Alston, Bria
Summary: Meet Claudie Wells. She is 9 years old and is surrounded by artists, writers, dancers, and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance during 1922. Everyone seems to be good at something, but Claudie can't find her special talent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ALSMontague, Liz
Summary: Rose, Amethyst, and Lavender, fifth-year students at the Brooklyn School of Magic, need to pass the Equinox Test in order to move up to Middle Magic--but they soon face self-doubts, a cheating scandal, and trouble brewing in the magical community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONWallmark, Laurie
Summary: "A little Jewish girl living on the Lower East Side during the flu pandemic of 1918 can't start school because her father is sick, so she makes a trade with her neighbors: chores for lessons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALMessner, Dennis
Summary: "Pigmund and Lizárdo are free! It's true. Pigmund and Lizárdo recently 'declared independence' from their petting zoo. And now this pot-bellied pig and iguana are out to SEE THE WORLD. They are: THE UNPETABLES - and they're available for temporary work as FREELANCE PETS. But no matter what gigs THE UNPETABLES may get, they have one very big rule: NO MORE PETTING! Will The Unpetables find the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Top Shelf Productions 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 741.5 MESReynolds, Jason
Summary: A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE REYAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALELin, Grace
Summary: In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG LINWilliams, Vera B.
Summary: Three babies are caught up in the air and given loving attention by a father, grandmother, and mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1990
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILBurg, Ann E.
Summary: In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BURGonzález, Xelena
Summary: "On Día de los Muertos, a family prepares an ofrenda for their favorite furry family member, remembering all the ways that their beloved pet brought love and comfort to their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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Summary: Welcome to Chinatown. There is so much to see. People practicing tai-chi, shoe cobblers, rows of herbs, outdoor fish markets, and more. And best of all, when the Lunar New Year begins, there's a New Year's Day parade, complete with a lion dance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HOVan, Muon
Summary: ""The shape of the earth is a sphere." So begins The Shape of You, as a mother tells her toddler daughter about the shapes that make up their lives--and the reader is invited into their cosy world. There's the triangle hill their house is on, the square of their kitchen table, the cubes of ice in their drinks... There's also the shape of light (all the colours of the sunset) and the shape of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANWebster, Christy
Summary: Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo love battling bad guys ... until an unstoppable force emerges from deep beneath New York City. Have the Turtles finally met their match?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Summary: Una herencia inesperada da a la familia de Greg Heffley la oportunidad de reformar su casa. Pero pronto averiguan que hacer obras no es tan sencillo como parecía. Una vez derribados los tabiques, surgen los problemas: maderas podridas, mohos tóxicos, bichos desagradables y algo todavía más siniestro hacen que Greg y su familia se pregunten si tanto embrollo compensa. Cuando por fin terminan las...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RBA Lectorum 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH FIC KINMartinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: Conozca la familia de Alma...¡en dos idiomas!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: BOARD MARMeadows, Daisy
Summary: Kirsty and Rachel are going to see their favourite pop group, The Angels! But jealous Jack Frost wants to be a pop star himself. Can the girls stop him and his goblins from ruining the show?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MEAYang, Kelly
Summary: "Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: When Felix's grandmother comes from Vietnam to stay with his family in the United States, Felix realizes that he can help Grandma by teaching her English.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRAYoung, Brian (Brian Lee)
Summary: "When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a summer with no running water and no electricity. That's okay, though. He loves spending time with Nali, and with his uncle Jet--though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds something extraordinary....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC YOUEaton, Maxwell
Summary: "A young girl shares stories and facts about the woods near her home while catching up with her mischievous dog, Peppermint"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books / Holiday House 2024
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Summary: Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG SCHPérez, Celia C.
Summary: From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who learns the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores shes just met. Twelve-year-old Adela "Addie" Ramirez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure shes ever known, but with a new half brother due in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Follows a family as they make homemade challah bread from the heart. Includes information about challah and a recipe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023