Davina Bell
1) The End of the World Is Bigger than Love: Winner of the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers
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Publisher
The Text Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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She said we didn't know what the world out there had become. We had been alone there so long on that tiny island, in that tiny church.
But in the night, I couldn't bear it.
My chest beat like wings.
Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from a destroyed world. They survive on rations stockpiled by their father and spend their days deep in their mother's collection of classic literature—until
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"A tender, funny, and exquisitely illustrated picture book celebrating all the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are. With heartwarming rhyming text all about knowing what makes you special, All the Ways to Be Smart is a wonderful introduction to conversations about self-esteem." --Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
The Text Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from the fallout of a mysterious event that has laid waste to the rest of the world. They survive on rations stockpiled by their father and spend their days deep in their mother's collection of classic literature - until a mysterious stranger upends their carefully constructed reality. At first, Edward is a welcome distraction. But who is he really, and why has he come?...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Alfie wants to participate in the best parts of being a kid, from his friend Antoinette s birthday party to the relay races at school. But his shyness keeps him from engaging. When Alfie wakes up with That Feeling on the morning of yet another big event the underwater costume parade his mom takes him to the aquarium.
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Frankie McGee's mother takes him to the public library, where she tries to persuade him to choose a book about cars, heliciptors, or anything else while he insists on yet another book about tractors.
7) Baby day
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate a baby's first birthday and all of the different babies who attend the party, whether friendly, sleepy, or wriggly.