Jackson, Colter
Summary: Although her best friend cannot fit through the doorway or in the bathtub or at the dinner table, Ella discovers that elephants make fine friends.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JACColbert, 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: Winnie, Zoe and Vanessa are going to summer camp for the first time. Winnie worries no one will like her, she won't have a good time, and her father won't make it to Parent's Day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED JACJackson, Holly
Summary: "Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JACCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC JACJackson, Gwen
Summary: "A little black bear and his forest friends gather materials for Spider Woman, a holy woman in Navajo/Din' culture and folklore, to weave a blanket of dreams for his winter's hibernation."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: FriesenPress 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 JACCollier, Nicole D.
Summary: Always turning to her Wheel of Fortunes, a cardboard circle covered with wisdom she's collected from fortune cookies, for answers and a dose of luck, 12-year-old Maya must find the courage to write her own fortune to answer her deep-down questions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COLPotter, Ellen
Summary: Cordelia, a young girl raised by squirrels, tries to branch out from her squirrel family and make a human friend, but after stumbling into a gymnastics class she finds social skills are a tough nut to crack.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE POTPotter, Ellen
Summary: As they uncover their magical powers, Nell and her new friends discover a parallel New York City called the Nigh, where monsters roam Central Park, Finfolk haunt the Hudson River, and a terrifying Minister, who controls it all, holds the key to Nell's missing brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC POTPotter, Ellen
Summary: "Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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Summary: Hugo, a young sasquatch, and his friend Gigi use a Monster Detector to find a Green Whistler, but when Hugo's human friend, Boone, joins in, surprises are in store.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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Summary: "A moving tale about friendship, new beginnings, and cats"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E COOWoltz, Anna
Summary: "It's the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming the island of Texel, imagining what it'd feel like to be the last person on earth. Then, like a whirlwind, 12-year-old islander Tess swoops into his life. Sam's only option is to go along for the ride. Soon he's dancing the waltz, burying a pet canary and coming up with an especially weird plan to help Tess find her father, who doesn't even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WOLCooper, Abby
Summary: From the author of Sticks & Stones, a realistic middle-grade story with a dash of magic about a girl who sees other people's thoughts in bubbles above their heads. Twelve-year-old Sophie Mulvaney's world has been turned upside down after her mom loses her job and breaks up with Pratik, who Sophie adored. But then: Sophie starts seeing bubbles above people's heads that tell her what they are...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD COOCooper, Kelly
Summary: "A girl and her horses learn to communicate from each other and eventually save each other in ways, both small and large."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COOHiggins, Carter
Summary: Maurice rides his bike all over selling lemonade, while Lotta rides her bike collecting sticks as she goes; they ride different routes and are completely unaware of each other--until their bikes are wrecked and they meet at Sid's who has turned their damaged bikes into one tandem bike, and a friendship is born.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chroncle Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGFoster, Travis
Summary: Two friends embark on a hike together, and learn about getting along with others in the process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018
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Summary: Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. It turns out that finding a friend is harder than Alex thought, unless friendship is about something more than popularity.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC FOSCooper, Abby
Summary: "In the pages of her notebook, soon after her father is diagnosed with cancer, Jade invents an imaginary best friend she can depend on--Zoe; but when Zoe somehow magically shows up in real life, Jade wonders how genuine their friendship can possibly be ifJade's controlling Zoe through what she writes in her notebook"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COOCooper, Kelly
Summary: For horse-loving readers of all ages, a lyrical and exquisitely illustrated picture book following the relationship between a boy and a horse, separated then reunited. This is a story about enduring friendships and how language is shaped by our experiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COOHiggins, Carter
Summary: So far second grade is not living up to Audrey Locke's hopes, because she is not really the best at anything, the other girls leave her out, and even her Diego, her best friend from first grade, is hanging out with the other boys; but things may be getting worse, because starting Monday she will not even be the only Audrey in second grade--to Audrey L (as she must now be known) this is looking...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HIGFoster, Kate
Summary: "Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right? If...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FOSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FOSFoster, Travis
Summary: Two friends, Redd and Bllo argue over the possession of one special book with a green cover, hard cover, a nice spine, and pages turn from right to left--but unite when Bookworm walks off with it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOSHiggins, Carter
Summary: Audrey L and Audrey W were destined to be friends. But this month, all of Audrey L's joy at finding her first best friend feels a little wobbly. When Room 19 switches seating order, she and Audrey W are separated by a whole classroom, and from where Audrey L's sitting, it looks like Audrey W is having a grand old time with Bettina.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC HIGSchwartz, Alexandra Cassel
Summary: Daniel is invited to play at Jodi's house after school, but when he encounters routines that are not the same as the ones at his own house, Daniel gets nervous.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019