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2) No brainer
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet roll. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life. When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man,...
Author
Series
Finlay Donovan novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls' weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are-seeing as it's actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero's childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car-it won't be all fun and games. When Finlay's ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome...
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Language
English
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Description
Vanessa Mazur has worked as the personal assistant to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization for two years, and she's had enough. It's a thankless job, and she refuses to feel bad about quitting. So she's rather surprised when Aiden Graves, the Wall of Winnipeg, shows up at her door begging her to come back. She's even more shocked when he explains that her job description as personal assistant is about to take "personal" to a...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Have you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this brilliantly fun novel of what-ifs, missed chances, and new beginnings, Frankie McKenzie discovers what starting over might bring... Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can't help feeling something's missing. Is it a home to call her own? Travel? A more rewarding job? A relationship? Before she can work it...
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Every night, she cleans. On the fourth floor of an unnamed office in an unnamed city, the night cleaner comes and does what she does best--sorts out the messes of the daytime employees. None of them know her, but she knows everything about them: Sad Intern's dreams to get promoted, Résumé Woman's nasty flight-risk behavior, Mr. Buff's secret smoking habit...After all, protecting the employees is her responsibility: whether it's from rats and window...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he's inside? Whether it's shape-shifting or impromptu laundry use, Mac Barnett's iconic talent for earnest deadpan humor and Jon Klassen's irresistibly funny...
Author
Series
Here's Hank volume 10
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hank will need help from his father and friends if he is to help his second grade basketball team beat their arch rivals for the third year in a row.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Maggie Lou's grandpa doesn't call her Firefox for nothing. She's always finding ways to make life more interesting - even if this means getting into big trouble. When her grandfather Mushom finally agrees to teach her how to box, she decides that the rank odors, endless drills and teasing won't stop her from wearing a tutu to the gym. Joining her father's construction crew uncovers a surprising talent -- besides learning how to use a broom -- and...
11) Pencilympics
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Pencilmate signs up for the Pencilympics, a competition of super athletic challenges, in order to win a quadrillion dollar prize! Follow Pencilmate as he trains and competes in an intense game of Thumb War, basketball, karate, and more! Will Pencilmate win the grand prize? Read along to find out! "--Publisher's website.
12) Starter villain
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Attention, reader: You're going to LOVE this book! No, really, you are. It's got everything you could ever want: comedy, drama, action, heart. Plus -- are you ready? It's got homework! Ahh yeah! And a trip to the best place ever, the dentist! Ahhhh yeahhh! Additionally -- brace yourself -- it's got raisins! Nature's candy. AHH YEAHHH! This book is so great, you won't be able to stop reading it. I DARE you not to have fun" --
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Let the New York Times bestselling team behind Dragons Love Tacos introduce the joy of dragons to the youngest of readers in this original board book shaped like a taco! What do you get when you take a tortilla, fold it in half, and fill it with all sorts of delicious things? A taco, of course! This little dragon's first taco will surely not be their last in this lively, funny board book that introduces the magic of tacos and dragons."--
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids, an imprint of Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Big Bill the dollar loves his one-derful life of tippin', payin', and donatin' at restaurants, farmers markets, and collection jars...until Hundred pays a visit, telling tales of large bills living in the lap of luxury. Then Bill's dreams turn to mega mansions, fancy cars, and superstars. With the magical help of his friend Penny, Bill's wish for wealth comes true. Suddenly he's a ten thousand dollar bill----one of the biggest bills in history! But...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she'd reunite her with the woman she fell in love with nearly eighty years ago, she never imagined that would mean traveling from D.C. to Key West with three tablespoons of Mrs. Nash's remains in her backpack. But Millie's determined to give her friend a symbolic happily-ever-after, before it's (really) too late--and hopefully reassure herself of love's lasting...
Author
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A.J. and the gang have been invited to attend a live taping of Uncle Fred's Funderama, a hilarious Saturday morning kids TV show full of music, games, puppets and more. Uncle Fred sings, dances, and jokes his way into his audience's hearts. But what will the kids do when they learn that Uncle Fred's childlike behavior isn't just an act? Can Uncle Fred grow up?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A knockout debut novel that tackles a haunting question: What do our jobs do to our souls? Seth is a junior copywriter whose latest tagline just went viral. He’s the agency’s hottest new star, or at least he wants his coworker crush to think so. But while he’s busy drooling over his future corner office, the walls crumble around him. When his job lets him go, he can’t let go of his job. Thankfully, one former colleague can’t let him go...
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Series
Publisher
Lake Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
We all know size doesn't matter, that is until you get shrunk to the size of an ant... or even smaller. Kids will delight in another adventure with Wizz, navigating the world as he gets smaller and smaller, every time you turn the page!
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