Gino, Alex
Summary: Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GINGino, Alex
Summary: Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GINGallois, Gina
Summary: Opossums deserve an extreme reputation makeover. They've been called dumpster divers, disease-ridden trash cats and worse! These shy, gentle nocturnal animals have been underappreciated and misunderstood long enough.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moonflower Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599.2 GALMayer, Gina
Summary: After Grandpa gives Little Critter and his sister each a piggy bank, Little Critter has some lessons to learn about earning and saving money.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALAGallo, Tina
Summary: Nervous to show what he has learned in dog school at his graduation ceremony, Bob Dog gets support from his friends, Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda, who encourage him and give him the confidence he needs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GALGallo, Tina
Summary: "Night Ninja steals the school bus to make his own super-car! Can the PJ Masks stop him in his tracks?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN PJMGallo, Tina
Summary: Boss Baby and the rest of the crew from Baby Corp. are so excited -- they are going to attend a puppy party! But what happens when Boss Baby's enemy Bug the Pug arrives?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
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Summary: There's snow on the ground and Snoopy befriends a snowman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2019
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Summary: While being smart and strong are useful traits, loving other people just because God made them is always good.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE Set Spanish Luchsinger 2007Cane, Tina
Summary: "Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents file for divorce, and just like that her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CANGallo, Tina
Summary: "Friends can make any day better and more beautiful! When you feel sad or alone, your world may seem gray, but when you're with friends, suddenly your world turns all the colors of the rainbow."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GALGallo, Tina
Summary: "What does happiness taste like to you? To some people, happiness tastes like cotton candy. What do you think excitement takes like? Wild watermelon? Atomic tangerine? Would a joyful day taste like banana mania to you or granny smith apple? Learn how to express your feeling through colors"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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Summary: Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda team up to find a lost notebook in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read based on an episode of the hit preschool show from Fred Rogers Productions Donkey Hodie! Donkey Hodie and her best friend Purple Panda have a dance party at Donkey's house. But they make a bit of a mess, and now Panda can't find his poetry notebook for his poetry reading! Will Donkey be able to clean up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GALMcLeef, Tina.
Summary: The newest addition to the line of hit Descendants books like Mal's Spell Book and Mal's Spell Book 2, this compelling tome will build upon the world, mythology, and magic of the Descendants franchise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCLWells, Tina
Summary: Eleven-year-old June Jackson has always been good at making the people around her happy, even if that means avoiding telling them what you really think, but as she starts middle school her fairy godmother puts a spell on her that forces her to speak only the truth--even to her friends and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021
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Summary: In this addition to Laden's series, colorful pictures help children guess what farm animal is peeking through the die-cut windows in this board book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2017
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Summary: Fox siblings Fritz and Franny, and their patient dog Fred, are at the amusement park squabbling about which ride is fastest and loudest--but when they are confronted by the biggest, tallest, and loudest roller coaster they decide that maybe Fred would prefer something not quite so scary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KUGCho, Tina
Summary: Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother's strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.
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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 CHOGallo, Tina
Summary: Mavis wants to help her friend Wendy, an adorable little green blob with a heart of gold, who lives at Hotel Transylvania with her family. Other monsters keep telling Wendy that she is too cute and too little, and Wendy is sick of it! Mavis sets out to help Wendy prove she's more than just an adorable little blob, but in the process, she accidentally turns Wendy into a giant!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE GALGallo, Tina
Summary: When Olivia hears that there will be a meteor shower, she plans a "falling star" party, but everyone needs to stay awake to enjoy it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2014
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE OLIGallo, Tina
Summary: Tiny and Buddy takes a trip on the Dinosaur Train to look for pretty flowers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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Summary: In this heartfelt and joyous story, little Nina embarks on a boisterous day of exploration, a colorful day where she sets out to find, well, Kind. With a backpack full of her favorite things, Nina guides readers through the neighborhood to identify kindness in the wild. Along the way she shines a light on the importance of loving yourself as well as others, revealing that sharing your unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2022