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Lawson McGhee Library - Newbery Award Winners
FICTION HIGU
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FICTION HIGU
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION HIGU
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FICTION HIGU
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Burlington Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION HIGU
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FICTION HIGU
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Lawson McGhee Library - General Fiction - Newbery Award Winners
LRG PRNT FICTION HIGU
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LRG PRNT FICTION HIGU
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"A girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
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Lawson McGhee Library - Newbery Award Winners
FICTION HIGU
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FICTION HIGU
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION HIGU
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FICTION HIGU
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Burlington Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION HIGU
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FICTION HIGU
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Lawson McGhee Library - General Fiction - Newbery Award Winners
LRG PRNT FICTION HIGU
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LRG PRNT FICTION HIGU
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"A girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's books
FICTION LARO
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FICTION LARO
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION LARO
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FICTION LARO
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Farragut Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION LARO
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FICTION LARO
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Lawson McGhee Library - General Fiction - Children's media collection
COMPACT DISC FICTION LARO
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COMPACT DISC FICTION LARO
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Sequoyah Branch Library - General Fiction - Children's media collection
COMPACT DISC FICTION LARO
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COMPACT DISC FICTION LARO
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"Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked--Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"--but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her...
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's books
FICTION LUKO
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FICTION LUKO
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION LUKO
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FICTION LUKO
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION LUKO
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FICTION LUKO
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It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be...
5) Watercress
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Lawson McGhee Library - Caldecott Award winning books
E WANG
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E WANG
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Burlington Branch Library - Picture books
E WANG
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E WANG
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Carter Branch Library - Picture books
E WANG
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E WANG
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Lawson McGhee Library - General Fiction - Readalongs
READALONG
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READALONG
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Bearden Branch Library - General Fiction - Readalongs
READALONG
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READALONG
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Sequoyah Branch Library - General Fiction - Readalongs
READALONG
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READALONG
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Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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Lawson McGhee Library - Picture books
E HARR
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E HARR
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Picture books
E HARR
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E HARR
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Powell Branch Library - Picture books
E HARR
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E HARR
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Have You Ever Seen a Flower? is an enchanting picture book exploring the relationship between childhood and nature. In this simple yet profound story, one child experiences a flower with all five senses -- from its color to its fragrance to the entire universe it evokes -- revealing how a single flower can expand one's perspective in incredible ways. This book is the authorial debut of award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris. Reminds readers to appreciate...
7) Mel fell
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Lawson McGhee Library - Picture books
E TABO
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E TABO
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Picture books
E TABO
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E TABO
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Farragut Branch Library - Picture books
E TABO
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E TABO
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Follow Mel, a plucky little bird, on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith. Sometimes, you might fall down, down, down, before you learn to fly up, up, up. - Publisher.
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's oversized books
976.686 WEAT
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976.686 WEAT
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's oversized books
976.686 WEAT
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976.686 WEAT
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Farragut Branch Library - Children's oversized books
976.686 WEAT
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976.686 WEAT
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's media collection
COMPACT DISC 976.686 WEAT
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COMPACT DISC 976.686 WEAT
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Burlington Branch Library - Children's media collection
COMPACT DISC 976.686 WEAT
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COMPACT DISC 976.686 WEAT
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The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Weatherford helps young readers understand the...
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Bearden Branch Library - Picture books
E ARCH
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E ARCH
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Halls Branch Library - Picture books
E ARCH
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E ARCH
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Karns Branch Library - Picture books
E ARCH
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E ARCH
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Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them.
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's display
973.0496 ZOBO
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973.0496 ZOBO
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
973.0496 ZOBO
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973.0496 ZOBO
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Children's oversized books
973.0496 ZOBO
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973.0496 ZOBO
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"The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that...
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Lawson McGhee Library - Biography - Children's oversized books
B SIMO
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B SIMO
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's oversized books
B SIMO
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B SIMO
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Farragut Branch Library - Children's oversized books
B SIMO
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B SIMO
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"A biography of Nina Simone, an acclaimed singer whose music gave voice to the struggle for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement"--
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Lawson McGhee Library - Picture books
E ROUN
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E ROUN
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Picture books
E ROUN
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E ROUN
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Farragut Branch Library - Picture books
E ROUN
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E ROUN
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The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career.
13) Soul food Sunday
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Lawson McGhee Library - Picture books
E BING
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E BING
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Bearden Branch Library - Picture books
E BING
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E BING
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Burlington Branch Library - Picture books
E BING
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E BING
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Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
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Bearden Branch Library - Picture books
E TARP
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E TARP
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Burlington Branch Library - Picture books
E TARP
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E TARP
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Picture books
E TARP
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E TARP
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"The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt -- the team behind CreativeSoul Photography -- each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children. "--
15) Starfish
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's books
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FICTION FIPP
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Children's books
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FICTION FIPP
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Fountain City Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION FIPP
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FICTION FIPP
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Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
16) My city speaks
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Lawson McGhee Library - Parenting collection
E LEBE
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E LEBE
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Bearden Branch Library - Parenting collection
E LEBE
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E LEBE
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Parenting collection
E LEBE
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E LEBE
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"A young girl explores her city with her father, taking in all its sensory details. Her city speaks to her in so many ways: "sometimes it echoes," and "sometimes it trills." It "buzzes and tweets and flocks." It's both "busy" and "relaxed," and "smelly" and "sweet." In the end, we discover that the city doesn't just speak to this inquisitive young girl - it also listens ... Author Darren Lebeuf, an award-winning photographer, uses spare text and a...
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Farragut Branch Library - Parenting collection
E TALB
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E TALB
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Halls Branch Library - Parenting collection
E TALB
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E TALB
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South Knoxville Branch Library - Parenting collection
E TALB
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E TALB
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"Through a story from his own childhood, Hudson Talbott shares the challenges--and ultimately the rewards--of being a non-mainstream kind of learner"--
18) A bird will soar
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION MYER
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FICTION MYER
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION MYER
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FICTION MYER
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Fountain City Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION MYER
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FICTION MYER
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After a tornado, Axel, who loves birds, finds an injured eaglet, and helps to rescue it--and also helps to resolve the problems in his broken family, and draw his father back home.
19) A bird will soar
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION MYER
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FICTION MYER
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Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION MYER
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FICTION MYER
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Fountain City Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION MYER
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FICTION MYER
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Description
After a tornado, Axel, who loves birds, finds an injured eaglet, and helps to rescue it--and also helps to resolve the problems in his broken family, and draw his father back home.
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Stuntboy volume 1
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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's books
FICTION REYN
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FICTION REYN
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Bearden Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION REYN
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FICTION REYN
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Burlington Branch Library - Children's books
FICTION REYN
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FICTION REYN
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Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.