Cham, Jorge
Summary: "Oliver has a lot going on starting his first year of middle school--new friends, new classes, new everything. But at least there's one thing that still makes sense: science! Determined to be an astrophysicist one day, Oliver explains everything he learns--like how the sun burps, how ghost particles fly through you, the uncanny similarities between Mercury and cafeteria meatballs, and most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHARex, Adam
Summary: This is a story about magic, if you like that kind of thing. It is also a story about a ghost with amnesia, an unpopular fairy, an ungrateful little town, and an extremely wise and helpful raven (who happens to be a pretty talented storyteller). But mostly, it is about a friendly little wizard who lives inside a big hill and really, really, really wants to be a hero. His name is Gumluck, and he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Gumluck, a young, naíve wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC REXRubin, Adam
Summary: "When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2017
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Summary: When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandpiper 2011
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Rubin, Adam
Summary: "Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone: A boy and his robot nanny travel the globe in search of the world's tastiest treat. A girl and her sister compete in an ice cream eating contest--against an honest-to-goodness pig. A child prodigy invents a new way to create the freshest dessert ever. And we should probably mention the evil ice cream seller terrorizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2022
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Summary: A girl experiences a tumultuous and overwhelming visit from her aunts, but when they finally say good-bye she discovers that the uncles are on their way to visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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Summary: Si quieres ser amigo de un dragón, los tacos son la clave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2015
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 RUB SPANISHRubin, Adam
Summary: "Here are six thrilling stories--ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to adventure--set in six different worlds, featuring artwork from six different illustrators."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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Summary: Despite being told that she is nothing but "empty calories," Candy is excited by her big break--being digested by the body, in this humorous exploration of the digestive system, presented as a Broadway musical.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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Summary: When a bird and a crab team up to combine the advantages of flight and claws, it gives them an idea: why not expand the team to include other animals who have a special trait--and soon they all set out to rescue their lake from development, because united together they are unstoppable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REXGrant, Adam M.
Summary: As Box searches for the right person to reveal the gift he conceals, he encounters children who are grasping, bickering, rough, and otherwise badly behaved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRADiPucchio, Kelly.
Summary: "Zombie lovebirds Mortimer and Mildred discover a baby on their doorstep. They're worried sick when the baby sleeps through the night and hardly ever cries. How will they teach him to be a proper zombie child?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2015
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Summary: When all his efforts to find a sweetheart fail, Mortimer the zombie decides to place an ad in the newspaper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DIPPatterson, James
Summary: Teaching other kids how to be funny is the toughest gig that Jamie Grimm has ever had, and with the highest stakes. If he fails, his school library will be shut down for good! Even though he has a national contest trophy and a TV show under his belt, Jamie Grimm isn't one to sit back and relax. When his school has a major funding crisis, Jamie hits on a bright idea to save the day--a comedy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2017
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Summary: Bored by the lack of crime in Quietville lately, Jimmy's vampire dog, Abby, has chewed up his mother's entire shoe collection, and so his parents have insisted in enrolling Abby in obedience training, and the longer it goes on the more "normal" (and boring) she becomes--but when mysterious things start happening to Jimmy's lacrosse team, he and his friends (the Crimebiters) realize they need to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016