Bell, Kristen
Summary: What is a purple person? Great question. I mean, really great! Because purple people always ask really great questions. They bring their family, friends, and communities together, and they speak up for what's right. They are kind and hardworking, and they love to laugh (especially at Grandpa's funny noises)! A purple person is an everyday superhero! How do you become one? That's the fun part!...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BELMcCurry, Kristen
Summary: Patrick loves his sister's tights, using them as a slingshot or dog leash, or wearing them to feel comfortable and warm, so when his sister accidentally ruins them, he is brokenhearted.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCCDass, Sarah
Summary: Inspired by Caribbean folklore, eighteen-year-old Selena gets pulled into a string of mysterious murders on her island home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DASMcDonald, Kirsten
Summary: "After a three-day rainstorm, twins Carlos and Carmen go out to play in their wet and muddy backyard--and soon their parents join in the fun" --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCDMcGlothlin, Kristin
Summary: In order to play more music in the future, Gwilym first has to deal with the past. Thriteen-year-old Gwilym Duckworthy's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. It's a day he spends with his family and friends, playing football and taking part in a scavenger hunt. He is thankful for his good life. But this year, our of the blue, his mom calls him, wanting to reconnect, which forces Gwilym to deal...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bird Upstairs 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCGJohnson, Kristin F.
Summary: "After a devastating earthquake, a teen and her family are threatened by yet another disaster. A tsunami destroys their house. Their life in paradise is shaken as they try to survive the next blow"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Darby Creek 2017
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC JOHMass, Wendy
Summary: After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Mass, Wendy
Summary: After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2010
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Mass, Wendy
Summary: After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Audiobooks 2011
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Lasky, Kathryn
Summary: "Bess Wickham has always felt an outcast among her family of extraordinary glassblowers. Their glass creations are known for their beauty, but behind that beauty lies an unknown darkness. Bess won't be initiated into the family business until she turns sixteen, but her special talent has been essential since she was a child: she can speak to forest creatures. And Bess is gifted in more ways...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LASSpringfield, Pepper
Summary: Bonefish School is having a pet talent show and the parents are all invited--but Dean Bob is worried because the other members of his family are such slobs, and Lou Tweet is embarrassed because her family cannot show up anywhere without wanting to startcleaning, and the two families are always at odds with each other.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE SPRPark, Junghwa
Summary: Sohee helps her family prepare for the Lunar New Year celebration.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAROstertag, Molly
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends ... who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC OSTMontague, Brad
Summary: A boy's circle starts out small but steadily grows as he builds relationships throughout his community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Park, Linda Sue.
Summary: When seven members of their family were kidnapped, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, got ready for the fight of their lives. But their enemy, a terrifying group known as the Vespers, remained frustratingly elusive. They stay in the shadows, picking off Cahills one by one. And now the Vespers have landed their most serious blow yet ? A blow that strikes at the very heart of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Park, Linda Sue
Summary: "Gracie loves snorkeling! She loves it so much, she convinces her parents to let her plan a family vacation to Roatán, Honduras, where they can all snorkel together. She even makes a new friend there. Now, if only her irritating little brother would leave her alone, everything would be perfect. Then Gracie hurts her leg, and all her carefully made plans start to come apart. Worse still, she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Allida, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Berrios, Frank
Summary: The big day is almost here! It's only "one more good night" until Easter. As children go to sleep, they can't wait for all the fun that comes with celebrating their favorite holiday with their loved ones. They know the next day will be filled with egg hunts, the best Easter clothes, and outings to church!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kids, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company 2022
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BERBerrios, Frank
Summary: The day is almost here! It's only "one more goodnight" until Valentine's Day. As a child goes to sleep, they can't wait for all the fun that comes with celebrating their favorite holiday with their loved ones. They know the next day will be filled with the best Valentine's decorations, treats, and gifts!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BER BOARDMurphy, Frank
Summary: A celebration of all kinds of families from sprawling extended families and close-knit units to adopted and chosen families.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MURCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE MURCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Emo MurphyCheng, Jack
Summary: "Sixth grader Andy Zhou grapples with fitting in, befriends a bully, drifts apart from his childhood best friend, and gets to know grandparents who have just moved from Shanghai to live with his family"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHECheng, Jack
Summary: "Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski, along with his dog, Carl Sagan, makes big discoveries about his family on a road trip and he records it all on a golden iPod he intends to launch into space"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: JFIC CHEAsch, Frank
Summary: Follows the Bear family who decides to spend the day in pajamas and eat pancakes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ASCCammuso, Frank
Summary: Edison Beaker gets introduced to the true nature of his family's pest-control company, Creature Seekers, when his Uncle Earl takes him and his sister Tesla on an emergency call to the Night Door.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 CAMWong, Jack
Summary: "A young girl helps her dad navigate life in a new country where she understands the language more than he does, in an unforgettable story about communication and community. Angie is used to helping her dad. Ever since they moved to Canada, he relies on her to translate for him from English to Chinese. Angie is happy to help: when they go to restaurants, at the grocery store, and, one day, when...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023