Ganz-Schmitt, Sue.
Summary: A young child imagines kindergarten as a mission in space, with his fellow kindernauts, and this is their one hundredth day.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE PLASchmidt, Gary D.
Summary: With insight and a light touch, best-selling, Newbery Honor-winning author Gary D. Schmidt tells two poignant, linked stories: that of a grieving girl and a boy trying to escape his violent past. Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHSchmidt, Gary D.
Summary: Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans. Her story is told with lyricism and pathos by Gary D. Schmidt, one of the most celebrated writers for children in...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: JE CD Sojourner 2018Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE SOSchmidt, Gary D.
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: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SCHSchmidt, Gary D.
Summary: During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives inches.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: United Nations Publications 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAISuen, Anastasia
Summary: Make your own electronic devices. Turn on a light with pencil lead, run a clock with potatoes, experiment with play dough power, make touchscreen gloves, and transform a shoe box into a lamp. Who knew circuits could be so much fun?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.3 SUESze, Gillian
Summary: "When you ask me why your skin is brown, I will tell you that you are my favorite color. I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago. Time was just waiting for you. So begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SZECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social SzeSchmidt, Troy
Summary: What could be more fun than seeing kids laugh and have their curiosities piqued while they learn a thing or two about God's Word along the way? Every page of this book is sure to tease their brains and tickle their funny bones.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220 SCHSchlitz, Laura Amy
Summary: A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She'll marry and be tamed--the curse of all highborn girls--but...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SCHAlabed, Bana
Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALAGarcia, Gabi
Summary: "Listening to My Body is an engaging and interactive picture book that introduces children to the practice of paying attention to their bodies. Through a combination of story, and simple experiential activities, it guides them through the process of noticing and naming their feelings and the physical sensations that accompany them so that they can build on their capacity to engage mindfully,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Take Heart Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 150 GarCane, Tina
Summary: "Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents file for divorce, and just like that her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CANWisniewski, Gaya
Summary: A little girl becomes friends with a bison. Each winter they meet, sit by the fire, and share stories, or just enjoy the silence. Their bond deepens as they grow older and the years pass. What happens when one winter her bison doesn't return?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2020
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Summary: Blink and Block are back in another STEM-inspired I Can Read Comic by author-illustrator Vicky Fang! This time, Block is drawing in the park, but Blink wants to play. So much, in fact, that Blink can't stop pressing Block's buttons ... literally. Blink is silly and Block is logical, and they're best when they're together! Whether they're searching for treasure, playing pretend, or learning to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley 2021
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR PURPLE FANThompson, Gare.
Summary: A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2003
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET KELLERNicholson, Sue
Summary: "Jack loves climbing, but he's not allowed to climb the new beanstalks in the garden. Will he be able to resist once the beanstalks grow high into the sky?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quarto Library, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NICStauffacher, Sue
Summary: "When 10-year-old Thomas's mother, who suffers from depression, disappears, he creates a fantasy narrative in which his mother is safe and sets in motion a path of healing, not just for himself, but for his father and aunt as well"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC STAUnstead, Sue
Summary: "Winter, spring, summer, or fall, there's always a lot happening on the farm! Come see what the farmer does in the barn and in the fields, all through the year."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 630 UNSBentley, Sue
Summary: "After a horseback-riding scare, Gina needs magic pony Comet to bring back her love of horses"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC BENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BENDeGennaro, Sue
Summary: Hooray! Today is a Happy Day. Some days are for ice-cream in the park, bubbles in the bath and big, bright bunches of balloons. Other days are for camping in the yard, splashing in the pond or skating down the path. But no matter what kind of day it is, there are always moments of happiness to be enjoyed. A book to celebrate the moments of happiness that each day brings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Hare Books, an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEGFliess, Sue
Summary: "Sadie Sprocket is a girl with a big dream ... to go to Mars! No one has been to Mars (yet!), so of course that's where Sadie sets her sights. She learns everything she can about the planet and space, then assembles her crew of trusty stuffed animals. Together they build a rocket and prepare for the historic journey. And then finally ... blastoff!" -- Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2021
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Summary: Rhyming text explains all the things robots do, from exploring other planets to milking cows.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLIGraves, Sue
Summary: Croc always rushes ahead with whatever she is doing, whether it is waiting for her turn or doing her sums; frequently things go wrong, and projects are messed up--but when her teacher explains the importance of patience, Croc resolves to do better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022