Alessandri, Alexandra

Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALE

Betancourt-Perez, Jessica

Summary: Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BET

Mills, Claudia

Summary: "Sixth grader Betsy is the one who informs her best friend, Lizard, that thousands of the world's languages are currently threatened by extinction; Betsy's mother is a linguistics professor working frantically to study dying languages before they are lost forever. But it is Lizard who, gripped by the magnitude of this loss, challenges Betsy, "What if, instead of WRITING about dying languages,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MIL

Cleary, Rhona

Summary: Joining Prince Eric on his trip to the Arctic to oversee the construction of a new port, Ariel discovers the project is endangering the coral reefs below and must convince the team to stop before the merfolk take matters into their own hands.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 DIS

Walden, Brandon

Summary: "[The story of] a young prince who grows up giving and receiving seeds (words). He faithfully plants and waters those seeds daily, until they grow to become very powerful trees. Later, with the help of a friend, he is able to cut down and uproot the bad ones and then replant good seeds in their place"--Preliminary page.

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Publisher / Publication Date: [The Treasured Tree LLC] 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Walden 2018

Reid, C. L.

Summary: Emma, who is deaf and wears a cochlear implant, loves playing soccer with her friends Izzie and Chen, but when Izzie gets discouraged and wants to quit, Emma and Chen take the time to show her that improvement comes through practice. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts, an ASL fingerspelling chart, and a sign language guide.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REI

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.

Summary: Six children are at the park, one group speaks only English and the other only Spanish, but soon they learn to communicate through playing, dancing, and singing.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BER

Key, Watt

Summary: When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KEY

Javernick, Ellen

Summary: If you see someone in a wheelchair, you might think he or she couldn't compete in a race. But... you might be wrong. What if you see a child with no hair? Do you think she is embarrassed all the time? How about a kid who has a really hard time reading? Do you think that means he's not smart? You might think so. But... you might be wrong. With clear prose and lighthearted artwork, this book...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions/Amazon 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAV

Vickers, Elaine

Summary: "Drew was never much of a runner -- until his dad's unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do -- until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay's half-marathon could solve her family's housing problems. And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Along the way, they both discover it takes a lot more than a good pair of shoes. Drew and Mia may...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VIC

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VIC