Lasky, Kathryn
Summary: Deep in the wilds of Scotland, land of ancient warrior kings and myths, there is a deep secret. The secret is a colony of beavers, a species that is craved for their fur pelts, but vilified for what humans consider to be the destruction of their land. No beaver has been spotted in Scotland or England for over five hundred years, until the young beaver, Dunwattle, is sighted! Dunwattle's flight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LASLewis, Gill.
Summary: Callum becomes friends with Iona, a practically feral classmate who has discovered an osprey, thought to be gone from Scotland, on Callum's family farm, and they eventually share the secret with others, including Jeneba who encounters the same bird at her home in Gambia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWWiley, Melissa.
Summary: An abridged version of the childhood adventures in the Scottish countryside of six-year-old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2007
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Summary: In this book, you will meet Princess Merida.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2017
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Summary: A German soldier risks his life to drop off the sought-after Enigma Machine to British Intelligence, hiding it in a pub in a small town in northeast Scotland. Louisa Adair, a teen girl hired to look after the pub owner's elderly, German-born aunt, Jane Warner, finds it but doesn't report it. Flight-Lieutenant Jamie Beaufort-Stuart intercepts a signal but can't figure it out. Ellen McEwen,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC WEICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Wein 2020Stiefvater, Maggie
Summary: When a supernatural being appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent of demolishing the realm, Princess Merida, under the watchful eyes of the gods, embarks on a series of epic journeys to save those she loves from ruin. Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family--jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets-- and her peaceful kingdom. But she's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC STISchwab, Victoria
Summary: Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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Summary: In this adventure Tank the Great Dane's active imagination takes her and Haggis the Scotty on a airplane trip to Scotland, where they visit a castle, enjoy high tea--and get chased by a werewolf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE YOUWilliamson, Victoria
Summary: On a remote Scottish island, Max loses his hearing in a boating accident. Struggling to make sense of his new life, and resenting being put into the 'special' class at school, he notices changes taking place after a new wind farm is constructed off the island's coast. People have become irritable and unpredictable, and acts of violence threaten to tear the community apart. For the turbines are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neem Tree Press 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: JFIC WILLester, Helen.
Summary: Angus, a very messy monster who lives with his parents in Loch Ness, learns an important lesson about picking up after himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LesterLasky, Kathryn
Summary: Deep in the wilds of Scotland, land of ancient warrior kings and myths, there is a deep secret. The secret is a colony of beavers, a species that is craved for their fur pelts, but vilified for what humans consider to be the destruction of their land. No beaver has been spotted in Scotland or England for over five hundred years, until the young beaver, Dunwattle, is sighted! Dunwattle's flight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC LASFlaherty, Alice W.
Summary: A young American girl's picky eating habits transform a small worm into the famous Loch Ness monster. Includes facts about the biology of pickiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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Summary: "When the Thea Sisters' friend Bridget returns to Scotland for a family emergency, the five mice offer to help. And when Bridget goes missing, they have to rush to Scotland to find her! Along the way, the Thea Sisters encounter Celtic legends, cryptic messages, and hidden treasures on a trip that's full of surprises!" -- p. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Stilton 2012Baccalario, Pierdomenico
Summary: Finley McPhee is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living outside a small town in northern Scotland--until he meets Aiby Lily and is caught up in the deadly, centuries-old fight for ownership of the Enchanted Emporium, where genuinely magical items are safely stored.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BACWilliamson, Victoria
Summary: "A straight-talking but uplifting story about a boy living with ADHD and the sparks that fly when he moves in with his perfectionist step-sister..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILYoung, Samantha
Summary: "I am Comet Caldwell. And I sort of, kind of, absolutely hate my name. People expect extraordinary things from a girl named Comet. That she'll be effortlessly cool and light up a room the way a comet blazes across the sky. But from the shyness that makes her book-character friends more appealing than real people to the parents whose indifference hurts more than an open wound, Comet has never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION YOUCooper, Susan
Summary: Allie, Jay, the Boggart, and his cousin Nessie strive to stop an American developer from destroying their home, even if that means waking up deadly Old Magic creatures.--Provided by Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Cooper 2018Don, Lari
Summary: "Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths. And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie. But it's easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon..." Flora is playing with her brothers and sisters by the loch when she notices a stunning white horse. While her siblings clamour for a chance to ride the beautiful animal, Flora is worried. Where has this strange horse...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Edinburgh Picture Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DONRisco, Elle D.
Summary: After unleashing a beastly curse upon her Scottish village, Princess Merida embarks on a perilous quest and discovers the meaning of true bravery. Full color.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Book 2012
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Summary: Retells in graphic novel format Stevenson's story about David Balfour who, after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GrantStevenson, Robert Louis
Summary: An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dalmatian Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: JF Classic StevensonMcCaughrean, Geraldine
Summary: In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCCYolen, Jane.
Summary: As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2002
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: FIC YOLSummary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002