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1) Sam: a novel
Author
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"There is a girl, and her name is Sam. She adores her father, though he isn't around much. Her mother, Courtney, struggles to make ends meet, and never fails to remind her daughter that her life should be different. Sam doesn't fit in at school, where the other girls have the right shade of blue jeans and don't question the rules. Sam doesn't care about jeans or rules. She just loves to climb--trees, fences, walls, the side of a building. When she's...
Author
Language
English
Description
Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his (3z(Bpromising(3y (Bcareer is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his...
4) I am smart
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
32 p.: col. ill.; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although he is skinny and bookish and acts differently than other children, a young boy focuses on all the good things that make him special.
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 10
Publisher
Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
116 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lily is a great team player, but she finds it hard to speak up and make herself heard. When a fun activity at camp lands her unexpectedly on a mountaineering adventure with Bear Grylls, there are challenges for Lily on every cliff"--
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars. Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even...
7) Slumpbuster
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
183 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old slugger Banjo "The Great Walloper" Bishbash is overcome by a nasty hitting slump as he tries to lead the Rambletown Rounders to the division baseball championship.
8) Ish
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p.: col. ill.; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
65 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help?"--
10) Star of the week
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[28] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Excited about being "star of the week" at school, Stanley spends a lot of time choosing and preparing his favorite things to share, but becomes discouraged when his classmates make fun of what he likes.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Johanna shows up at the beginning of summer to house-sit next door to Finn, he has no idea of the profound effect she will have on his life by the time summer vacation is over.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Using her boundless imagination, Kayla finds the courage to tame her new big-kid bike--despite falls, bumps and bruises--and the confidence to let go of her fear.
14) Wildoak
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
324 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort, but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
15) Wordy birdy
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Wordy Birdy loves to talk, but will she ever learn to listen?"--
Author
Publisher
Disney HYPERION
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
482 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky.
18) Fairway phenom
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st paperback ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
132 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Young Maya always hears of everyone in her fishing village being scared of "The Beast," the giant wave that crashes into the shoreline every day, and after seeing boys surfing it she is determined to surf it herself, showing everyone the beauty it has to offer.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Aladdin hardcover ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
