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1) Messenger
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 3
Language
English
Description
In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
4) All of us
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Simple text and collage illustrations remind the reader that we are stronger together than alone.
5) Breakout
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.
6) Unfadeable
Author
Language
English
Description
"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds; that their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac. That is why they're banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Tierney James dreams of a society that doesn't pit friend against friend or woman against woman. She fears the brutal elements,...
Author
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A rhyming celebration of community features a diverse cast of children who invite readers to cheer along as they honor the important contributions of people who help make communities work, from teachers and police officers to librarians and families"--
Author
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
2003, ©1974
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories set on Anne Shirley's beloved Prince Edward Island, featuring the tale of a man who is eager to keep his brother out of the clutches of a woman he considers dangerous and then falls for himself.
Fourteen short stories by L.M. Montgomery.
10) Fadeaway
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When a high school basketball star goes missing overnight after thousands watched him secure the title for his team, his best friend, his conflicted ex-girlfriend, and his devastated younger brother search for clues that expose deeply hidden community secrets.
11) One sweet song
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Follows a family through one day and muses in the possibilities that the day holds--from enjoying treats at the bakery, to admiring handmade goods from local artisan shops, to observing the new construction in town.
14) The doughnut fix
Author
Series
Doughnut fix volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.--Provided by Publisher.
15) Curtain up
Author
Series
Stage-struck volume 1
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After twelve-year-old Anya fails to make the soccer team, she decides to pursue her true passion, musical theater, and, with the help of her sister and new friend Austin, pulls together a summer theater troupe.
Author
Publisher
Orca Books Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"You're all alone when you meet a dragon. You know you can't fight it by yourself, so you gather your friends and family to help, and soon the whole community joins in. Some do the firefighting, some try to reason with the beast and some try to scare it away. But can one small community beat a might dragon?"--
19) Malina's jam
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Malina the hedgehog loves to tend to her raspberry bushes and loves to make delicious raspberry jam, but when winter comes, she realizes that a caring community is sweeter than any sweet treat."--Amazon
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