Gilbert, Sian
Summary: Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe are best friends--or were, as children. Despite drifting apart in adulthood, shared secrets have kept them bonded for better or worse, even as their childhood dreams haven't quite turned out as they'd hoped. Then one day they receive a wholly unexpected--but not entirely unwelcome--invitation from another old friend. Poppy Greer has invited them all to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GILAlbert, Susan Wittig
Summary: It looks like the music has ended for Darling's favorite barbershop quartet, the Lucky Four Clovers - just days before the Dixie Regional Barbershop Competition. Another unlucky break: a serious foul-up in Darling's telephone system - and not a penny for repairs. And while liquor is legal again, moonshine isn't. Sheriff Buddy Norris needs a little luck when he goes into Briar Swamp to confront...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Persevero Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALBNielsen-Fernlund, Susin
Summary: Twelve-year-old Felix's appearance on a television game show reveals that he and his mother have been homeless for a while, but also restores some of his faith in other people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC NIEColbert, Brandy
Summary: In a predominately white California beach town, the only two black seventh-graders, Alberta and Edie, find hidden journals that uncover family secrets and speak to race relations in the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: For young Cora Moffat March 18, 1925 has been a bad day, but it gets much worse when her school is hit by the Tri-State Tornado, and she, her twin brother and her former best friend Claire, struggle to survive as the school and town are destroyed around them. Includes historical notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GILHibbert, Talia
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors--and each other. Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He's a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes . . . except the ones he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joy Revolution, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2023
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Summary: Ms. Battersby has announced that Sadiq's third-grade class will be having elections for student government! Everyone is buzzing with excitement, but Sadiq isn't sure about any of it. Should he run for one of the positions? He does lots of research and gets good advice from his parents and siblings. Watching an inspiring speech finally helps him decide exactly what he wants to do. But when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUUNuurali, Siman
Summary: Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: There is an empty lot in Sadiq's neighborhood which is in serious need of cleaning up, and Sadiq has come up with an idea of what to do with it afterwards: build a community garden--so Sadiq sets out to get his classmates and friends involved and make the garden a true community success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUUSisman, Robyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SISChainani, Soman
Summary: The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book of Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series. Who will sit on Camelot's throne and rule the Endless Woods? Who will be the One True King?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHASoman, David
Summary: Lulu is excited to play with the toy that her best friend Finny brings over, but when the toy loses a wheel and fixing it becomes a game in itself, Lulu realizes that it's even better to play with Finny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SOMSurat, Michele Maria.
Summary: Ut, a Vietnamese girl attending school in the United States, lonely for her mother left behind in Vietnam, makes a new friend who presents her with a wonderful gift.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1983
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Summary: The students at the School for Good and Evil thought they had found their final Ever After when they vanquished the malevolent School Master. Now, on their required fourth-year quests, the students face obstacles both dangerous and unpredictable, and the stakes are high: success brings eternal adoration, and failure means obscurity forever. For their quests, Agatha and Tedros are trying to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC CHANuurali, Siman
Summary: After a family hike in a nearby park, Sadiq forms the Explorers Club with his friends, who then help a neighbor create a nature-themed scavenger hunt for the Fourth of July celebration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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Summary: When Sadiq and his friends form a theater club Sadiq, as director, thinks he must do everything until the director of his big sister Aliya's show tells him about delegating. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUUGreen, John
Summary: "Hazel, 16 ans, est atteinte d'un cancer. Son dernier traitement semble avoir arrêté l'évolution de la maladie, mais elle se sait condamnée. Bien qu'elle s'y ennuie passablement, elle intègre un groupe de soutien, fréquenté par d'autres jeunes malades. C'est là qu'elle rencontre Augustus, un garçon en rémission, qui partage son humour et son goût de la littérature. Entre les deux adolescents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nathan 2013
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Summary: Lulu, dressed as Ladybug Girl, goes to the playground and makes new friends, including Bumblebee Boy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Soman 2009Chainani, Soman.
Summary: Best friends Sophie (princess wannabe) and Agatha (witchy loner) are headed (via kidnapping) to the School for Good and Evil, but their assumed destinies are reversed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2013
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Summary: "A child's solitary day at the playground turns into a park-wide adventure as he learns how to play with nine new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: When Glow, a bioluminescent squid who loves to show off his twirling skills, ditches his friends in search of fans, he gets lost and loses his glow, but luckily he runs into some familiar faces and realizes he would much rather twirl with friends than twirl for fans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2023
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Summary: Growing up on a reality show, image is everything to Honor Lo, but when her family comes under public scrutiny and secrets are revealed, Honor questions everything she thought she wanted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GILPritchard, Caroline Kusin
Summary: Gitty always sees the bright side of life, while her best feathered-friend, curmudgeonly Kvetch, complains constantly but when her perfect plan goes awry, only Kvetch can raise Gitty's spirits again. Includes glossary of Yiddish words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through emails.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, Dutton Children's Books 2019