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Author
Series
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Hilda and her mom have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg. Pining for her magical friends and the wonder-filled wilderness, Hilda is finding it hard to fit in, especially at school. But when Hilda makes a new friend she soon begins to uncover some surprising secrets ... Perhaps this concrete labyrinth is a place where wonderful and magical things can happen too?
Author
Publisher
DCB
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"It's the summer of 1978 and most people think Elvis Presley has been dead for a year. But eleven-year-old Truly knows Elvis is alive and well and living in her trailer park. It's a busy summer. Though Truly's mother is constantly drinking, smoking, and juggling new boyfriends, Truly is determined to raise money for herself through her lemonade stand, and to prove that her cool new neighbour is the King of Rock 'n' Roll. And when she can't find motherly...
Author
Series
Eva Evergreen volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Young witch Eva Evergreen embarks on a journey to find the source of the powerful, magical storm known as the Culling and put an end to it once and for all.
704) Maid for it
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When her mother is injured in a car accident, twelve-year-old Franny tries to keep their fragile world intact by taking over her mom's cleaning jobs.
Now that Franny and her newly sober mom have moved to a cozy apartment above a laundromat, Franny’s looking forward to a life where her biggest excitement is getting top grades in math class. But when Franny’s mom gets injured in a car accident, their fragile life begins to crumble. There’s no...
706) Pilu of the woods
Author
Series
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Willow loves the woods near her house. They're calm and quiet, so different from her own turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get the better of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods. There, she meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can't find her way back home--which turns out to be the magnolia grove Willow's mom used to take her to. Willow offers to help Pilu, and the two quickly become friends. But the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"BERLIN, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate to save her children, Amanda flees toward the south of France, where the widow of an old friend of her husbands has agreed to take her in. Along the way, a refugee ship headed for Cuba offers another chance at...
708) A history of me
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her daughter"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Daphne, spunky and imaginative, has grown up in a London orphanage dreaming she will someday learn the identity of her parents and become a prima ballerina, and when a mysterious package arrives with a pair of stockings and a book inscribed with a riddle, her journey to the truth begins
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the bitter internal rivalries among police investigators, the political pressures of high-profile cases, and the legal maneuverings of defense attorneys and prosecutors. Police probe an abandoned house concealing multiple murders, a dysfunctional family with a deeply troubled musical prodigy, the mysterious disappearance of a well-connected woman, and a shadowy sex club for London's elite
712) Dark justice
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
While driving down a rural road, Hannah Shire and her aging mother, who suffers from dementia, stop to help a man at the scene of a car accident. The man whispers mysterious words in Hannah's ear. Soon people want to kill Hannah and her mother for what they "know." They must flee for their lives. But how does Hannah hide her confused mother? And if they turn to Hannah's twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Emily, for help, will she fall into danger, as...
715) Peanut
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nervous about starting her sophomore year at a new high school, Sadie decides to make herself more interesting by claiming to be allergic to peanuts, but her lie quickly spirals out of control
Author
Series
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best friends Gabby, Priya, and Mindy's dog business, PAWS, is booming, but Mindy between her mom starting to date and a new classmate wanting to join PAWS, Mindy is having a hard time sharing her feeling with her friends.
717) The color of Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
718) Stars in their eyes
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Maisie is on her way to her first fancon and she can't wait to meet her idol, an action star who had an above-the-knee amputation, just like Maisie. But then she meets Ollie. Ollie is a cute volunteer working the show, and they geek out about nerd culture, just as much as Maisie does. After spending the day together, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Could Ollie feel the same way?
719) French milk
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008, ©2007
Language
English
Description
A lighthearted travelogue--rendered in the form of a graphic novel--about a mother and daughter's life-changing six-week trip to Paris is comprised of the graphic artist daughter's illustrations of the sights and scenes they visited while each was facing a milestone birthday.
720) That summer
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Daisy Shoemaker can't sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content. But her teenage daughter can be a handful, her husband can be distant, her work can feel trivial, and she has lots of acquaintances, but no real friends. Still, Daisy knows she's got it good. So why is she up all night? While Daisy tries to identify the root of her dissatisfaction,...
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