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Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Through a series of letters, Alex tries to convince his parents that he should not be staying with his grandparents while they are away, but slowly comes to realize that he can have fun, even at Happy Hills Retirement Community.
Author
Series
Sophie books (Rosemary Wells) volume 2
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
On her second birthday, Sophie gets up on the wrong side of the crib and behaves terribly until her grandmother has an inspiration.
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 6
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Third-grader EllRay, a "shrimpy, goof-up kid," discovers magic all around him when he and his schoolmates participate in the Oak Glen Primary School talent show and work together on a wedding shower gift for their teacher.
Author
Series
Freddy! books (Peter Hannan) volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Freddy, his jealous sister Babette, and their parents are abducted by slimy aliens and taken to the planet Flurb, where Freddy is made king, much to the dismay of Wizbad.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ellie Haycock has always separated her life into sections: Ellie at home and Ellie at the hospital. At home, Ellie is a proud member of her high school's speech and debate team alongside her best friend and her boyfriend. At the hospital, Ellie has a team of doctors and a mom who won't stop posting about the details of her illness online. It's not hard for Ellie to choose which of the two she prefers. But this latest hospital stay is different. Ellie...
Author
Series
Qwerty Stevens volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Robert "Qwerty" Stevens uses the time machine he finds in his back yard to visit Thomas Edison's workshop in 1879, and there helps develop the electric light bulb, but then needs his sister's help to return to his own time.
12) It's Christmas!
Author
Series
Otto books (Tracey Corderoy) volume 5
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Otto is determined to make this Christmas the most Christmassy Christmas ever.
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, a celebration of life and our world's many precious gifts.
The early morning light in spring shines on a new day; summer rain brings rainbows; falling leaves in autumn signals the arrival of cold weather; and a deer cautiously stepping into a newly fallen snow highlights the beauty of winter. The perfect gift of all the world itself in its natural beauty through every season.
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
After being homeschooled her whole life, Heidi Heckelbeck enters a real school in second grade, where she encounters a mean girl named Melanie who makes her feel like an alien.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent. Includes a recipe and an extensive author note that delves into the social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized tribes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When a steamboat arrives heralding the news that Iowa has been called up to represent the Union of the United States of America, Ike is beside himself with excitement. For months, the promise of war has enveloped small-town Keokuk like a grand game that everyone's in on - everyone but Ike, his swaybacked pony, and his best friend and checkers partner, Albirdie. Left behind with Mother and the aunts and girl cousins while the Button men march forth...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sonnet grapples with the loss of her grandfather's apple orchard, disrupted by a housing development, and forms an uneasy relationship with her neighbor Zeke after they discover a family secret that has the potential to disrupt Sonnet's family or bring about healing and growth.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
They say you can't get something for nothing, but nothing is all Sami has. When his grandfather's most-prized possession-a traditional Afghan instrument called a rebāb-is stolen, Sami resolves to get it back. He finds it at a music store, but it costs $700, and Sami doesn't have even one penny. What he does have is a keychain that has caught the eye of his classmate. If he trades the keychain for something more valuable, could he keep trading until...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After the loss of her mother, high school junior Soledad finds herself struggling to balance classes and her new job in California to support her family in Tijuana, Mexico, in this thoughtful story about identity, immigration, and family"--
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