Wombat, the Reluctant Hero

Wombat, the Reluctant Hero

Author: Christian Trimmer

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1250324815

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A heartwarming and playful adventure that will inspire young readers to be a good neighbor and friend, based on the brave actions of the Australian wombat. Wombat liked her things just so. Everything had its place, and nothing was out of order. She couldn’t say the same about her neighbors. But that was their business, and Wombat didn’t concern herself with others’ business. When a very hot, dry summer causes dangerous fires in their neighborhood, a group of animals are desperate to find water and shelter. It will take the quiet heroism of a neighbor to provide resources and a cozy, cool, and safe burrow—a reluctant wombat who demonstrates the inspiring power of community. Wombat, the Reluctant Hero is inspired by the heroic and very real actions of the wombat, an animal that has helped other creatures survive droughts and wildfires in its native Australia. Author Christian Trimmer and illustrator Rachel Gyan celebrate this amazing mammal, who definitely has a thing or two to teach us about being a good neighbor.


What Are You?

What Are You?

Author: Christian Trimmer

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2022-10-18

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1250905397

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From Christian Trimmer and award-winning illustrator Mike Curato comes What Are You?, a brilliant, new early-reader picture book brimming with warmth and playfulness that explores questions of race and identity. When a puggle meets two new poodle friends, there is a question the poodles feel they must ask. What are you? What am I? Yes, what are you? I am a dog. No, what are you? So begins a conversation about family and identity, and about the things we're good at... and why we're good at them. Brimming with warmth and playfulness, What Are You? is an exemplary picture book for early readers. Equally funny and thoughtful, the book includes prompts to facilitate important first conversations about stereotypes and bias between child and adult.


Don't Pat the Wombat!

Don't Pat the Wombat!

Author: Elizabeth Honey

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2000-09-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1743437145

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The warts-and-all story of a Grade 6 school camp (including the funny, rude and naughty bits), featuring a loner called Jonah and an explosive teacher called The Bomb.


Company Assassin: The free first book in a completed reluctant hero dystopian sci-fi trilogy

Company Assassin: The free first book in a completed reluctant hero dystopian sci-fi trilogy

Author: Claudia Blood

Publisher: Dragon Bane Publishing

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1954603002

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Time is coming apart at the seams, and a tech-savvy teenage orphan is the only one who can save the past and the future… Turning eighteen in the orphanage on Kalecca means starvation for those who aren’t hired into a Family, so no one is celebrating Duff Roman’s big day. Outside the Family compounds lies the jungle. And in the jungle lies death. And Relics—the only real currency on Planet Kalecca. The orphans are Duff’s family, and he’s sacrificed everything to keep the orphanage running, even his chance to move on. But without him to bring in extra money, the orphans will starve under the Company’s control. Duff's only chance to save them is to find a spot on an independent crew and hopefully find a Relic to sell. When a seemingly chance encounter with Z, leader of the most feared independent crew, offers Duff his opportunity to score a Relic, it also gives Z a chance to relieve the guilt he feels over his past. But a Company assassin has plans to lay waste to Duff's future and destroy the people he cares about the most… This is series is complete.


An Accidental Hero

An Accidental Hero

Author: Laura Roettiger

Publisher:

Published: 2024-02-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781632333759

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When Wombat sees the bushfires raging out of control, she learns that helping those in need of sanctuary in a time of crises provides unexpected rewards. This STEM picture book, written as a newscast, was inspired by true events during the fires that spread through New South Wales in 2019/2020. This story was inspired by rescuers who discovered animals sheltering with wombats in their underground burrows. These animals had lost their own homes and needed to escape the heat and smoke during the 2019-2020 bushfires in New South Wales, Australia. Scientists warn that as climate change continues to increase, the intensity of devastating natural disasters from fires to floods will impact everyone. In my home state of Colorado, over 1,000 homes were lost to fire on December 30, 2021, due to unprecedented drought and high winds. Fire season is now 365 days a year. In An Accidental Hero, I wanted to share how kindness and offering sanctuary to those in need brings hope to the larger community in the face of tragedy. My hope as you read this book is that you'll be inspired to show kindness when given the opportunity. Laura Roettiger


The Last Halloween

The Last Halloween

Author: Abby Howard

Publisher: Last Halloween

Published: 2020-09

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781945820663

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"In a gothic adventure at the end of the world, a ten-year-old girl and a motley crew of ghouls must stop an invading horde of monsters on a fateful Halloween night"--


Healing Her Brooding Island Hero

Healing Her Brooding Island Hero

Author: Marion Lennox

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 0369712102

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Has this wounded doc… met his match? Doctor Hugh Duncan might be determined to hide behind his scars on Sandpiper Island, but his new neighbor, nurse practitioner Gina, is having none of it. He’s a doctor, and she needs his help to take care of the islanders. But Gina also understands how life-changing tragedy can be, and she wants to help mend this gorgeous hero’s heart—even if that means losing her own to him in the process! “This one is terrific and compelling. Not only because it's her 125th book, but because it's also a lovely romance with very special characters that touch your heart. A beautiful read.” -Goodreads on Falling for His Island Nurse “Pregnant Midwife on His Doorstep is a heartwarming romance…. Lennox has penned a very strong story that pulls you forward and leaves you with a great Happily Ever After.” -Goodreads