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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
374 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Aniana Del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water years ago. Until the Ani's stiffness and swollen joints mean she can no longer get out of bed, and Ani is forced to reveal just how important swimming is to her. Mami forbids her from returning to the water, but Ani and her doctor believe that...
2) Ferris
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When a ghost shows up at the threshold to Ferris's grandmother Charisse's room, Ferris worries that she's there to take Charisse to the Great Beyond. But Charisse says that the ghost has something else in mind--something unpredictable, a task that's impractical and illuminating. But how can Ferris focus on completing an assignment for a ghost when her little sister is terrorizing the town, her uncle keeps sending her to spy on her aunt, and the house...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rory is an antihero for the ages. Like Shakespeare’s Richard III, she confides in her audience, telling us exactly the lengths she’ll go to to secure the leading role in Bosworth Academy’s senior musical, confessing without shame that she is charming and conniving and brutally ambitious, that we will watch and root for her even as she manipulates and endangers those around her. And we do. Perhaps it’s because we don’t want to believe that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mayo Clinc Press Kids, an imprint of Mayo Clinc Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cricket and handler Tunde are starting their day at the children's hospital when their help is needed in the emergency room. There, they meet Maddie, a nine-year-old patient with appendicitis. Maddie is in pain and feeling nervous about needing emergency surgery. How will Cricket help Maddie cope with an IV poke, surgery, and recovery? Join Cricket and Child Life Specialist Tunde to find out more about Maddie and understand appendicitis!
Author
Series
Publisher
Mayo Clinc Press Kids, an imprint of Mayo Clinc Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Every day at the hospital is a new adventure for Cricket, and today is no exception. She and handler Tunde are on the neurology floor visiting Braden, a nine-year-old boy with epilepsy. Braden's seizures have become more frequent, and he and his dad are looking for answers. Can Cricket help Braden cope with a blood draw and other important tests and procedures in the hospital? Join Cricket and Child Life Specialist Tunde to find out more about Braden...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mayo Clinc Press Kids, an imprint of Mayo Clinc Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dash is eager to visit the pediatric oncology center, where kids are going through cancer treatments. There, she and handler Navya meet ten-year-old Ada, who was just diagnosed with a cancer called leukemia. Ada is feeling scared, and her mom is looking worried. Will Dash be able to help Ada cope with surgery and her first cancer treatment? Join Dash and Child Life Specialist Navya to find out more about Ada and learn about leukemia!
7) Strays
Author
Publisher
Ashland Creek Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
219 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Iris Moody has a problem controlling her temper--but then, she has a lot to be angry about. Dead mother. Workaholic father. Dumped by her boyfriend. Failing English.
When a note in Iris's journal is mistaken as a threat against her English teacher, she finds herself in trouble not only with school authorities but with the law.
In addition to summer school, dog-phobic Iris is sentenced to an entire summer of community service, rehabilitating...
8) Dear Martin
Author
Series
Dear Martin volume 1
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
210 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Justyce McAllister is top of his class at Braselton Prep, captain of the debate team, and set for an Ivy League school next year--but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. He's eventually released without charges (or an apology), but the incident rattles him. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood, he can't seem to escape the scorn of his former peers or the attitude of his new classmates. The only exception: Sarah...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mayo Clinc Press Kids, an imprint of Mayo Clinc Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's Dash's first day at the hospital, and her confidence is wavering. She wonders whether she has what it takes to be a good facility dog. Then Dash and handler Navya meet Francisco, a ten-year-old diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and Dash's training kicks in. Can Dash help Francisco cope with pokes, shots, and other parts of his diabetes treatment? Join Dash and Child Life Specialist Navya to find out more about Francisco as he takes on diabetes!...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
298 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Archie's life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by COVID-19.
Suddenly there are no more Friday-night dinners out, no more leaving for school, no more hanging out with friends... no leaving the house at all.
Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie feels more alone than ever. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable to find the words...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023
Physical Desc
284 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Al Schneider is used to holding things in.
She lives right across the hall from her best friend, Leo, and even he doesn't know anything about her crushes on girls or her sneaking suspicion that she poops more than anyone else on the planet. So when Al is diagnosed with Crohn's disease, she figures it's just one more thing to keep to herself. After all, who want to talk about what you do in the bathroom?
The problem is, the more Al...
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lola feels terrible after a competitive soccer game at recess results in injuring her classmate and a mean nickname for her, but with the help of her family, super best friend, and a little "pencil power," she just might be able to turn it all around.
13) Drawing Deena
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
232 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Deena’s never given a name to the familiar knot in her stomach that appears when her parents argue about money, when it’s time to go to school, or when she struggles to find the right words. She manages to make it through each day with the help of her friends and the art she loves to make.
While her parents’ money troubles cause more and more stress, Deena wonders if she can use her artistic talents to ease their burden. She creates a logo and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod--and not a single Hydra in sight.
Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition,
Physical Desc
257 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
All Elle Campbell wants to do is meet their personal hero, nonbinary icon Nuri Grena. Well, okay, they'd like a bit more than that--they'd like to learn how to do cat eye makeup, for queen bee Casey to stop critiquing her outfits, and for the finale of Elle's favorite show to have been less terrible. But meeting Nuri means the most of all.
When Elle learns that Nuri is coming to town for a book signing on Saturday, Elle is thrilled. They've never...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
If there’s one thing Lily Hong can’t stand, it’s being second best. That’s why she and Max Zhang have been bitter rivals ever since he swooped into town as the new kid with the cool clothes and his fancy downtown Chinese school and showed her up in the fifth-grade reading challenge.
She had wanted to be the one to win the pizza party for their class. Okay, so that was two years ago . . . her best friends Kelli and Lauren didn’t totally...
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lola is disappointed after a bout of stage fright earns her a non-speaking part in her class play, but on opening night, the curtain rises and she finds herself smack in the middle of an exasperating turn of events.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a class mishap lands Lola and new student Bella in Principal Blot's office, Lola's mom comes up with a ballet scheme that might make these classroom rivals realize that ballerinas and soccer players have more in common than they ever thought possible.
Author
Series
Dungeon Club volume 1
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
202 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Middle school is a dungeon. At least, that's how Jess sees it. Luckily, she and her best friend, Olivia, know how to escape into the sprawling worlds of their own imaginations. The two friends have always loved making up stories, first with little-kid games of make-believe, and more recently with the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. When they play, Olivia runs the game as Dungeon Master, and Jess is the solo party member, playing a take-no-prisoners...
20) At first spite
Author
Series
Harlot's Bay novel volume 1
Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When Athena Greydon's fiance ends their engagement a month before the wedding, she has no choice but to pack up her few possessions and move into the Spite House she recklessly bought him as a wedding gift. Which is a real problem, for several key reasons: The house is only ten feet wide. Her ex's home is literally attached to hers. And Dr. Matthew Vine the Freaking Third - AKA the uptight, judgy jerk who convinced his younger brother to leave her...