Lindbergh, Reeve.
Summary: Secrets of the dark are revealed in this poem describing a farm at midnight.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Pied Piper 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LINAcevedo, Elizabeth
Summary: Curvaceous sixteen-year-old Xiomara Batista discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her fiercely religious mother's view of women, as well as her relationship to a world dominated by rape-culture.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ACEGarza, Xavier
Summary: Just as Joaquin and his mother are about to enjoy their pan de muerto on the Day of the Dead, a skeleton arrives offering to play music in exchange for one tiny bite.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GRIMyracle, Lauren
Summary: Winnie's thirteenth year brings many joys and challenges as she negotiates her relationship with her first boyfriend and realizes that change is inevitable in her friends, family and even herself.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MYRGal, Susan.
Summary: While preparing for bedtime, a little girl and her dog note all the different kinds of lights that brighten up the night, from headlights to moonlight.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GALBerger, Carin
Summary: "A collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experiences to be found in nighttime spaces"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BERWilliams-Garcia, Rita.
Summary: In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC WILSummary: For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CALSummary: Press the light to make it flash on every page--and help the PAW Patrol save the day! Lights on for rescue! Join the PAW Patrol in three Ultimate Rescues, led by Marshall, Chase, and Rubble. Turn on the flashing lights on every page and help the pups save the day! This interactive novelty format is sure to appeal to the youngest PAW Patrol fans!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2021
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Summary: A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC WEAStone, Tamara Ireland
Summary: Hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Samantha has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off. When Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret. Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, and she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC STOReid, C. L.
Summary: Best friends Emma and Izzie take a pottery class together and make a new friend. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE REIBoynton, Sandra.
Summary: An assortment of animals on a boat take a bath, put on their pajamas, brush their teeth, and exercise before going to bed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 1995
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Summary: A little girl falls asleep, her book in hand, and as she dreams an astonishing adventure unfolds. This wordless picture book celebrates the joy and freedom that can be found in stories, dreams and the imagination.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALFussner, Kate
Summary: "Love at first sight isn't a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it's fate. Olivia is a capital-P Poet, and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day, but for now she's just the new girl. And then Eden shows up to Poetry Club and everything changes. Eden isn't out, and she has rules for dating Olivia: don't call. Don't tell her friends. And don't let anyone know they're together....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FUSSwanson, Susan Marie.
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Company 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SWACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Swanson 2008Copies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SWACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WAD BOARD BOOKAcevedo, Elizabeth
Summary: Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC ACEHandford, Martin
Summary: "Where's Waldo? In the spotlight ... somewhere! Now that the rest of the scene has gone dark, finding him is a new challenge"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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Summary: When children are fast asleep, some people are hard at work keeping the city safe and clean, and when daylight comes they go home to sleep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOWFan, Eric
Summary: "A mysterious cook whips up midnight meals for fellow night owls in a lavish lunch cart while a hungry mouse looks on in this atmospheric picture book inspired by the forerunner of food trucks and diners. A delectable picture book inspired by forerunners of food truck, for fans of The Night Gardener. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022
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Summary: "Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me A World 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ELHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ELHStutzman, Jonathan.
Summary: This lyrical bedtime story celebrates the wonderous beauty of the natural world and the intimate family moments we share each night.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer and Bray an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUBowles, David (David O.)
Summary: Twelve-year-old Güero, a red-headed, freckled Mexican American border kid, discovers the joy of writing poetry, thanks to his seventh grade English teacher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2021