De Regil, Tania
Summary: At Grandma's house, where Julia is staying without her parents for the first time, the breeze is sweet like jasmine. Mornings begin with sugared bread, and the most magnificent hot chocolate cures all homesickness. There's something about this place and about Grandma. Like how she can tell when Julia has been quietly picking limes from the garden. Or that she can see the future--and knows when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: Illustrations and text celebrate the special moments--both big and small--that a caregiver and child share.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KUOCepeda, Joe
Summary: "Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CEPVan, Muon
Summary: "Author Mượn Thị Văn and Stonewall Book Award-winning artist Jessica Love detail all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do within a call-and-response picture book that features families across the spectrum"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANCroucher, Lex
Summary: It's been hundreds of years since King Arthur's reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other. They're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run-up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CROPinkney, Andrea Davis
Summary: Brimming with love and affirmation, this sweet board book shows bright brown baby girls and little ones everywhere that they can do anything. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this inspirational ode is the perfect way to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PINBright, Rachel
Summary: Googly-eyed Monster looks high and low for someone to love him, and then in the blink of an eye love finds him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE BRIChen, Nicole
Summary: "An Asian American girl shares how her family expresses their love for one another through actions rather than words"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHEHahn, Erin
Summary: As he attempts to fulfil a list left behind by his deceased best friend, nineteen-year-old Case meets eighteen-year-old Winnie, a hardworking ranch hand with aspirations of her own, and together they embark on an unexpected journey as they chase down their rodeo dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HAHDodd, Emma
Summary: "A small cockatoo and large cockatoo celebrate their unconditional love for each other in this sweet story full of gentle rhymes. Beloved children's book creator Emma Dodd explores important themes of growing up and learning to be independent."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DODJung, Jessica
Summary: Rachel Kim is at the top of her game: Girls Forever is now the number-one K-pop group in the world, and her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion's biggest names. The only thing that's missing is love, but in this world, falling in love can cost you everything. When Rachel literally falls head over heels into Alex's lap on a crowded metro, she's tempted to give up her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text remind a child that, no matter what mood or behavior he or she exhibits, love and support will be constant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing Inc. 2022
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Summary: When Ryan and Avery met at a queer prom, they felt an instant connection. This is the of their first 10 dates: the tender hopes, the skittish fears, the difficulty of introducing someone into your pre-existing life. There is always the possibility of heartbreak-- and the chance that maybe, just maybe, you've found the right person to love. -- adapted from slipcover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEVBrewer, Heather Dean
Summary: "Mari is getting ready to make a sign with crayon as the streets below her fill up with people. "What are we making, Mama?" she asks. "A message for the world," Mama says. "How will the whole world hear?" Mari wonders. "They'll hear," says Mama, "because love is powerful." Inspired by a girl who participated in the January 2017 Women's March in New York City, Heather Dean Brewer's simple and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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Summary: Orphan Violet and knight Sir Merek team up to fight against the villainous Baron Dunham and corruption in the kingdom, while also navigating their growing feelings for each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DICEstrela, Joana
Summary: "16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more. Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ESTBaker, Chandler
Summary: "Maxine and Jonah meet as California is going into lockdown due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic declaration, and must learn how to build their relationship at a distance through personal tragedies and triumphs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BAKDewdney, Anna
Summary: "Llama Llama talks about all the reasons why love is great and how that special someone makes every day a little brighter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEWHenry, Theodore
Summary: Families can be big, small, silly, adventurous, loud, or messy, but they all have love in common. I Love Us! is all about the little ways families show they care: breakfasts made, play times shared, hurts soothed, and good times celebrated. This special book makes a wonderful gift for children and the people who love them on Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day--every day!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: Fifteen-year-old Jack and sixteen-year-old Wilhelm, assistants to--and captives of--rival magicians, fall in love against the backdrop of Seattle's 1908 world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HUTAbe, Julie
Summary: When a love potion gone wrong causes Cam to forget his best friend Remy completely, they travel through Tokyo to rediscover his memories, make new ones, and maybe even fall in love all over again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ABEBrown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "A mission like no other has the Love Puppies stuck. Eliana has excellent basketball skills, and Barkley knows she's talented enough to make the school team--that is, if she can figure out how to be a good teammate. How are the pups supposed to help someone who has no interest in sharing the ball, playing nice, or making friends? With a little bit of magic and a whole lot of kindness, the Love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: When Cara accidentally posts a rant about her father and his new wife online, it goes viral-- and catches the attention of the TV producers behind a new reality dating show for single parent families. Now Cara and her mother have been whisked away to sunny Key West where they're asked to narrow a field of suitors and their kids down to one winning pair. It's outside Cara's comfort zone, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MANMurray, Diana
Summary: A skunk hopes to find love while walking through town seeing all kinds of animals in loving pairs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2022