Category: fiction

Willow and the Wedding
by Denise Brennan-Nelson (Author) and Cyd Moore (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Willow is so excited to be flower girl for her favorite uncle and his boyfriend’s wedding. Willow just can’t wait to help make it perfect. The beach ceremony! The dinner! The dessert! The dancing! But there’s just one hiccup. Uncle Ash refuses to dance these days. A wedding with no dancing?! Willow makes it her mission to remind him of the joy he found in dancing years ago.

Snippet: After lunch–and dessert at Squilly’s–it was time for Willow’s weekly dance class.

Uncle Ash turned to leave, but Willow had a plan.

“Come with us, Uncle Ash. You can watch me dance.”

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Hey, Boy
by Benjamin Strouse (Author) and Jennifer Phelan (Illustrator)

Booktalk: One day a boy finds a dog. He takes him home, already dreaming of the adventures they will have and the games they will play.

But when the boy gets hurt, he and his new best friend are separated. Will the boy be able to grow up quickly enough to get his furry companion back, or will life keep getting in the way?

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