Fox, Janet S.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Lulu, burdened with caring for her sister, Serena, since their father disappeared, must learn to trust her new friends and community when secrets and lies catch up with her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FOXBryon, Nathan
Summary: Aspiring astronaut Rocket draws her community together to see a rare appearance of the Phoenix Meteor Showers, hoping especially that her big brother, Jamal, will look up from his phone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BRYWieder, Joy Nelkin
Summary: A mouse upsets villagers just before Passover by stealing a crumb of bread from one house and running into another, then brings neighbors together to finish preparing for the holiday. Includes background information about the story and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WIEIlustrajo, Mariajo
Summary: "Flooded is the funny and beautifully illustrated tale of animals who live in a city that is ever so slowly flooding. The flood comes gradually at first. A business lion reads about it in the paper over his breakfast and absent-mindedly says 'hmm!', but does nothing about it. All the animals ignore the obvious and go about their busy lives, disjointed from one another and preoccupied by their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Editions 2022
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Summary: A young girl is skeptical when her parents declare they will have a simple Christmas focused on giving rather than getting, but soon their old barn is filled with food, fun, friends, and homemade gifts. Includes directions for making star ornaments, Christmas card coasters, and melted crayon rocks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2021
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE ALSDillard, Sarah
Summary: "The Mouse Scouts are back for another badge. Violet, Tigerlily, and their friends are determined to earn their 'Make a Difference" badge'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DILDealey, Erin
Summary: After the worst snowstorm of the year, a young girl wishes on a snow globe that everyone will come out to play and share a dream of peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Dealey 2019Messner, Kate
Summary: From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MESGreen, Harold
Summary: Harry's grandmother, Big Girl, teaches him the power of love for self and community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRELowry, Lois.
Summary: In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC LOWRaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUReidy, Jean
Summary: "Together, there's so much we can do, in a book, me and you ... and all the world too! Amazing adventures are in store when we play together, learn together, stand together, and work side-by-side. So, get ready for fun! Get ready to grow!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REIPhi, Bao
Summary: On their way to a May Day parade, twins Hue and Hoa spy a confused-looking duck and try to help it reach the pond, while neighbors from many countries offer help and greetings in different languages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHIAgostini, Alliah L.
Summary: Shane, a boy with big dancing dreams, learns the meaning of courage and community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AGOLowry, Lois.
Summary: In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2004
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOWCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC LOWMcCullough, Kathy
Summary: When Asha, in a moment of desperation, makes a wish, it is answered by a little ball of boundless energy called Star who helps her save her community and prove that anything is possible if you just believe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: A little boy is excited to work alongside his Papa as they collect eggs, plums, peppers and pumpkins to sell at their stand in the farmer's market, but when Papa cannot make it to the stand, his community gathers around him, with dishes made of his own produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EADLiu-Trujillo, Robert
Summary: Art and his dad venture to their local farmer's market to find fresh ingredients to make a juice that will help Dad overcome his cold, and learn that staying healthy takes carrots, collards, cayenne, and community. Includes recipe for cold-clobbering juice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUJanowitz, Jessie
Summary: When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Janowitz 2018Wei, Tang
Summary: Granny has built a splendid vegetable garden from scratch on the rooftop of her Chengdu apartment building, and when harvest time comes she gives the extra produce to her neighbors and cooks a delicious feast for her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEIFogliano, Julie
Summary: "The cyclical nature of day and night frames a heartfelt exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neil Porter Books/Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOGGopal, Jyoti Rajan
Summary: "With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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Summary: In this graphic novel retelling of Disney Wish, Asha finds her plea to save her community answered by a cosmic force called Star, proving that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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Summary: If there's one thing Lily Hong can't stand, it's being second best. That's why she and Max Zhang have been bitter rivals ever since he swooped into town as the new kid with the cool clothes and his fancy downtown Chinese school and showed her up in the fifth-grade reading challenge. She had wanted to be the one to win the pizza party for their class. Okay, so that was two years ago . . . her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024