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Author
Series
Norendy tales volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room...
Author
Series
World of Gustavo volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that--gasp!--make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in traditional black. That is, until he finds out that his best friend has a pink secret of her own"--OCLC.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Now he is...Without a home. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 18
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stacey's invited her friends from the Baby-sitters Club down to New York City for a long weekend. But what a mistake! The Baby-sitters are way out of place in the big city. Mary Anne sounds like a walking guide book; Dawn's afraid of everything; Kristy can't keep her mouth shut; and Claudia's jealous of Stacey's friends. Does this mean Stacey can't be the Baby-sitters' friend anymore? Will the Baby-sitters Club fall apart?"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021,
Edition
First Atria paperback edition
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old May receives a life sentence as a sin-eater, a sunned woman, brutally marked, whose fate is to hear the final confessions of the dying, all because she stole some bread.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Lou wishes she could turn back time to mend her friendship with Francie after a terrible fight, so when Lou befriends Cece she is eager to prove herself, but as she uncovers the truth about Cece's family, she grapples with what being a good friend means.
Author
Series
Misfits (Lisa Yee) volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down.
10) Remember us
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as "The Matchbox" in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But it's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; 31 cm
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Kitty helps her best friend Unicorn accomplish his dream of being a mermaid, but despite an elaborate DIY mermaid tail, the friends' trip to the beach does not go as planned and Unicorn's insecurities ermerge.
12) The house guest
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan-but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse? After every divorce, one spouse gets all the friends. What does the otherone get? If they're smart, they get the benefits. Alyssa Macallan is terrified when she's dumped by her wealthy and powerful husband. With a devastating divorce looming, she begins to suspect her...
13) The cursed moon
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"One two, the Caretaker's coming for you. Three-four, you'll breathe no more. Five-six, you'll float like sticks. Seven, eight, you'll meet your fate. Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa's incarcerated mom is being...
14) Cranky
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cranky is feeling, well, cranky. But don't ask why. Because you know what doesn't help when you're feeling cranky? Everyone asking you what's wrong! Is there anything that will help? Find out in this irresistible story about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships"--Front flap of jacket.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
423 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Struggling to adjust to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia, De'Andrea Whitman is challenged by her therapist to make a white girlfriend and finds one in Rebecca Myland as they are brought together to fight back against the community's rising racial sentiments.
De’Andrea Whitman, her husband Malik, and their five-year-old daughter, Nina, are new to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia—a move motivated...
Author
Series
Scaredy Squirrel volume 2
Publisher
Kids Can Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Scaredy Squirrel chooses not to have any friends because he thinks they bite, until he discovers the true meaning of friendship.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged): illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A quirky and uplifting guide to making new friends for kids 4 to 7 from a beloved, internationally renowned author. What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan... but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too. A hilarious and heartfelt read for kids who are starting...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
After an accident in the woods involving a young girl, eleven-year-old Hex meets a mysterious woman who offers him a deal to change his world, which sets off a ripple effect that Hex's best friend Tommo must rectify.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Henry likes Classroom Ten. He likes how it is always the same. But this week, Henry's class will have a parade, and a parade means having Share Time on the wrong day. A parade means playing instruments that are too loud. A parade means this week is not like always. Join Henry as he navigates the ups and downs of marker missiles, stomach volcanoes, and days that feel a little too orange. This warmly funny book starring a child on the autism spectrum...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
162 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Helping her popular next-door neighbor Gayil set up what she thinks are harmless pranks, 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl Shaindy must figure out how to stop them before she becomes the next target when the pranks escalate and turn malicious.
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