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1) Patchwork
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken explore the endless possibilities each child contains: A young dancer may grow into a computer coder; a basketball player might become a poet; a class clown may one day serve as an inspiring teacher; and today’s quiet empath might be tomorrow’s great leader....[This work presents an] empowering message for readers of all ages: Your story is still being written." --publisher's website
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Aspiring artist Abby decides that in order to give her art "more heart" she will complete a list of tasks over the summer, ranging from facing a fear to falling in love, but she soon finds the list more difficult than she imagined.
3) Mr. Wrong
Author
Series
Mr. Men series volume 34
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Wrong can't seem to do anything right, until he meets Mr. Right.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Lavender sees herself as the miserable but tough outsider at school, while Scarlet knows she is talented and popular, but insecure on the inside--then, on their mutual thirteenth birthday, they wake up in each other's bodies and are forced to learn what it means to walk in someone else's shoes.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Bre has always planned the gymnastics club routine she and Isabel perform together for Family Night, so initially she is resentful when Coach Chrissy adds Yadana to their group and Isabel favors Yadana's idea to use music from her home country, India, but as Bre listens to the music, something changes. Includes glossary and directions for making a gymnastics ribbon.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After a year in exile on an Alaskan island as punishment for severely beating a fellow student, Cole Matthews returns to school in Minneapolis having made peace with himself and his victim--but he finds that surviving the violence and hatred of high school is even harder than surviving in the wilderness.
9) Just try it!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Phil tries to introduce his daughter Lil to all different kinds of cuisine at the food truck festival, but Lil is hesitant to try anything new until he reminds her to keep herself open to new possibilities.
10) What's going on?
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
A boy chronicles the unusual changes that have been going on in his house recently, and the strange things that his parents are doing, and tries to figure out why these things are taking place.
11) Truth or dare
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
A few white lies told during a simple game of truth or dare spin out of control and make life very complicated for a girl who returns home at the end of the summer to discover that her friends have become estranged and drama-prone.
When Lia returns after a summer with her aunt, it feels like everything has changed within her group of friends. Everyone just seems more dramatic. When a few white lies are told during a game of Truth or Dare, they make...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes Clyde feels like a square dog in a round hole... Lucy adores her adopted greyhound. She takes him on spa dates and gives him toys, the best organic meals, a whole wardrobe of strange outfits, and even a flashy new name! But why isn't he happy yet?
14) Bea by the sea
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Bea loves lions and knows everything there is to know about them. She lives by the beach, but she doesn't like sand one little bit! One day, her mother persuades her to visit the beach, where she meets a sand sculpture of a lion who is afraid of water. Their developing friendship helps each of them to overcome their anxieties, but the next day the lion has disappeared! How will Bea cope? A funny and tender book about the mutual support of friendship,...
15) Finding normal
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"After a horrible storm floods her neighborhood, twelve-year-old Temple and her family are forced to move to a new town. They are some of the lucky ones, able to secure temporary housing relatively quickly. But Temple doesn’t feel so lucky starting over at a brand-new school halfway through the year and feeling a weird spotlight on her family’s situation from her new classmates. At home, things aren’t any better as her family struggles to adjust...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When her best friend Jason's house is put up for sale, and he tells her that his family is moving to California, Annie Jenkins is devastated by the news that she is losing the other member of the PB & J Society--so when neighbor Mrs. Schuster tells her about a buried chest and gives her a map she convinces herself that this is a way for Jason's family to pay off their mortgage and stay in Utah.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her life.
18) No probllama!
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Llamas swim, dance, and even do karate--it's no probllama! Read along and explore the exciting touches in this funny book about trying new things"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Language
English
Description
"It's your time to shine. Show the world who you are: confident, courageous a bright rising star! Growing up means there are times for feeling your best, succeeding, feeling uncertain, and failing-and everything in between. Things may be ever-changing but this moment, right now-whether it's a regular day or a pivotal occasion like a graduation-is the reader's time to take charge." --publisher's website
Author
Series
Cassandra animal psychic volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
While struggling to cope with major changes in her life, fourteen-year-old Cassandra decides to help others by using her ability to see what animals are thinking, beginning with finding a lost cat.
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