McCafferty, Megan.
Summary: "Smarties and skaters unite, collecting signatures on a petition to bring back the school's annual dance. Meanwhile, Jessica faces the outcome of the mortifying-but-true Top Secret Pineville Junior High Crushability Test. Will the dramarama of seventh grade be Jessica's downfall? Not if she can help it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCCMcCafferty, Megan.
Summary: The day before seventh grade begins, twelve-year-old Jessica Darling gets a list from her sister, whose popularity and beauty made her a junior-high standout, but when she tries to follow it, all goes awry, including losing her best friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCCMcCafferty, Megan.
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Jessica Darling receives another cryptic list from her older sister, Bethany. While hosting a slumber party and planning a Halloween costume, Jessica tries to navigate the seventh grade social scene, with mixed results"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poppy, Little, Brown and Company 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCCMalliet, G. M.
Summary: St. Michael's College, Cambridge, is prestigious, stately, and in frightful disrepair. To replenish the college's dwindling coffers, the Master holds a fundraising weekend for wealthy alums. But all goes awry when Lexy Laurant is found viciously strangled to death. Gorgeous and successful, Lexy inspired jealousy, envy, and spite in everyone. There's a lengthy list of likely suspects: Lexy's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Midnight Ink 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MALAdams, Jennifer
Summary: Introduces human anatomy using the monster from Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2014
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE ADAAncrum, K. (Kayla)
Summary: "When Tig Torres first moved back to her hometown of Hollow Falls, she solved the infamous Lit Killer case--and cleared her late Aunt Beth's name in the process. Tig's work on the case brought her to the attention of Hollow Falls's local armchair detective group, the Murder of Crows. The eccentric group is obsessed with their town's dark past--but their interests extend far beyond the Lit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ANCSummary: The intricate dance of life continues in this heartwarming drama series about two long-lost childhood sweethearts and the 60 years of baggage they bring to their better-late-than-never marriage. How will newlyweds Alan and navigate a startling revelation about Alan's past? And how will their adult daughters, Gillian and Caroline, deal with happiness and tragedy in their even more complicated...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LASCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LAS NOT RATEDCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV La 3Summary: A major part of socialization is about self-control-and age three is a critical time for a child to learn how to reign in hostility, resentment, and impulsive behavior. This program delivers a progress report on five toddlers-the public face of a much larger longitudinal study-who must now learn to manage their own feelings and actions. Can Decklan get a handle on the tantrums that, not...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The first year of life contains many challenges for children-and many opportunities to predict what kind of life a child will lead. This program introduces a group of one-year-olds who are part of a large-scale longitudinal study in child development. Closely documenting the daily routines and developmental milestones of the children, the program gauges each subject's ability to confront new...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: When determining a child's health and well-being, a major factor to take into account is stress. This program explores the causes and effects of the chronic stress that children experience as they learn and grow. Viewers will follow a group of one-year-olds as they take part in a large-scale, longitudinal child development study-which, in this installment, measures levels of cortisol at...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The number one predictor of obesity in children is an overweight parent-but genes are only part of the story. This program reports on the health and happiness of five toddlers who are part of a large-scale longitudinal study in child development. Highlighting the issue of childhood obesity, the program asks: Why are a rising number of children overweight and how does parenting make a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Davis, Bryan
Summary: Billy and Bonnie attempt to free a group of prisoners from a realm of evil that consists of seven circular planes of existence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Living Ink Books 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION DavSummary: What gave Charles Darwin the confidence to finally make his radical ideas on evolution public? Presented by well-known science interpreter Jim Doherty, this program explores Darwin's research during the years leading up to his publication of On the Origin of Species. Doherty explains and reconstructs several experiments that Darwin undertook on the grounds of his English estate. These include...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The story of a child's development is written most poignantly in his or her ability to bounce back after pain and trauma. From outward, observable behavior to the mysterious inner world of epigenetics, this program examines the coping mechanisms of five-year-olds in highly varied contexts and surroundings. Aside from catastrophe or a loved one's death, parental separation is the most traumatic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: A good start to school depends on three fundamental gifts: the ability to communicate effectively, a talent for fitting in well with others, and an ambition to learn. This program tracks the challenges, setbacks, and successes in the lives of a half-dozen five-year-olds as they prepare for the world of organized education. When it comes to school readiness, why is Ben, the smallest of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: When On the Origin of Species appeared in 1859, it quickly took hold in the popular imagination-but it also glossed over significant and rather disturbing questions. This program explores Darwin's ideas on human evolution, which he developed and made public toward the end of his life. Science interpreter Jim Doherty reveals how Darwin searched for parallels between humans and animals through a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Rissinger, Matt.
Summary: An illustrated introduction to riddles and jokes, such as "What kind of trees do fingers grow on? Palm trees," and "Prison Warden: How would you like to celebrate your birthday? Prisoner: What would you think of an open house?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Jokes RissingerSummary: Today his name is closely associated with human evolution. Why, then, was Charles Darwin such a tireless observer of plants? This program illustrates Darwin's quest to further support his assertions in On the Origin of Species using the familiar surroundings of his garden. Science interpreter Jim Doherty guides viewers through Darwin's studies of insect-eating plants, including the common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Ide, Joe
Summary: Isaiah Quintabe--IQ for short--has never been more successful, or felt more alone. A series of high-profile wins in his hometown of East Long Beach have made him so notorious that he can hardly go to the corner store without being recognized. Dodson, once his sidekick, is now his full-fledged partner, hell-bent on giving IQ's PI business some real legitimacy: a Facebook page, and IQ's promise...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IDELepp, Royden
Summary: Jet searches for his place in the Taylor family, while shades of his past return to call him home and convince him that he will never belong. Oz Taylor may know Jet Jones' secret, but convincing the rest of his family may be harder than he counted on. As Oz plots to rid the Taylor farm of the rocket boy, Jet tries to prove himself to the family that has taken him in, in hopes of finding the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LEPVelasquez, Crystal
Summary: Best friends Millie and Daisy worry about being separated during a dog adoption event. Based on the story of a real dog from Danny & Ron's Rescue on the documentary, Life in the doghouse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2022
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Summary: "A LEGO construction book for adults featuring 21 different projects, including objects for the home and holiday decorations, as well as art and design ideas. Includes detailed step-by-step instructions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: No Starch Press 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Von Ziegesar, Cecily.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Headline 2008