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Author
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
Riya Desai and Dhillon Vora grew up together. Until the devastating house fire that ripped them apart, claiming the life of Dhillon's father and Riya's big brother, Samir. Riya and Dhillon have barely spoken since that terrible night, but they both made big decisions based on that fire. Riya has chosen to fight fire with everything she's got, but it's not easy. As the only female firefighter and one of the only people of color at her fire hall, she...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Français
Description
"Aladdin wants to try ice skating. His friends think skating is easy, but Aladdin doesn't find it easy at all! Will he manage to pick himself up and keep trying? This new modern twist on Aladdin features key elements from the original fairy tale, plus characters from the other books that children will enjoy spotting. It also has notes and questions at the back that prompt further discussion, plus activities for even more fairytale fun." -- provided...
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
Alice MacCauley's eleventh summer is shaped by new friendship, the twinges of first love, and adult lessons about life and death when she and Theo, a New York City boy of mixed race visiting his white New England grandparents, become the companions of Kenneth, an artist dying of and losing his eyesight to AIDS, reading him the journals of Lewis and Clark and building him a secret "rope walk" through the woods.
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus: The bus driver has only one request, 'Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!' The pigeon, however, is determined to get behind the wheel. An impetuous pigeon just wants what he wants in these amusing dialogues.
Knuffle Bunny: Trixie, Daddy , and Knuffle Bunny go on an exciting trip to the laundromat. Their adventure takes a sudden turn when Trixie realizes that something is missing!
Leonardo, the terrible monster:...
46) Grown ups 2
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Lenny has decided to relocate his family back to the small town to have his kids grow up where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grownups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.
47) Ten
Author
Series
Winnie years volume Prequel
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Winnie celebrates her unique style through her first year with a double-digit age as she has many new experiences, from the high of spending time in New York City with her aunt and big sister, to the low of her two best friends suddenly becoming interested in boys.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Tom thought a summer spent with his aunt and uncle in the country would be boring. But when their landlady's ancient grandfather clock strikes thirteen times, Tom is transported back in time to a beautiful garden, where he meets a young girl named Hatty. Tom and Hatty's time in the garden is almost too good to be true - full of adventure, mystery, magic, and boundless fun. And as the summer draws to a close, Tom desperately searches for a way to...
50) Louis undercover
Author
Publisher
Groundwood
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful new graphic novel from Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, we meet Louis, a young boy who shuttles between his alcoholic dad and his worried mom, and who, with the help of his best friend, tries to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak the manga volume 12
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Visiting his hometown with the Cirque Du Freak, Darren falls into a vampaneze trap and is shot with a bowgun by Steve's son, Darius. Saved by the vampirites, Darren is reunited with his friends, but another enemy attack leads to Evra's son, Shancus', abduction. With Darius held hostage in order to strike a deal, Darren witnesses the horrible sight of Steve murdering Shancus. And to make things worse, Darius is Darren's nephew!
Author
Publisher
Rebel Girls, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate old friends, make new ones, and learn how to navigate sticky friendship situations with this fun and helpful guidebook. Good friends make you laugh until your stomach hurts, support you during tough times, and brighten even the gloomiest of days. But like all relationships, friendships can be complicated. The tricky stuff, like figuring out how to make new friends, navigating group dynamics, and getting through arguments, might have you...
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak the manga volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Author
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Witch in the Well is a dark Norwegian thriller from Camilla Bruce, author of You Let Me In. When two former friends reunite after decades apart, their grudges, flawed ambitions, and shared obsession swirl into an all-too-real echo of a terrible town legend. Centuries ago, beautiful young Ilsbeth Clark was accused of witchcraft after several children disappeared. Her acquittal did nothing to stop her fellow townsfolk from drowning her in the well...
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