Pastis, Stephan
Summary: While his mother and doorman Dave celebrate their wedding, Timmy visits Florida where he forges a new partnership with Dave's nephew, Emilio, when a surprise newcomer shows up and he encounters a thieving six-toed cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION PASThomas, M. J.
Summary: A scroll Great-Uncle Solomon, an archaeologist, found near the Dead Sea send Peter, nine, and Mary, ten, to the first moment of Creation and to the Garden of Eden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/Ideals 2017
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Summary: "Peter, Mary, and their faithful dog Hank travel back to the time of Noah. With only seven days to solve the riddle of the scroll and escape the impending flood, Peter, Mary, and Hank must race to help Noah and his family finish the ark"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/ideals 2017
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Summary: Peter, nine, Mary, ten, and their dog, Hank, journey into biblical history to the time of the battle of Jericho, where they meet Israelite spies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/Ideals 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THOThomas, M. J.
Summary: Peter, nine, Mary, ten, and their dog, Hank, journey into biblical history to Babylon, where they meet Daniel and see Michael, the archangel, protect him in the lions' den.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THOL'Engle, Madeleine.
Summary: The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood. Includes an interview with the author.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish 2007
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Summary: Katie is enrolled in a gymnastics class, but when she has trouble doing some of the moves she gets discouraged and considers dropping out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MANBeaty, Andrea
Summary: When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Summary: Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADBeaty, Andrea
Summary: "Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, she's an engineer, and engineering is all about perseverance! But sometimes, Rosie has a really important project to tackle -- one that feels much bigger than herself. When Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her pals the Raucous Riveters -- a gaggle of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II --...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC BEAMaddox, Jake
Summary: Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian's skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids are merciless in their criticism--then Roman's big sister gives him some advice: talk to Sebastian and find out what is going on, and add a pick-and-roll to the team playbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMuth, Jon J
Summary: In this graphic adaptation of a story by Stanislaw Lem, a meteoroid damages astronaut and space traveller Ijon's spaceship, and he finds himself caught in a time loop, contending with past and future versions of himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MUTMaddox, Jake
Summary: After his embarrassing strike out last season Eddie Jackson decided to quit baseball and stick to band practice, but Coach persuades him to join the team as the backup catcher--then the starter is injured and Eddie finds himself back in the lineup, facing his fear of failing the team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: "How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a sotry for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail....
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG YAMWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: "The Aldens are visiting Port Elizabeth when a bad storm rolls in, knocking out the power--and leaving behind a mystery! Can the powered-down Aldens figure out what's going on?"--Page 4 of cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WARHoward, Paige
Summary: Little pigeon Petite is too scared to join her siblings for their first flight, but with her family's encouragement she finally tries--falls--and learns a lesson about fear, failure, and strength that will carry her through life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction HowardHernandez, Laurie
Summary: "Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying--and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just like flying. But when she first goes to class and falls off the balance beam, she discovers that following her dreams is harder and scarier than she...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that he has to do what his father and coaches are telling him to do--stop obsessing about failure and get back to playing confident football.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to freeze up on the ice and worry he will be benched.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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Summary: A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC BEACoonts, Stephen
Summary: Jake Grafton and Tommy Carmellini race to solve the mystery of a potentially stolen election before Americans' faith in our democracy, sovereignty, and federal government become completely undone.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Coonts 2017Kimmelman, Leslie
Summary: Together Eve and Adam experience their first day--and night-- in the Garden of Eden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press, an imprint of Behrman House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMJannot, Jeannine
Summary: Drawing on her over 25 years' experience as a school psychologist, educator and student coach, the author identifies the skill deficits and counterproductive behaviors of disintegrating students and provides a complete toolbox of techniques and strategiesto combat them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021