Knowles, Johanna
Summary: Little Worm finds a song stuck in his head--and learns that his friends all have songs of their own to listen to.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KNODeGarmo, John
Summary: A sensitive picture book to help ease the anxieties of foster children aged 4 to 10 entering placement. In A Different Home, Jessie tells us her story of being placed in foster care. At first she is worried and has lots of questions. The new home is not like her old home -- she has a different bedroom, different clothes, and there's different food for breakfast. She also misses her family. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEGHunter, Erin
Summary: Gravely injured, Frostpaw places her trust in a young warrior, convincing him to protect her as she follows StarClan's cryptic directions toward the roots of RiverClan, where she hopes to find the answers she so desperately seeks while staving off a war between the clans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HUNCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HUNPalacio, R. J.
Summary: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Espan̋ol 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: J468 PAL SPANISHJohnson, Julia
Summary: The story of a young boy who goes pearl diving with his father and discovers the treasures and dangers of the sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stacey International 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHScribens, Sunny
Summary: Blast off into space and take a rocket ride around the universe! This animated singalong features a team of kid astronauts who fly their homemade spaceship past planets, stars, black holes and meteors before landing back on earth in time for supper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SCRDonaldson, Julia
Summary: George wished he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So, one day, when he sees a new shop selling giant-size clothes, he decides it's time for a new look. With smart trousers, a smart shirt, stripey tie and shiny shoes, George is a new giant. But, on his way home, he meets various animals who desperately need his help, and his clothes!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Children's 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DONSánchez, Erika L.
Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 SPANISH SANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH SANGrine, Chris
Summary: "Eleven-year-old Willow doesn't want to go to her dad's weird old summer camp any more than she wants her family to move to the weird old town where that camp is located. But her family--and fate itself--seem to have plans of their own. Soon Willow finds herself neck-deep in a confounding mystery involving stolen snacks, suspected vampires, and missing campers, all shrouded in the sinister fog...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2021
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Summary: "In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird -- a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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Summary: "Murray worries...about lots of things. He doesn't want to go out in the rain. He's scared of the barking dogs at the park. Fireworks make him jump. But gradually he learns that he can put on a raincoat. He can make new friends. He can be brave."--Front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEBeskow, Elsa
Summary: Shortly before Christmas, there is finally enough snow for Ollie to use his new skis, and he visits the palace of King Winter, where the king's subjects are busy making Christmas gifts, but still have time to play with Ollie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESGratz, Alan
Summary: Josef is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America. Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRAWest, Tracey
Summary: Diego is under the spell of the wizard Maldred who wants to control the Naga, an enormous dragon that lives deep within the Earth, and plans to use Diego to steal the two keys necessary for that purpose; the first key is guarded by Argent, the silver dragon, and Jean his dragon master, so Drake, Bo, Carlos, and their dragons travel to Gallia to try and stop the theft and break the spell on Diego.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WESLies, Brian
Summary: "Little Bat has to know. What is daytime like? He has lots of questions about what happens while bats are asleep. Where do the stars go? And just who's awake in the daytime, anyway? Luckily, Rusty the squirrel is there to show him around. But can Little Bat stay awake all day? And how is it possible for two animals, one nocturnal and one diurnal, to be friends? Join Little Bat and Rusty as they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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Summary: A picture book from award-winning Leo Timmers about three silly knights and a clever dragon The king can't sleep until the dragon is found. Luckily, the three knights know everything about dragons and are armed to the teeth! Now they just have to find him. They set out into the night with a candle in hand. Soon they find something that looks very much like a dragon ... Attack!The funny rhyming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2021
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Summary: Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HUNCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC HUNSainte-Marie, Buffy
Summary: "Tâpwê can't wait to spend a week with his cousins on the other side of the reserve--especially since his Kokum has given him the most amazing gift. His new Magic Hat has bluebirds and grass snakes that come to life! He's so excited to see what adventures he and his new animal friends will have that he forgets his Kokum's advice: Watch out for tricksters! Tâpwê's adventure is everything he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SAIO'Donoghue, Caroline
Summary: Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. Not only does she feel like the sole idiot in a family of geniuses, she managed to drive away her best friend Lily a year ago. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last. Things are looking up - until she discovers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC O'DOHarwood-Jones, Markus
Summary: "Having the courage to love beyond established lines. Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer performance camp to address concerns of her parents and teachers over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and Sydney. The problem is that the pair can't seem to stand each other, and Jassie realizes she's got romantic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HARWenzel, Brendan
Summary: Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world. To some animals it's a pebble, To others it's a hill, and to others, a home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2019
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Summary: Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRACopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Gratz 2017Taplin, Sam
Summary: Little unicorn is hiding! Very young children will love peeping through the holes and touching the textured pages in this magical hide-and-seek board book, spotting mermaids, fairies and dragons along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd. 2019
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Summary: The Flyte family find birds a nuisance as does everyone else, for there is simply not enough room for them on the ground. It is only when Mr Flyte invents a flying machine that the birds finally learn to fly. Ages 1+
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013