Kelly, Julia
Summary: August, 1939. Britain watches the headlines in fear of another devastating war with Germany. Erstwhile socialite Nora is determined to find her place in the Home Office's Air Raid Precautions Department; matchmaker Hazel tries to mask two closely guarded secrets with irrepressible optimism; and German expat Marie worries that she and her family might face imprisonment in an internment camp if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KELHunt, Dallas
Summary: "As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUNBirnbaum, Daniel
Summary: "In 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years later, just months before the German invasion of Poland that ignites World War II, Immanuel escapes to Sweden with his wife and two young sons. Living as a refugee in Stockholm, Immanuel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BIRGenhart, Michael
Summary: "A boy becomes upset when he is teased for having two dads, but viewing his friend's family (with a mom and a dad) as not all that different from his own, he realizes the best way to counter the ridicule is to be proud of who his fathers are and know that it is love that makes a family." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pickle Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENReagan, Jean
Summary: "New hiking boots call for a hiking adventure! Pack your backpack with snacks, water, and a map, and join an uncle and his nephew as they head out for their trip, but this time, the kids lead the way!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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2 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN REAYum, Hyewon
Summary: One rainy day, a little boy is upset because he can't go out and play. His mom comes up with a way to keep him entertained - by drawing a picture of herself and him going outside, playing in the rain, and splashing in a giant puddle. They have so much fun drawing themselves that they decide to venture out and make the most of the rainy weather. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUMChancy, Myriam J. A.
Summary: "From award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy comes an extraordinary and enduring story of two families forever joined by country-and by long-held secrets-and two girls with a bond that refuses to be broken. In 1940s' Port-au-Prince, Gertie and Sisi become fast childhood friends, despite being on opposite ends of the social and economic ladder. As young girls, they build their unlikely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2024
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Summary: Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PHECole, Henry
Summary: In this wordless picture book, a cat named Spot ventures out an open window and through a city on a journey, while his owner tries to find him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE COLFazio, Nicole.
Summary: Illustrations depict the story of a piece of sea glass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FAZCohen, Tziporah
Summary: "In this wordless time-travel adventure, three children at a Passover seder visit ancient Egypt to help baby Moses find his way safely to Pharaoh's daughter. When a family settles at the table for Passover, their dog nabs the afikomen bag (containing matzah used for the seder) and dives under the tablecloth. The children follow him and find themselves transported to ancient Egypt. There, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2023
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Summary: An owl and a bat family endeavor to share living spaces on the same tree branch, where initial wariness is overcome by the curiosity of the families' babies on a wild and stormy night that compels them to set aside their apprehensions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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Summary: A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. This wordless picture book, conceived by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and beautifully brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, is an ode to the importance of small things,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAWWatanabe, Issa
Summary: The migrants must leave the forest. Borders are crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones are lost. It takes such courage to reach the end. At last the journey is over and the migrants arrive. This is the new place. With forceful simplicity, Migrants narrates the journey of a group of animals leaving a leafless forest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WATYockteng, Rafael
Summary: "This almost wordless picture book set in the dawn of human life imagines how art and storytelling were born from the power of one young girl's observation. Once upon a time, during the Pleistocene, somewhere between two-and-a-half million and ten thousand years ago, small groups of people traveled their known world, hunting for food, seeking shelter, and slowly becoming more like the people we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aldana Libros/Greystone Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOCFong, Pam
Summary: "After a fire leaves the forest smoldering, a determined marmot and her resourceful bird friend set off on a rescue mission in this beautifully illustrated, wordless story. They clear away fallen branches and scorched bushes. They rake and dig and plant new seedlings in the earth. With determination and ingenuity, as the seasons pass, they care for the little trees by making sure they have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FONCassidy, Sara
Summary: "In this amusing wordless picture book, a young toddler uses her stuffed bunny to perform a number of daring acts."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CASGeisert, Arthur.
Summary: Depicts, in wordless illustrations, how a little spilled milk led to the destruction of the pig family's house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GEIIdle, Molly Schaar.
Summary: In this wordless book with interactive flaps, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE IDLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN Caldecott IdleBecker, Aaron
Summary: Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. It’s her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BECCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECGaroche, Camille
Summary: This wordless story is about two sisters, a walk in the snowy forest, and the appearance of an enchanted rabbit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAREulate, Ana A. de
Summary: A story of a little Afghan girl's dreams of peace
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cuento de Luz SL 2012
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Summary: Frodo the Hobbit and his friends fight to save Middle-Earth from the Dark Power.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010