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The house of power : the first book of atherton

Carman, Patrick,


2010 LBC edition includes sneak peak at "Rivers of Fire" / Patrick Carman ; "An interview with Patrick Carman" ; "Discussion Guide." Some printings may include CD-ROM. Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about Atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others.
Date Published:2010

2010 LBC edition includes sneak peak at "Rivers of Fire" / Patrick Carman ; "An interview with Patrick Carman" ; "Discussion Guide." Some printings may include CD-ROM. Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about Atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others.

Date Published:2010

Leaf Man

Ehlert, Lois,


Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2008. Booklist starred, June 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Horn Book, September 2005. Library Media Connection starred, January 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. Publishers Weekly, July 2005. School Library Journal starred, November 2005. Wilson's Children, October 2010. A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages.
Date Published:2005

Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2008. Booklist starred, June 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Horn Book, September 2005. Library Media Connection starred, January 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. Publishers Weekly, July 2005. School Library Journal starred, November 2005. Wilson's Children, October 2010. A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages.

Date Published:2005

Anne of Green Gables

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942,


1989 David R. Godine edition: "illustrated by Lauren Mills." 2000 Tundra Books edition: "illustrated by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson ; with a foreword by Kate Macdonald Butler." 2003 Signet Classic edition: "with an afterword by Jennifer Lee Carrell." 2014 Puffin edition: "cover illustration by Anna Bond. 2017 Penguin Books Edition: "foreword by J. Courtney Sullivan ; introduction and suggestions for further reading by Benjamin Lefebvre." Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Date Published:2017

1989 David R. Godine edition: "illustrated by Lauren Mills." 2000 Tundra Books edition: "illustrated by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson ; with a foreword by Kate Macdonald Butler." 2003 Signet Classic edition: "with an afterword by Jennifer Lee Carrell." 2014 Puffin edition: "cover illustration by Anna Bond. 2017 Penguin Books Edition: "foreword by J. Courtney Sullivan ; introduction and suggestions for further reading by Benjamin Lefebvre." Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Date Published:2017

The end

Snicket, Lemony,


Booklist, October 2006. Horn Book, January 2007. New York Times, October 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2007. Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
Date Published:2006

Dead wings

Dahl, Michael,


Includes glossary. When Taj discovers that he is growing wings, he straps the wings down with belts and later seeks help from his older cousin Kumar.
Date Published:2010

Disappearing act

Fleischman, Sid, 1920-,


After their archaeologist mother fails to return from Meþxico and they discover that someone is stalking their Albuquerque house, twelve-year-old Kevin and his opera-singing older sister flee to Venice, California, where they hope that new identities will keep them safe.
Date Published:2003

The shark attacks of 1916

Tarshis, Lauren,


In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories. Includes information about the attacks.
Date Published:2010

Creepy carrots

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


Booklist, September 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2012. Kirkus Starred, May 2012. Library Media Connection, January 2013. New York Times, September 2012. Pub Weekly, June 2012. School Library Journal, July 2012. The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Date Published:2012

Booklist, September 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2012. Kirkus Starred, May 2012. Library Media Connection, January 2013. New York Times, September 2012. Pub Weekly, June 2012. School Library Journal, July 2012. The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.

Date Published:2012

The pigeon finds a hot dog

Willems, Mo,


Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Library Media Connection starred. School Library Journal starred. Booklist, February 2004. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, July 2004. Horn Book, May 2004. Kirkus Review, April 2004. Library Media Connection starred, August 2004. New York Times, May 2004. Pub Weekly, April 2004. School Library Journal starred, May 2004. Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.
Date Published:2013

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Library Media Connection starred. School Library Journal starred. Booklist, February 2004. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, July 2004. Horn Book, May 2004. Kirkus Review, April 2004. Library Media Connection starred, August 2004. New York Times, May 2004. Pub Weekly, April 2004. School Library Journal starred, May 2004. Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.

Date Published:2013

Thirst

Bajaj, Varsha,


Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity-an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool.
Date Published:2022

Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity-an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool.

Date Published:2022

The last kids on Earth and the monster dimension

Brallier, Max,


The last kids may have escaped the forbidden fortress by the skin of their teeth, but there isn't much to celebrate. Thrull has what he needs to complete the Tower, Rezzoch will most certainly come to Earth, and the world as they know it will cease to exist. Except Jack's Cosmic Hand is now even more powerful than he realized, and it might just be able to stop the inevitable from happening.
Date Published:2024

Cover-up

Feinstein, John,


Two teenagers learn that every player on a professional football team--which is supposed to play in the Super Bowl--has failed their drug test and the owner has covered up the results, and now they must find a way to prove it.
Date Published:2007

The incredible book eating boy

Jeffers, Oliver


"Oliver Jeffers presents the incredible book eating boy"--Dust jacket. Die-cut cover and pages. First published: London : HarperCollins, 2006. Henry loves to eat books, until he begins to feel quite ill and decides that maybe he could do something else with the books he has been devouring.
Date Published:2006

Pipsqueaks, slowpokes, and stinkers : celebrating animal underdogs

Stewart, Melissa,


Booklist, June 2018. Booklist, June 2018. Kirkus Review, July 2018. Kirkus Review, July 2018. Library Media Connection, November 2018. Library Media Connection, November 2018. A look at the behaviors of a variety of animals, such as shrews, armadillos, naked mole rats, and okapi.
Date Published:2020

I survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919

Tarshis, Lauren,


In January 1919, a killer wave of molasses struck a crowded Boston neighborhood. Discover the story of this strange disaster.
Date Published:2019

Guts

Telgemeier, Raina,


Booklist. Pub Weekly. School Library Journal starred. Booklist, June 01, 2019. Booklist, June 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2019. Horn book starred, September 2019. Horn Book Starred, September 2019. Kirkus Review, June 2019. Kirkus, June 01, 2019. New York Times, December 2019. Pub Weekly, May 2019. Publisher's Weekly starred, May 13, 2019. School Library Journal starred, August 2019. School library journal, August 2019. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2019. Wilson Children's core collection. In graphic novel form, Raina Telegmeier relates her struggles with stress and anxiety as a child.
Date Published:2019

Booklist. Pub Weekly. School Library Journal starred. Booklist, June 01, 2019. Booklist, June 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2019. Horn book starred, September 2019. Horn Book Starred, September 2019. Kirkus Review, June 2019. Kirkus, June 01, 2019. New York Times, December 2019. Pub Weekly, May 2019. Publisher's Weekly starred, May 13, 2019. School Library Journal starred, August 2019. School library journal, August 2019. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2019. Wilson Children's core collection. In graphic novel form, Raina Telegmeier relates her struggles with stress and anxiety as a child.

Date Published:2019

Alabama spitfire : the story of Harper Lee and To kill a mockingbird

Hegedus, Bethany,


Booklist, December 2017. Horn Book, November 2018. Here is the inspiring true story of Harper Lee, the scrappy tomboy who grew up to be one of the most beloved writers of the twentieth century.
Date Published:2018

The boxer

Wilcox, Charlotte,


Text and color photos present the history, physical characteristics, behavior, and daily care of the Boxer breed of dog.
Date Published:2001

The blob that ate everyone

Stine, R. L.


2015 edition includes unpaged excerpt of "A shocker on Shock Street" / R.L. Stine. Zackie Beauchamp wants to be a famous horror author, but even he is frightened when everything he writes on the old typewriter he found in a burned-out antique store starts to come true.
Date Published:2015

Scorpia : an Alex Rider adventure

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-,


First American edition: Philomel Books, 2005. First published: London : Walker Books, 2004. After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English school children.
Date Published:2006