He feels absolutely wonderful about himself and everything around him until one day he begins to realize that he is different from others; he questions why he isn't like his friends who seem to have the freedom to do what they want and go where they please. Magic goes through a challenging time where everything that is familiar is beginning to change- from the way he looks, to his surroundings.

]]> 2021-05-14 02:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523429548 Pan de Sal Saves the Day carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523434904 A heart-warming story of a young Filipino girl who builds self-confidence after spending a day with her classmates, Pan de Sal Saves the Day]]> 2021-05-14 02:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523434904 Sam and Dave Dig a Hole carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523439097 Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you’d never expect]]> 2021-05-14 02:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523439097 Each Kindness carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523441866 Chloe and her friends won't play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.]]> 2021-05-14 02:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523441866 Girl in Dior By Annie Goetzinger carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523451474 Relates the launch and rise of Christian Dior's revolutionary fashion house through the eyes of a fictional aspiring fashion columnist 

]]> 2021-05-14 02:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523451474 Dear Sweet Pea By Julie Murphy carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523457267 Struggling to adjust to her parents’ sudden divorce at the same time she is forced to sit next to her former best friend in class 

]]> 2021-05-14 02:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523457267 The Cat I Never Named: A true Story of Love, War, and Survival By Amra Sabic-El-Rayess carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523478411 A sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence

]]> 2021-05-14 02:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523478411 Marvel Action Captain Marvel: Cosmic CAT-tastrophe By Sam Maggs carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523483116 Manhattan is suddenly overrun with an army of angry cats, Captain Marvel comes to the rescue,

]]> 2021-05-14 02:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523483116 I'll Follow the Moon carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523494810 Celebrating the love between mother and child comes an achingly beautiful story that has captured hearts around the world. Written by a new mom, by accident, when she sang a little song to her fussing newborn, I'll Follow the Moon proudly donates proceeds to charity]]> 2021-05-14 02:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523494810 The Far Away Brothers carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523499752 Ernesto and Raúl Flores are identical twins, used to being mistaken for each other. As seventeen-year-olds living in rural El Salvador, they are used to thinking that the United States is just a far-off dream. When Ernesto ends up on the wrong side of MS-13, one of El Salvador's brutal gangs, he flees the country for his own safety. Raúl, fearing that he will be mistaken for his brother, follows close behind.


]]> 2021-05-14 02:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523499752 Castles carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523503589 Non-Fiction
A glimpse into the history of different castles around the world, the dramatic battles to conquer them, and the weapons that defended and defeated them.

]]> 2021-05-14 03:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523503589 The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523506545 Non-Fiction
Legend has it that the real-life Flamel discovered the secret to eternal life. Twins Sophie and Josh find out the legend is true when they become entangled in a battle for the Book of Abraham the Mage. In it lies the secret to the elixir of life — and the power to destroy the world.
Ages 12-15


]]> 2021-05-14 03:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523506545 Prairie Lotus carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523526920 Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father’s shop, and making at least one friend.]]> 2021-05-14 03:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523526920 Sold on a Monday carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523536127 For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined.

]]> 2021-05-14 03:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523536127 Mulan: Before the Sword carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523551782 On a quest with the Jade Rabbit of legend, Mulan visits extraordinary places, meets Immortals, and faces incredible obstacles while searching for an antidote for her sister. And the danger only rises when Mulan learns of a prophecy foretelling that a member of the Hua family will one day save the Emperor . . . and of the powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to prevent it from coming to pass.

]]> 2021-05-14 03:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523551782 Why The Sky Is Far Away carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523556800 The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.]]> 2021-05-14 03:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523556800 Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523562004 Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. This special gift edition features an embossed, textured case and a ribbon marker, and each tale comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.

]]> 2021-05-14 03:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523562004 The Heroes of Olympus carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523573248 From The Lost Hero to the Blood of Olympus, this collection of Rick Riordan's mega-bestselling series will be a go-to gift for readers who have finished the Percy Jackson and the Olympians books.

Told from multiple points of view, Percy Jackson's adventures continue and escalate as he teams up with Greek and Roman demigods to stop Gaea the earth mother from destroying the world.

]]> 2021-05-14 03:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523573248 The Spiritual Adventures of Russell the Dog carrera9 https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523576795 2021-05-14 03:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/carrera9/5d0pm7fu0ps240i1/wish/1523576795