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 CHAPham, LeUyen
Summary: A picture book inviting readers to join the hilarious search for a missing bear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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Summary: A boy receives many confusing words of advice in the form of phrases like, "Dust yourself off and get back in the saddle."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLOChew, Ruth.
Summary: "Jen Mace and her new friend Mike Stewart find magical adventures in Prospect Park"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: On the first day of school, a student is confused by many of the phrases that are used, such as when the librarian says not to open a can of worms, or when the teacher says he expects the class to be busy bees doing their homework.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2008
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Summary: A boy who does not like trying new foods receives many confusing words of advice in the form of such phrases as "people need three square meals a day" and "I knew you were a tough cookie."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLOChew, Ruth.
Summary: When Nora and Tad observe a squirrel reading a little newspaper and their dog behaving strangely, they decide their new neighbor is a witch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CHEChew, Ruth
Summary: Harrison Peabody, a very pleasant wizard, demonstrates that a great deal of trouble often accompanies a little bit of magic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CHEChew, Ruth.
Summary: Katie and her friend Louise have magical adventures with a strange assortment of items they find in a locked drawer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CHEJudge, Erin.
Summary: Natalie has made a promise: a vow of celibacy, signed and witnessed by her best friend. After a string of sexual conquests, she is determined to figure out why the intense romantic connections she's spent her life chasing have left her emotionally high and dry. As Natalie sifts through her past and her present, she confronts her complicated feelings about her plus-sized figure, her bisexuality,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rare Bird Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JUDChast, Roz.
Summary: Marco the bird does not want to take the time to prepare for bedtime because there are so many more important things for him to do.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHANumeroff, Laura Joffe.
Summary: A guide to choosing and caring for your own pet monster, which includes useful information such as "monsters love country western music" and "monsters love to buy gum."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laura Geringer Books 2002
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Numeroff 2002Call number: JE Preschool Numeroff 2002
Scieszka, Jon.
Summary: After arriving in Pennsylvania during the winter of 1776, time travelers Joe, Fred, and Samantha inspire General George Washington, "the man on the one dollar bill," to carry out a surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey, that will change the course of the Revolutionary War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE SCIGreanias, Margaret Chiu
Summary: Max lacks the lack to be a villain like the rest of his family, but when he brings home a bunny, his mother challenges them to become a devious duo or Max will lose his new sidekick forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GREJohn, Jory
Summary: When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG JOHJohn, Jory
Summary: When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: "Attention, reader: This book is going to make you tired! It will calm you down! Yes, this book will put you to sleep! How? Easy. There are monster trucks dashing across the pages. There are sheep being chased by dragons. There are electric guitars wailing throughout. Plus so much more! Yep. All the typical stuff that makes you sleepy. So ... are you asleep yet? No? Well, maybe another method...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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Summary: "All Bear wants is to spend a pleasant day alone, but Duck really wants to hang out"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHJohn, Jory
Summary: A little penguin argues that home, far from being free from worries and responsibilities, is freezing, filled with natural predators, and overrun by identical penguins that make it difficult to find one's mom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE JOHChang, Victoria
Summary: "In this ode to hardworking mommies everywhere, they may not always be fun or neat, but their toddlers love them no matter what"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHAWade, Stef
Summary: "What happens when best friends Q and U quarrel? It's a real quandary, since they have always been quality friends--a true squad. But sometimes, U wants some time to herself--even though Q is lonely because he doesn't always fit in with the other letters without her. When the rest of the alphabet notices the split, they decide they want to do the same. And utter chaos ensues! Can Q and U come...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WADCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE WADJoyce, William
Summary: Dr. Zooper answers questions about life's ordinary puzzles, such as why homework disappears or how a song gets stuck in one's head, by identifying and describing different kinds of Mischievians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOYEpstein, Adam Jay
Summary: A purple tapir named Gordon refuses to remain hidden and decides to stand out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EPSJoyce, William
Summary: While spending the day in the Robinson household, Wilbur's best friend joins in the search for Grandfather Robinson's missing false teeth and meets one wacky relative after another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laura Geringer Books 2006