Parks, Adele
Summary: "For fifteen years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends. Over drinks, dinner parties, and summer barbecues, the three couples have discussed the important stuff...and they've laughed off their disappointment when they failedto win anything. But then the unthinkable happens. There's a rift in the group...And soon after, six numbers come up that change everything...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2021
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARDole, Mayra
Summary: When Lazarita's unemployed father cannot afford a party for the birthday celebration that marks a fifteen-year-old girl's entrance into womanhood, her friends in her Miami Cuban-American community plan a surprise block party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 468 DOLAgell, Charlotte
Summary: Elba carries the black block of grief and sadness wherever she goes--until Norris comes along and helps her to let go of the block and enjoy life again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AGEAbdel-Fattah, Randa.
Summary: Lara Zany is her middle school's official Friendship Matchmaker, but a new student, Emily Wong, has her own ideas on the subject and they vie to match two "hopeless cases" with their perfect best friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2012
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Summary: Isla is excited about her first-ever sleepover at Tora's, but the night takes a spooky turn when they hear strange fluttering sounds in the attic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE COSAbdel-Fattah, Randa.
Summary: Lara Zany promised to stop being a friendship matchmaker but when Majur, a refugee from Sudan, transfers to her school and clashes with the school bully, Chris Martin, both boys need her special skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury 2013
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Summary: On the way to the big race, a racecar named Lightning McQueen gets lost but he manages to make new friends and learn what is truly important in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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Summary: "Confident Frannie convinces cautious Pepper to give skateboarding a try, but Pepper's attempts are not all smooth sailing. Luckily, she has a supportive and enthusiastic friend to cheer her on and help her realize her potential"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ODEBoswell, Addie K.
Summary: "Young dancer Sofia wakes up to a quiet, white world--it's a snow day! She makes her way outside to the neighborhood park, where a field awaits her, white and shining and open. It isn't long before the rest of the neighborhood wakes its sleepy head-and the other kids make their way to the park, scattering all of Sofia's beautiful silence. But with the help of a new young friend, Sofia is ready...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOSIdle, Molly Schaar
Summary: In this wordless, lift-the-flap picture book, Flora and her new friend, the penguin, dance on the ice together and learn to treat each other with respect and kindness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE IDLHarris, Robert
Summary: Guy Legat is a rising star of the British diplomatic service, serving in 10 Downing Street as a private secretary to the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. Rikard von Holz is on the staff of the German Foreign Office--and secretly a member of the anti-Hitler resistance. The two men were friends at Oxford in the 1920s, but have not been in contact since. Now, when Guy flies with Chamberlain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HARWatters, Shannon
Summary: "Jo, Mal, Molly, April, Ripley and the scouts of Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types are running out of time to fight back against the mysterious force known as the Grey! And even if they succeed, they will have to deal with their biggest challenge yet -- saying goodbye as summer finally comes to an end." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMWatters, Shannon
Summary: "You just gotta learn to roll with the punches! When the yetis are kicked out of their humble treehouse abode, it's up to Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley to get them back where they belong amongst the trees...and not leeching the camp's power and making all the ice cream melt. To get the sasquatches to clear out, though, the Roanoke girls will have to challenge them to a roller derby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMMacdonald, Maryann
Summary: Children playing illustrate simple concepts such as old and new, fast and slow, and happy and sad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD MACAli, A. E.
Summary: Four kindergartners who think they have nothing in common become friends after sharing traditions of their holidays, including Eid-ul-Fitr, Rosh Hashanah, Christmas, and Pi Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALICopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALIStevenson, Noelle
Summary: Excited for the annual Bandicoot Bacchanal, Ripley recruits her friends to help her get ready for the dance. But before the Lumberjanes know it, something mysterious begins to bubble to the surface of the lake near camp! Will the Lumberjanes be able to bring peace to the lake in time for the Bacchanal?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC STECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMWatters, Shannon
Summary: "X MARKS THE SPOT...FOR TROUBLE! Ripley found a treasure map! The Roanoke scouts are eager to hunt down what they hope might be some kind of mystical hoard of gems and jewels, rad dinosaur bones, or maybe even more treasure maps (that you have to piece together to find an EVEN BIGGER prize, obviously)! What they end up finding is scattered pieces of an ancient Greek statue of a woman, who, when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Box 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMMoreno, Nina
Summary: "Spring semester is here and Maggie is killing it! Her grades are up, she's loving outdoor track and field, and being a seventh grader means the awesome spring break trip to St. Augustine is almost here. She can't wait for her first overnight trip away from her overprotective parents, lovesick sister, and busybody abuela. Nothing will get in the way of Maggie having the best time ever with her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MORAdler, Susan S.
Summary: In 1904, nine-year-old Samantha, an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have a midnight adventure when they try to find out what has happened to the seamstress who suddenly left her job.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 1998
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ADLAdler, Susan S.
Summary: When nine-year-old Nellie begins to attend school, Samantha determines to help her with her schoolwork and learns a great deal herself about what it is like to be a poor child and work in a factory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ADLAdler, Susan S.
Summary: When nine-year-old Nellie begins to attend school, Samantha determines to help her with her schoolwork and learns a great deal herself about what it is like to be a poor child and work in a factory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ADLDee, Barbara
Summary: When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she does not want to tell her friends or mother until she reaches her breaking point.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019
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Summary: A middle grade novel about a girl whose struggles with anxiety and writer's block set off unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC DEEDee, Barbara
Summary: Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2024