Clark, Geri
Summary: Located in far northern Europe, Finland is a land of vast, green forests and long, cold winters. It is also a watery place, with thousands of lakes and islands. Readers will explore Finland’s rich and fascinating history, from its earliest days to the present. They will also find out how the people of Finland live, from what they like to eat and which languages they speak and which kinds of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 948.97 CLAFreedman, Jeri
Summary: "When students leave school and obtain their first job, they will be faced with the issue of investing in retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and IRAs. They're expected to make decisions on a subject of which they lack knowledge. This illuminating guide provides readers with an understanding of the nature of investing for retirement and the advantages of starting early. It clearly explains some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen YA 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 332.024 FRENorth, Ari
Summary: In the near-future, people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications-but some people have "Egan's Syndrome," a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these "mods" and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a "natural" appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks. Sunati is attracted to Austen the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Jacket 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 NORAvatar, Ari
Summary: "Ari is just a regular avatar from Blockville who loves hanging out with his two best friends -- Zeke, an obby and parkour pro, and Jez, the ultimate hacker and Queen of Tech. When Blockville School's most annoying avatar dares Ari to enter the abandoned warehouse at the edge of town, it's Air's only chance to prove his bravery. The problem is there are rumors of a monster lurking in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED AVASlader, Erik
Summary: Describes the lives of the two American brothers who designed, built, and flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly successfully, detailing the many ishaps and misadventures that preceded it.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 387.7 Slader 2018Slader, Erik
Summary: Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discovery. From the Silk Road of Asia to the icy shores of Antarctica, our knowledge of the world today is in large part due to several intrepid pioneers, risking life and limb for the sake of exploration. After all, setting off into the dark...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J WHITE SLASlader, Erik
Summary: From heroic George Washington to the dastardly Richard Nixon, the oval office has been occupied by larger-than-life personalities since 1789. The position comes with enormous power and responsibility, and every American president thus far has managed to achieve great things. However, the President of the United States is only human-and oftentimes far from perfect. While some men suffered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 973.09 Slader 2019Slader, Erik
Summary: Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's famous words as he first set foot on the moon: 'One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.' He made it look easy, but America's journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite, into orbit, America had barely crossed the starting line of the great Space Race. Later...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 692.4 Slader 2018Avi
Summary: Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli which reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVIAvi
Summary: In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AVISummary: It's not easy for a boy to grow up with ten sisters. It's a constant battle not to succumb to their various plans for him. To maintain his own identity as the Man with a Plan, it's important to stay true to himself--even when being pulled in ten different directions. Lincoln Loud explores middle school life while Lori is working on her backswing at Fairway University, but what is Leni, Luna,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LOUMakino, Aoi
Summary: After that day, she stopped being a girl. In the wake of an assault, Nina Kamiyama, a former idol in the group Pure Club, shuns her femininity and starts dressing as a boy. At high school, she keeps to herself, but fellow student Hikaru Horiuchi realizes who she is. What secrets is she keeping? The shocking drama starts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC. 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 NOTSummary: This magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis, who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches. Based on the beloved children's classic book.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HOUCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HoBai, Xue
Summary: "Written from the perspective of children who observe the world through their windows, this book for young readers looks at the lives of housebound children during the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by true events and people from around the world, "From My Window" shows children that we all have the same fears, and that we can overcome them by being creative and empathetic, and by staying...
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Publisher / Publication Date: United Nations Publications 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAISmith, Elliott
Summary: Jamal needs more than speed to succeed on the local BMX team--he also needs a friend to teach him to jump.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SMIDionne, Erin
Summary: Excited to give his report on explorer Ernest Shackleton in school, and frustrated by a monstrous snowstorm that has left his family and city snowbound, a boy imagines himself on a voyage where he and his crew (his family) are trapped by the ice, just like his favorite explorer and the ship Endurance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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Summary: "In a city where fire, water, land and air reside together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: How much they have in common."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 DISGuendelsberger, Erin
Summary: "Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!"--Publisher's website. Includes factual information about octopuses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GUE (BASKET)Guendelsberger, Erin
Summary: Little Yellow Bus is nervous on his first day of picking up kids, but as he drives along his route he notices that many of the children are also anxious and he begins to gain confidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2022
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Summary: At long last, the Great Herd is united against Titan -- now so powerful that even Fearless, who vowed to avenge his father's death, cannot defeat the rogue lion alone. Thorn may have a plan to bring about Titan's downfall, but the animals of Bravelands must decide how much they are willing to risk--and who they are willing to lose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HUNCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series HunterMcGill, Erin
Summary: "A clever, funny, and informative look at the pets--from Calvin Coolidge's wallaby to Teddy Roosevelt's flying squirrels--that have passed through the White House gates"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.092 MCGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.092 MCGSilver, Erin
Summary: "In this gorgeously illustrated, deeply moving picture book, a young girl learns about the practice of sitting shiva after her mother dies."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SILSoderberg, Erin.
Summary: "Wally and his human friend Henry have passed the test. They are now officially Puppy Pirates--and just in time for an exciting new adventure. A treasure hunt! The puppies sail to a deserted island with treasure map in paw, and ready to dig. But uh oh! This island isn't deserted after all..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SODTeagan, Erin
Summary: "In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018