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The boo-boos that changed the world : a true story about an accidental invention (really!)

Wittenstein, Barry,


Booklist, February 2018. Kirkus Starred, December 2017. School Library Journal, January 2018. "Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson & Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the end"s in this story), the Band-Aid is developed and becomes a massive hit. The end. (Really.)"--
Date Published:2018

Booklist, February 2018. Kirkus Starred, December 2017. School Library Journal, January 2018. "Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson & Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the end"s in this story), the Band-Aid is developed and becomes a massive hit. The end. (Really.)"--

Date Published:2018

Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation

Tonatiuh, Duncan,


Booklist, May2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July2014. Christian Library, September2015. Horn Book, October2014. Kirkus Starred, June2014. Publishers Weekly, March2014. Publisher's Weekly, March2014. School Library Journal starred, May2014. "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by Publisher.
Date Published:2014

Booklist, May2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July2014. Christian Library, September2015. Horn Book, October2014. Kirkus Starred, June2014. Publishers Weekly, March2014. Publisher's Weekly, March2014. School Library Journal starred, May2014. "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by Publisher.

Date Published:2014

Ground Zero

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Booklist starred, January 01, 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn book, March 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Kirkus, January 01, 2021. Publisher's Weekly, January 04, 2021. School library journal starred, February 2021. School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Date Published:2021

Booklist starred, January 01, 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn book, March 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Kirkus, January 01, 2021. Publisher's Weekly, January 04, 2021. School library journal starred, February 2021. School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.

Date Published:2021

Bubba the cowboy prince : a fractured Texas tale

Ketteman, Helen.


Book Links (A.L.A.) Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books) Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2000. Booklist, December 1997. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 1997. Kirkus Review, November 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.
Date Published:1997

Book Links (A.L.A.) Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books) Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2000. Booklist, December 1997. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 1997. Kirkus Review, November 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.

Date Published:1997

Free the galaxy

Khatreja, Himani,


Includes index. Looks at the adventures of the Rebels as they fight against the evil Galactic Empire.
Date Published:2015

A big day for baseball. #29 /

Osborne, Mary Pope,


"A stepping stone book." Horn book guide, Jack and Annie use the magic tree house to travel back in time to 1947 Brooklyn, New York, where they pretend to be batboys at Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves.
Date Published:2017

Allies

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Booklist starred, September 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. Library Media Connection starred, January 2020. New York Times, November 2019. Pub Weekly, August 2019. School Library Journal starred, October 2019. It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
Date Published:2019

Booklist starred, September 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. Library Media Connection starred, January 2020. New York Times, November 2019. Pub Weekly, August 2019. School Library Journal starred, October 2019. It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.

Date Published:2019

The earth dragon awakes : the San Francisco earthquake of 1906

Yep, Laurence, 1948-,


Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Date Published:2008

Refugee

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Christian Library, April 2018. Horn Book, April 2018. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Library Media Connection, October 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. School Library Journal, July 2017. This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud a Syrian boy in 2015.
Date Published:2018

Prisoner B-3087

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


"Based on the true story by Ruth and Jack Gruener." "While the story of Jack Gruener is true--and remarkable--this book is a work of fiction. As an author I've taken some liberties with time and events to paint a fuller and more representative picture of the Holocaust as a whole."--Afterword. Includes a biographical afterword. Scholastic edition-"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--p.4 of cover. Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.
Date Published:2014

"Based on the true story by Ruth and Jack Gruener." "While the story of Jack Gruener is true--and remarkable--this book is a work of fiction. As an author I've taken some liberties with time and events to paint a fuller and more representative picture of the Holocaust as a whole."--Afterword. Includes a biographical afterword. Scholastic edition-"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--p.4 of cover. Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.

Date Published:2014

Ode to grapefruit : how James Earl Jones found his voice

Lavelle, Kari,


"This Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Copyright page. Booklist, June 2024. This extraordinary picture book shows how legendary actor James Earl Jones, who stopped speaking as a young boy for eight years due to his stutter, found his voice through poetry, becoming an EGOT-winning (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards) performer with an unforgettable voice.
Date Published:2024

Sea turtle scientist

Swinburne, Stephen R,


Contains biographical information. Prologue: one in a thousand -- Meet the leatherback sea turtle -- Las tortugas : a history of the sea turtle -- The man who hunted sea turtles -- Science is hands-and-knees work -- The journey of the hatchlings -- The mystery of hatchling turtles -- It takes a community to save a sea turtle -- Saving sea turtles. Booklist, April 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. School Library Journal starred, May 2014. Only one in a thousand of the eggs of the leatherback sea turtle results in an adult sea turtle. Learn how sea turtles came to be endangered, and what scientists are doing to save them.
Date Published:2014

Contains biographical information. Prologue: one in a thousand -- Meet the leatherback sea turtle -- Las tortugas : a history of the sea turtle -- The man who hunted sea turtles -- Science is hands-and-knees work -- The journey of the hatchlings -- The mystery of hatchling turtles -- It takes a community to save a sea turtle -- Saving sea turtles. Booklist, April 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. School Library Journal starred, May 2014. Only one in a thousand of the eggs of the leatherback sea turtle results in an adult sea turtle. Learn how sea turtles came to be endangered, and what scientists are doing to save them.

Date Published:2014

The gift of words

Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton), 1961-


When positive words prove hard to come by in his bustling town, Jerome shares holiday wishes with his community by stringing joyful words on a tree.
Date Published:2025

Giraffe math

Swinburne, Stephen R.,


"Told through the voice of Twiga the giraffe, this picture book shares knowledge about giraffes through math, using measurements, graphs, fractions, time, elemental geometry, and percentages."--
Date Published:2023

Have yourself a cheesy little Christmas

John, Jory,


Issued with 12 detachable holiday cards. "Every December, the Big Cheese hosts a gigantic jamboree with flashy decorations, sparkling outfits, extravagant gifts, ear-bursting music, and jaw-dropping entertainment. It's the #1 party in town and it can't be beat! But this holiday season, mere hours before the festivities, disaster strikes. With no backup plan in place, the Big Cheese must call in a big favor to help save the big day. But will Christmas still be Christmas if it's not quite so grand?" --
Date Published:2025

Issued with 12 detachable holiday cards. "Every December, the Big Cheese hosts a gigantic jamboree with flashy decorations, sparkling outfits, extravagant gifts, ear-bursting music, and jaw-dropping entertainment. It's the #1 party in town and it can't be beat! But this holiday season, mere hours before the festivities, disaster strikes. With no backup plan in place, the Big Cheese must call in a big favor to help save the big day. But will Christmas still be Christmas if it's not quite so grand?" --

Date Published:2025

Big truck super wash

Swinburne, Stephen R.,


"After a hard day's work, a garbage truck, a tractor, an 18-wheeler, and more are covered with dirt, so they visit the Big Truck Super Wash!"--
Date Published:2023

We move the world

Lavelle, Kari,


Booklist, May2021. Kirkus Review, April2021. Presents examples from history where small actions made a significant impact to the world or led to positive change.
Date Published:2021

Run, sea turtle, run : a hatchling's journey

Swinburne, Stephen R.,


Booklist, February 01, 2020. Kirkus, December 15, 2019. School library journal, February 2020. Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea.
Date Published:2020

The youngest marcher : the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist

Levinson, Cynthia,


Tells the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a nine-year-old civil rights activist, who marched and was jailed in order to rid Birmingham, Alabama of its segregation laws.
Date Published:2017

Mother of sharks

Márquez, Melissa Cristina,


Booklist, May 2023. Kirkus Review, April 2023. Publishers Weekly, April 2023. At la Playita del Condado in Puerto Rico, Meli meets a crab, Jaiba, who takes her on a dreamlike underwater adventure, teaches her about the importance of shark conservation, and reveals Meli's ultimate destiny--to become the Mother of Sharks.
Date Published:2023