Paper wishes: after Pearl Harbor, everything changes for her family

Ten-year-old Manami did not realize how peaceful her family's life on Bainbridge Island was until the day it all changed. It's 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Manami and her family are Japanese American, which means that the government says they must leave their home by the sea and join other Japanese Americans at a prison camp in the desert. Manami is sad to go, but even worse is t…

1000 things you should know about mammals

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9781842360880

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64 p. ;

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1000 Things You Should Know

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599 BRE 1

The little fire engine

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9780375822636

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unpage ; ill. ; 13 cm

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