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ROS
A Thanksgiving Wish (age 7-10)
by Michael Rosen
family ... traditions
Catalog: When Amanda's grandmother dies and the extended family tries to recreate her famous Thanksgiving meal, friends and neighbors pitch in to help carry on Bubbe's traditions.
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ADL
One Yellow Daffodil: a Hanukkah Story (age 7-10)
by David Adler
traditions ... identity ... survival
A Holocaust survivor shares Hanukkah with a loving family that gives him the courage to remember.
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HAR
My Prairie Christmas (age 7-10)
by Brett Harvey
traditions
On the first Christmas after Eleanor's family moves to a house on the prairie, everyone becomes worried when Papa goes out to cut down a Christmas tree and does not come back.
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MEA
Rainbow Magic: Special Edition Series (age 7-10)
by Daisy Meadows
traditions ... fantasy ... magic ... adventure
Publisher comments: Jack Frost's mischievous goblins are up to no good! Will they capture the Fairy's magical powers forever, or will Rachel and Kirsty save the day?
title: Holly, the Christmas Fairy
title: Joy, the Summer Vacation Fairy
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CAP
A Christmas Memory (age 7-10)
by Truman Capote
traditions ... friendship ... folklore
A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.
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ZAL
The Magic Menorah (age 7-10)
by Jane Breskin Zalben
traditions ... fantasy ... family
Stanley does not look foward to spending another Chanukah with all his relatives, but when an old man comes out of a tarnished menorah in the attic and grants Stanley three wishes, he changes his mind.

Escondido Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:29 2012
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