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The magic misfits

Harris, Neil Patrick.


Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, After a fateful encounter with the local purveyor of illusion, Dante Vernon, Carter teams up with five other like-minded illusionists. Together, using both teamwork and magic, they'll set out to save the town of Mineral Wells from Bosso's villainous clutches. These six Magic Misfits will soon discover adventure, friendship, and their own self-worth.
Date Published:2017

Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, After a fateful encounter with the local purveyor of illusion, Dante Vernon, Carter teams up with five other like-minded illusionists. Together, using both teamwork and magic, they'll set out to save the town of Mineral Wells from Bosso's villainous clutches. These six Magic Misfits will soon discover adventure, friendship, and their own self-worth.

Date Published:2017

Jovita llevaba pantalones : la historia de una mexicana que lucho por la libertad /

Salazar, Aida,


Translation of: Jovita wore pants: the story of a Mexican freedom fighter. Book Page, March 2023. Booklist, February 2023. Kirkus Reviews, February 2023. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. School Library Journal, February 2023. Jovita dreamed of wearing pants like her brothers. When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion freely, she wanted to help. Then tragedy struck, compelling Jovita to cut her hair, put on pants, and continue the fight. Disguised as a man, she commanded a battalion who followed her without question.
Date Published:2023

Translation of: Jovita wore pants: the story of a Mexican freedom fighter. Book Page, March 2023. Booklist, February 2023. Kirkus Reviews, February 2023. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. School Library Journal, February 2023. Jovita dreamed of wearing pants like her brothers. When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion freely, she wanted to help. Then tragedy struck, compelling Jovita to cut her hair, put on pants, and continue the fight. Disguised as a man, she commanded a battalion who followed her without question.

Date Published:2023

Lenny & Lucy

Stead, Philip Christian,


Junior Library Guild. Peter creates Lenny, a life-sized doll, to guard the bridge from the dark, unfriendly woods outside his home. But when night falls, Peter can't sleep. What if Lenny is lonely?
Date Published:2015

Aprendo de papa : I learn from my dad /

Jeffries, Joyce.


Includes index. Dads can teach us many things, from how to make a pizza to how to read. Readers follow along as a relatable narrator experiences the learning opportunities around every corner when they spend time with their dad. This engaging fictional story is told through accessible text that readers can explore on their own or with the help of an adult. Colorful illustrations are closely aligned to the text to help develop strong reading comprehension skills. These illustrations also keep readers entertained with each turn of the page.
Date Published:2017

Includes index. Dads can teach us many things, from how to make a pizza to how to read. Readers follow along as a relatable narrator experiences the learning opportunities around every corner when they spend time with their dad. This engaging fictional story is told through accessible text that readers can explore on their own or with the help of an adult. Colorful illustrations are closely aligned to the text to help develop strong reading comprehension skills. These illustrations also keep readers entertained with each turn of the page.

Date Published:2017

The Baby-sitters Club : Kristy and the snobs ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Kristy's family moves to a new neighborhood where the kids make fun of Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's getting old. The Baby-sitters are not going to let them get away with it.
Date Published:2021

Alone together

Junior, Clayton,


Animal pairs demonstrate opposing concepts, including high and low, slow and fast, and big and small.
Date Published:2017

Baby-sitters little sister : Karen's school picture ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Karen has to get glasses - two pairs! One pair for reading and one for all the time. Yicky Ricky at school calls her Four-eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. But Karen is not a wimp! Glasses or no glasses - that Ricky is going to get it! .
Date Published:2022

Dolphins and calves

Rodrigo-Gomez, Mike.


Dolphins are very smart animals, and that means they know how to take care of their young. This charming book explores the underwater world of these amazing aquatic mammals, showing how dolphin mothers care for their young, how they eat, and how young calves like to play. Through vibrant full-color photographs paired with accessible text, beginning readers embrace the wonders of nature as they discover important facts about the dolphin's life cycle.
Date Published:2018

Dolphins are very smart animals, and that means they know how to take care of their young. This charming book explores the underwater world of these amazing aquatic mammals, showing how dolphin mothers care for their young, how they eat, and how young calves like to play. Through vibrant full-color photographs paired with accessible text, beginning readers embrace the wonders of nature as they discover important facts about the dolphin's life cycle.

Date Published:2018

Navidad en Camelot

Osborne, Mary Pope,


Includes index. Translation of: Christmas in Camelot. "Misión Merlín." On Christmas Eve, Jack and Annie's tree house transports them to King Arthur's castle at Camelot, where they undertake a quest to the castle of the Otherworld.
Date Published:2016

El asesinato de Abraham Lincoln

Olson, Kay Melchisedech.


Translation of: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Tells the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the escape and death of John Wilkes Booth in a graphic-novel format.
Date Published:2006

Space shuttles

Vogt, Gregory.


Explains how space shuttles work and how astronauts live and work in them.
Date Published:1999

Ramps and wedges

Glover, David, 1953 Sept. 4-


Uses a variety of examples, from scissors and axes to zippers and hairpin turns, to demonstrate the power of the inclined plane and show how ramps and wedges make work and play easier.
Date Published:1997

Ultrabot's first playdate

Schneider, Josh, 1980-,


Junior Library Guild. When Ultrabot has his first playdate, he is worried and shy but he soon learns that he and Becky have a lot in common.
Date Published:2019

The great pet escape

Jamieson, Victoria,


"Pets on the loose!"--front cover. School Library Journal, February 2016. Booklist starred, March 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2016. Kirkus Review, January 2016. The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible! Just as GW gets Barry and Biter to agree to leave with him, a mouse named Harriet and her many Mouse Minions get in their way. What follows is class-pet chaos!
Date Published:2016

"Pets on the loose!"--front cover. School Library Journal, February 2016. Booklist starred, March 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2016. Kirkus Review, January 2016. The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible! Just as GW gets Barry and Biter to agree to leave with him, a mouse named Harriet and her many Mouse Minions get in their way. What follows is class-pet chaos!

Date Published:2016

There is a tribe of kids

Smith, Lane,


Junior Library Guild. Simple text follows a young boy and the many animals he meets on his adventures.
Date Published:2016

Rats : cool pets! /

Silverstein, Alvin.


Oh, rats! -- Choosing your very own rats -- Caring for your rats -- Rat training. "Provides basic information about rats and keeping them as pets"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2012

Stink: Campeonato mundial de lucha de pulgares /

McDonald, Megan.


Includes index. Translation of: Stink and the ultimate thumb-wrestling smackdown. When Stink Moody gets a "U" (for "Unsatisfactory") in gym, he turns first to thumb-wrestling, then to karate, to give him a sporting edge.
Date Published:2015

Mi amigo tiene ADHD : My friend has ADHD /

Tourville, Amanda Doering, 1980-,


Includes index. School library journal, April 2010. Explains some of the challenges and rewards of having a friend with ADHD using everyday kid-friendly examples.
Date Published:2012

Floods

Doeden, Matt.


Describes floods, how they occur, and ways to stay safe during a flood.
Date Published:2010

Junie B. Jones is a party animal

Park, Barbara.


"A Stepping Stone book." School Library Jl., February 1998. Wilson Children's Catalog. Lucille is having a sleepover party—at her richie nanna’s big giant house! Grace and Junie B. can’t wait to see all the rich stuff in that place. Sleeping over at the nanna’s is sure to be a dream come true. What could possibly go wrong?
Date Published:1997