Prevost, Jeanne
Summary: When Lauren gets angry with her father for having their dog Scout spayed, dashing her hopes of having the fun of raising puppies, Lauren's dad takes her to an animal shelter to show why they made the decision not to breed Scout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Gryphon Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PREPrevost, Jeanne
Summary: When Jim and his mom return home from the vet with Molly the cat after her surgery, Jim asks, "Why did we keep Molly from having kittens? I like kittens!" In this delightfully illustrated imagined journey into the future, Jim's mom shows the many ways that Molly's (and her kittens') potential for multiplying would change their lives--and not for the better! It's Raining Cats--and Cats! will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gryphon Press 2008
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Summary: Emmy's mom has a drinking problem that is starting to affect Emmy. Former friends aren't allowed to associate with her anymore, and Emmy doesn't know where to turn for help.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morningtide Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AUTAtkins, Jeannine
Summary: A biographical novel in verse about Lise Meitner, an Austrian Jew and physics professor in Nazi Germany who escaped to Sweden and whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission. Includes author's note and timeline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MEIAtkins, Jeannine
Summary: A biographical novel in verse of seven girls from different time periods who used math to explore the mysteries of the universe and grew up to do innovate work that changed history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2020
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Summary: Hannah orders a sandwich filled with everything from avocado to zucchini, throwing Mr. McDougal at the cafe into a sandwich-building frenzy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANHowden, Sarah
Summary: "During a special Girl Scouts trip, Darlene gets to camp out on the front lawn of the White House! But will she find the courage to show Michelle Obama her knot-tying skills?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN HOWPoh, Jennie
Summary: When his mother sends Herbie the young hedgehog out on his first big foraging adventure, a big wind sweeps him far from home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POHHall, Leanne
Summary: When sixteen-year-old Yin Mitchell is abducted, the news reverberates through the whole Year Ten class at Balmoral Ladies College. As the hours tick by, the girls know the chance of Yin being found alive is becoming smaller and smaller. Everyone is affected by Yin's disappearance--even scholarship student Chloe, who usually stays out of Balmoral dramas, is drawn into the maelstrom. And when she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Text Publishing 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HALChristmas, Johnnie
Summary: "Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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Summary: Letter by letter, B Is for Bellies is a joyous picture book celebration of every body from A to Z! This ode to self-love and kindness encourages us to remember that every body is worthy of respect, whether it be letting go on the dance floor or engaging in peaceful rest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE DYBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DYELennie, Charles.
Summary: Travel millions of years back in time to meet the velociraptor ! Learn everything from what the velociraptor looked like to what it ate, and even where their goliath fossils have been found today. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic information about the velociraptor through easy-to-read, simple text alongside colorful images!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 LENGuest, Elissa Haden
Summary: "Wearing their hard hats, safety goggles, and work boots, a team of toddlers are busy building away. Using excavators, shovels, and bulldozers, they are hard at work making their perfect playhouse blueprint come to life. Jaunty rhyme perfectly complements the playful and bouncing illustrations in this kid pleaser." -- Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GUECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GUEKukkonen, Janne
Summary: "Lily is a young novice who dreams of being a master thief. That's not easy when the Guildmaster of Thieves only assigns you the lowliest jobs: pick-pocketing, trespassing, and petty theft. But on one of these meager quests, Lily unearths a plot involving a mysterious cult and long-forgotten gods -- a secret that could destroy the whole world. Lily must fight to save the same people who have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: :01, First second 2019
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Summary: Like all cowgirls, Nellie Sue loves to go camping so after she and her friend Anna practice indoors, Daddy helps them pitch their tent in the wilderness of the back yard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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Summary: Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love observing Monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their morning walk, so when they discover that the milkweed Monarchs need to survive has been mowed down, Mr. McGinty comes to the rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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Summary: Luca's entire identity and future are entwined around dance until he loses his performing arts scholarship after a debilitating injury. Gutted and demoted to public school attendee, the only bright spots in his new future are two friends he quickly makes, but knowing that one is gorgeous, popular, and avowed heterosexual, Luca can't help feeling he is setting himself up for another heartbreak.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MADBirdsall, Jeanne.
Summary: The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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Summary: When a roamer trades them an ancient book with only a few pages remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the book seems to describe in hopes that it will get their new community, Sparks, through the winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DUPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DUPJanni, Rebecca.
Summary: Nellie Sue, who fancies herself a real cowgirl, wants a horse for her birthday, but she discovers that a brand new bicycle--her first--takes almost as much taming as a filly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JANCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JANBirdsall, Jeanne.
Summary: While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC BIRBarrett, Hayley
Summary: A couple celebrates their new roles as parents by spending the first days of their baby's life alone in their home, where a new dynamic of cuddling, connecting, and learning unfolds
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Barrett 2019Hatch, Leanne
Summary: As Cole grows older, his baby blanket still means a lot to him until it unravels, and then he is ready to give it up--but is his mother?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House 2021
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Summary: "It's been five years since Wendy and her two brothers vanished into the woods near the small coastal town of Astoria, Oregon. Wendy returned with no memory of where she had been or what had happened to her. Her brothers did not. When the town's children start to disappear, the mystery around her brothers is brought back into the light, and the police are once again knocking on Wendy's door for...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021