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An Orange for Frankie

Author : Patricia Polacco

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 49 pages

File Size : 36,68 MB

Release : 2004-09-16

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 039924302X

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Patricia Polacco's most poignant Christmas tale! The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing. He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year there are nine of them nestled among the evergreens, one for each of the children. But this year, heavy snows might mean no oranges . . . and, worse, no Pa! This is a holiday story close to Patricia Polacco's heart. Frankie was her grandmother's youngest brother, and every year she and her family remember this tale of a little boy who learned--and taught--an important lesson about giving, one Christmas long ago



Frankie's World: A Graphic Novel

Author : Aoife Dooley

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 20,41 MB

Release : 2022-08-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1338813137

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From acclaimed Autistic Irish comedian Aoife Dooley comes a fresh and funny debut middle-grade graphic novel about fitting in and standing out. Frankie is different from everyone in her class, and she can't figure out why. She has trouble concentrating, and her classmates tease her for not having a dad at home. To try to make sense of the world, Frankie doodles her daily adventures in a journal. One day, when Frankie sneaks into her mom's room and sees her biological father's name on her birth certificate, she decides to go on a mission to track him down. Could Frankie's father be the key to finding out why Frankie feels so adrift? A unique story told with a light touch and an abundance of warmth and wit, Frankie's World is laugh-out-loud funny and a love letter to daring to be different.



Gifts of the Heart

Author : Patricia Polacco

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 43,37 MB

Release : 2013-10-03

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0698135210

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Beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco’s holiday story is a wonderful ode to the magic of family, Christmas, and giving the right kind of gifts—gifts filled with love. Richie and Trisha want to buy Christmas gifts for their family, but they don't have enough money. Enter Kay Lamity, a new housekeeper . . . but is that all she is? She comes into their lives like a whirlwind, brimming with positive energy and a can-do attitude. Kay not only straightens them out when it comes to whether or not Santa Claus is real, she teaches them something about gifts: the just-good-enough kind that come from the pocketbook and the unforgettable kind that come from the heart. Because of Kay, Trisha and Richie—and the family—have a Christmas morning they will never forget. Celebrating the joy of homemade gifts, Patricia Polacco introduces readers to a new character who is truly a force of nature in this story reminiscent of Christmas Tapestry and An Orange for Frankie. This is a magical Christmas story the author swears is true, right down to the sleigh tracks on the farmhouse roof!



Frankie & Bug

Author : Gayle Forman

Publisher : Aladdin

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 31,20 MB

Release : 2021-10-12

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1534482539

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In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poignant and powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl and her new friend as they learn about family, friendship, allyship, and finding your way in a complicated world. It’s the summer of 1987, and all ten-year-old Bug wants to do is go to the beach with her older brother and hang out with the locals on the boardwalk. But Danny wants to be with his own friends, and Bug’s mom is too busy, so Bug is stuck with their neighbor Philip’s nephew, Frankie. Bug’s not too excited about hanging out with a kid she’s never met, but they soon find some common ground. And as the summer unfolds, they find themselves learning some important lessons about each other, and the world. Like what it means to be your true self and how to be a good ally for others. That family can be the people you’re related to, but also the people you choose to have around you. And that even though life isn’t always fair, we can all do our part to make it more just.



Frankie

Author : Shivaun Plozza

Publisher : Macmillan + ORM

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 18,67 MB

Release : 2017-11-07

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1250143012

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Shivaun Plozza’s debut novel, Frankie, is a genre-hopping, darkly funny novel about searching for the truth, finding yourself, and falling in love Frankie Vega is angry. Just ask the guy whose nose she broke. Or the cop investigating the burglary she witnessed, or her cheating ex-boyfriend, or her aunt who's tired of giving second chances. When a kid shows up claiming to be Frankie's half brother, it opens the door to a past she doesn't want to remember. And when that kid goes missing, the only person willing to help is a boy with stupidly blue eyes, a criminal record, and secrets of his own. Frankie's search for the truth could change her life, or cost her everything. “Frankie's a great, gutsy character, full of heart.” —Printz Award winner Melina Marchetta, author of The Jellicoe Road and Saving Francesca



Frankie Works the Night Shift

Author : Lisa Westberg Peters

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 38 pages

File Size : 10,20 MB

Release : 2010-03-16

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0060090952

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While everyone else is busy dreaming . . . Z-z-z-z-z-z . . . Frankie is hard at work, cleaning and scheming. There's no time for rest. Clang! Splash! Eeeeeek! But here's a little secret—Frankie really seems to enjoy the night shift. Is he working hard or hardly working? Open this book and decide for yourself. Good job, Frankie!



Here Comes Frankie!

Author : Tim Hopgood

Publisher : Pan Macmillan

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 41,94 MB

Release : 2014-12-18

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1447264177

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Frankie and his parents live a quiet life. Frankie's dad reads for hours in silence. His mum sits upstairs with the crossword. But when Frankie decides to learn the trumpet, everything begins to change. Not only can Frankie hear the sounds he makes - he can see and smell them too! And the more he plays, the more infectious his music becomes . . . A warm and uplifting story about family, noise and colour, featuring stunning artwork that will appeal to all ages. Here Comes Frankie! was the winner of the Booktrust Early Years Award for Best Emerging Illustrator and was shortlisted for the Hampshire Picture Book Award. This cheerful, funny book from Tim Hopgood, the award-winning author-illustrator of WOW! Said the Owl, is as fresh and original as when it was first published. The perfect book for any child who is learning a musical instrument or who loves to sing and dance.



Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie

Author : Mary Ellen Jordan

Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company

Page : 28 pages

File Size : 47,93 MB

Release : 2013-02-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0807544019

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2014 CELI Children's Read Aloud Book Winner A quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly before bedtime. This is my cow, she's called Daisy. She should eat grass but she's too lazy. Instead she eats jelly on a spoon, all through the morning till late afternoon. This quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly will have children laughing and, eventually, lull them to sleep along with the tuckered-out animals.



Bun Bun Button

Author : Patricia Polacco

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 41 pages

File Size : 29,65 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0399254722

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A heartwarming story by a "New York Times"-bestselling author. Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home. Full color.



Welcome Comfort

Author : Patricia Polacco

Publisher : Turtleback Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 44,35 MB

Release : 2002-09

Category :

ISBN : 9780613505246

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For use in schools and libraries only. Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend, the school custodian, that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.