Alessandri, 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
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALECala, Caroline
Summary: Mayhem ensues in their sleepy California beach town when three best friends, motivated by unlimited snacks, no parents, and earning money for an epic seventh-grade party, find an old copy of "The Babysitters Club" and decide to start their own babysitting business.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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Summary: Poppleton the pig enjoys the summer by trying to tan, renting a jeep and taking a drive with his friend Hudson, and drinking summer rain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLBarkley, Callie
Summary: Liz and her friends are spending a fall weekend at the cabin at Marigold Lake, planning to bake pies and enjoy nature, but Lizzie forgets to put sugar in her berry pie--a mistake which proves fortuitous when she needs a lot of berries to feed a migrating goose who has fallen behind his flock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BARFipps, Lisa
Summary: Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FIPDaywalt, Drew
Summary: Monkey has a big box, which he tells Cake has a cat inside, but only when the box is closed; Cake suggest that maybe it is a dinosaur instead, and the two friends puzzle over how they can solve the problem of finding out what is in the box, if it is always empty when opened.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DAYWillems, Mo
Summary: Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?
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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 WILBurnell, Heather Ayris
Summary: In three stories, friends Unicorn and Yeti enjoy each others' company as they make up an original game, play hide-and-seek, and work on a puzzle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "When other commitments threaten the success of the Best Babysitters Ever, Malia is frustrated until she comes up with a plan to hire new babysitters and take a cut of their wages." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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Summary: When Glow, a bioluminescent squid who loves to show off his twirling skills, ditches his friends in search of fans, he gets lost and loses his glow, but luckily he runs into some familiar faces and realizes he would much rather twirl with friends than twirl for fans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHSales, Leila
Summary: When eleven-year-old Vanessa discovers an abandoned museum, she starts filling it with her own projects and art and memories, thinking maybe, if she can put them all together in just the right way, she can finally understand why she and her relationships are the way they are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SALWillems, 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 WILHemingway, Edward.
Summary: Relates how Mac, the apple, and Will, the worm, become friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2012
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Summary: "Cranky is feeling, well, cranky. But don't ask why. Because you know what doesn't help when you're feeling cranky? Everyone asking you what's wrong! Is there anything that will help? Find out in this irresistible story about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships"--Front flap of jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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Summary: Eight-year-old Kwame is eager to start Nkonyaa School and learn calabash magic, yet none of the teachers can figure out what kind of magic is in his calabash--but when one of Kwame's new friends is possessed by an evil magic his power is revealed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MENCopies Available at East Bay
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Summary: "Willa and her friends have a powerful magic inside of them-they each have the ability to transform into a Glitter Dragon Girl ... The troublesome Shadow Sprites are after the Tree Queen's magic again, and it can only be saved by a special potion. The Dragon Girls must work together to gather all of the ingredients. Willa is leading their quest, but she's scared of what might happen if they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: After a visiting the library to search for new adventure ideas, Miguel and Clarke go on a trip that is out of this world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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Summary: When Maya starts spending a lot of time with Maddie, an old friend, her friends from coding club worry she won't finish her part of the project, coding the lights and music for the winter dance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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Summary: "Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that--gasp!--make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in traditional black. That is, until he finds out that his best friend has a pink secret of her own"--OCLC.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DRABailey, Jenn
Summary: Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023
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Summary: "There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer. She used to lie a lot, but not anymore. Seriously, she only tells the truth now. Even though she hadn't wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she doesn't want to leave. It's the truth. With her mom and new baby brother home from the hospital, it's almost time for Harriet to pack up and head home from Marble Island...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Every creation two friends build together ends up tumbling down, except their friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Summary: The girls in the coding club are preparing their voting app for the school talent show, but when they discover Erin is secretly suffering from anxiety they band together to find her help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHMara, Maddy
Summary: "Azmina, Willa, and Naomi are thrilled to learn they're Glitter Dragon Girls. Summoned to the Magic Forest by its magnificent ruler, the Tree Queen, the girls quickly find out their dragon-selves have unbelievable abilities ... As Dragon Girls, they are sworn protectors of the forest and must help keep it safe from the troublesome Shadow Sprites, who are determined to take the forest's magic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023