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1) Ish
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Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
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"In the summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father's violence to the only place they have left: her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. Half a century ago, Joan's grandfather built this majestic house for her grandmother--only to be lynched, days after becoming the first Black detective in Memphis, by his all-white police squad. This wasn't the first time violence altered the course of Joan's family's trajectory,...
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When Bea Garcia is paired with Judith Einstein, the smartest kid in the universe, for the geography contest, she worries that Einstein won't want to be her friend if she makes any mistakes. And Bea becomes convinced, if she can just use Einstein's pencil, she'll write all the correct answers.
8) Bad drawer
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Seth, a self-proclaimed bad drawer, works together with his friends to bring his super fantastic story to life.
10) Journey
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Wordless Books
Wordless Picture Books for Picture Walks/Libros sin palabras para caminar por las ilustraciones (BBTL)
Wordless Books
Wordless Picture Books for Picture Walks/Libros sin palabras para caminar por las ilustraciones (BBTL)
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Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
11) Return
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The lonely protagonist returns to her fantastical world for friendship and adventure, where only the most powerful motivations persuade her to return home.
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While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
13) Sam & Eva
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Sam does not want Eva to add to his drawing, but when the scene comes to life and gets out of control, she helps him escape.
16) The hideout
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Hannah ignores the voice calling to her and stays in the park with the Odd Furry Creature, making a home in a secret hideout, until, after a long time passes, she hears the voice again.
18) Emma's rug
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A young artist finds that her creativity comes from within when the rug that she had always relied upon for inspiration is destroyed.
20) I can't draw
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Max recruits his friend Eugene to teach him how to improve his drawing, but none of Eugene's helpful tips fit Max's style.
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