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Summary: Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native SorellCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.04 SORHernandez, Laurie
Summary: "Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying--and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just like flying. But when she first goes to class and falls off the balance beam, she discovers that following her dreams is harder and scarier than she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: Six-year-old Lee will not give up until he can show his big sister Zora, a.k.a. the boss, how good he can sew. Includes instructions on how to make Lee's smiling moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EDWCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EDWEggers, Dave
Summary: Convinced whale songs are boring, young humpback whale Soren decides to write his own, catchier tunes, and even when his music is met with less than encouraging feedback, he finds a way to keep composing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids 2023
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Summary: "This unbe-leaf-able book of encouragement is the perfect gift for new beginnings or to share with someone you love and want to suc-seed"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: published by Sourcebooks Wonderland, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROSTimbers, Alex
Summary: "Louisa is a tiny parakeet with a huge dream: to be a Broadway star. But no matter what she does, everyone keeps telling her she's too small to make it big! When a chance at her big break comes, Louisa learns that no matter how small you are, with a little talent and a lot of hard work, you can do anything--even be on Broadway."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TIMFoley, James
Summary: Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant. Every time she applies to Space Command, they come up with a new reason she can't join. But where there's a will, there's a way and Stella is determined to reach for the stars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing 2022
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Summary: Anna and Finn look over the wall that surrounds their tiny village and discover a mountain, which the villagers warn cannot be climbed, but the siblings are determined to reach the top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOMHare, John
Summary: Agnes is having a tea party, but the first person who shows up is the persistent boy next door--who comes with an astonishing variety of animal friends (and an awesome mother).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARMatheis, Emily
Summary: "Bang! Whack! Whirrr! It's time for a birdhouse building contest! Opal's friends all have endless ideas on how to make their constructions stand out. There are bells, pom-poms, basketballs, and many more materials to use--and yet Opal still feels stuck. Maybe a simple, sturdy piece wood...a few nails and screws will be just right. But when the judges don't pick Opal's birdhouse, she may still...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yeehoo Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MATYamada, Kobi
Summary: "How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a sotry for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail....
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG YAMRobert, Nadine
Summary: What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that feels like a classic, calling to mind the tender work of Beatrix Potter. Some say that wolves, ogres, and giant badgers live in the forest beside Arthur's house. That's why no one ever goes in there, to see what's on the other side. But one day, Arthur's dad has an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids / Greystone Books 2021
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Summary: "Best sisters and big thinkers Maddie and Mabel have a new idea. A really wild idea. But can their idea become a reality? With their sweet charm and innocent curiosity, the sisters make lists, ask questions, and learn when to turn something broken into something new. Together they learn that every idea has opportunities and obstacles and that an imperfect solution might be just the right plan."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kind World Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ALLFriedman, Becky
Summary: When his father gives Daniel his old bike, Daniel discovers he must keep trying when learning something new seems difficult.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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Summary: Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles . . . KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MEDWedelich, Sam
Summary: When it is first announced, Chicken Little is not interested in the marathon featuring Hare--until the rest of the flock falls for Hare's fraudulent methods and she becomes determined to prove that Hare is a total fraud.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE WEDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEDYamada, Kobi
Summary: How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a story for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Yamada 2021Edwards, Michelle
Summary: Six-year-old Lee will not give up until he can show his big sister Zora, a.k.a. the boss, how good he can sew. Includes instructions on how to make Lee's smiling moon.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG EDWApplegate, Katherine
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text remind the reader that any achievement may be preceded by mistakes, and learning from them makes accomplishments sweeter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Applegate 2018Preus, Margi
Summary: "Lily the sailboat is small but sturdy, in a harbor full of enormous cargo ships, speedy fishing vessels, and bossy tugboats...Out on the lake, the tall ships are coming! To pass from the harbor to the lake, Lily must blow her horn and ask the lift bridgeto rise...Finally, Lily slips under just before the bridge goes down, her sails fluttering with excitement as she spies the majestic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: "Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, Van den Ende presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: This true story follows the story of Beatrice Shilling, a woman whose ingenuity, persistence, and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021