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The water bears / Kim Baker.

Summary:

"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."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781984852205
ISBN: 1984852205
ISBN: 9781984852236
ISBN: 198485223X
Physical Description: 265 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Target Audience Note:	650L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.3 8 511012.