Katschke, Judy
Summary: Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a camping trip, but Arnold is worried about monsters, and sets out to create a "Monster Scaring Perimeter" powered by a generator to keep the lights on--and in the process the class learns about sources of clean energy (and maybe monsters).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC KATSummary: "Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation is the first anthology to broadly collect solarpunk short fiction, artwork, and poetry. A new genre for the 21st Century, solarpunk is a revolution against despair. Focusing on solutions to environmental disasters, solarpunk envisions a future of green, sustainable energy used by societies that value inclusiveness, cooperation, and personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Upper Rubber Boot Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SUNDorgan, Byron L.
Summary: When covert agents acquire a computer virus capable of shutting down an entire country's power systems, an ensuing attack unleashes chaos throughout the U.S., pitting North Dakota sheriff Nate Osborne and journalist Ashley Borden against an elite terrorist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DORYorinks, Arthur.
Summary: A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YORFunaro, Gregory.
Summary: In Victorian England Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FUNKnetzger, Laura
Summary: When Mia visits the home of her friend Pie, she is amazed by everything she sees, feels, smells, and tastes, but Pie is sure that her home is just as special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC KNEManushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie's class is invited to see a new house a classmate's father is building, where they learn the steps to building a house and even who the new homeowner is. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MANSpires, Ashley
Summary: "All Burt the beetle wants to do is settle down and find the perfect home for himself. Should he build his home out of silk like monarch butterflies? Or make it out of wood fibres and saliva like wasps? Or maybe he could just move into a human home? What does the perfect home for a June beetle look like anyways? And how will Burt know when he's found it? Follow along in this charming and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SPISummary: Contains five storybook classics for children, including "No Roses for Harry," "Miss Nelson is Missing," "The Story About Ping," "The Little House," and "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC MISKinney, Jeff
Summary: When an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house, they soon discover that renovations may not be worth the effort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed and manufactured by Playaway/Findaway World, LLC 2019
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Summary: The house at Number 8 Sunflower Street tells the stories of three teenagers who have lived within its walls in the 21st century--Ana, a lesbian forced to leave her home, Greg sent to live with his aunt when his parents divorce, and Beto, a would-be photographer living during the COVID pandemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Push 2022
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Summary: An unexpected inheritance give Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house. But soon they find out that home improvement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up. Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KINIwahara, Yuji
Summary: "Five years ago, a fateful encounter brought together two kindred spirits--a duo later known as the Phantom Thief Loser and his daughter. Now, Ellie is stepping out on her own to continue her adopted father's legacy. But while she's willing to do what it takes to learn Mira's and Kyouma's secrets, the danger that awaits is far greater than Ellie realizes! Can Kyouma, Mira, and Ellie survive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMSummary: A crew of young environmental activists executes a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline in this taut and timely thriller that is a part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: A graphic novel adaptation of the movie Monsters, Inc. Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-producing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC DISIwahara, Yuji
Summary: "The ghosts of Lake Yasogami are none other than those who died there twenty-one years ago--their beings having been saved inside Dimension W by a powerful "Numbers" Coil! A young Shijuurou Sakaki and the victims of a dam flooding have been interfering with the present from their small slice of eternity. Shijuurou's sister, Marisa Sakaki, holds the key to everything, but a group of criminal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMIwahara, Yuji
Summary: "Prince Salva has issued a challenge to the Collectors of the world, and only the strongest participants can survive! It's a 'treasure hunt' on Easter Island, a land frozen in time by the worst dimensional disaster in history. Kyouma and Mira are among the few skilled and crazy enough to answer the call, but what awaits them is beyond expectations--even for Salva himself! The game is on, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMBarss, Karen
Summary: Martha and Helen decide to enter Wagstaff City's Go Green Go-Cart race. They do some research and visit the junkyard to find what they need to built a solar-powered cart. T.D. and Alice also visit he junkyard because they are making a wind-powered cart. Ronald and Reginald win the race with their cart "powered by a goldfish" but later they fight and crash into a post revealing that it is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MEDIwahara, Yuji
Summary: "Handsome and charismatic Prince Salva is the most powerful man in Africa, and he has arrived in Central 47 to rile into action both the Collectors of the world and New Tesla Energy itself! Meanwhile, who is the mysterious foreign boy whom Kyouma encounters, and why does he remind Kyouma of Mira? As this progressive sci-fi tale reaches new heights, myriad truths unfold--about Mira's A.I., the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMIwahara, Yuji
Summary: "Traversing Easter Island's impossibly warped terrain, Kyouma finds himself once more on a collision course with the phantom Coil thief Loser. Both of them have ties to the dimensional wasteland of 'nothingness' around them, but the connection runs far deeper than Kyouma realizes. As the truth--about Kyouma's history, Mira's body, and even Dimension W itself--slowly comes to light, Kyouma must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMRex, Michael
Summary: Life-sized toy Fred and his friend Wormy set off to recharge his solar battery, but he has to solve the mystery of garbage-like creatures attacking the city of SunTop before he runs out of power.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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Summary: "Don't miss this gripping, emotional prequel to the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things! The never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff. This must-read novel, based on the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, explores Max's past--the good and the bad--as well as how she came to find her newfound sense of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC YOV1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC YOV
Summary: The sleepy village of Dibley was blindsided back in 1994 by the arrival of its new vicar, who dared to be a woman! Over the twelve ensuing years, with the help of sharp wit, a double dose of double entendre, and a healthy supply of chocolate, she gradually won the hearts of even the crustiest of the town's eccentric inhabitants.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV VICKava, Alex.
Summary: Sabrina Galloway is one of the top scientists at EchoEnergy, a company that has made a successful breakthrough in the quest for an alternative fuel. There is the promise of a cleaner tomorrow, and the economic impact on world markets could be staggering. But in the euphoria of excitement, Sabrina makes an alarming discovery: someone has tampered with the production process, and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2007