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581) Born
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
In this lyrical poem, author John Sobol brings us his imagined vision of a universal experience, that of being born. As she is born, the baby in this story goes through a time of intense movement and change before she takes her first breath and cries. Warm hands wrap her in a blanket, and she is held in loving arms. She has arrived!
Sobol captures the mystery and wonder of the birth experience in this deeply sympathetic tale. Reading this book together...
582) Inland
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Returning to the coast after living in the Midwest, Callie's mysterious illness disappears, but when the water near her house begins to call her, she uncovers dangerous family secrets and jeopardizes everything and everyone she holds dear.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Seventeen-year-old Arden, of Cumberland, Maryland, finds solace in the blog of an aspiring writer who lives in New York City, but when she goes to meet him, she discovers that he is a very different person than she believes him to be.
584) McTavish on the move
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Pa Peachey comes home in a happy-go-lucky mood--and singing!--the family is concerned. Pa has never not been grumpy after work! But when Ma and siblings Ava and Ollie learn that Pa has gotten a new job--which means moving to an appealing new house--they are all pretty quick to get on board. Even McTavish the dog is excited to make a canine pal in the new park nearby. Only the youngest sibling, Betty, remains out of sorts--nervous about changing...
Author
Series
Piper Morgan volume 4
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Piper's mom is working at a popular local pool shop, and Piper wishes she could have a pool too. The only problem is that she doesn't know how to swim! Dreaming of fame when her mother is hired to make a commercial for the local pool supplier, Piper wants more "responsibility" and positions herself in front of the camera for a taste of show bunsiness and wonders if her idea for the commercial will be as impressive as she imagines.
Author
Series
Juana and Lucas volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Juana's life in Bogòt, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along--like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried--but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two new sorpresas on Juana. One: Juana will be spending her school break going to skating camp instead of relaxing (even though she doesn't know how to skate!). Two: Mami is...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"West Coast girl Sydney Mackenzie moves to Delaware after her parents inherit a cemetery--and becomes involved in a mystery surrounding the Underground Railroad. Will Sydney's filmmaking skills and the help of some new friends be enough for her get to the bottom of the mystery of her new home?"--
588) Fresh Princess
Author
Series
Fresh Princess volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This is Destiny, but everyone calls her Fresh Princess. She's got style. She's got flair. In all things fresh and princessy, she's got it licked! That is, until she moves to a brand-new neighborhood, where nothing looks quite the same as it did at her old house. And to make matters worse, she thinks everyone is a better double Dutch jumper than she is. This move is NOT fresh at all. But Destiny ALWAYS has a plan. She'll stop at nothing to find the...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On his first vacation without his parents, eight-year-old Myron faces a scary grandfather, teasing older cousins, his first dive off the ten-foot board, and his grandmother's encouragement to write his mother daily, telling her of his adventures.
591) The bad kid
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, eleven-year-old Claudeline Feng LeBernardin hopes to take over the "family business" previously run by her mobster grandfather, but first she must try to uncover a local scam artist and salvage her friendship with her best friend and partner in crime, Fingerless Brett.
Author
Series
The Inventors (Morgen) volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Twelve-year-olds George, the very unlucky third Lord of Devonshire, and his neighbor, scientist Ada Byron, join forces against a nefarious group of criminals who steal the map to a priceless family heirloom.
Author
Series
Fifth quarter volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Just when Lori starts to get comfortable, things change again. Lori's friends have found new interests. Her dad goes back to work for the first time since she was born. And when her mom decides to start coaching in the new after-school basketball league, Lori's home life collides with her passion. To make matters worse, all her friends are playing for the opposing team. Lori feels frustrated and alone, like she might be falling behind in her game"--...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"In this young adult novel by best-selling novelist Ibi Zoboi, Okoye is going on her first trip to America with King T'Chaka, who has been tasked with joining other African leaders as a special envoy to the World Humanitarian Aid Council. But when Okoye arrives in New York, she realizes the city-and her mission-are not what she expects. Thrown into conflict in Brownsville, a neighborhood struggling with gentrification, Okoye must find her place in...
595) Mr. Walker Steps Out
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Mr. Walker, the human-shaped figure who lives in the traffic signal box and tells pedestrians when it is safe to cross the street, decides to leave his post and experience all that he has been missing, in this sweet and satisfying tale about finding one's place in the world.
Mr. Walker works hard. Every day, he stands in the window of his boxy little house on the corner of Broadway and Main, letting people know when it's safe to cross the street....
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Description
In St. Louis, Missouri, in 1911, orphaned eleven-year-old Julia Delaney rails against countless disappointments and the nun's strict rules at the House of Mercy, especially after her sister Mary turns fourteen and must leave, but she, her family, and best friend get tangled up with a gangster and a decade-old mystery.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"It is not the destination, but the journey. Inspired by this timeless adage, You Are a Beautiful Beginning combines lyrical storytelling and lovely art, blossoming into a celebration of self-love, friendship, and community. With beautiful simplicity and hidden depth, this meditative and magical picture book encourages readers old and young to discover their own endless potential." --book jacket.
598) Sunny
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
From debut author/artist Celia Krampien comes an unforgettable, transcendent story about the true power of optimism with this gorgeously illustrated picture book, Sunny.
Most people would say there is nothing good about trudging to school on a rainy day.
Most people would say that being carried away by the wind and dropped into the middle of a tumultuous sea is a very bad sort of situation.
No, most people wouldn't like that at all.
But Sunny...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A boy and his monster confront their mutual fears in this unlikely friendship story that's rooted in Mexican folklore
Ramón is a little boy who can't sleep. He is nervous for his first day at a new school.
And El Cucuy is the monster who lives in Ramón's cactus pot. He can't sleep, either.
It turns out that El Cucuy is scared, too!
This gentle, perceptive story explores the worries that can accompany moving to a new place and beginning a new...