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Camp Can't

Gallagher, Diana G.


Thirteen-year-old Claudia wants to prove that she should be a junior counselor at Blue River Camp next year, but first she must face mean girls, the boy she has a crush on, a seven-year-old rascal she often babysits, her own bad luck, and a challenging swimming test.
Date Published:2008

Hello neighbor : buried secrets /

West, Carly Anne.,


Nicky Roth should be happy--he's finally proven that his best friend, Aaron, and Aaron's younger sister, Mya, are missing. Better yet, the police are actually doing something: they've plastered the town with missing posters, and have organized weekend search parties for the kids. But Nicky can't seem to pry his eyes from the house across the street, especially after he sees a frantic SOS coming from Aaron's room in the Peterson house.
Date Published:2019

Nicky Roth should be happy--he's finally proven that his best friend, Aaron, and Aaron's younger sister, Mya, are missing. Better yet, the police are actually doing something: they've plastered the town with missing posters, and have organized weekend search parties for the kids. But Nicky can't seem to pry his eyes from the house across the street, especially after he sees a frantic SOS coming from Aaron's room in the Peterson house.

Date Published:2019

Ghosts in Africa

Leaf, Christina.


In West Africa, the Iroko tree is known for its strong wood. But cutting it down may not be a good idea. The Yoruba people believe this could bring a curse! In this title for reluctant readers, engaging text and creepy images combine to tell three ghostly stories from the African continent. Maps highlight the origins of each story, while other features offer possible explanations and introduce a related story.
Date Published:2022

In West Africa, the Iroko tree is known for its strong wood. But cutting it down may not be a good idea. The Yoruba people believe this could bring a curse! In this title for reluctant readers, engaging text and creepy images combine to tell three ghostly stories from the African continent. Maps highlight the origins of each story, while other features offer possible explanations and introduce a related story.

Date Published:2022

The doomed and the dead



Date Published:2007

The white lady ghost

Cassidy, Tam,


In graphic novel format, relates the story of the White Lady of St. Andrews Cathedral in Scotland as well as summarizing other "white lady" ghost stories.
Date Published:2015

Last laughs : animal epitaphs /

Lewis, J. Patrick,


ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Offers morbidly-humorous, pun-filled, illustrated epitaphs for animals that poetically describe how they met their ends.
Date Published:2012

Advice about school : Claudia Cristina Cortez uncomplicates your life /

Gallagher, Diana G.


"Realistic fiction"--Cover. Claudia Cristina Cortez offers advice on managing life as a middle school student including how to deal with bullies, how to put up with the popular crowd, plus how to manage homework and studying.
Date Published:2010

Piecing me together

Watson, Renée,


Some words in Spanish. Junior Library Guild. Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
Date Published:2017

The screaming staircase

Stroud, Jonathan.


Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.
Date Published:2013

Now is the time for running

Williams, Michael


When soldiers attack a small village in Zimbabwe, Deo must go on the run with his older, mentally disabled brother, Innocent, carying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money, and after facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, soccer gives Deo renewed hope.
Date Published:2011

Healing water : a Hawaiian story /

Hostetter, Joyce.


Kirkus, April 01, 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2008. School library journal, July 2008. Horn book guide, Wilson Senior high core collection. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. When teenaged Pia is sent to Hawaii's leprosy settlement on Molokai Island in the 1860s, he chooses anger and self-reliance as his means of survival.
Date Published:2008

The book of story beginnings

Kladstrup, Kristin.


After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.
Date Published:2006

Artemis Fowl : the time paradox /

Colfer, Eoin.


School Library Journal. Voice of Youth Advocates. Wilson's Children's Catalog. Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness and the only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky Sifaka Lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct, thanks to the money-hungry deeds of a younger Artemis. The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all...and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.
Date Published:2008

School Library Journal. Voice of Youth Advocates. Wilson's Children's Catalog. Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness and the only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky Sifaka Lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct, thanks to the money-hungry deeds of a younger Artemis. The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all...and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.

Date Published:2008

The Mexican Americans

Wade, Linda R.


Includes index. Examines the Mexican-American community within the United States, and discusses the history of Mexican immigration, the controversy over the shared border between Mexico and the United States, and other related issues.
Date Published:2008

The first part last

Johnson, Angela, 1961-


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Voice of Youth Advocate, Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
Date Published:2010

Autobiography of my dead brother

Myers, Walter Dean.


"Amistad." Jesse, the book's narrator, and Rise are best friends, but as time passes, Rise grows increasingly alienated and unpredictable. Living in a neighborhood where gang fights and drive-by shootings are almost commonplace, Jesse wonders whether he and his estranged blood brother are already doomed.
Date Published:2005

When we flew away : a novel of Anne Frank before the diary /

Hoffman, Alice,


With the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the Frank family's life is turned inside out, blow by blow, restriction by restriction. Prejudice, loss, and terror run rampant, and Anne is forced to bear witness as ordinary people become monsters, and children and families are caught up in the inescapable tide of violence.
Date Published:2024

A modern nerd's guide to conventions

Kawa, Katie.


Cons are cool! -- Famous firsts -- The story of SDCC -- Something for everyone -- Cons for gamers -- Choose your con -- Making a plan -- Seeing stars -- It's showtime! -- Artist alley -- What to wear -- Be prepared -- Making memories -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index. Where can fans meet up, get autographs from their favorite stars, and buy cool merchandise? They can do all these things at conventions. There are many things fans need to know before attending their first "con," and they'll find it all in this age-appropriate guide.
Date Published:2020

Cons are cool! -- Famous firsts -- The story of SDCC -- Something for everyone -- Cons for gamers -- Choose your con -- Making a plan -- Seeing stars -- It's showtime! -- Artist alley -- What to wear -- Be prepared -- Making memories -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index. Where can fans meet up, get autographs from their favorite stars, and buy cool merchandise? They can do all these things at conventions. There are many things fans need to know before attending their first "con," and they'll find it all in this age-appropriate guide.

Date Published:2020

My hero academia smash!! ; Volume 4

Horikoshi, Kohei.


This book reads right-to-left, and back-to-front. The superpowered society of My Hero Academia takes a hilarious turn in this reimagining of the best-selling series! Join Midoriya, All Might and all the aspiring heroes of U.A. High, plus memorable villains, in an irreverent take on the main events of the series, complete with funny gags, ridiculous jokes and superpowered humor!
Date Published:2020

Jedi Academy : a new class /

Krosoczka, Jarrett.


Kirkus Review, June 2016. Christina's younger brother, Victor, is sent to the Jedi Academy because he was in need of boundaries and structure and tries to fit in while also helping stage the school musical.
Date Published:2016