Makos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOEggers, Dave
Summary: In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 EGGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America EggersEggers, Dave
Summary: In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Thomas, M. J.
Summary: "The mysterious scroll transports the time-traveling trio back to Bethlehem where they quickly befriend a young David before he faces Goliath"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/Ideals 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THOLake, Theia
Summary: "The first African American flying unit in the U.S. military were called the Tuskegee Airmen. They trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama and flew more than 1,500 missions. During World War II, these men became some of the most decorated servicemen of the Army Air Forces. In this informative book, readers will learn about all about the Tuskegee Airmen, the missions they accomplished,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 LAKWhitley, Jeremy
Summary: The origins of cutie marks, friendships, magic and more are available in this ongoing series devoted to revealing the secret history of Equestria. FInd out the origin of Equestria's most legendary pony heroes as they come together to face the greatest evil any have ever encountered! Will they be able to overcome their differences to defeat an enemy that knows all of their weaknesses?
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MYOstrom, Melissa
Summary: In 1807, Harriet Winter leaves her family's New Hampshire farm with her brother to settle in the Genesee Valley to avoid being pushed into marriage with her neighbor, Daniel Long.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OSTNielsen, Jennifer A.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Hazel Rothbury stows away aboard the Titanic and, with the help of a porter named Charlie and a first-class passenger named Sylvia, she sets out to explore the great ship, uncovering a haunting mystery--until the ship hits an iceberg and she must fight to save herself and her friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NIECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NIETaylor, Charlotte
Summary: "Songs such as the "Star-Spangled Banner," which students may recognize from sporting events, memorialize significant events in American history. With this engaging text full of fun facts about American songs, students will learn about the valuable role songs play in helping express American pride. Dynamic photographs enhance the approachable text which compliments elementary social studies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 782.42 TAYWiley, Jesse
Summary: A family must survive the dangerous ford of the wild Snake River along the Oregon Trail, in a book where the reader's choices determine the outcome of the expedition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Kagawa, Julie
Summary: As Shinji struggles to understand and control his new guardian magic, the members of S.E.A. learn that a sunken ship belonging to the long extinct Natia people has been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Shinji, Lucy and Tinker, along with Oliver Ocean and Phoebe Mystic, a quirky, enthusiastic magic expert who has been called in to help Shinji, head off to check out the wreckage, hoping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KAGSmith, Nikki Shannon
Summary: In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SMIGartner, Ben
Summary: "Siblings John and Sarah barely made it home last time, but in their next time traveling adventure the challenge really heats up. Surrounded by clashing cultures on the ancient Roman frontier, they must fulfill their quest to unite the emperor with his enemy, an Alemanni barbarian, or risk being stuck in time forever. An action-packed fantasy full of sword fights, chariot chases, fearsome wild...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Vista Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GARHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: Far from her native Philadelphia, Miss Jane Peck continues to prove that she is more than an etiquette-schooled graduate of Miss Hepplewhite's Young Ladies Academy as she braves the untamed wilderness of Washington Territory in the mid 1850s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLSummary: An American tail: While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ANAHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: Ana & Andrew think they have seen every fun place in their hometown of Washington, DC. They are surprised when Papa takes the family to a spot they haven't visited There, they honor an ancestor who fought for freedom. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAFields, Jan
Summary: When the Discover Cryptids crew arrives in Arkansas to investigate the Ozark Howler, possibly an escaped exotic big cat, they find themselves in direct competition with a rival television crew for the program Bump in the Night--but when they are examining signs of the monster Gabe falls into the river and is swept away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC FIEInouye Huey, Emily
Summary: With the recent death of her mother and the possibility of her family losing their farm, Samantha Sakamoto does not have space in her life for dreams, but when faced with prejudice and violence in her Washington State community after Pearl Harbor, she is determined to use her photography to document the bigotry around her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC INOSummary: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, 95 min.): After wading in a puddle of radioactive waste, these radical reptiles are transformed into New York City's greatest crime-fighting quartet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TEEAvi
Summary: In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AVIOsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: "Jack and Annie are about to meet the fiercest warriors of all -- the soldiers of the ancient Roman legion! When the magic tree house whisks them back to a Roman army camp, they learn their mission: Be like warriors. That is easier said than done -- Roman soldiers are the best fighters in the world! When Jack and Annie find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, they're in big...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Messner, Kate
Summary: Ranger the time-travelling Golden retriever and young Isaac Pope come together in 1776 during Washington's retreat after the Battle of Long Island, and Ranger stays with Isaac while he slowly recovers from Smallpox--but Ranger's real mission comes later when Isaac is sent to spy out the Hessian troops' intentions before the Battle of Trenton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC MESShea, Therese
Summary: American landmarks sometimes evoke more than their original intent. For example, the Statue of Liberty was a gift symbolizing the friendship between France and the United States, but it became a welcoming monument to millions of immigrants heading to Ellis Island. This beautifully designed book offers numerous intriguing facts about American landmarks, including the Washington Monument, Statue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020