Hood, Susan
Summary: Lively text and retro-style artwork combine in a lively picture book about opposites that invites children to learn new perspectives on spreads depicting a topsy-turvy funhouse journey.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOOAlexander, Kwame
Summary: Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction AlexanderHeim, Alastair
Summary: The Grinch is back and ready to prove to the residents of Who-ville that he has changed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HEIWing, Natasha
Summary: In rhyming text based on "The Night Before Christmas," a child is filled with excitement and anticipation while helping with preparations for the next day's birthday party, and even an ice cream emergency cannot spoil the day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WINMortensen, Lori
Summary: "Learning to ride a bike sure isn't easy--but Cowpoke Clyde sticks with it until he's riding like a pro! Good thing he's got his trusty friend Dawg to look out for him"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORFipps, 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.--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC WEAArango, Andrea Beatriz
Summary: Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ARABecker, Shelly
Summary: A group of superheroes are having a bad day and learn to cope with their emotions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2016
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Summary: Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! is the latest charming tale from rhyming pair Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. This old car has been everywhere from the backyard to the sky, from the hills to the water. Bouncing between the mud in the ground and the clouds up high, the old car is loved by a clever young boy ... --Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Brown Books Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARVanderLugt, Dana
Summary: Based on a true story and told in alternating voices, follows the growing friendship between thirteen-year-old American Claire and Karl, a young German POW hired to work on her family's Michigan apple farm in October 1944.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Book Club Kit, Call number: YOUTH BOOK CLUB KIT FIC VANMcCanna, Tim
Summary: Bitty Bot is initially unhappy while on vacation at the beach with his family until he makes two new friends and they build a submarine, setting off for adventure under the ocean.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCCHall, Kirsten
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.--Provided by Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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Summary: There are bunnies in a boat, and they're causing a maelstrom in Sunny Bay! The Sunny Town creatures are all out to play in the surf and sand when, whoosh, there goes a speedboat full of bunnies. Watch them crash into a sandcastle, whisk the sails off boats, zip their way to the airport, and run for the plane's cockpit ... oh no!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARDFleming, Candace
Summary: A group of forest animals vie for the same delicious red apple that is just about to drop.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLETracy, Kristen
Summary: A mischievous housecat has an eventful day full of relaxation and play.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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Summary: Delivers a hopeful message about all the ways we can wish for kindness in the world around us, such as caring for those who need help.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LOMWarga, Jasmine
Summary: Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. But this life also brings unexpected surprises. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WARLaRocca, Rajani
Summary: Unable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "Poetry and children belong together, and for a long time, the music and playfulness of verse wove itself through children's days and lives. Beastly Verse aims to help return the wonder of poetry to children's lives through sixteen exquisitely illustratedpoems, four of which have the surprise and pleasure of being foldouts. Consisting of playful as well as powerfully memorable poems, Beastly...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2015
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Summary: Based on a true story and told in alternating voices, follows the growing friendship between thirteen-year-old American Claire and Karl, a young German POW hired to work on her family's Michigan apple farm in October 1944.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VANEngle, Margarita
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read text tell of travelers who have left their homelands to bring their talents, hopes, and determination to a land where Liberty's light shines for all.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ENGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ENGBrydon, Alli
Summary: In this luminous, winter-themed celebration of the joy and beauty of nature and the gift of friendship, a group of woodland creatures use items found on the forest floor to build something special together, then race off to catch a glimpse of one of nature's most astounding wonders.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BRYCzajak, Paul.
Summary: As Halloween nears, Monster tries out a variety of costumes, including a cowboy, a ballerina, and a ninja, but finally comes up with the perfect idea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2013