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6) One candle
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Every year a family celebrates Hanukkah by retelling the story of how Grandma and her sister managed to mark the day while in a German concentration camp.
9) Ghost cat
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After his death, Sailor Boy decided to stay at Port Carrick lighthouse with his friend, the lighthouse keeper, and when disaster strikes, he is there to help.
12) My red balloon
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A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark from the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea.
13) Dandelions
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Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory.
14) Whales passing
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A boy standing with his father on the shore watches five Orca whales and imagines them talking underwater in their star-dance light while the bubbles bubble up.
16) Ducky
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Summary: A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.
17) Yard Sale
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Selling most of her personal possessions when her family is forced to move from their house into a small apartment, Callie struggles while watching other people buy her things before coming to realize what truly makes a home.
When a family has to leave their house and move to a small apartment, its hard to let go of things-but having one another is what counts.Almost everything Callies family owns is spread out in their front yard-their furniture,...
20) Night tree
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A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.