Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Summary: "This is a story about my grandfather: how he got stranded on a volcanic island, was almost turned into barbecue and found the most important moment in the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023
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Summary: "This is a story about my grandfather: how he got stranded on a volcanic island, was almost turned into barbecue and found the most important moment in the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG AEVGino, Alex
Summary: Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GINNewman, Lesléa
Summary: "Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEWStaniszewski, Anna
Summary: "Am I really Polish? On a trip to visit relatives in Poland, a young girl feels disconnected from her identity ... until she and her cousin bond over their shared love of mermaids, magic and fairy tales"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STAMontgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Summary: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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Summary: Yasmeen has a wonderful time celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with her family and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KHA (Basket)Doyle, Catherine
Summary: "In the third book in the series, Fionn and his friends must use their wits to save Arranmore Island from the evil sorceress Morrigan "--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DOYMlynowski, Sarah
Summary: When Jonah and two of his friends are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan, Abby and the fairy Maryrose follow them to make sure they are safe--but soon Abby uncovers a plot by the evil fairy Gluck and Tinkerbell to trap Maryrose in Neverland forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: "When the magic tree house returns it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands where they become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: "Can Pua the pig stop Heihei the rooster from causing trouble for Moana at the island feast?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: The discovery of an old map by his sister Thea leads Geronimo and his family to search for buried treasure on a faraway island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STICho, Tina
Summary: Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother's strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ ALONG CHODahm, Evan
Summary: "Alef has planted his flag on the Infinite Land and built an enormous citadel along the coastline--but it's not enough. He is preparing to venture inland and wage war against the Continent's native population. Hunder, now Chief in name only, doesn't have the courage to stop him. Suddenly, Wick returns from the sea with an urgent message: Sola, the cursed girl who was lost at sea, may still be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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Summary: The seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published. In this book Anne Shirley is married with six children, but the book focuses more on her new neighbor, the new Presbyterian minister John Meredith, as well as the interactions between Anne's and John Meredith's children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2015
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Summary: In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl guides the reader through the traditions and shapes of Islam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE KHALaRocca, Rajani
Summary: When his grandfather, who makes masala chai each morning for the family, sprains his ankle, impatient Aarav decides to make the chai himself, but when his rushing causes him to miss some crucial steps, he must learn to slow down to get the recipe right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRADoyle, Catherine
Summary: Fionn Boyle, terrified of the sea, must spend the summer with this older sister, Tara, and their grandfather on Arranmore, an island that has been known to make people disappear, and seems to be restless again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: Mr. Summerling has left Marly, Sai, and Isla a set of brand-new clues to follow, including tickets to the mysterious Summer Island, where they hope to finally discover what lies at the end of the treasure hunt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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Summary: Tor, Engle, and Melda must stop a band of cursed pirates from taking over their home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ASTMontgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Summary: This edition of the classic novel about the Prince Edward Island orphan contains critical material on the work itself and its author, as well as essays, poems, and songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONEstroff, Sharon
Summary: When Daniel, Joy, and Kimani suddenly find themselves stranded on a mysterious island, they must work together to find clues hidden around that somehow hold the key to finding their way back home. Includes STEAM related activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Margin Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ESTMitchell, Jane
Summary: Azari's life has been split in two and the halves are as different as lemons and mangoes. Running links the two parts of her life: sometimes when she runs it is because she wants to, because she feels strong and free. But sometimes it is because she has no other choice. When Azari and her mother flee for their lives to Ireland they are put in a centre for asylum seekers. They must share a room...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Island Books 2023