03071cam a2200313 4500 524840848 TxAuBib 20211105120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593210901 0593210905 b5a880db-4c0d-496b-85d9-8da0e0f05ae8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4876326 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Baker, Kim. The Water Bears [Libby]. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 171MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 171MB. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:<b>"With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one's true self." —Kirby Larson, author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and Newbery Honor winner <i>Hattie Big Sky</i> and the Audacity Jones series<br /> <br /> A quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. For fans of <i>Lemons</i> by Melissa Savage, <i>Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer</i> by Kelly Jones, and <i>The Canning Season</i> by Polly Horvath.</b><br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Rodriguez, Ozzie. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/4876326-TheWaterBears.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b5a880db-4c0d-496b-85d9-8da0e0f05ae8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/4876326-TheWaterBears.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b5a880db-4c0d-496b-85d9-8da0e0f05ae8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)