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Amulet : the cloud searchers /

Kibuishi, Kazu,


Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist, October 2010. Teacher Librarian, February 2011. School Library Journal, August 2011. Kirkus Review, September 2010. Emily, Navin, and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis, with one surprising addition - the Elf King's son. There they hope to find help from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out--Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist, October 2010. Teacher Librarian, February 2011. School Library Journal, August 2011. Kirkus Review, September 2010. Emily, Navin, and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis, with one surprising addition - the Elf King's son. There they hope to find help from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out--Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.

Date Published:2010

The battle of the Alamo

Doeden, Matt.


The story of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo is told in a graphic-novel format.
Date Published:2005

Anne Frank [Spanish]


Translation of: Anne Frank. Describes the life and times of Anne Frank, whose diary introduced readers to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Date Published:2005

Magnetism

Midthun, Joseph.


A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the properties of magnetism.
Date Published:2012

How Tía Lola saved the summer

Alvarez, Julia.


Kirkus, April 15, 2011. Horn book, May 2011. Booklist, May 01, 2011. School library journal, July 2011. When three girls and their father visit for a week in the summer, it takes Tia Lola to make Miguel forget his unhappiness at the absence of any boys and embrace the adventures that ensue.
Date Published:2011

El pez pucheros

Diesen, Deborah.,


Translation of: The pout-pout fish. The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.
Date Published:2016

If you take a mouse to school

Numeroff, Laura Joffe.


"Laura Geringer Books." Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school. Having been brought to school, Mouse gets in the spirit quickly and is soon participating in all the class activities by helping with a science project, doing a little math, and writing his very own book.
Date Published:2002

Clic, clac, muu : vacas escritoras /

Cronin, Doreen.,


Translation of: Click, clack, moo : cows that type. cows who find a typewriter and go on strike for electric blankets, leading to a humorous negotiation with Farmer Brown, with the help of a duck.
Date Published:2002

Jajá, jijí, cuac

Cronin, Doreen.


Translation of: Giggle, giggle, quack. When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.
Date Published:2003

Wait till Helen comes : a ghost story /

Hahn, Mary Downing.


Ever since their parents got married, their step-sister, Heather, has made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now they've all moved to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. Soon after, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warns Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do -- when Helen comes.
Date Published:1986

Ever since their parents got married, their step-sister, Heather, has made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now they've all moved to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. Soon after, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warns Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do -- when Helen comes.

Date Published:1986

Erno Rubik and his magic cube

Aradhya, Kerry,


Booklist, April 01, 2024. Kirkus, March 15, 2024. Horn Book starred, July 2024. This first picture book biography of Erno Rubik, creator of the Rubik's Cube, reveals the obsession, imagination, and engineering process behind the creation of a bestselling puzzle that will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024.
Date Published:2024

Refugee

Gratz, Alan.


Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930's Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Date Published:2017

Rock by rock : the fantastical garden of Nek Chand /

Bradbury, Jennifer (Jennifer A.),


The true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret--and illegal--art project became one of Indian's most treasured wonders. In the bustle of the busy streets of Chandigarh, India, Nek Chand saw something no one else did. Where others saw rocks and stones, Nek saw the boyhood village he missed so dearly. Where others saw broken plates and glass, Nek saw laughing men. And where others saw trash, Nek saw beauty. Nek Chand’s incredible rock garden, built from stone and scraps and concrete, began as a way for him to express his long-felt grief at having to leave his boyhood village due to the violence caused by the partition of India. What began as a secret and personal (not to mention initially illegal) project became so much more, not only to Nek but to all of India.
Date Published:2021

The true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret--and illegal--art project became one of Indian's most treasured wonders. In the bustle of the busy streets of Chandigarh, India, Nek Chand saw something no one else did. Where others saw rocks and stones, Nek saw the boyhood village he missed so dearly. Where others saw broken plates and glass, Nek saw laughing men. And where others saw trash, Nek saw beauty. Nek Chand’s incredible rock garden, built from stone and scraps and concrete, began as a way for him to express his long-felt grief at having to leave his boyhood village due to the violence caused by the partition of India. What began as a secret and personal (not to mention initially illegal) project became so much more, not only to Nek but to all of India.

Date Published:2021

Lupita's papalote : El papalote de Lupita /

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe.


A young girl wants to fly a kite, but her family cannot afford to buy one, so her father helps her make a kite of her own.
Date Published:2002

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

Seuss, Theodor Geisel, 1904-1991,


"Beginner books." Count and rhyme while exploring the zany world and words of Dr. Seuss. A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds.
Date Published:1988

Spirit hunters

Oh, Ellen,


Junior Library Guild. Harper doesn’t trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family’s new house is haunted. Harper isn’t sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. The whole atmosphere gives Harper a sense of déjà vu, but she can’t remember why. She knows that the memories she’s blocking will help make sense of her brother’s behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?
Date Published:2017

Junior Library Guild. Harper doesn’t trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family’s new house is haunted. Harper isn’t sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. The whole atmosphere gives Harper a sense of déjà vu, but she can’t remember why. She knows that the memories she’s blocking will help make sense of her brother’s behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?

Date Published:2017

Creepy pair of underwear

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow. If Jasper didn't know any better he'd say his undies were a little, well, creepy. Jasper's not scared obviously, he's just done with creepy underwear. But after trying everything to get rid of them, they keep coming back!
Date Published:2017

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow. If Jasper didn't know any better he'd say his undies were a little, well, creepy. Jasper's not scared obviously, he's just done with creepy underwear. But after trying everything to get rid of them, they keep coming back!

Date Published:2017

Amina's voice

Khan, Hena,


Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more “American.” Does Amina need to start changing too or hiding who she is to fit in? While Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.
Date Published:2017

Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more “American.” Does Amina need to start changing too or hiding who she is to fit in? While Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.

Date Published:2017

Chef Roy Choi and the street food remix

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs,


Junior Library Guild. Chef Roy Choi calls himself a "street cook." He wants outsiders, low-riders, kids, teens, shufflers, and skateboarders, to have food cooked with care, with love, with sohn maash.
Date Published:2017

Amazonian giant centipede vs. Brazilian wandering spider

Sommer, Nathan,


The rain forests of South America are home to some creepy crawlers. Amazonian giant centipedes bite and paralyze their prey. But the venom from the Brazilian wandering spider is also deadly to prey. With venom against venom, which of these deadly insects would come out on top? .
Date Published:2024