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1) Taxi ghost
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North Side Library - New Children's Graphic Novels - New Children
Escabasse, S.
1 available
Escabasse, S.
1 available
Description
"In this hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel, a young girl's first period brings an unexpected gift: the ability to see ghosts! As she meets these spectral visitors, she uncovers her family's secret lineage of mediums, while learning about the power of compassion and community. Adèle just wants to spend her winter break at the library, cozied up with her favorite books, and completely forgetting abut her friends who are all traveling to warmer...
2) Whale done
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Series
FunJungle volume 8
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Central Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Gibbs, S.
1 available
Gibbs, S.
1 available
East Side Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Gibbs, S.
1 available
Gibbs, S.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Gibbs, S.
1 available
Gibbs, S.
1 available
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Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Audiobooks - Display
Gibbs, S.
1 available
Gibbs, S.
1 available
Description
After an escaped kangaroo starts a fire that burns down his house, Teddy Fitzroy accepts an invitation to go to Malibu with his girlfriend, Summer, and her mother, Kandace. He's hoping to spend some time relaxing on the beach, but wherever Teddy goes, trouble isn't far behind. First, a massive dead whale has washed up on the beach, and before anyone can determine what killed it, it explodes. Doc, the head vet from FunJungle, suspects something fishy...
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Chirri & Chirra volume 7
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Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Picture Books - Children
Doi, K.
1 available
Doi, K.
1 available
South Side Library - Children's Picture Books - Children
Doi, K.
1 available
Doi, K.
1 available
Description
"With the distinctive sound of their bicycle bells, Chirri and Chirra are off on another whimsical adventure. In this new installment of the beloved series, the twins brave a rainy day together...after all, stormy weather is no match for their boundless energy and curiosity."--Provided by publisher.
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Minerva Keen volume 1
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Central Library - Children's Battle of the Books - Battle of the Books - Elementary
Patterson, J.
1 available
Patterson, J.
1 available
East Side Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Patterson, J.
1 available
Patterson, J.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Patterson, J.
1 available
Patterson, J.
1 available
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Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Audiobooks - Children
Patterson, J.
1 available
Patterson, J.
1 available
Description
Living in the luxurious Arcanum building, with its interior balconies perfect for playing tag, an elevator like an iron birdcage, and quirky neighbors behind every apartment door, has always been fun and games for twelve-year-old Minerva Keen until her neighbors start getting poisoned. Anyone could be next, and everyone is a suspect, including Minerva herself. To clear her name and help the police crack the case, Minerva starts her own detective club....
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Forest Ave. Library - Children's Graphic Novels - Children
Yee, R.
1 available
Yee, R.
1 available
South Side Library - Children's Graphic Novels - Children
Yee, R.
1 available
Yee, R.
1 available
Description
"Safia thought that being blind meant she would only get to go on adventures through her audiobooks. This all changes when she goes to live with a distant and mysterious aunt, Lady Whimsy, who takes Safia on the journey of a lifetime! While the reclusive Lady Whimsy stops an old rival from uncovering the truth behind her disappearance, Safia experiences parts of the world she had only dreamed about. But when an unlikely group of chaotic agents comes...
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Central Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Ryan, P.
1 available
Ryan, P.
1 available
East Side Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Ryan, P.
1 available
Ryan, P.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Fiction - Display
Ryan, P.
2 available
Ryan, P.
2 available
Description
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
7) Front desk
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Front desk volume 1
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Forest Ave. Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Yang, K.
1 available
Yang, K.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Yang, K.
1 available
Yang, K.
1 available
North Side Library - Children's Fiction - Children
Yang, K.
1 available
Yang, K.
1 available
Description
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade...
8) Faker
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Central Library - New Children's Fiction - New Children
Korman, G.
1 available
Korman, G.
1 available
East Side Library - New Children's Fiction - New Children
Korman, G.
1 available
Korman, G.
1 available
Description
Trey knows the drill: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there's the con, where Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes. Once the money's in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run... until they set up somewhere else and start again. Trey believes his father when he says no one's getting hurt. After all, these parents...
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Series
Blood City Rollers volume 1
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South Side Library - Children's Graphic Novels - Children
Anderson, V.
1 available
Anderson, V.
1 available
10) Weirdo
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Forest Ave. Library - Children's Biographies - Children
B Weaver, J.
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B Weaver, J.
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East Side Library - New Children's Graphic Novels - New Children
B Weaver, J.
1 available
B Weaver, J.
1 available
South Side Library - New Children's Graphic Novels - New Children
B Weaver, J.
1 available
B Weaver, J.
1 available
Description
"Eleven-year-old Tony Weaver, Jr. loves comic books, anime, and video games, and idolizes the heroic, larger-than-life characters he finds there. But his new classmates all think he's a weirdo. Bullied by his peers, Tony struggles with the hurt of not being accepted and tries to conform to other people's expectations. After a traumatic event shakes him to his core, he embarks on a journey of self-love that will require him to become the hero of his...