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Odder

Applegate, Katherine.


Includes glossary. Publisher's Weekly starred, August 01, 2022. Kirkus, September 15, 2022. Booklist starred, August 01, 2022. School library journal starred, October 2022. Horn book, November 2022. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred, October 2022. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her.
Date Published:2022

Includes glossary. Publisher's Weekly starred, August 01, 2022. Kirkus, September 15, 2022. Booklist starred, August 01, 2022. School library journal starred, October 2022. Horn book, November 2022. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred, October 2022. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her.

Date Published:2022

The case of the good boy

Allison, John.


Everyone's favorite pre-teen British detectives are back for another case! With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roaming the woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there's Mildred's new dog Archibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what kind of dog drinks tea out of a cup? Everything comes to a head once the boys get a picture of the beast and Archibald goes missing. Is there a connection and what does it all have to do with the magic pencil Mildred won from a carnie con game?
Date Published:2014

Everyone's favorite pre-teen British detectives are back for another case! With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roaming the woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there's Mildred's new dog Archibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what kind of dog drinks tea out of a cup? Everything comes to a head once the boys get a picture of the beast and Archibald goes missing. Is there a connection and what does it all have to do with the magic pencil Mildred won from a carnie con game?

Date Published:2014

Heroes

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


The following illustrations from the graphic novel "The Arsenal of Democracy" follow on page [221]. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. Stanley's mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he's never known before--he's now seen as the "enemy," and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand what Stanley will now face. Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history?
Date Published:2024

The following illustrations from the graphic novel "The Arsenal of Democracy" follow on page [221]. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. Stanley's mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he's never known before--he's now seen as the "enemy," and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand what Stanley will now face. Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history?

Date Published:2024

The hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. Deluxe illustrated edition.
Date Published:2024

The Baby-sitters Club : the truth about Stacey ; a graphic novel /

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Horn Book, April 2016. Stacey's move to a new town and her struggle with diabetes are made easier by her friendships with Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne, and her participation as a member of the Baby-sitter's Club.
Date Published:2015

All summer long

Larson, Hope,


School Library Journal, May 2018. Publishers Weekly, March 2018. Kirkus starred, March 2018. Booklist, April 2018. New York Times, June 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2018. Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first, it's a lot of boredom, bad TV and guitar practice. Things look up when Bina finds an un-likely companion in Austin's older sister, Charlie--they like the same music, and Charlie actually seems to think Bina is cool. But then Austin comes home from camp acting weirder then when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal, May 2018. Publishers Weekly, March 2018. Kirkus starred, March 2018. Booklist, April 2018. New York Times, June 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2018. Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first, it's a lot of boredom, bad TV and guitar practice. Things look up when Bina finds an un-likely companion in Austin's older sister, Charlie--they like the same music, and Charlie actually seems to think Bina is cool. But then Austin comes home from camp acting weirder then when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.

Date Published:2018

Aurora

Hunter, Erin,


Translation of: Dawn. The questing cats return to a forest devastated by the Twolegs, where they must find a way to convince their Clans to leave in search of a new home, even though they have no idea where they are going.
Date Published:2015

Now

Gleitzman, Morris.


Sequel to: Then. School Library Journal, October 2012. Pub Weekly, April 2012. Kirkus Starred, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2012. While her physician-parents are working in Africa, eleven-year-old Zelda is living with her grandfather, eighty-year-old Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal with unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend.
Date Published:2010

Sequel to: Then. School Library Journal, October 2012. Pub Weekly, April 2012. Kirkus Starred, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2012. While her physician-parents are working in Africa, eleven-year-old Zelda is living with her grandfather, eighty-year-old Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal with unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend.

Date Published:2010

Ida, in love and in trouble

Chambers, Veronica,


School Library Journal, August 2024. Booklist starred, September 2024. Publishers Weekly, June 2024. Kirkus Starred, July 2024. Before she became a warrior, Ida B. Wells was an incomparable flirt with a quick wit and a dream of becoming a renowned writer. The first child of newly freed parents who thrived in a community that pulsated with hope and possibility after the Civil War, Ida had a big heart, big ambitions, and even bigger How to be a good big sister when her beloved parents perish in a yellow fever epidemic? How to launch her career as a teacher? How to make and keep friends in a society that seems to have no place for a woman who speaks her own mind? And--always top of mind for Ida--how to find a love that will let her be the woman she dreams of becoming?
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, August 2024. Booklist starred, September 2024. Publishers Weekly, June 2024. Kirkus Starred, July 2024. Before she became a warrior, Ida B. Wells was an incomparable flirt with a quick wit and a dream of becoming a renowned writer. The first child of newly freed parents who thrived in a community that pulsated with hope and possibility after the Civil War, Ida had a big heart, big ambitions, and even bigger How to be a good big sister when her beloved parents perish in a yellow fever epidemic? How to launch her career as a teacher? How to make and keep friends in a society that seems to have no place for a woman who speaks her own mind? And--always top of mind for Ida--how to find a love that will let her be the woman she dreams of becoming?

Date Published:2024

Medianoche

Hunter, Erin,


Translation of: Midnight. Called by StarClan to fulfill a new prophecy, a group of young cats sets out on a long and dangerous journey, knowing only that trouble threatens the forest, as the adventures of the Clans continue.
Date Published:2017

Faye and the dangerous journey : an Ojibwe Removal survival story /

Sigafus, Kim,


In the fall of 1850, Faye and her family begin a long, difficult journey with thousands of other Ojibwe people to receive money the U.S. government owes them. But why isn t the money being delivered to them in Wisconsin, as usual? Why must they walk and canoe all the way to the middle of Minnesota in terrible weather? These are questions Faye asks, but the answers don t make sense. When her family reaches their destination, Mama is sick, and there is no money as promised. Will Faye and her family make it back home? Will there be a home to return to? In this gripping story with nonfiction backmatter including an author s note, discussion questions, and more readers will learn about the traumatic events of the Sandy Lake Ojibwe removal in this Girls Survive historical fiction.
Date Published:2025

In the fall of 1850, Faye and her family begin a long, difficult journey with thousands of other Ojibwe people to receive money the U.S. government owes them. But why isn t the money being delivered to them in Wisconsin, as usual? Why must they walk and canoe all the way to the middle of Minnesota in terrible weather? These are questions Faye asks, but the answers don t make sense. When her family reaches their destination, Mama is sick, and there is no money as promised. Will Faye and her family make it back home? Will there be a home to return to? In this gripping story with nonfiction backmatter including an author s note, discussion questions, and more readers will learn about the traumatic events of the Sandy Lake Ojibwe removal in this Girls Survive historical fiction.

Date Published:2025

Cast your ballot!

Wise, Rachel.


Samantha Martone gets a reminder to stay objective in making her choice for class president at Cherry Valley Middle School.
Date Published:2013

Alistair Grim's Odditorium

Funaro, Gregory.


Publisher's Weekly, November 2014. Booklist, December 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Kirkus Review, October 2014. In Victorian England, Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
Date Published:2015

Publisher's Weekly, November 2014. Booklist, December 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Kirkus Review, October 2014. In Victorian England, Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.

Date Published:2015

The magical reality of Nadia

Youssef, Bassem, 1974-,


Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal starred, Nadia is an Egyptian American and wears a hippo amulet from ancient Egypt around her neck. She is excited to enter a contest to design a new exhibit at the local museum. But when a new kid teases her about her heritage, she's distracted from her goal. Then her amulet starts glowing and she finds that it holds a secret that could help Nadia.
Date Published:2021

Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal starred, Nadia is an Egyptian American and wears a hippo amulet from ancient Egypt around her neck. She is excited to enter a contest to design a new exhibit at the local museum. But when a new kid teases her about her heritage, she's distracted from her goal. Then her amulet starts glowing and she finds that it holds a secret that could help Nadia.

Date Published:2021

Little Unicorn is scared

Chien Chow Chine, Aurelie.


A little unicorn's rainbow-colored mane is magic--it shifts to a single color when he's feeling a particularly strong emotion. At bedtime, he often is scared of the dark, and his mane turns bright green. But when he repeats a special three-step breathing exercise, his fear disappears and his rainbow returns--and if he ever feels scared again, he'll know just what to do.
Date Published:2019

Max in the house of spies : a tale of World War II /

Gidwitz, Adam,


"A tale of World War II"--Front cover. School Library Journal starred, February 2024. Booklist starred, December 2023. Horn Book starred, March 2024. Kirkus Review, December 2023. To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy.
Date Published:2025

Chester Van Chime who forgot how to rhyme

Monsen, Avery,


Junior Library Guild. Rhyming has always come easily to Chester van Chime. But one day he loses his gift and struggles to find the right words.
Date Published:2022

Little Unicorn is shy

Chien Chow Chine, Aurelie.


A little unicorn's rainbow-colored mane shifts to a single color when he's feeling a particularly strong emotion. When he's feeling shy, like when he needs to speak up in class or meet someone new, his mane turns purple. But when he repeats a breathing exercise, his rainbow returns--and if he ever feels shy again, he'll know just what to do.
Date Published:2020

Halloween heroes


Cover title. "Previously published in different form by Golden Books as Howl for Halloween! in 2016, illustrated by Nate Lovett."--Copyright page. At head of title: Nickelodeon PAW Patrol. When a troublesome ghost threatens to ruin a Halloween night at Cap'n Turbot's costume party, the PAW Patrol investigate the haunting.
Date Published:2017

The merchant's daughter

Dickerson, Melanie.


In 1352 England, seventeen-year-old Annabel, granddaughter of a knight and a would-be nun, eludes a lecherous bailiff but falls in love with Lord Le Wyse, the ferocious and disfigured man to whom her family owes three years of indentured servitude, in this tale loosely based on Beauty and the Beast.
Date Published:2011