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7401) Hurricane child
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.
7402) Seasons of sun & rain
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Six women who were close friends in college meet once again at a secluded bed-and-breakfast to recapture those days and to recount the stories of their lives. Into this idyll comes a threat to their shared future. Set against the backdrop of forests and cascades, a rugged shoreline, and a small tourist town, the stories of the women evolve as each one turns her focus on the affliction that threatens the life of their best and brightest friend. Mickey...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Author
Series
Life in Icicle Falls volume 11
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this final installment in her treasured Icicle Falls series, three women resolve to see the beauty in some of the more difficult people and things in their lives, especially during this Christmas season.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Flor's mother dies in early 1969, she is left with her grandmother who refuses to accept Flor's identity as a trans girl. Flor decides that in order to be true to herself, she must leave home. She makes friends with Tami, a trans teenager, and the two girls meet adults who help them make their way in the queer and trans community of New York City. Invited to meet up with some new friends, the girls sneak into the Stonewall Inn on a night that...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
An evergreen message about hope and unconditional love is told through the story of a bunny separated from its parent during a rainstorm and all the forest friends who come together to offer help. This lyrical book will touch children who have experienced deep loneliness or isolation, and is crafted especially for those who know the unique heartache of witnessing a family member suffer from addiction.
7407) In the key of us
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends.
7408) Whispering bells
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 4
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Pastor Ed Markham calls Magnolia Investigations and asks Julia Foley, along with her partner, Meredith Bellefontaine to meet him at the estate of one of Savannah's oldest and most beloved citizens. At first, Julia thinks he just wants help in choosing sheet music to take to Miss Dicey at her nursing-home residence. However, upon Meredith's and Julia's arrival at the estate, Pastor Ed shows them an old ledger he found in a secret hiding place in the...
7409) Double trouble
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Meredith catches sight of a mysterious man lurking around her home--and he has an uncanny resemblance to her deceased husband! However, he disappears before she can approach him. Could he have anything to do with the 18th-century writing desk Meredith inherited earlier in the day? Or the freshly revealed, long-hidden diary written by Anna Coles, one of the first women to colonize Savannah in 1733? Before Meredith can identify this man, the Coles diary...
7410) Jolly holiday
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Four episodes with Christmas and winter themes from four popular children's series.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls--more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction and a system that never valued them. For too long, all they had was each other. That is, until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home, providing stability and support, and playing an outsize role in Carmen's upbringing too. Durka is more than a beneficent...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Carney's house party: In the summer of 1911, Carney looks forward to hosting a month-long house party at her Deep Valley home with not only her Vassar college roommate as a guest but all the old crowd, especially her high school sweetheart who moved to California four years before.
Winona's pony cart: Almost-eight-year-old Winona, living in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Minnesota, knows she has a special red dress and lots of friends for her birthday...
7413) Dengeki daisy, vol. 11
Author
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Teru's friend Rena reveals doubts about her engagement to successful businessman Kazuki Morizono--and for good reason! He seems to be in cahoots with nemeses Akira and Chiharu, with a hidden agenda involving DAISY's "Jack Frost" virus! How will Teru and Kurosaki deal with this newfound threat?" -- p. [4] of cover.
After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic...
Author
Series
Love Lucas volume 4
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After her dad is sentenced to prison time, seventeen-year-old Lucy Nelson and her mother move across the country to start over in the town--and farmhouse--where her mother grew up. Once settled, Lucy is determined to keep her mind off anything "real" and decides to pass the time by reading a stack of her mother's childhood books, which has sat in her grandmother's home for decades. When Lucy finds her mom's old summer bucket list shoved between the...
Author
Series
Banana Fox volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Flashlight and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges and proves his own sleuthing skills! But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?"--...
7416) Swim team
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help. With Etta's training...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The Pandemic Special - Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the ongoing pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. South ParQ Vaccination Special - The citizens of South ParQ are clamoring for the COVID-19 vaccine. A hilarious new militant group tries to stop the boys from getting their teacher vaccinated.
Author
Series
Aristotle and Dante volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend...
7419) The family
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate. Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the shadow of their fathers' unspoken community: the Family. Sunday dinners gather them each week to feast, discuss business, and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love. But the disappearance of Antonia's father drives a whisper-thin...
7420) The war outside
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II.
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