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61) Mouse tales
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1972]
Physical Desc
61 p. col. illus. 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Papa Mouse has a funny, exciting bedtime story for each of his seven mouse boys. "Will evoke chuckles of glee from preschool listeners and beginning readers".-Booklist. Three-color illustrations. Seven mouse boys lie awake one night, and they ask their Papa to tell them a story. Papa does better than that--he tells them seven stories, one for each boy. Amusing drawings and text provide beginner readers with a collection of tales about the adventures...
62) Last man out
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (5 1/2 hr.) : audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tommy Gallagher, the bravest and toughest football player on the field, faces his biggest battle ever when his father, a Boston firefighter, is fatally injured while rescuing a child.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Casey lives with his father and grandfather at their family-run umpire school, and as he deals with middle school and his mother's unwelcome return, he stumbles on a sensational story that has him questioning his dream of becoming a journalist.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A perfect book to help discuss mental health, depression, empathy, loss, and hope with young children. Arthur's gloomy father rushes him through the park every morning, through gray and rainy weather. Arthur just wants a bright balloon from the park's vendor, but Papa always says no. One morning, the balloons magically appear at their doorstep, and Arthur figures out the perfect way to bring the sunshine out--and Papa's smile back--even if only for...
65) Garvey's choice
Author
Series
Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 1
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: Garvey?s father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading?anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey?s life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey,...
66) Henry and Ribsy
Author
Series
Henry Huggins volume 3
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Henry Huggins's neighbors have had it with his dog Ribsy's reckless cat-chasing, food-stealing mischief. The Henry's dad makes a deal with him: if Ribsy can behave himself for two months, Henry can go with Mr. Huggins on the big fishing trip. Henry thinks this will be easy-but he didn't bargain for Ribsy's unstoppable nose for trouble!" --
67) Papasaurus
Author
Series
Babysaurus volume 2
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Babysaurus loves to play hide-and-seek in the jungle with his Papasaurus, but one day Papasaurus hides and Baby cannot find him--so he asks the other dinosaurs--Stego, Anky, Velo, and others--for help finding his father.
Author
Series
The tapestry volume 1
Publisher
Yearling Book
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
414 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After glimpsing a hint of his destiny in a mysterious tapestry, twelve-year-old Max McDaniels becomes a student at Rowan Academy, where he trains in "mystics and combat" in preparation for war with an ancient enemy that has been kidnapping children like him.
Author
Series
Dam keeper volume 1
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
153 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Life in Sunrise Valley is tranquil, but beyond its borders lies certain death. A dangerous black fog looms outside the village, but its inhabitants are kept safe by an ingenious machine known as the dam. Pig's father built the dam and taught him how to maintain it. And then this brilliant inventor did the unthinkable: he walked into the fog and was never seen againches Now Pig is the dam keeper. Except for his best friend, Fox, and the town bully,...
70) The crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Fountas & Pinnell
I
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day: he wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. When his neighbor's beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend.
Author
Series
Joey Pigza books volume 2
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a Masai father in Africa answers his son's questions, the boy learns that his father's love for him is unconditional. Years ago, I visited Kenya and never left. More accurately, I returned to my home in Wisconsin, but Kenya never left me. It happens to everyone. The sky was so wide and blue that it didn't seem to have a top at all. The silence was so deep I could hear my own heart thunder in my ears. Animals were everywhere. They galloped and...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
A father and son find an old Radio Flyer wagon when cleaning out the attic and, through the course of a week, turn it back into a wonderful toy.
75) Pony
Author
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool...who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When pizzeria owner's son requests a pizza with everything, his father helps him add sauce, a house, penguins, and more, until they accidentally create a pizza black hole.
77) Hello, Jimmy!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A funny, noisy parrot comes into Jack's world and brings him closer to his dad in an unexpected and moving way"--
Author
Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
309 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Artemis Fowl creates an extraordinarily powerful computer with stolen fairy technology, but his business deal hopes go sour when a Chicago businessman steals his invention and mortally wounds Artemis's loyal bodyguard.
79) Inkling
Author
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: From the acclaimed author of The Nest, The Boundless, and Airborn comes a brilliantly funny, breakout book about a boy who discovers an ink blot that's come to life! Perfect for those who love Hoot and Frindle and sure to be a hit with kids everywhere!
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