Thomas, Angie
Summary: "Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win the first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip-hop legend who died right before she hit big, Bris got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: YA PA FIC THOLittman, Sarah
Summary: Life has suddenly turned chaotic for high school student Stella since her brother, Rob, got home from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan: her school is on edge with ethnic tensions and her brother seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress but will not talk about it. But when Rob's anger finally spirals out of control, Stella realizes she has to find the courage to take a stand...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LITBirdsong, Bea
Summary: Baby Sam is ready to say her first word, but the adults in her life keep missing her pronouncement.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BIRHunter, Anne
Summary: "Baby mouse has learned to squeak. And now it's squeak, squeak, squeak all day long. Baby chats with new friends and old friends, big friends and little friends, and sometimes just chats with no one at all. Poor mama needs a break...but when baby wandersoff, mama knows what to do: follow the squeaks!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUNArnold, Tedd.
Summary: A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "give him a hand," "laugh your head off," and "hold your tongue."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ArnolTourville, Jacqueline.
Summary: Because three-year-old Albie, who would one day be known as Albert Einstein, has never spoken, his concerned family takes him to a doctor who recommends a series of activities that might stimulate him to talk.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EINCassidy, Sara
Summary: "A simple board book that introduces little ones to the concept of metaphor."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2019
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Summary: A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "I'm tongue-tied," "don't give me any of your lip," and "I put my foot in my mouth."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction ArnoldBloch, Serge.
Summary: A boy receives many confusing words of advice in the form of phrases like, "Dust yourself off and get back in the saddle."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLOBloch, Serge.
Summary: A boy who does not like trying new foods receives many confusing words of advice in the form of such phrases as "people need three square meals a day" and "I knew you were a tough cookie."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLOCampbell, Marcy
Summary: Students are upset and begin acting mean after something bad is written on a school bathroom wall, but talking, listening, and an art project help them remember who they are.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAMThomas, Angie
Summary: As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time-- and has massive shoes to fill. She's been labeled a hoodlum at school, and the fridge at home is empty after her mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral -- for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed by the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Thomas 2018Dahl, Roald.
Summary: The vicar's speech impediment leads to holy hysteria in an otherwise quiet country parish.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC DAHSeuss, Dr
Summary: Much to the distress of his parents and classmates, the only way Gerald communicates is through boings, toots, and whistles.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1968
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SEUCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SEUMejia, Mindy
Summary: "There is a place in Minnesota with hundreds of miles of glacial lakes and untouched forests called the Boundary Waters. Ten years ago a man and his son trekked into this wilderness and never returned. Search teams found their campsite ravaged by what looked like a bear. They were presumed dead until a decade later ... the son appeared. Discovered while ransacking an outfitter store, he was...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Emily Bestler Books/Atria 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MEJTandon, Nancy
Summary: "Rory Mitchell has always had an issue saying his Rs correctly (which is a real problem given his name); now in sixth grade his former best friend, Brent, suddenly sides with bullies against Rory; but then Brent is hit by a car and suffers a serious brain injury, which requires Rory to reevaluate everything"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TANRamée, Lisa Moore
Summary: "A friendless girl who has developed a knack for keeping her head down at school resists a red-headed newcomer who wants to make friends, before the two are paired for a class assignment that she hopes will secure her position on the debate team."--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RAMWoodsmall, Cindy
Summary: At twenty-seven, Hadley is still trying to get free of the weight she's carried all her life: entering foster care at age five, getting arrested at seventeen for arson, and losing her boyfriend, Monroe, when she needed him most. Monroe never wanted to walk out on Hadley. He'd understood her, from her desire to help children with speech issues to her intense temper. But when she was arrested, he...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WOOFrazier, Sundee T.
Summary: "Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants-especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought of starting high school is only making his stutter worse. And Melvin's growing awareness that racism is everywhere-not just in the South where a boy his age has been brutally killed by two...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FRAWroblewski, David.
Summary: A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WROWroblewski, David.
Summary: A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WROShannon, David
Summary: David speaks new words as he goes through his day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SHACooper, 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 COOGutman, Dan.
Summary: When Ella Mentry School is threatened with closure due to budget cuts, A.J.'s new speech teacher, Miss Laney, comes up with a brilliant, if weird, plan to save the day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010