Bacon, Beth
Summary: A lonely book entices young readers to spend time with it by engaging them in jokes, word games, and optical illusions, all to avoid being put back on the shelf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BACSchu, John
Summary: "Children's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book--in a story that's more relevant than ever. With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SCHDavid-Sax, Pauline
Summary: "A shy girl who feels most at home in the school library gains the courage to extend herself to others when she encounters a group of unique, diverse, inspiring women at the diner where her mother works"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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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: J READ-ALONG MORBrowne, 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 BROGiovanni, 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...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When Curious George visits the library he becomes impatient waiting for the librarian to read the dinosaur book, and proceeds to gather all the books he wants to read and tries to leave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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Summary: Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TONCapucilli, Alyssa Satin
Summary: Library Fish, who calls the library her home, decides it is time to learn to do what everyone around her loves doing--read.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAPCapucilli, Alyssa Satin
Summary: Library Fish, who calls the library her home, decides it is time to learn to do what everyone around her loves doing--read.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Summary: "Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRAJames, Anna. (Anna Lois)
Summary: The bookwandering community is at risk when an extreme group of Librarians take over the British Underlibrary. Tilly and Oskar believe that an elusive group of bookwanderers called the Archivists may be the key to restoring balance and Tilly thinks she s discovered their whereabouts: the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Group 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JAMDean, 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
1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETSundin, David
Summary: A humorous interactive story about a book that does not want to be read and will do just about anything it can to make you give up and put it down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUNCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUNCousins, Lucy
Summary: When Maisy goes to the bookstore for the first time to buy a new book, she has a hard time choosing.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE MAISchmidt, Tiffany
Summary: "Merrilee Campbell, 16, thinks boys are better in books, chivalry is dead, and there'd be nothing more romantic than having just one guy woo her like the heroes in classic stories. She's about to get the chance to test these daydreams when she, her best friend, Eliza, and her younger sister, Rory, transfer into Reginald R. Hero High, where all their fantasies come true--often with surprising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SCHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Schmidt 2018Gilbert, Victoria.
Summary: "The president of a reclusive writer's fan club is found dead after a book signing. Charlotte Reed, the owner of Chapters B&B and her neighbors Ellen and Ellen's trusty Yorkshire terrier, must page through the clues to catch a killer before the author meets the same fate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2021
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Summary: Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZUSLin, Grace
Summary: "Alice can go anywhere in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure. But at the end of her imaginative journey, she yearns for the place she loves best of all."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: Baby Owl reluctantly reads a story to Baby Chick, whose numerous brothers, sisters, cousins, and friends join in and test Baby Owl's patience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boxer Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ALLVan Leeuwen, Jean.
Summary: Amanda is very excited about starting first grade, and although everything is not exactly as she expected, she soon begins learning to read and finding her way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple VanLeeuwen 2007West, Jacqueline
Summary: Feeling lonely and out of place after her family moves to a new town, eleven-year-old Fiona Crane ventures to the local library, where she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WESCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WESPicoult, Jodi
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Delilah is finally united with Oliver. There are, however, complications now that Oliver has been able to enter the real world. To exist in Delilah's world, Oliver must take the place of a regular boy. Enter Edgar, who agrees to take Oliver's role in Delilah's favorite book. In this multilayered universe, the line between what is on the page and what is possible is blurred, but...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PICPolacco, Patricia
Summary: At the public library in her new town, Patricia meets Mrs. Creavy, an encouraging librarian who introduces Patricia to the books of John James Audubon and helps her become the first member of the Audubon Bird Club of Freemont Elementary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023