Khan, M. T. (Maeeda Tariq)
Summary: Searching for her buried friend after the mines collapse, twelve-year-old Pakistani mica miner Nura finds herself at the Sijj Palace, a luxury hotel for the dangerous and deceitful jinn, where she must discover the truth beneath the glitter or be trapped forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KHALees, Jordan
Summary: Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek's rational beliefs are challenged when he receives a magical doll that leads him into the perilous world of the Wreathenwold, where he joins forces with Elizabella to uncover a mysterious conspiracy and find her missing brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "When a temperamental thunder wizard moves in next door, Donna must figure out a way to save her riverside town-with the help of a quirky new friend and the mysterious, powerful creature lurking in the rapids"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BOOSchusterman, Michelle
Summary: The girls in the coding club are preparing their voting app for the school talent show, but when they discover Erin is secretly suffering from anxiety they band together to find her help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: Vincent, a mouse who roams the world carrying his house on his back and stopping where he knows he should, offers food and shelter to animals in need. After setting up his house, he invites a weary bullfrog and a hungry cat inside. Each initially declines the offer, saying his house is too small. But after entering, they find that it is bigger than it looks. Others soon join them: deer,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Summary: When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it turns her family's world upside-down, especially since they are keeping the information private.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2020
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Summary: In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PREGebbie, Vanessa.
Summary: When nine-year old Laddy Merridew goes to live with his grandmother in a small Welsh town, he befriends the town beggar-storyteller, Ianto and learns about the Kindly Lights coal mine collapse that had a profound effect on the lives of subsequent generations of townspeople.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GEBLucas, Chad
Summary: Brian has always been anxious, whether at home or in class or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself, and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed into foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be 'normal' again ... Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "Wini's family of enchangers runs a bakery, yet with the prices of magical ingredients skyrocketing, they're going under. Desperate to save their business, Wini takes a risk by casting a (sort of illegal) spell. But the spell backfires. Badly. Now the whole town is in danger. It's just been Kal and her dad for as long as she can remember. But right as they're about to move to a new town for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DOWKing, Wesley
Summary: Seventh-grader Sara wants to be normal but her panic attacks and other episodes cause her to isolate herself until, in group therapy, she meets talkative and outgoing Erin, her first friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KINWeetman, Nova
Summary: When they are selected to read speeches at their elementary school graduation, an unlikely friendship develops between two sixth-graders, one popular and one a misfit, who are facing family problems and health issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WEEManushkin, Fran
Summary: On a hike with the Super Scouts, Katie is paired up with a girl she does not know who seems much better at scouting then Katie is, but eventually Katie finds that she has discovered a new friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANMaddox, Jake
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Cam loves riding BMX bikes, but he is also a careful rider--but when his new friend insists on trying out a particularly dangerous course and breaks his leg on a jump, Cam has to ride the treacherous Copper Devil trail alone in order to get help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADDaywalt, Drew
Summary: Monkey has a big box, which he tells Cake has a cat inside, but only when the box is closed; Cake suggest that maybe it is a dinosaur instead, and the two friends puzzle over how they can solve the problem of finding out what is in the box, if it is always empty when opened.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DAYMarx, Mandy R.
Summary: Betty the Yeti wants to play hide-and-seek with her new city friends, but her size and bright white fur make it difficult to hide--seeking may be a different matter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MARDillard, Sarah
Summary: "The Mouse Scouts are back for another badge. Violet, Tigerlily, and their friends are determined to earn their 'Make a Difference" badge'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DILChew, 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 CHERiggs, Ransom
Summary: After years of grief-fueled visions of creatures from his favorite television show, seventeen-year-old Leopold Berry discovers that magic is real, and he might be the chosen one after all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2024
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Summary: Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test. Clementine is proud of being a good lab mouse, but she's lonely. Her only snatches of friendship occur during her late-night visits with a chimpanzee named Rosie. When a compassionate lab technician frees Clementine, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LLOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LLOCordell, Matthew
Summary: "Best friends Cornbread and Poppy visit the Moonville Museum for a special celebration"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE CORLord, Cynthia
Summary: On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LORHeller, Peter
Summary: "Every year Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to northern Maine where they camp, hunt, and hike, leaving much from their long friendship unspoken. Although the state has convulsed all summer with secession mania -- a mania that had simultaneously spread across other states -- Jess and Storey figure it's a fight reserved for legislators or, worse-case scenario, folks in the capitol....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2024