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Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
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English
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Baby Lincolns older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying "Yes, Sister." But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go. And in fact Baby doesnt knowwhere she is headed only that she was entirely happy in the previous nights dream, sitting aboard a train with a view...
22) True Blue
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Elle is on the road as an opening act for Johnny James, the biggest star in country music. Touring is everything she's ever dreamed of, but it has unexpected downsides: crazy fans, jealous backup singers, weird rules on the tour bus. But when something goes terribly wrong during a performance, Elle struggles to figure out how she can make things right with her fans, her father, her record company and with her friend Webb.
True Blue continues the...
23) Saving Winslow
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English
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When his father brings home an ailing, newborn donkey, Louie names the animal Winslow and takes care of him, but everyone, including Louie's quirky friend Nora, thinks Winslow is not going to survive.
24) Brian's return
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Series
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English
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After having survived alone in the wilderness, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city but must return to the place where he really belongs.
25) I am enough
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Black History Month - Picture Books
Kids Staff Picks
Read in Color Picture Books
Resolution YOU: Picture Books
Kids Staff Picks
Read in Color Picture Books
Resolution YOU: Picture Books
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Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
Description
Examine the lives of commoners and kings from the Middle Kingdom with You Are There! Ancient China 305 BC. Take a tour of the different dynasties and important aspects of Ancient Chinese culture, such as calligraphy, language, philosophers, Confucius' sayings, and more. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this book builds reading skills and includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and...
27) Kryptonite
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Jackson knows how to get what he wants. Whether it's sweet-talking his friends into buying lunch or convincing teachers to give him extensions, he feels entitled to take whatever he wants-even a day off school or a new pair of shoes. Now he's set his sights on Abby, a troubled girl fresh out of juvie who only has eyes for Bryce, the go-to dealer of a dangerous new drug called kryptonite.
28) Sky jumpers
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Series
Sky jumpers volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock where everyone must participate in Inventions Day, though Hope's inventions always fail. Her unique skill set comes in hand when a group of bandits invades the town"--
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's the morning of Maisie's tenth birthday, and she can't wait to open her presents. Maisie is not a typical kid. What she wants most for her birthday are the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house, and outside the front door is nothing but an unsettling, all-consuming blackness--a shifted reality. Even for super-smart Maisie, these puzzling circumstances seem out of her control... or are they?"--Page...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
Description
Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. "Welcome to the cypher! Now huddle up nice and snug. You feel that circle around you? Well, that's a hip hop hug!" Starting with beatboxes and fingersnaps, an exuberant narrator introduces kids in his community to the powerful possibilities of rap, from turning "a simple phrase/into imagery that soars" to proclaiming, "this is a voice that represents me!" As Khodi...
31) Rock the Boat
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Webb believes that if you want to reach your dreams, you have to live life loud. Bring the roof down. Rock the boat. Make sure that when you look back, you have no regrets. But when a shady music producer steals one of Webb's songs, Webb finds out how hard it is for a kid on his own in Nashville to get justice. With the help of an unlikely ally, Webb discovers that he has what it takes to succeed: talent, determination and some good friends.
32) Shutout
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Alex Paterson is the number-one goalie on his high-school hockey team. And he's thrilled that his team has made the playoffs. But when graffiti that apparently can be traced back to Alex is found on the walls of the school, and a photo of Alex at a party with a beer in his hand starts making the rounds, he is suspended from the team, and his reputation as a good kid is put in doubt. Alex knows he's innocent. The problem is, he cannot figure out...
33) Hello, universe
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English
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Virgil feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia is deaf, smart, and loves everything about nature. Kaori is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so that he can concentrate on basketball. They aren't friends. But when Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well, Kaori, Gen, and...
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Eleanor Kane books volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to care for her ailing father, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one.
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Pout-pout fish adventures volume 5
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"Mr. Fish has prepped and packed, and he's made big plans to roam. He's ready for adventure on his trip away from home! But sometimes trips have detours and not everything goes right. Will missing someone special end his fun the first night?"--Book jacket.
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Tiny pretty things volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
June, Bette, and Gigi have one final shot at gaining a spot at the elite American Ballet Company and with everything to lose, these girls are in it to win it. But how far will they go to reach their dream?
38) The lost girl
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"When you|re an identical twin, your story always starts with someone else. For Iris, that means her story starts with Lark. Iris has always been the grounded, capable, and rational one; Lark has been inventive, dreamy, and brilliant--and from their first moments in the world together, they|ve never left each other|s side. Everyone around them realized early on what the two sisters already knew: they had better outcomes when they were together. When...
39) Speak up
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking.
40) Save Rafe!
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"Middle schooler Rafe Khachadorian faces his greatest challenge yet as he struggles to complete a week-long wilderness survival course to prove to his school administrators that he can succeed"--
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