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Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUJennings, Terry Catasús
Summary: When Dominguita finds an old map in the back of a copy of Treasure Island, she is excited to see a big X on the map. Because everyone knows that X marks the spot for treasure. Can Dom and her friends figure out a way to return the special treasure to one of their favorite people before it falls into the wrong hands?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD JENZeltser, David
Summary: The Polar Express meets The Night at the Museum in this fantastical picture-book adventure about the magic of books and libraries, perfect for book lovers of all ages! After a young boy goes to sleep upset that he's getting a book for his birthday, he's visited in the night by Patience and Fortitude, the two stone lions who guard the New York Public Library. Soon, he's magically whisked away...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ZELGiovanni, Nikki
Summary: In what other place can a child "sail their dreams" and "surf the rainbow" without ever leaving the room? This ode to libraries is a celebration for everyone who loves stories, from seasoned readers to those just learning to love words, and it will have kids and parents alike imagining where their library can take them. This inspiring read-aloud includes stunning illustrations and a note from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ ALONG GIOBrowne, Mahogany L.
Summary: "A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A beautiful sophomore novel from a critically acclaimed author and poet that explores how words have the power to shape and uplift our world even in the midst of pain. When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BRONoel, Melvina
Summary: Mama takes her two daughters to the library every summer to pick out books about Black people so they can see the struggles, strength, and hope of people who look like them. Mama's Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books. Every summer, Mama takes her two daughters to the library to pick out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE NOEAbrams, Stacey
Summary: "Stacey's favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books. On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new student named Julie has trouble reading in English, so they begin sharing books and stories to practice. Soon, more students start to join them."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ABRLeno, Katrina
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Anna Lucia Bell expects the worst from her summer vacation in Rockport with her recently divorced parents, but everything changes with the arrival of new friendships and a magical comet that lead Anna to broaden her understanding of herself, love, and friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Summary: Geraldo y Cerdita descubren el placer de que los lean. Pero ¡¿qué va a pasar cuando se acabe el libro?!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR SPANISH WILJames, Anna (Anna Lois)
Summary: When eleven-year-old Tilly Pages joins Oskar and his family on a Christmas trip to Paris, she and her friend bookwander into the land of fairy tales, where someone--or something--is causing chaos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC JAMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JAMMora, Pat
Summary: Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: JE VOX MORRiley, James
Summary: Owen is trapped in a time travel plot-your-own-adventure book, controlled by the reader, and a bizarre fellow prisoner, Kara Dox, might be his only hope for escaping to save Bethany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION RILBrezenoff, Steven
Summary: Shay Isley loves to read but she has become bored by the usual stories so she turns to the horror section and finds the book, Attack of the Moon Beast; but when night comes this book turns into a monster, part werewolf and part book--and only the Librarian can save her and her little brother from becoming its prey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BREDean, James
Summary: Join Pete the cat as he visits a library for the first time, gets a library card, takes a fun tour, and reads some cool stories that take him on a few groovy adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Festival 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEACopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETBrezenoff, Steven
Summary: When Franklin Middle School's sixth grade class visits the public library, Sam, Egg, Gum, and Cat investigate scratching noises and a book series that is always on hold but never checked out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2019
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Summary: "During a blizzard, Hubert takes a shortcut home from the library and finds himself in a story of his own when a mysterious woman appears to guide him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HILCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HILBertman, Jennifer Chambliss
Summary: Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles. But Emily soon learns that Griswold has been attacked and is in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BERFforde, Jasper.
Summary: It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FFORiley, James
Summary: Mysteries abound as memory-erased Owen Conners, boy magician Kiel Gnomenfoot, and their half-fictional friend Bethany confront secrets, stolen memories, hidden clues, surprising twists and endings, and some very familiar faces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC RILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RILGemeinhart, Dan
Summary: Once upon a time, I met my reader... As soon as our young reader opens the cover of Meego's book, the pair are the best of friends. Side by side, they leap from the adventures in Meego’s stories to the adventures in the child’s real life. From courageously creeping into shadowy caves to weathering Very Big Days like the first day of school, the friends journey and grow together through thick...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GEMFrederick, Heather Vogel.
Summary: As the Mother-Daughter Book Club reads Jane Eyre, the girls and some of their mothers are involved in some serious competitions, Becca finds romance when the Wyoming pen pals come for a visit, and a wedding brings the British Berkeley brothers and even Stinkerbelle to Concord.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FREJohn, Jory
Summary: "The bad seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The bad seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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Summary: In 1930's rural Kentucky, Anna Mary, rhymes with library, and her horse, Sand, go from farm to farm to deliver books to the delight of both children and adults.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOLStemple, Heidi E. Y.
Summary: While the ducks and dodos play dodgeball, Chick sits nearby reading her book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024