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I survived : the Wellington avalanche, 1910 /

Tarshis, Lauren,


In a tiny town in the Cascade Mountains, Janie Pryor assumed, like other train passengers, that she would be safe aboard the train as it waited for a blizzard to pass. But then the mountain breaks apart and Janie is caught in a ferocious wave of snow and giant rocks. Can she make it out alive?
Date Published:2022

Diary of a wimpy kid, Book 16 : big shot /

Kinney, Jeff.,


Kirkus Review, December 2021. After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?
Date Published:2021

Kirkus Review, December 2021. After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?

Date Published:2021

Sisters

Telgemeier, Raina,


Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book starred, November 2014. Publishers Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.
Date Published:2014

Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book starred, November 2014. Publishers Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.

Date Published:2014

Diary of a wimpy kid, Book 18 : no brainer /

Kinney, Jeff.,


Kirkus Reviews. When the town threatens to close their crumbling middle school and Greg realizes he'd have to go to a different school than his best friend, he rallies his classmates to save their school before it's shuttered for good.
Date Published:2023

Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-happy birthday /

Russell, Rachel Renée,


Nikki and her BFF's Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions! There's just one problem--Nikki's mom says no way to the budget they need to make it happen. Nikki's ready to call the whole thing off, but some surprising twists might take that decision out of her hands, and help comes from the person Nikki would least expect. One way or another, this will be a birthday that Nikki will never forget!
Date Published:2018

Nikki and her BFF's Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions! There's just one problem--Nikki's mom says no way to the budget they need to make it happen. Nikki's ready to call the whole thing off, but some surprising twists might take that decision out of her hands, and help comes from the person Nikki would least expect. One way or another, this will be a birthday that Nikki will never forget!

Date Published:2018

Girls' life


Title from cover. Latest issue consulted: Vol. 9, issue 2 (Oct./Nov. 2002).
Date Published:1994

I Survived : the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 /

Tarshis, Lauren.,


It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Nobody worries about hurricanes since a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up and the wind screams. By night, much of the city is under twenty feet of water. Will Charlie find a way to survive the storm of the century?
Date Published:2021

It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Nobody worries about hurricanes since a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up and the wind screams. By night, much of the city is under twenty feet of water. Will Charlie find a way to survive the storm of the century?

Date Published:2021

Twins

Johnson, Varian,


School Library Journal starred, October 2020. Booklist starred, July 2020. Horn Book starred, November 2020. Kirkus starred, September 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. Wilson Children's core collection. Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good?
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal starred, October 2020. Booklist starred, July 2020. Horn Book starred, November 2020. Kirkus starred, September 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. Wilson Children's core collection. Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good?

Date Published:2020

Dog Man : twenty thousand fleas under the sea /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Kirkus, May 01, 2023. Piggy is back, and his newest plot is his most diabolical yet. Dog Man and friends must join together in this heroic and hilarious adventure. WHAT new villains are on the horizon? WHERE are they all coming from? And WHO will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage the Supa Buddies? .
Date Published:2023

Guts

Telgemeier, Raina,


School Library Journal starred, August 2019. Horn Book starred, September 2019. Publishers Weekly, May 2019. Booklist, June 2019. New York Times, December 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2019. Kirkus Review, June 2019. Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on?
Date Published:2019

School Library Journal starred, August 2019. Horn Book starred, September 2019. Publishers Weekly, May 2019. Booklist, June 2019. New York Times, December 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2019. Kirkus Review, June 2019. Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on?

Date Published:2019

Invisible

Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-,


"Graphix." Publishers Weekly, June 27, 2022. Horn Book, September 2022. School Library Journal starred, August 01, 2022. Booklist starred, July 01, 2022. Five very different students are forced together by their school to complete community service and may just have more in common than they thought.
Date Published:2022

The Baby-sitters Club : Mary Anne's bad luck mystery ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Ever since Mary Anne threw away the chain letter she got in the mail bad things have been happening. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried about what spooky thing will happen next? When she receives a note with a bad luck charm in it saying wear or ELSE, she has to wear it, but who sent it? The BSC might never see an end to their bad luck if they don't solve this mystery soon!
Date Published:2023

Act

Miller, Kayla,


School Library Journal, June 2020. School Library Connection, Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council election! With intense campaign competition and emotions running high, can Olive make a big change and keep her friends?
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal, June 2020. School Library Connection, Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council election! With intense campaign competition and emotions running high, can Olive make a big change and keep her friends?

Date Published:2020

Wings of fire, the graphic novel : moon rising /

Sutherland, Tui T., 1978-,


Peace has come to Pyrrhia... for now. The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting peace: Jade Mountain Academy, a school that will gather dragonets from all the tribes and teach them to live together, perhaps even as friends. Moonwatcher isn't sure how she feels about school, however. Hidden in the rainforest for most of her life, the young NightWing has an awful secret. She can read minds, and even see the future. Living in a cave with dozens of other dragons is noisy, exhausting--and dangerous. In just a few days, Moon finds herself overwhelmed by her secret powers and bombarded by strange thoughts, including those of a mysterious dragon who might be a terrible enemy. And when someone starts attacking dragons within the academy, Moon has a choice to make: stay hidden and safe? Or risk everything to save her new friends?
Date Published:2023

Peace has come to Pyrrhia... for now. The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting peace: Jade Mountain Academy, a school that will gather dragonets from all the tribes and teach them to live together, perhaps even as friends. Moonwatcher isn't sure how she feels about school, however. Hidden in the rainforest for most of her life, the young NightWing has an awful secret. She can read minds, and even see the future. Living in a cave with dozens of other dragons is noisy, exhausting--and dangerous. In just a few days, Moon finds herself overwhelmed by her secret powers and bombarded by strange thoughts, including those of a mysterious dragon who might be a terrible enemy. And when someone starts attacking dragons within the academy, Moon has a choice to make: stay hidden and safe? Or risk everything to save her new friends?

Date Published:2023

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina,


Notable/Best Books (ALA), January 2011. School Library Journal, March 2010. Book Links (ALA), October 2010. Publishers Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth, and what follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there’s still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
Date Published:2010

Notable/Best Books (ALA), January 2011. School Library Journal, March 2010. Book Links (ALA), October 2010. Publishers Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth, and what follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there’s still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.

Date Published:2010

Diary of a wimpy kid, Book 13 : the meltdown /

Kinney, Jeff,


Horn Book Guide, October 2018. When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day?
Date Published:2018

Horn Book Guide, October 2018. When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day?

Date Published:2018

Wings of fire, the graphic novel : the dark secret.

Sutherland, Tui T., 1978-,


When Starflight is stolen by his own tribe, he hopes to at least discover some of the long-held NightWing secrets -- what magical powers they really have, who they're allied with in the war, and where they've been living all this time. But the truth about Starflight's tribe is more terrible than he ever imagined: Not only do the NightWings live in a dark, miserable place, but they've imprisoned several innocent RainWings there, too. Stranded and alone, Starflight only wants to get back to his friends. But the fate of two kingdoms now rests in his talons, and with no one to save him, Starflight will have to find a way to be brave... .before it's too late.
Date Published:2021

When Starflight is stolen by his own tribe, he hopes to at least discover some of the long-held NightWing secrets -- what magical powers they really have, who they're allied with in the war, and where they've been living all this time. But the truth about Starflight's tribe is more terrible than he ever imagined: Not only do the NightWings live in a dark, miserable place, but they've imprisoned several innocent RainWings there, too. Stranded and alone, Starflight only wants to get back to his friends. But the fate of two kingdoms now rests in his talons, and with no one to save him, Starflight will have to find a way to be brave... .before it's too late.

Date Published:2021

I survived : the attacks of September 11, 2001 ; the graphic novel /

Tarshis, Lauren,


When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City.
Date Published:2021

Loteria

Valenti, Karla,


Some words in Spanish. School Library Journal starred, August 2021. Horn Book starred, November 2021. Publishers Weekly, August 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2021. In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ancient friends Life and Death discuss free will while engaged in a game of chance, with eleven-year-old Clara as the protagonist of their theories and a pawn in their game, moving inevitably towards her ultimate fate.
Date Published:2021

Some words in Spanish. School Library Journal starred, August 2021. Horn Book starred, November 2021. Publishers Weekly, August 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2021. In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ancient friends Life and Death discuss free will while engaged in a game of chance, with eleven-year-old Clara as the protagonist of their theories and a pawn in their game, moving inevitably towards her ultimate fate.

Date Published:2021

The Baby-sitters Club : boy-crazy Stacey ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


v. number from spine. Based on: Boy-crazy Stacey / Ann M. Martin. "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Stacey and Mary Anne are baby-sitting for the Pike family for two weeks at the New Jersey shore. Things are great in Sea City: There's a gorgeous house right on the beach, a boardwalk, plenty of sun and sand . . . and the cutest boy Stacey has ever seen! Mary Anne thinks that Stacey should leave Scott alone and focus on the Pike kids, but Stacey's in love. Looking for reasons to hang around his lifeguard stand takes up all of her time, which means Mary Anne has to do the job of two baby-sitters. Mary Anne doesn't like it one bit! How can she tell Stacey that Scott just isn't interested without ruining their friendship and breaking Stacey's heart?
Date Published:2019

v. number from spine. Based on: Boy-crazy Stacey / Ann M. Martin. "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Stacey and Mary Anne are baby-sitting for the Pike family for two weeks at the New Jersey shore. Things are great in Sea City: There's a gorgeous house right on the beach, a boardwalk, plenty of sun and sand . . . and the cutest boy Stacey has ever seen! Mary Anne thinks that Stacey should leave Scott alone and focus on the Pike kids, but Stacey's in love. Looking for reasons to hang around his lifeguard stand takes up all of her time, which means Mary Anne has to do the job of two baby-sitters. Mary Anne doesn't like it one bit! How can she tell Stacey that Scott just isn't interested without ruining their friendship and breaking Stacey's heart?

Date Published:2019