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Invisible

Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-,


Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.
Date Published:2022

Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.

Date Published:2022

Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor

Scieszka, Jon,


Booklist starred, September2014. Booklist, April2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September2014. Horn Book, April2015. Kirkus Review, July2014. Library Media Connection starred, March2015. Publishers Weekly, June2014. School Library Journal, August2014. Kid-denius Frank Einstein and his two robot pals invent an Antimatter Motor by combining all three states of matter: solid, liquid, gas. Then his arch-rival, T. Edison, shows up to steal his thunder at the Midville Science Fair.
Date Published:2014

Booklist starred, September2014. Booklist, April2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September2014. Horn Book, April2015. Kirkus Review, July2014. Library Media Connection starred, March2015. Publishers Weekly, June2014. School Library Journal, August2014. Kid-denius Frank Einstein and his two robot pals invent an Antimatter Motor by combining all three states of matter: solid, liquid, gas. Then his arch-rival, T. Edison, shows up to steal his thunder at the Midville Science Fair.

Date Published:2014

Silver packages : an Appalachian Christmas story

Rylant, Cynthia,


"A Richard Jackson book"--Half t.p. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2000. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Library Talk, November 1997. New York Times, December 1997. School Library Journal, October 1997. Every year at Christmas a rich man rides a train through Appalachia and throws gifts to the poor children who are waiting, in order to repay a debt he owes the people who live there.
Date Published:1997

"A Richard Jackson book"--Half t.p. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2000. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Library Talk, November 1997. New York Times, December 1997. School Library Journal, October 1997. Every year at Christmas a rich man rides a train through Appalachia and throws gifts to the poor children who are waiting, in order to repay a debt he owes the people who live there.

Date Published:1997

Blue : a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky

Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua,


Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Pub Weekly. School Library Journal. Booklist, October2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, January2022. Horn Book, January2022. Kirkus Review, September2014. Library Media Connection, January2015. Pub Weekly, January2022. School Library Journal, August2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October2014. This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.
Date Published:2022

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Pub Weekly. School Library Journal. Booklist, October2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, January2022. Horn Book, January2022. Kirkus Review, September2014. Library Media Connection, January2015. Pub Weekly, January2022. School Library Journal, August2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October2014. This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.

Date Published:2022

The dirt book : poems about animals that live beneath our feet

Harrison, David L. (David Lee), 1937-,


Includes notes about dirt and the organisms that live in it. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May2021. Kirkus Review, May2021. School Library Journal, June2021. "A collection of poems about dirt and the many organisms that live there such as grubs, trap door spiders, moles, earthworms, chipmunks, and doodlebugs"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Celebrando a Texas : símbolos y monumentos patrioI`ticos

James, Trisha,


Includes index. Texas : so much to celebrate -- A very long landmark -- Enchanted Rock -- Landmarks of the revolution -- The symbols of the Texas seal -- The six flags of Texas -- King Ranch -- Meteorites in Texas! -- Longhorn Cavern -- San Antonio River Walk -- Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- Reader response projects. Text and photographs describe patriotic symbols and landmarks associated with the state of Texas.
Date Published:2014

Includes index. Texas : so much to celebrate -- A very long landmark -- Enchanted Rock -- Landmarks of the revolution -- The symbols of the Texas seal -- The six flags of Texas -- King Ranch -- Meteorites in Texas! -- Longhorn Cavern -- San Antonio River Walk -- Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- Reader response projects. Text and photographs describe patriotic symbols and landmarks associated with the state of Texas.

Date Published:2014

Monday with a mad genius

Osborne, Mary Pope,


"A Merlin Mission." "A Stepping Stone book." Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.
Date Published:2007

The hidden oracle

Riordan, Rick,


"After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor"--
Date Published:2017

This is the pumpkin

Levine, Abby,


A cumulative rhyme describes the activities of Max, his younger sister, and other children as they celebrate Halloween at school and trick-or-treating.
Date Published:1997

Let's get this party haunted

Stine, R. L.


"A Parachute Press book." Max's twelfth birthday party turns into a major disaster when ghosts Nicky and Tara boycott it and sinister events spin out of control.
Date Published:2005

There is a bird on your head

Willems, Mo,


Opposite best friends Gerald, who is careful and worrisome, and Piggie, who is clumsy and carefree, run into a problem when two birds land on Gerald's head.
Date Published:2007

The house in the night

Swanson, Susan Marie,


Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.
Date Published:2008

A house is a house for me

Hoberman, Mary Ann,


Lists in rhyme the dwellings of various animals and things.
Date Published:1978

Elf


"Based on the film written by David Berenbaum." Rediscover the laughter and cheer of Buddy the Elf in this adorable picture book for readers of all ages! Buddy the Elf has more Christmas spirit than anyone, but he's never quite fit in with the other elves at the North Pole. Then Buddy learns that he's really a human-and his father is on the Naughty List! Determined to bring his dad some holiday cheer, he sets out for New York City. But when Santa encounters disaster on Christmas Eve, can Buddy count on his new family to help him save the day? Kim Smith's adorable illustrations give a nostalgic feel to this modern holiday tale. Featuring all the iconic moments and laugh-out-loud lines from the film, this story of infectious joy in the face of cynicism is a must-have for all ages.
Date Published:2020

"Based on the film written by David Berenbaum." Rediscover the laughter and cheer of Buddy the Elf in this adorable picture book for readers of all ages! Buddy the Elf has more Christmas spirit than anyone, but he's never quite fit in with the other elves at the North Pole. Then Buddy learns that he's really a human-and his father is on the Naughty List! Determined to bring his dad some holiday cheer, he sets out for New York City. But when Santa encounters disaster on Christmas Eve, can Buddy count on his new family to help him save the day? Kim Smith's adorable illustrations give a nostalgic feel to this modern holiday tale. Featuring all the iconic moments and laugh-out-loud lines from the film, this story of infectious joy in the face of cynicism is a must-have for all ages.

Date Published:2020

The blood of Olympus

Riordan, Rick,


Horn Book, April 2015. "The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood"--
Date Published:2016

Freaks and shrieks

Stine, R. L.


"A Parachute Press book." When Max makes a deal with the two ghosts inhabiting his bedroom in order to find out how these friends became spirits, he must switch brains with the only witness to the event, a chimpanzee.
Date Published:2005

Junie B. Jones is (almost) a flower girl

Park, Barbara,


Six-year-old Junie B. is disappointed to find out that her aunt has asked someone else to be the flower girl at her wedding.
Date Published:1999

Gladys the magic chicken

Rubin, Adam, 1983-,


Junior Library Guild. In Ancient Times, Gladys the dancing chicken goes on an epic adventure when she is mistaken for a magical chicken who grants wishes to those she encounters.
Date Published:2021

The Beatryce prophecy

DiCamillo, Kate,


Booklist starred, May2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, September2021. Horn Book Starred, September2021. Kirkus Starred, August2021. Library Media Connection, August2021. New York Times, September2021. Pub Weekly, July2021. School Library Journal, October2021. "When a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing, Brother Edik nurses her back to health, but when he uncovers her dangerous secret, she is sent away into the world with a goat and a boy"--BTCat.
Date Published:2021

Booklist starred, May2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, September2021. Horn Book Starred, September2021. Kirkus Starred, August2021. Library Media Connection, August2021. New York Times, September2021. Pub Weekly, July2021. School Library Journal, October2021. "When a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing, Brother Edik nurses her back to health, but when he uncovers her dangerous secret, she is sent away into the world with a goat and a boy"--BTCat.

Date Published:2021

The case of the case of mistaken identity

Barnett, Mac,


Bulverde copy signed by the author. When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.
Date Published:2010