Category: chapter book

Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke (Author) and Lauren Tobia (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa, with her mother and father, her twin baby brothers (Double and Trouble), and lots of extended family in a big white house with a beautiful garden in a compound in a city. Anna is never lonely–there are always cousins to play and fight with, aunties and uncles laughing and shouting, and parents and grandparents close by. Each chapter in this early chapter book tells a different story as Anna Hibiscus goes on a seaside vacation, helps plan a party for Auntie Comfort from Canada (will she remember her Nigerian ways?), learns firsthand what it’s really like to be a child selling oranges outside the gate, and longs to see sweet snow.

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Rolo’s Story
by Blake Morgan (Author) and David Dean (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Rolo is a dog who knows what he wants–and after living with an owner who doesn’t take good care of him, he sets out on his own. But for a young dog living on the streets, each day brings a new struggle for survival. Then one day, he meets a girl named Freya. She takes care of him, and slowly, he begins to trust her. But can he and Freya convince Freya’s strict mom to accept a scruffy dog into their home and hearts?

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