Kinney, Jeff.
Summary: Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KINSidney, Margaret
Summary: Fatherless children, happy in spite of their impoverished condition, want to surprise their mother on her birthday. But how can they when they have no money?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SIDCreech, Sharon
Summary: After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC CREBlume, Judy.
Summary: His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BLUCleary, Beverly.
Summary: Ramona wonders if her mom loves her as much as she does her sister.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 1989
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Summary: "An older sibling teaches a new younger sibling about their family's traditions, all of which revolve around chocolate"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BANSummary: Pile into the car, fasten your seatbelts, and cue the CD player---it's always an exciting ride when you're traveling with the folks from Odyssey! This time you'll witness Eugene's flight from a mad bull in Mexico; go treasure-hunting in Alaska; solve a ghost town mystery with the Washington family; and more
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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3 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ADVBlume, Judy.
Summary: Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BLUBlume, Judy.
Summary: Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: CD J BLUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC BLUWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: Laura has her first experiences as a teacher, and is courted by Almanzo Wilder.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Children's Audio 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD WILSummary: When their dad dies on his 55th birthday, Beverley Hills sisters Mary and Nora find themselves destitute, forced by a grasping sister-in-law to move in with their aunt in East L.A. Younger sister Mary is mortified, without Spanish, and scared of the vatos. Her sister convinces her to finish college, where she promptly decides that one of her T.A.s will be her ticket back to Rodeo Drive. Elder...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: OddLot Films 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PRAAranda, Ana
Summary: "A family honors their living and dead relatives as they celebrate the Day of the Dead with shared food and stories"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ARACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ARAMaddox, Jake
Summary: Twelve-year-old Carly, determined to convince her family she is well after a serious illness, hides that she feels tired while mountain climbing with her father and brother but an injury puts her to the test. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and information about mountain climbing.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADGómez, Sarah Hannah
Summary: Twelve-year-old Maribel daydreams at school, but when she defies evacuation orders to return home just as Mount St. Helens erupts in 1980, she must focus in order to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GOMStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: A parent's ode to everything their child is, and will be, capable of doing as they grow. Tonight, each small hand fits inside their parent's hand. But soon, this hand will grow-- to dig deep in the dirt, make masterpieces and mistakes, and tell stories only it can tell. With text that captures the potential in every child and glowing art that exudes warmth, this book braids three children's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisfy his academically demanding father.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC YEEAronson, Sarah
Summary: Jillian does not want another grandmother, after all she already has a Noni and a Gram, so when her mother marries Michael she is distinctly cool to her new bubbe--but her mother convinces her to give Bubbe a chance, and Jillian and all her grandmothers come together over a bowl of soup. Includes recipes for Matzo Ball Soup, Italian Wedding Soup, and Gazpacho.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AROHooker, Renee
Summary: A young girl, observing that life with her family is not easy, imagines the quintet as a pod of pelicans, a swarm of bees, or a herd of buffalo. Includes note about, and list of, collective nouns for animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOOColes, Jay
Summary: "There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinking issues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. No, the hole in Gio's life takes the shape of his birth mom, who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old. For eight years, he never heard a word from her . . . and now, just...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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Summary: "CAMINO RIOS lives for the summers, when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this year, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. ... In New York City, YAHAIRA RIOS is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC ACESuk, Sarah
Summary: Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SUKPerl, Erica S.
Summary: "It's Hanukkah, and Max and Rachel are excited to light the menorah in their family's new apartment. But, unfortunately, their Hanukkah box is missing. Luckily, their neighbors happily help, offering thoughtful, often humorous, stand-ins each night. Then,just as Hanukkah is nearly done, Max and Rachel, inspired by the shamash ("helper") candle, have a brilliant idea: to celebrate the Ninth...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE PERHernandez, Sarah
Summary: On Día de los Muertos, Miguel goes in search of a new guitar and finds one that transports him to the Land of the Dead where he solves a long-time family mystery.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HERNolte, Katherin
Summary: Ages 8-12. Random House.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023