David Kherdian

• 1979
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David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century. Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915...

• Feb-1980
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• Oct-1983
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• Apr-1990
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• May-1991
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An honest to goodness slice of AmericanaSchool's out and best friends Sammy and Jason have set off to win their town's annual fishing contest...but to these eager 10 year old boys, this is no ordinary fishing contest - it's THE GREAT FISHING CONTEST....

• Apr-1993
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Follow your dreams...no matter what...One day, Juna sees a dream that he knows will lead him to where he needs to be. The only problem is that the dream is so cryptic, he doesn't even know where to start. But that doesn't stop him. With help from new...

• Sep-1993
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After scraping her knee during recess, a young girl is sent home to rest from her injury.   Along the way, she strikes up conversation everyone that she meets, including a squirrel, the clouds, the trees, and some stones.  A tale of...

• Oct-1993
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While trying to make it through elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, a thirteen-year-old Armenian American boy must come to terms with his heritage, his parents' expectations, and his own uncertainty about what he wants from life...

• Mar-1995
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A picture book written and illustrated for a newborn is an ideal gift for parents and grandparents who can substitute their special child's name as they share a lullaby about the things parents and children do together through the years....

• May-1995
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With the resurgence of interest in the Beats comes this timely anthology of both poetry and prose selections.... The volume introduces the ambivalence of the age and would make a welcome gift not only for teenagers, but for their parents, as well.
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• Sep-1997
• / General Fiction
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Farizad, a young maiden, must set out on a dangerous journey to discover the three treasures missing from her garden that will seal her fate and lead her to happiness, in a beautifully illustrated version of an old Arabian tale....

• Oct-2001
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Meet Alvin Tolliver, a quiet boy who seldom fits in with other kids. He doesn't have any real friends, and he likes spending time alone in the forest near his home. Becoming a nature tracker is his dream. Life begins to change for Alvin when he meets...

• Apr-2005
• / Fantasy
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A classic of Chinese literature, this beloved folktale is part adventure story, part spiritual allegory -- now reimagined by a National Book Award nominee Part spiritual pilgrimage, part historical epic, the folk novel Journey to the West, which came...

• Oct-2008
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Forging identity from loss--first-generation Armenian American writing

This outstanding collection of literature from seventeen first-generation Armenian American authors, each introduced by a member of the second generation, is intense, magical, ...

• Oct-2013
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What happens when the moon goes missing? Find out in this poetic picture book from a Newbery Honoree and a two-time Caldecott Medalist. The moon is full and bright in the sky. So full, and so bright, that Bear can’t sleep! So he steals the moon ...

• Oct-2019
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Seeing the beauty of our planet with fresh eyes...

A visitor lands on Earth from a far away planet and is absolutely blown away by the beauty of nature.  A carrot, a bird, and dandelion puff - he loves it all.  He soon encounters a gro...

• Oct-2019
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Embrace every day to its fullest...

Everyday brings new feelings - some are happy, some are sad.  Some days we may get really angry and other days confused.  Some days we are exactly where we want to be, others days maybe not.  But, no ma...