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1102) Half-minute horrors
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.
1103) Poseidon's Peak
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow...Having recently been betrayed by his last remaining crewmate, Jack finds himself all alone on perhaps the most dangerous quest of his young life. Jack is on a mission to find something he's not even sure exists--a treasure of unimaginable proportions. But there's a band of pirates who are also searching for the treasure. Will they, or Jack, find it first?
1104) Swimming into trouble
Author
Series
Julia on the go! volume 1
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"As a member of the Vipers Swim Team, Julia Nam's always in the pool. Mountainview Community Center is like her second home, not only because swimming at the aquatic center is her favorite thing in the world, but also because her parents run the center's sushi café. Julia would much rather be in the pool than sitting behind the counter of Sushi on the Go! watching other people swim. She's the youngest swimmer on the team, but definitely not the slowest....
1106) Doreen
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"If Doreen Gray were to take a selfie upon her arrival at the elite Chandler Academy, it would capture a face marked with acne, a head full of frizz, and eyes looking anywhere but at the lens. What Chandler queen bee Heidi Whelan sees is a desperate hunger for acceptance and the makings of a willing and useful prot?g?. Heidi?s roommate, Biz Gibbons-Brown, works her Photoshop magic to create a stunning profile pic of Doreen?a glossy, digital makeover...
1107) The little things
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
In rhyming text, a mother panda and her baby learn how important it is to show kindness and help others.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Illustrations by a lettering artist and easy-to-read text reveal ways to be helpful, patient, gentle, honest, generous, grateful, and especially kind. This book is a reminder to all readers, young and old, that the smallest kind gesture can make the biggest difference in the world--we just have to remember to be kind to one another.
1109) The loving library
Author
Series
Jeet and Fudge volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Jeet and his puppy Fudge love to read books and wish they could make more friends who also like to read. Inspired by another Sikh boy practicing his seva (his selfless act of kindness) by donating books to people in need, Jeet and Fudge set out with their Mom and Dad to give back to their community. Could it bring some reading buddies their way as well?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
When Ruben, who longs to have a bike like his friend Sergio's that his family cannot afford, finds money in a grocery store, he has to make a tough decision about what to do with it.
Ruben se siente como si fuera el único niño que no tiene bicicleta. Desearía tener una bicicleta como la de su amigo Sergio, pero sabe que los deseos no se cumplen sin dinero. Un día, cuando Ruben ve un billete de un dólar que se cae del bolso de una señora, lo...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Once there was a bear who lived in a forest and did all the regular bear things. But as his home and the world around him change—fewer fish, fewer trees, and less quiet—he notices how tricky his life is becoming to maintain. The sensible thing to do is adapt, so the bear enlists the help of a little girl and asks her to teach him how to be human. The unlikely duo works together to master the art of being human, but when the bear heads to the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Collects seven stories featuring Pete the cat, including "Pete at the Beach" in which, while visiting the beach with his family, Pete enjoys collecting shells and building a sand castle but resists going into the water or accepting a surfing lesson from Bob, despite the heat.
1113) Grow up, David!
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him--but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.
1114) Hattie the bad
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A little girl tries to be good but soon discovers that being bad is ever so much more fun.
1115) Cake
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Wilma Sue is wary of the eccentric sisters, Ruth and Naomi, at her new foster home, but wonders if she might have a true home with them, baking and delivering cakes and tending their chickens, until she is implicated in a series of neighborhood crimes.
1116) The Glass Castle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
"You'll love joining in the adventures of The Glass Castle, brand-new from Trisha White Priebe and Jerry Jenkins, where the setting from The Chronicles of Narnia Meets the action from Alice in Wonderland.The king is growing old and is concerned about who will replace him. His new wife wants to produce an heir to the throne. The only problem? The king's first wife gave birth to a son, and no one knows for sure what happened to him. Rumors swirl throughout...
Author
Series
Barely missing everything volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
"Three Mexican-Americans--Juan, JD, and Fabi--each try to overcome their individual struggles as they all grapple with how to make a better life for themselves when it seems like brown lives don't matter"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Tom Raines and his friends are eager to return to the Pentagonal Spire to continue their training for the elite Intrasolar Forces. They're in Upper Company now, vying for spots in CamCo, but soon discover troubling changes: strict new regulations, suspicious agents in positions of power, and the revelation that the Spire is under new military control. The trainees are now cadets. What begins as an irritating adjustment soon reveals a dangerous shift...
1119) La fosa del lobo
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becomes a target of her attacks. While others have always seen Toby's strangeness, Annabelle...
1120) When You Have to Wait
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"A mindful, gentle picture book about patience and learning to find beauty in the act of waiting"--