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Roundtable Reading—The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

When we last saw the robot Roz (in The Wild Robot), she was being hauled away from her goose son, Brightbill, back to the factory so that the Makers could repair and reactivate her.
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My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

Intergenerational narration frames this Newbery Honor–winning classic, in which Elmer Elevator runs away with a savvy alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon. The unfortunate dragon is being exploited as a ferry service by the selfish animals of Wild Island.
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Hatch Day on the Outdoor Screen

Hatch Day returns to the big screen at BAMPFA! Annie, the Bay Area's beloved peregrine falcon who has raised young on UC Berkeley’s Campanile since 2016, has a new mate Archie…and four eggs!
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Roundtable Reading: Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua

While other people may have bad days, Freddie Ruiz and his family are truly cursed. He’s learned to lay low and keep himself out of trouble, which means no fun, no friends, and no risks!
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¡Roundtable Reading Bilingüe! Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring / Frida, el misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo

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Roundtable Reading: The Girl Who Built a Spider by George Brewington

Much to her surprise, Theresa Brown wins the Charleston County Middle School Science Fair. The prize is the opportunity of a lifetime—a summer in the laboratory of celebrated scientist Dr. Flax, who claims his inventions are going to help stop climate change and make the world a better place.
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Roundtable Reading: The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas

When eleven-year-old Stella Rodriguez visits NASA in an attempt to meet Carl Sagan, something unusual happens: A black hole follows her home and begins to live in her house as a pet.
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Roundtable Reading: A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga

Meet Resilience, a.k.a. Res. He was built to explore Mars, not to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he develops a friendship with Sophie, the daughter of one the scientists, who writes letters to him about emotions he understands too.
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¡Roundtable Reading Bilingüe! Wonder / La lección de August by R. J. Palacio

“I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.”
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Roundtable Reading: The Samosa Rebellion by Shanthi Sekaran

Before his grandmother moved from India to the island of Mariposa, Muki Krishnan’s life was good. Now he has to share his bedroom with Paati, his grandmother, who snores like a bulldozer and wakes him up at dawn to do yoga.
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