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The Penderwicks volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.
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Cece Rios volume 2
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Cece Rios thought saving her sister would be the end of her adventures in the world of criaturas. But part of Juana’s soul is still trapped in Devil’s Alley. As Cece tries to find a way to get it back using her new curandera abilities, Juana takes her fate in her own hands and sets off alone, intent on restoring her soul and getting revenge on El Sombrerón. But then they discover that El Cucuy, king of the criaturas, is...
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The Penderwicks volume 3
Language
English
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When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick.
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Alvin Ho volume 6
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English
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A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 6
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English
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Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
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House of robots volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student"--
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Ramona Quimby volume 3
Language
English
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Six-year-old Ramona tries to cope with an unsympathetic first-grade teacher.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.
10) Wolf by wolf
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Wolf by wolf volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"The first book in a duology about an alternate version of 1956 where the Axis powers won WWII, and hold an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents to commemorate their victory"--
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Lola Levine volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
12) Ramona the pest
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Ramona Quimby volume 2
Language
English
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Ramona meets many interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.
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Wingfeather saga volume 4
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English
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Separated when the Fangs of Drang invade Ban Rona, the three Igiby siblings face sea dragons, Stranders, Ridgerunners, Cloven, and more in their final, epic battle.
14) Hamster magic
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Magical mix-ups (Lynne Jonell) volume 1
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English
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When the Willows move into a new house, Celia, the youngest of four children, traps an enchanted hamster, who reluctantly agrees to grant the children one wish in exchange for his freedom.
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Land of stories (Chapter books) volume 5
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
-- New York Times bestselling Land of Stories series.
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The Penderwicks volume 2
Language
English
Description
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy...
19) Long lost
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English
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Feeling lonely and out of place after her family moves to a new town, eleven-year-old Fiona Crane ventures to the local library, where she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance.
20) The night diary
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English
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AAPI Middle Grade Fiction
Historical Fiction - MID
Historical Fiction- MID/ JF
Womens History Month - MID
Historical Fiction - MID
Historical Fiction- MID/ JF
Womens History Month - MID
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Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
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