Yee, Lisa
Summary: "Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC YEELerangis, Peter.
Summary: Siblings Amy and Dan must find another way to outwit the Vespers when they target and kidnap Dan's only friend, eleven-year-old Atticus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THIOh, Axie
Summary: Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God's bride, in the hopes that one day the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OHRiordan, Rick.
Summary: Amy and Dan, members of the powerful Cahill family, try to uncover the thirty-nine clues which will reveal the secrets of their lineage and find out what really happened to their parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2008
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC RIOHaddix, Margaret Peterson.
Summary: Amy and Dan Cahill face their greatest challenge on their quest to find the thirty-nine clues, but in order to discover the secrets of their lineage they will have to make a choice that could impact the world's future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CLUOh, Axie
Summary: This enthralling feminist retelling of the classic Korean folktale "The Tale of Shim Cheong" is perfect for fans of Wintersong, Uprooted, and Miyazaki's Spirited Away.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC OHBoyer, Susan Azim
Summary: Samira Murphy is caring for her widowed grandmother, and trying to get her older brother into recovery for alcohol addiction. With attendance at her dream college on the line, she takes a long shot DNA test to find the support she so desperately needs from a father she hasn't seen since she was a baby. Henry Owen is torn between his unreliable bio-mom and an overly strick aunt and uncle who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BOYAlexander, Lloyd
Summary: The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself. Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ALEKorman, Gordon.
Summary: Cahills are being kidnapped by a shadowy group known only as the Vespers. Now Amy and Dan have only days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request or their captured friends will start dying. Amy and Dan don't know what the Vespers want or how to stop them. Only one thing is clear. The Vespers are playing to win, and if they get their hands on the Clues ... the world will be their next hostage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CLUO'Connor, Jane.
Summary: Nancy writes a report for school about her great-grandfather, making things up so he seems less ordinary, but when she learns that Grandpa will be there to hear her read the report aloud she realizes she was dishonest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE OCOWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: As a young girl reflects on her family, she notices how she resembles various family members as well as how she is unique.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEASummary: 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 CLIWillems, Mo
Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR GREEN SPANISH WILAlessandri, 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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Summary: Geraldo está cansado y gruñón. ¿Soñará con Cerdita? ¿O ella no lo dejará soñar?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2021
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Summary: When Judy learns that some of her ancestors lived in England and possibly related to the Queen, her nemesis Jessica Finch finds more surprise relatives that Judy wishes she could hide in a dungeon somewhere.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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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 RAUSummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILMontague, 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 MONSánchez, Erika L.
Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018
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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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Summary: Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2003
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Summary: When the children uncover a strange puzzle in a friend's back yard, it's the start of a "spy game" leading to gold. But first they must make sense of an old photo and a riddle, and learn just who is behind this mystery within a mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2009