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4) Wringer
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As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
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While bumbling PI Percival Smidgely tries to find missing pig Mercy Watson, a trio of clever neighborhood sleuths follow a trail of hoof prints - and a delicious aroma - to recover their porcine wonder, in this uproariously funny, extra-special series finale.
8) Clever Ali
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When seven-year-old Ali's greedy pet steals cherries from the wicked Sultan for whom his father keeps carrier pigeons, Ali is given three days to find 600 new cherries or his father will be thrown into the deep, dark oubliette. Includes facts about carrier pigeons and the sultan on whom this story is based, as well as an excerpt from "In Praise of Books" by al-Jahiz.
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Arab American Heritage Month for Young People
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
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Fleeing from a home destroyed in the Syrian Civil War, Sami worries about the pet pigeons he left behind.