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Brouwer, Sigmund

Summary: Sam Keaton is not shocked by the death of the town drunk, but he is shocked by the unusual amount of interest others are showing in the man's death, and when a wealthy woman from the East asks for Sam's help in investigate the death, he readily agrees.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2001

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRO

Summary: Revisits the much-publicized case of Matthew Shepard, the young man tortured and killed in 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming for being gay. Family and friends recount Shepard's life and the circumstances surrounding his murder.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAT

Shepard, Judy.

Summary: The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist. Today, the name Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but before his grisly murder in 1998, Matthew was simply her son. It not only captures the historical significance and civil rights issues, but it also chronicles one ordinary woman's struggle...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2009

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 SHE

Kaufman, Moisš.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.54 KAU

Edsel, Robert M.

Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDS

Collins, Ailynn

Summary: In their long journey from San Francisco to Lusk, Wyoming, in 1889, David (Siu-Long) Wong and his parents have encountered terrible prejudice because they are Chinese immigrants; but here they are given a job at John Bell Hatcher's paleontological excavation digging up dinosaur bones, including an eight-foot long Triceratops skull, and David becomes fascinated by dinosaurs and resolves to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE COL

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE COL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COL

Steele, Michael Anthony

Summary: When an ancient Greek crypt at the Gotham City Museum of Natural History is opened unleashing mythological monsters, the Mystery Inc. gang team up with Batman and Batwoman to battle the creatures and uncover the super-criminal behind the mayhem.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE STE

Jenoff, Pam

Summary: 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC JEN

Summary: 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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CLI

Partridge, Elizabeth

Summary: "Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches-and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration-and the complexity of documenting it-through the work of these three photographers"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 PAR

Soderberg, Erin

Summary: "Scooby and the gang are digging for dinosaur bones for the museum when some of the bones go missing. Did a dinosaur ghost take them? It's up to the gang to find the missing bones and save the exhibit"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2017

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SOD

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie's Aunt Patty is the new mayor, and Katie and her friends attend her first city council meeting, brimming with ideas about what their neighborhood needs--like free ice cream, puppies, and a new park where children can play in safety.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie, Pedro, and their mothers are going canoeing, but when the two canoes get separated Pedro gets worried that something has happened to his friend.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie's birthday is tomorrow, but she just cannot wait to find out what her present will be, so she and Pedro follow Katie's parents as they go shopping, but none of the places they stop seem present-worthy--Katie is disappointed, but when she gets home a big surprise is waiting for her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: When Katie Woo and Pedro find a treasure map at the beach the wind snatches it away, and they chase after it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: When Pedro's favorite stuffie, Milo the Moose, goes missing at the fair, Katie and Pedro retrace their steps in order to solve the mystery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie and Pedro are enjoying a night of camping, but when it gets dark and Katie starts to feel nervous, her father reassures her it will not last long, for tonight the Moon will be particularly bright.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: When Katie's mother feels unwell on the day before Mother's Day, Katie wants to do everything she can think of to help her mother get well--but she forgot to get a present.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016

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Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie Woo wants to learn an instrument, but she is having trouble deciding what kind of music suits her best.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie, her father, JoJo, and Pedro are on a special sleepover at the museum; but at night the dark halls are spooky, and it is easy to imagine that the dinosaurs are ghosts haunting the museum--and when Mr. Woo disappears the children become frightened.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: When Katie's grandmother trips and breaks her ankle, Katie learns about the importance of paramedics to her neighborhood.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR PURPLE SPANISH MAN

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie learns what a vegetable farmer does when she visits a farm and helps sell the vegetables at a farmers market.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020

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Manushkin, Fran

Summary: On a hike with the Super Scouts, Katie is paired up with a girl she does not know who seems much better at scouting then Katie is, but eventually Katie finds that she has discovered a new friend.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016

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Manushkin, Fran

Summary: A big storm is approaching, and Katie, her parents, and all her neighbors head to the grocery store to stock up on necessities--and Katie gets a lesson in smart shopping.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

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