Kephart, Beth
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Mira lives in a small island beach town off the coast of New Jersey year-round, and when a devastating superstorm strikes she will face the storm's wrath and the destruction it leaves behind alone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KEPZucker, Naomi Flink.
Summary: Eleven-year-old Callie Jones tries to keep track of all the rules for fitting in that other middle schoolers seem to know, but when the town decides to replace Halloween with an Autumn Festival, Callie leads her large family in an unusual protest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Egmont USA 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JFIC ZUCSummary: "A story of community, belonging, and friendship told by South Asian authors through an interconnected anthology, based in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, and centralized at the town community center."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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Summary: In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2016
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Summary: When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2008
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Summary: When Gabriela hears about tryouts for a solo dance at the next dance competition she is super excited, but when Brie, her best friend at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance, decides to try out as well, it seems like it might be the end of a beautiful friendship--because Gabby really wants this opportunity, and she is having trouble dealing with the idea of competing against a friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: Tegan Masters is dead. She's sixteen and she's dead and she's standing in the parking lot of the Marybelle Motor Lodge, the single most depressing motel in all of New Jersey and the place where Tegan spent what she remembers as the worst weekend of her life. In the front office, she meets Zelda, an annoyingly cute teen angel with a snarky sense of humor and an epic set of wings. According to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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Summary: Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance is Grace's refuge from middle school, but when Ella, the girl that makes fun of her at school, decides to join the Academy, Grace has two choices--let Ella's snide comments mess up her dance practice, or find her voice and, with the support of her friends, stand up to the bully.
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: In order to play more music in the future, Gwilym first has to deal with the past. Thriteen-year-old Gwilym Duckworthy's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. It's a day he spends with his family and friends, playing football and taking part in a scavenger hunt. He is thankful for his good life. But this year, our of the blue, his mom calls him, wanting to reconnect, which forces Gwilym to deal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bird Upstairs 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCGTarshis, Lauren
Summary: For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2016
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Summary: One minute Qwerty Stevens is researching a last-minute report on the Internet, and the next minute Benjamin Franklin is sitting on his bed. Thanks to the Anytime Anywhere Machine hooked up to his computer, Qwerty has snatched Franklin from July 4, 1776, the very day the Declaration of Independence was signed. Qwerty and his best friend, Joe, realize they have to get Franklin back in time for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GUTTracy, Taylor
Summary: Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Natalie Lloyd, and Jasmine Warga, this beautiful novel in verse explores one girl's struggle to regain her magic after a hurricane forces her to move away from her beloved ocean that, she believes, has given her special powers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TRAPatterson, James
Summary: "Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jimmy Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION PATBarakiva, Michael
Summary: Reed is leading his best life: he's just kissed the boy of his dreams, his band is finally taking off, and he's a shoo-in to getting elected as next year's Student Council president. But he's ready to give it all up when his suspiciously artistocratic guidance counselor tells him he has been chosen to go on the adventure of a lifetime. Because Reed is the first of five Stone Bearers to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "Ten people are invited to share a prom house at the Jersey Shore for the weekend. Every one of them has a secret . . . and when one by one they begin to die, panic ensues. Could somebody's prom date also be . . . a killer?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Underlined 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MUERand, Johnathan.
Summary: Shayleen Mills and her family are vacationing at the the seaside resort of Wildwood, New Jersey, along with hundres of other families. But there's something lurking in the water - something hideous from the depths of the sea. When Shayleen spots a jellyfish on the beach she doesn't think much of it. However, when a jellfish rises into the air and attacks, she knows she's in a lot of trouble. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AudioCraft 2007
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Summary: It's 1914, and twelve-year old Darleen Darling has the most exciting job in the world - she gets to dangle from cliffs and stop moving trains and soar through the sky in runaway balloons! Yes, that's right: Darleen is a hero and a star - in the make-believe world of the movies. But Darleen's fictional adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping intended as a publicity stunt becomes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NES1 available in Battle of the Books Display, Call number: J FIC NES
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC NESStrohmeyer, Sarah.
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Zoe and her cousin Jess eagerly start summer jobs at New Jersey's Fairyland theme park, but Jess does not get her dream role and Zoe is assigned to be personal assistant to the park's "Queen," winning her no friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC STRHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2006
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Holm 2006Messner, Kate
Summary: Ranger the time-travelling Golden retriever and young Isaac Pope come together in 1776 during Washington's retreat after the Battle of Long Island, and Ranger stays with Isaac while he slowly recovers from Smallpox--but Ranger's real mission comes later when Isaac is sent to spy out the Hessian troops' intentions before the Battle of Trenton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC MESWillems, Mo
Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR GREEN SPANISH WILAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021