Edsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSCottrell Boyce, Frank.
Summary: Down on their luck, the Tooting family buys an old camper van and begins repairing it, but after installing an engine that once belonged to an extraordinary car, they are off to find other original parts, pursued by a sinister man who wants Chitty for himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COTSalazar, Alicia
Summary: Camila and her Papa enter a televised baking competition, but trying to do everything herself results in a mess so Papa helps to bake strawberry-iced cake pops that could make them sta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SALDean, Becky (Becky Lynn)
Summary: An aspiring nature photographer. Kenzie Reed can't get her family of optometrists to take her art seriously. Resigned to putting aside her dreams and join the family business, She makes up Jacob, a fake, boring boyfriend, to get her parents off her back. When the Reeds arrive in Hawaii for spring break, "Jacob" shows up at the airport-- and joins their vacation! -- adapted from back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023
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Summary: His parents have placed the perpetually hungry Billy on a strict diet--no junk food--and despite the trouble it causes him, it looks like he will be in shape for the annual school jump-a-thon--which is interrupted by a trio of teenage thieves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone Imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SAZMartinez, Claudia Guadalupe
Summary: En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno. Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARBelt, Gabriela Orozco
Summary: "Cuando la familia de Maribel se tiene que mudar con la tía Carmen porque papi perdió su trabajo, Maribel y su hermana se sienten dudosas. No siempre es fácil compartir una habitación o estar en una casa llena de primos ruidosos, pero papi les recuerda a las niñas que es solo por un ratito. Mientras tanto, siempre hay alguien con quien jugar, la hora de comer está llena de música y carcajadas y...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, una rama de HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 SPANISH BELGil, Carmen
Summary: "Una entrañable historia sobre el valor de la experiencia y la sabiduría que puede aportarnos el paso del tiempo."--Casadellibro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE Set Spanish Gil 2017Alvarez, Julia
Summary: In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2018
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2 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 SPANISH ALVCall number: YA 468 SPANISH
Alcott, Louisa May
Summary: "The March sisters have grown from little women to young adults. Now that the Civil War has ended, Meg is getting married, Beth still struggles to regain her health, and Jo and Amy are pursing their dreams, encountering love and heartbreak along the way"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019
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Summary: When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KHARaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUViva, Frank
Summary: During the course of a day spent with Grampa, Owen learns silly dances to fight the urge to pee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VIVAlcott, Louisa May
Summary: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALCAlcott, Louisa May
Summary: Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION AlcMenon, Sandhya
Summary: Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe. Samir Jha might have a few...quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MENSummary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CLIMlynowski, Sarah
Summary: When Jonah and two of his friends are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan, Abby and the fairy Maryrose follow them to make sure they are safe--but soon Abby uncovers a plot by the evil fairy Gluck and Tinkerbell to trap Maryrose in Neverland forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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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 ACEFipps, Lisa
Summary: Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FIPErdrich, Louise.
Summary: In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Erdrich 2012Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Summary: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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Summary: Charlie and Mouse are mixing up a magical potion, with sweet and surprising results. The brothers also dance in the rain, bring some animals to dinner, and make wishes come true.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC SNYWilkes, Maria D.
Summary: An abridged version of the story of young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family surviving their first year without Father in the frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2007