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Albus, Kate

Summary: "When 12-year-old Dory Byrne's pop left New York City's Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that they'd be safe. Like he always said, "the neighborhood will give you what you need." There's the lady from the bakery, who saves them leftover crullers. The kind landlord who checks in on them. And every Thursday night, the Byrnes enjoy a free bowl of seafood stew at...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House 2023

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

Hahn, Mary Downing

Summary: "They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Etch/Clarion imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

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

Inouye Huey, Emily

Summary: With the recent death of her mother and the possibility of her family losing their farm, Samantha Sakamoto does not have space in her life for dreams, but when faced with prejudice and violence in her Washington State community after Pearl Harbor, she is determined to use her photography to document the bigotry around her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC INO

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC INO

Ostrom, Melissa

Summary: In 1807, Harriet Winter leaves her family's New Hampshire farm with her brother to settle in the Genesee Valley to avoid being pushed into marriage with her neighbor, Daniel Long.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OST

Mlynowski, Sarah

Summary: When Jonah and two of his friends are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan, Abby and the fairy Maryrose follow them to make sure they are safe--but soon Abby uncovers a plot by the evil fairy Gluck and Tinkerbell to trap Maryrose in Neverland forever.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

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Gilbert, Julie

Summary: For young Cora Moffat March 18, 1925 has been a bad day, but it gets much worse when her school is hit by the Tri-State Tornado, and she, her twin brother and her former best friend Claire, struggle to survive as the school and town are destroyed around them. Includes historical notes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GIL

Smith, Pauline Vaeluaga

Summary: After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2021

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

Bourne, Shakirah

Summary: Twelve-year-old Serenity has a recurring nightmare, but things get real when her parents take her brother, Peace, to Duppy Island for "treatment" and Serenity is confronted by the creepy Dr. Whisper and the faceless douen children who are trapped between the living and the dead.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

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Shah, Sonali

Summary: It is time for Diwali, and Ariana is excited to participate in all the holiday traditions--but her three-year-old brother, Rafi, keeps making a mess of everything, and her parents just smile at his antics. Includes information about the holiday and its traditions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHA

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Summary: The Aldens are visiting friends for a big Dia de los Muertos celebration. The kids love learning about the holiday and helping out - that is until mysterious events threaten to ruin everyone's preparations. Can the Aldens figure out what's going on and help their friends save the celebration?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WAR

Mlynowski, Sarah

Summary: Abby and Jonah are at home with Jonah's friends and their fairy friend, Maryrose, when they receive a visit from another fairy--a famous one. It's Tinkerbell! She's come to their window with none other than Peter Pan. It's exciting at first--but when Peter Pan announces that he needs new Lost Boys, he whisks away Jonah and Jonah's friends. It's up to Abby (and Maryrose) to follow them all into...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Nolte, Katherin

Summary: Ages 8-12. Random House.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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Burg, Ann E.

Summary: In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Summary: The Aldens are excited to learn about beekeeping, but when equipment goes missing, they have more than honey to harvest--they have a mystery to solve.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2023

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Wasley, Robin

Summary: Sid Spencer has always been the most normal girl in her abnormal hometown, a tourist trap built over one of the fault lines that seal magic away from the world. Meanwhile, all Sid has to deal with is hair-ruining humidity, painful awkwardness, being one of four Asians in town, and her friends dumping her when they start dating each other—just days after one of the most humiliating romantic...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024

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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC WAS

Meza, Erika

Summary: "A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEZ

Lawrence, Iain

Summary: Separated from his siblings in the midst of a dangerous forest fire, 11-year-old Virgil must find a way to survive using only his wits and the lessons his late mother taught him about the wilderness.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC LAW

Vilela, Fernando

Summary: "Cauã and Inaê are a brother and sister who live in a small community along the Tapajós River in Brazil. Here, the homes are on stilts and everyone travels around by boat -- even to school! When the rainy season comes, they must leave their village and relocate to higher ground for a while. But after moving this year, Cauã and Inaê realize they've left behind something important: their pet...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VIL

Montañés, Mónica

Summary: "During the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath, siblings Soccoro and Paco must live with constant secrets while they wait to reunite with their father, who fled Spain due to political persecution."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2022

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

Peete, Holly Robinson

Summary: Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water--whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium--is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his mind, allowing him to focus and cope.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022

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Cameron, Josephine

Summary: When Carmelito's beloved celebrity dog, Pico Boone, goes missing, eleven-year-old Rondo must make friends with the new kid in town and keep his siblings together in order to crack the case.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023

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

Thomas, M. J.

Summary: A scroll Great-Uncle Solomon, an archaeologist, found near the Dead Sea send Peter, nine, and Mary, ten, to the first moment of Creation and to the Garden of Eden.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/Ideals 2017

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Bowen, Fred

Summary: Soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava try to lead their teams to championship seasons while also solving the mystery of their town's missing soccer trophy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BOW

Antrobus, Raymond

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "For one little boy and his older sister, fights are always waiting to happen -- when he takes something without asking, jumps on her bed without asking, even wanders off without asking. And when they fight, they don't use words: it's all push, pull, hurt, hide. To cool off after, the boy retreats to his room to write and draw stories -- stories about terrible horses trampling and galloping,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024

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