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		<title>Wider Than The Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ró finds school impossible. She knows people think she's shy - and stupid. But when she goes to the bay each afternoon to watch the dolphin leap through the water, she finds the strength to keep going. Then the dolphin disappears, and everything starts falling apart. Can Ró overcome her fears to find him? I [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>This Is Me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Meet George and his friends! This is me. I am George. My eyes are sparkly, just like my mum. Like my dad, I'm determined and brave, and like my sister, I'm full of FUN! This is Me celebrates our differences and is perfect for every child and every family. It's a beautiful, heartfelt and positive [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Goldfish Boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A story about finding friendship when you&#8217;re lonely &#8211; and hope when all you feel is fear. Twelve-year-old Matthew is trapped in his bedroom by crippling OCD, spending most of his time staring out of his window as the inhabitants of Chestnut Close go about their business. Until the day he is the last person [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A story about finding friendship when you&#8217;re lonely &#8211; and hope when all you feel is fear. Twelve-year-old Matthew is trapped in his bedroom by crippling OCD, spending most of his time staring out of his window as the inhabitants of Chestnut Close go about their business.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Until the day he is the last person to see his next door neighbour&#8217;s toddler, Teddy, before he goes missing.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Matthew must turn detective and unravel the mystery of Teddy&#8217;s disappearance &#8211; with the help of a brilliant cast of supporting characters.</p><p>The post <a href="https://theteacherscollection.com/diversity-book/the-goldfish-boy/">The Goldfish Boy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://theteacherscollection.com">The Teachers' Collection</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Listen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This inspiring picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie.This is a story of music.Of obstacles.Of strength and hard work.Of all you can accomplish when you dream.As a child, Evelyn Glennie's ears began to hurt. Voices became distant whispers. Ringing phones sounded like muffled crunches in her ears. But when [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>El Deafo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>El Deafo is a funny, deeply honest graphic novel memoir for middle graders. It chronicles the author's hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with a powerful and very awkward hearing aid called the Phonic Ear. It gives her the ability to hear--sometimes things she shouldn't--but also isolates her from her classmates. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>You&#8217;re So Amazing!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abbie Ing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One-legged Joe is 'amazing'. He knows this because wherever he goes people always tell him he's amazing. Amazing for sliding down the slide, for kicking a ball . . . even walking to get an ice cream, or even just eating an ice cream. Of course, being Amazing Joe is better than being Poor Joe [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>What Happened to You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What happened to you? Was it a shark? A burglar? A lion? Did it fall off?Every time Joe goes out the questions are the same . . . what happened to his leg? But is this even a question Joe has to answer? You need school membership access to view this content. Not a member? Sign [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>An Alien in the Jam Factory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abbie Ing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scooter McLay’s cerebral palsy affects how quickly he can move his body, but his hyper-creative brain is a constant fizz of brilliant ideas. He spends every day inventing top secret recipes and machines for his family’s jam factory. There’s just one thing missing ... a pet, to share it all with. Or better still, a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Max and the Millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>From Costa-shortlisted superstar, a highly anticipated standalone adventure about what happens when you find a tiny, living, breathing civilization on the floor of your school dorm room.Max is used to spending time alone - it's difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you're deaf. He prefers to give his attention to the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille--a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything [&#8230;]</p>
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