The water bears / Kim Baker.
"With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one's true self."--Kirby Larson, author of the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Hattie Big Sky and the Audacity Jones series A quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. For fans of Lemons by Melissa Savage, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones, and The Canning Season by Polly Horvath, Newt Gomez has a thing with bears. Last year he survived a bear attack. And this year, he finds an unusual bear statue that just might grant wishes. Newt's best friend, Ethan, notices a wishbone on the statue and decides to make a wish. When it comes true, Newt thinks it's a coincidence. Even as more people wish on the bear and their wishes come true, Newt is not convinced But Newt has a wish too: while he loves his home on eccentric Murphy Island, he wants to go to middle school on the mainland, where his warm extended family lives. There, he's not the only Latinx kid, he won't have to drive the former taco truck--a gift from his parents--and he won't have to perform in the talent show. Most importantly, on the mainland, he never has bad dreams about the attack. Newt is almost ready to make a secret wish when everything changes. Tackling themes of survival and self-acceptance, Newt's story illuminates the magic in our world, where reality is often uncertain but always full of salvageable wonders.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984852205
- ISBN: 9781984852212
- Physical Description: 265 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, [2020]
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 650L Lexile |
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Subject: | Bears > Juvenile fiction. Hispanic American boys > Juvenile fiction. Wishes > Juvenile fiction. Islands > Juvenile fiction. |
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- 18 of 18 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch | JF BAK (Text) | 34207002328632 | Juv Fiction | Available | - |
Alexandria-Monroe PL - Alexandria | jF BAK (Text) | 37521530987199 | AMPL Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | JF BAKER (Text) | 78321000030657 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Fayette Co PL - Connersville | J BAKER (Text) | 39230032064949 | Children Books | Available | - |
Garrett PL - Garrett | JCH BAK (Text) | 30010170912672 | Juvenile Chapter Book | Available | - |
Greenwood PL - Greenwood | KIDS FICTION Baker (Text) | 36626104147863 | 1st Floor Kids Green Zone | Available | - |
Jay Co PL - Portland | JF BAKER (Text) | 76383000475587 | Junior Fiction | Available | - |
LaGrange Co PL - LaGrange Main Library | ju BAK (Text) | 30477101434565 | Children: Chapter Book | Available | - |
Milford PL - Milford | Ji Bak (Text) | 72433000143939 | Children's Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Monon Town and Twp PL - Monon | J FIC BAK (Text) | 36825000915692 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |