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Abuela, don't forget me

Ogle, Rex


Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now. Booklist, August 2022. Junior Library Guild. Kirkus Review, July 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. School Library Journal starred, October 2022. "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2022

Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now. Booklist, August 2022. Junior Library Guild. Kirkus Review, July 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. School Library Journal starred, October 2022. "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2022

Assassination classroom.. 1, Time for assassination /

Matsui, Yusei, 1981-,


"First published in Japan in 2012 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon. "Rated T+ for older teens. Parental advisory, Assassination classroom is rated T+ for older teen and is recommended for ages 16 up. It contains realistic violence and suggestive situations"--Colophon. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Ansatsu kyoshitsu. "The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who's just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth--unless they can kill him first!"--OCLC.
Date Published:2014

"First published in Japan in 2012 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon. "Rated T+ for older teens. Parental advisory, Assassination classroom is rated T+ for older teen and is recommended for ages 16 up. It contains realistic violence and suggestive situations"--Colophon. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Ansatsu kyoshitsu. "The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who's just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth--unless they can kill him first!"--OCLC.

Date Published:2014

The enchantress

Scott, Michael, 1959-,


With only a day left to live and one job left to finish, Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel must defend San Francisco from monsters on Alcatraz Island; meanwhile, Sophie and Josh Newman travel into the past after Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare.
Date Published:2013

Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan : the true story of how the iconic superhero battled the men of hate

Bowers, Rick, 1952-,


Presents a group of interconnected stories that come together in the 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan, following the two Cleveland teenagers who invented Superman as a defender of the powerless, the people who made Superman a media sensation, and the club that spread fear and hate.
Date Published:2012

Unwind

Shusterman, Neal,


Three teens embark upon a cross-country journey in order to escape from a society that salvages body parts from children ages thirteen to eighteen.
Date Published:2009

UnSouled : book 3 in the Unwind Dystology

Shusterman, Neal,


Booklist, November 2013. Horn Book, October 2014. School Library Journal, December 2013. After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.
Date Published:2013

The island

Preston, Natasha,


Booklist, March2023. Kirkus Review, December2022. Publishers Weekly, January2023. School Library Journal, February2023. A visit to a private amusement park is the trip of a lifetime for a group of teen influencers, until they learn that getting off the island alive is not part of the plan.
Date Published:2023

The hired girl

Schlitz, Laura Amy,


Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself - because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of - a woman with a future.
Date Published:2015

Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself - because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of - a woman with a future.

Date Published:2015

The Polar Express

Van Allsburg, Chris,


2010 Houghton Mifflin Edition: "Celebrating the 25th Anniversary"-Cover. Not all libraries will circulate accompanying sound disc and ornament. Check with your librarian. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Booklist. Catholic Library World, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. William C. Morris Award, January 1986. Wilson's Children, October 2010. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Date Published:2015

2010 Houghton Mifflin Edition: "Celebrating the 25th Anniversary"-Cover. Not all libraries will circulate accompanying sound disc and ornament. Check with your librarian. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Booklist. Catholic Library World, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. William C. Morris Award, January 1986. Wilson's Children, October 2010. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

Date Published:2015

The battle of the Labyrinth

Riordan, Rick,


Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2007. Booklist, May 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2007. Horn Book, July 2008. Kirkus Starred, April 2008. Pub Weekly, April 2008. School Library Journal, May 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2008. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. Percy isn't expecting his high school orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.
Date Published:2009

Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2007. Booklist, May 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2007. Horn Book, July 2008. Kirkus Starred, April 2008. Pub Weekly, April 2008. School Library Journal, May 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2008. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. Percy isn't expecting his high school orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.

Date Published:2009

The Ask and the Answer

Ness, Patrick, 1971-,


Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
Date Published:2009

Total participation techniques : making every student an active learner

Himmele, Pe rsida,


Describes field-tested techniques teachers may use to engage students from kindergarten through high school in active learning, each with a descriptive overview, step-by-step instructions for implementation, ideas for advancing students beyond surface-level thinking, and suggestions for adapting the techniques to specific contexts and content areas.
Date Published:2011

Courage to dream : tales of hope in the Holocaust : a graphic novel

Shusterman, Neal,


Includes a note about the Hebrew letters in the book. "Plunges readers into the darkest time of human history - the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear." --Publisher.
Date Published:2023

The librarian of Auschwitz

Iturbe, Antonio, 1967-


Translated from the Spanish. Booklist starred, September 2017. Horn Book Starred, January 2018. Horn Book, April 2018. Kirkus Starred, September 2017. Pub Weekly, August 2017. School Library Journal starred, August 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2017. Follows Dita Kraus from age fourteen, when she is put in charge of a few forbidden books at Auschwitz concentration camp, through the end of World War II and beyond. Based on a true story.
Date Published:2017

Translated from the Spanish. Booklist starred, September 2017. Horn Book Starred, January 2018. Horn Book, April 2018. Kirkus Starred, September 2017. Pub Weekly, August 2017. School Library Journal starred, August 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2017. Follows Dita Kraus from age fourteen, when she is put in charge of a few forbidden books at Auschwitz concentration camp, through the end of World War II and beyond. Based on a true story.

Date Published:2017

What the night sings : a novel

Stamper, Vesper.


Booklist, November 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2017. Pub Weekly, November 2017. School Library Journal starred, February 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2017. Liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945, sixteen-year-old Gerta tries to make a new life for herself, aided by Lev, a fellow survivor, and Michah, who helps Jews reach Palestine.
Date Published:2018

Booklist, November 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2017. Pub Weekly, November 2017. School Library Journal starred, February 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2017. Liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945, sixteen-year-old Gerta tries to make a new life for herself, aided by Lev, a fellow survivor, and Michah, who helps Jews reach Palestine.

Date Published:2018

And we rise : the Civil Rights Movement in poems

Martin, Erica (Halcyenda Erica),


Booklist, March 2022. Library Media Connection starred, August 2022. School Library Journal starred, January 2022. ". . . Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement-from the well-documented events that shaped the nation's treatment of Black people, beginning with the 'Separate but Equal' ruling-and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation's centuries-long fight for justice and equality"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, March 2022. Library Media Connection starred, August 2022. School Library Journal starred, January 2022. ". . . Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement-from the well-documented events that shaped the nation's treatment of Black people, beginning with the 'Separate but Equal' ruling-and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation's centuries-long fight for justice and equality"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

William Blake


"Comprehensive biography and critical analysis"--Cover. Contains biographical information. The work in the writer / Harold Bloom -- Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Biography of William Blake / Neil Heims -- The poet as prophet : William Blake, 1757-1827 / Heather Dubnick -- The structure of Blake's poetic / Robert F. Gleckner -- Blake's introduction to experience / Northrop Frye -- Blake's composite art / W.J.T. Mitchell. Presents a comprehensive biography and critical analysis of the works of late eighteenth-century English poet William Blake, and contains a chronology of his life, index of themes and ideas, and more.
Date Published:2006

"Comprehensive biography and critical analysis"--Cover. Contains biographical information. The work in the writer / Harold Bloom -- Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Biography of William Blake / Neil Heims -- The poet as prophet : William Blake, 1757-1827 / Heather Dubnick -- The structure of Blake's poetic / Robert F. Gleckner -- Blake's introduction to experience / Northrop Frye -- Blake's composite art / W.J.T. Mitchell. Presents a comprehensive biography and critical analysis of the works of late eighteenth-century English poet William Blake, and contains a chronology of his life, index of themes and ideas, and more.

Date Published:2006

Who owns the moon? : and other conundrums of exploring and using space

Levinson, Cynthia,


Why go back to the moon? -- Flags on the moon!: exploring history -- Seeking a lunar perspective: a race to put humans on the moon -- Where is space? Why does it matter? -- Play nice! The International Space Station -- Spats and mishaps : where to turn when things go awry -- Satellites and where to find them -- Bumper cars in space: debris -- Hey! Who are you looking at? Technology in space -- Selfies in space: space tourism -- Home sweet moon: the Artemis program -- Howdy, partners! Doing business in space -- Who's in charge around here? Governance in space -- YOU can fly this ship! Junior Library Guild. "Are you ready for your first trip to the Moon? Today's teens may travel to multiple planets and moons in their lifetimes. This book is a primer on what to know for a future in space. It combines technology and science with law and policy for a fascinating look at a very timely subject"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Why go back to the moon? -- Flags on the moon!: exploring history -- Seeking a lunar perspective: a race to put humans on the moon -- Where is space? Why does it matter? -- Play nice! The International Space Station -- Spats and mishaps : where to turn when things go awry -- Satellites and where to find them -- Bumper cars in space: debris -- Hey! Who are you looking at? Technology in space -- Selfies in space: space tourism -- Home sweet moon: the Artemis program -- Howdy, partners! Doing business in space -- Who's in charge around here? Governance in space -- YOU can fly this ship! Junior Library Guild. "Are you ready for your first trip to the Moon? Today's teens may travel to multiple planets and moons in their lifetimes. This book is a primer on what to know for a future in space. It combines technology and science with law and policy for a fascinating look at a very timely subject"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

As good as dead : the final to A good girl's guide to murder

Jackson, Holly, 1992-,


Kirkus Review, September 2021. Pippa Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the two murder cases she solved, by the victims, by the attention her crime podcast garnered, and by the survivors, which is bad enough--but then it starts to feel like someone is watching her.
Date Published:2021

Ain't burned all the bright

Reynolds, Jason,


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy book." Booklist starred, December 2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, January 2022. Horn Book Starred, March 2022. Kirkus Starred, November 2021. Pub Weekly, November 2021. School Library Journal starred, May 2022. "A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022