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The Baby-sitters Club : Jessi's secret language ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language! Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all--she's preparing for her dance school's big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. Will Jessi be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event?
Date Published:2022

Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language! Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all--she's preparing for her dance school's big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. Will Jessi be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event?

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

Diary of a wimpy kid, Book 17 : diper överlöde /

Kinney, Jeff,


When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle. Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a diper överlöde?
Date Published:2022

When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle. Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a diper överlöde?

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

The Baby-sitters Club : good-bye Stacey, good-bye ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Stacey McGill is moving back to New York! That means no more Stoneybrook Middle School, no more Charlotte Johanssen, and worst of all... no more Baby-sitters Club. Stacey's friends are crushed when they hear that Stacey's moving, especially Claudia. Stacey was her first best friend. What kind of going-away present is good enough for someone so special? How will the BSC go on without Stacey?
Date Published:2022

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

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

Dog Man : the scarlet shedder /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Kirkus starred, March 01, 2024. P.U.! Dog Man got sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red color remains. Now exiled, this spunky superhero must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him! Will the ends justify the means for Petey, who's reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime in order to help Dog Man? And who will step forward when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots?! .
Date Published:2024

Kirkus starred, March 01, 2024. P.U.! Dog Man got sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red color remains. Now exiled, this spunky superhero must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him! Will the ends justify the means for Petey, who's reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime in order to help Dog Man? And who will step forward when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots?! .

Date Published:2024

The Baby-sitters Club : Stacey's mistake ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Stacey is so excited! Her friends from The Baby-sitters Club are coming to New York City for a long weekend. It's going to be perfect--a party and a sleepover on Friday night, a big baby-sitting job on Saturday, and lots of sightseeing throughout. But it turns out that the baby-sitters are way out of place in the big city. Mary Anne sounds like a walking guidebook, Dawn is afraid of everything, Kristy can't keep her mouth shut, Claudia is jealous of Laine--Stacey's New York best friend--and Mallory and Jessi feel intimidated by Stacey's classmates. With ten kids to baby-sit and a full schedule of activities, how will Stacey keep the weekend from becoming a complete disaster?
Date Published:2023

Stacey is so excited! Her friends from The Baby-sitters Club are coming to New York City for a long weekend. It's going to be perfect--a party and a sleepover on Friday night, a big baby-sitting job on Saturday, and lots of sightseeing throughout. But it turns out that the baby-sitters are way out of place in the big city. Mary Anne sounds like a walking guidebook, Dawn is afraid of everything, Kristy can't keep her mouth shut, Claudia is jealous of Laine--Stacey's New York best friend--and Mallory and Jessi feel intimidated by Stacey's classmates. With ten kids to baby-sit and a full schedule of activities, how will Stacey keep the weekend from becoming a complete disaster?

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

Diary of a wimpy kid, Book 14 : wrecking ball /

Kinney, Jeff,


When an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house, they soon discover that renovations may not be worth the effort. When things get rough, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they be forced to move?
Date Published:2019

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

New kid

Craft, Jerry.


Follow-up: Class act. School library journal starred, November 2018. Kirkus starred, November 01, 2018. Horn book, January 2019. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, January 2019. Publisher's Weekly starred, November 26, 2018. Horn book guide, February 2019. Wilson Children's core collection. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? In graphic novel format.
Date Published:2019

Follow-up: Class act. School library journal starred, November 2018. Kirkus starred, November 01, 2018. Horn book, January 2019. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, January 2019. Publisher's Weekly starred, November 26, 2018. Horn book guide, February 2019. Wilson Children's core collection. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? In graphic novel format.

Date Published:2019

The Baby-sitters Club : Claudia and the new girl ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Ashley thinks Claudia has artistic talent and should spend more time on her 'calling' and forget about the Babysitters Club. Claudia has to decide between the Baby-sitters Club and Ashley.
Date Published:2021

Miss Quinces

Fajardo, Kat, 1991-,


Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceñaera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality time" with her rambunctious family?
Date Published:2022

Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceñaera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality time" with her rambunctious family?

Date Published:2022

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina,


School library journal starred, November 2012. Booklist starred, September 2012. Publishers weekly, June 2012. Kirkus starred, August 2012. Horn book, September 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2012. Horn book guide starred, Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Wilson Middle and junior high school core collection. Wilson Children's core collection. Seventh-grader Callie has been in love with the stage ever since she saw Les Miz when she was younger. Since her singing skills leave much to be desired, she has forged a place for herself at the drama club as the set decorator. While her love for the stage is clear, which boy she loves is a different matter. Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Date Published:2012

School library journal starred, November 2012. Booklist starred, September 2012. Publishers weekly, June 2012. Kirkus starred, August 2012. Horn book, September 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2012. Horn book guide starred, Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Wilson Middle and junior high school core collection. Wilson Children's core collection. Seventh-grader Callie has been in love with the stage ever since she saw Les Miz when she was younger. Since her singing skills leave much to be desired, she has forged a place for herself at the drama club as the set decorator. While her love for the stage is clear, which boy she loves is a different matter. Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.

Date Published:2012

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

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

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


It's Karen's birthday! She can't wait for all those presents. Karen is even having two parties -- one at Daddy's house and one at Mommy's. But what Karen really wants for her birthday is one big party, and to celebrate the special day with her whole family together. Will Karen's birthday wish come true? In graphic novel format.
Date Published:2023

Baby-sitters little sister : Karen's roller skates ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She's looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows -- plus someone famous -- to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.
Date Published:2020

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