Lowry, Lois.
Summary: In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC LOWMackintosh, David
Summary: Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG MACMcDonald, Megan
Summary: Incredible shrinking kid: The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school and discovers candy companies will send him free samples if he writes letters to them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCDHarvey, Jacqueline
Summary: "What would you do if you woke up in a strange place? If your whole life changed in the blink of an eye and you had no idea what was going on? Twins Kensy and Max Grey's lives are turned upside down when they are whisked off to London, and discover their parents are missing. As the situation unfolds, so many things don't add up: their strange new school, the bizarre grannies on their street,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series Harvey 2020Hayes, Geoffrey.
Summary: When their cousin Bo comes to visit, Benny and Penny hide their toys and try to go on a treasure hunt without him, but Bo will not stop pestering them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Toon Books 2010
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Summary: As Halloween approaches, Mr. Pants, his mom, and his sisters share a series of adventures as they choose costumes and get stuck at the airport when they miss their flight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MCCCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MCCBuamah, Nicholas
Summary: Kayla and Kyle are back with a new vocabulary-fueled adventure! When Kyle finds a puppy on his way to school, he and his sister must keep it out of sight until the end of the day. But with a lively puppy like Snowball, that’s easier said than done! Find out what sort of trouble they get into - and how they get out of it - all while learning an impressive new word on every single page.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mother Hubbard & Co. LLC 0000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BUA (basket)Johnson, Marion
Summary: Caillou watches his little sister Rosie while Mommy lies down to rest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chouette 2007
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Summary: A young girl learns that you are never too old to dream and imagine, as she is taken on the summer adventure of a lifetime by a spectacular little luna moth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mackinac Island Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LEWPark, Barbara
Summary: Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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Summary: A year ago, Brooke Covington lost everything when her beloved older brother, Jason, confessed to the murder of his best friend, Calvin. Brooke and her family became social pariahs, broken and unable to console one another. Brooke's only solace remains the ice-skating rink, where she works but no longer lets herself dream about a future skating professionally.When Brooke encounters Calvin's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION JOHWorley, Rob M.
Summary: The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It's piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2010
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Summary: The Kobayashi twins, Megumu and Mitsuru, were named after historical figures, but only Megumu has grown up with a taste for history. So when Mitsuru is in danger of losing his weekends to extra history classes, he convinces his sister to swap clothes with him and ace his tests! After all, how hard can it be for them to play each other? Megumu has once again switched places with her brother,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SOParry, Rosanne
Summary: "For Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family's matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC PARLarbalestier, Justine
Summary: What if the most terrifying person you know is your ten-year-old sister?Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister Rosa. But he's also certain that she's a diagnosable psychopath--clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who knows; he's the only one his sister trusts. Rosa is smart, talented, pretty,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC LARKonigsburg, E. L.
Summary: Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1967
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION KONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J Fiction KonigsburgCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KONBEARD, DARLEEN BAILEY
Summary: Two children experience a tornado.
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Publisher / Publication Date: FARRAR STRAUS GRIOUX 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BEARDMcDonald, Kirsten
Summary: Tio Alex has taken the twins on a camping trip in the woods. Everything is going great until they discover their perfect campsite has been ruined by wildlife. But the twins and their uncle don't let that take any of the sparkle out of the campout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCDRussell, Bailey J.
Summary: After the Junior/Senior Lock-In fire the Portal in Hawthorne Harbor is wide open. The Seers are busy taking care of ghosts and are amazed at how many there are. Every day since the Portal opened, Mary has secretly gone there to watch all the ghosts come through. She is looking for her brother. A ghost that looks like Paul steps thorough, and Mary is disappointed when it is not him. But who is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Claw, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RUSOlder, Daniel José
Summary: Magdalys's connection with the dinosaurs has led the US Army to some important victories, but the Civil War's not over yet and the squad members find themselves fighting deep in the Louisiana bayou. Then General Ulysses S. Grant himself entrusts Magdalys with a top secret mission -- one that the very success of the Union depends on. Because as the friends will soon find out, the United States...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD OLDEdwards, Samantha
Summary: When Jacob is born, Samantha is excited to have a little brother, but Jacob quickly grows into a loud, chaotic, and seemingly unstoppable force. His diagnosis with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is shared by millions of kids, so why does Samantha's unruly homelife feel so uniquely difficult? As Samantha struggles to understand and survive Jacob's daily shenanigans, shared...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 EDWGarretson, Dee
Summary: "In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations all around the world! The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they're supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help of a puzzle in a papyrus scroll, they figure out their next mission to deliver a tiny ancient pharaoh statue to an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2017
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GARWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: The Alden children have discovered a mystery close to home, it appears their beloved boxcar is haunted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WARCreech, Sharon.
Summary: Two orphaned peasant children discover a mysterious pouch, the contents of which lead them to the majestic Castle Corona, where their lives may be transformed forever.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Children's Audio 2007