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Notes

9.29.22

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Twelve-year-old Lin and her two new friends brave the wilderness to find a castle, prove a local legend, and discover the true meaning of home.

2) The art of magic: a novel

Author

Voskuil, Hannah

Notes

9.1.22

Formats:

Book, eBook

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"When ZuZu and Andrew discover a set of enchanted art supplies that allow them to create magical creatures, they find themselves drawn into a supernatural struggle for control of their town"-- Provided by publisher.

3) The world belonged to us

Author

Woodson, Jacqueline

Notes

8.26.22

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"A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer on their Brooklyn block"-- Provided by publisher.

4) The dragon in the library

Author

Stowell, Louie

Series

Kit the wizard volume 1

Notes

9.22.22

Formats:

Book, Wonderbook, eAudiobook

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Reluctant reader Kit discovers her wizarding powers and the magic she can wield through books to help save the local library, and its resident dragon, from a power-hungry tycoon.

5) Be thankful for trees

Author

Ziefert, Harriet

Notes

8.4.22

Description

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"Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn't stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of live trees - and the environmental danger to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well."--Amazon.

6) Wingbearer

Author

Liu, Marjorie M

Series

volume 1

Notes

7.21.22

Formats:

Kindle, eComic

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A young girl must stop a threat to her magical world in this epic graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu and remarkable debut illustrator Teny Issakhanian. Plus don't miss the spectacular sequel, Wingborn, out in fall 2023!

Zuli is extraordinary—she just doesn't realize it yet. Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree, she's never ventured beyond this safe haven. She's

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7) Different kinds of fruit

Author

Lukoff, Kyle

Series

Thorndike Press youth large print

Notes

6.9.22

Formats:

Book, Large Print, Wonderbook

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"In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from the Newbery Honor-winning author of Too Bright to See, a sixth-grader's life is turned upside down when she learns her dad is trans Annabelle Blake fully expects this school year to be the same as every other- same teachers, same classmates, same, same, same. So she's elated to discover there's a new kid in town. To Annabelle, Bailey is a breath of fresh air. She loves hearing about their life in Seattle,...

8) Button Pusher

Author

Page, Tyler

Notes

5.26.22

Formats:

eBook, Kindle

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A memoir-driven realistic graphic novel about Tyler, a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and has to discover for himself how to best manage it.
Tyler's brain is different. Unlike his friends, he has a hard time paying attention in class. He acts out in goofy, over-the-top ways. Sometimes, he even does dangerous things—like cut up a bus seat with a pocketknife or hang out of an attic window.
To the adults in his life, Tyler seems

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9) The 1619 Project : Born on the water

Author

Hannah-Jones, Nikole

Series

1619 Project (Hannah-Jones)

Notes

4.28.22

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Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.

10) Catalina incognito

Author

Torres, Jennifer

Series

Catalina Incognito volume 1

Notes

4.15.22

Description

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Eight-year-old Catalina Castañeda uses Tía Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.

11) We have a playdate

Author

Dormer, Frank W

Series

We Have a Playdate

Notes

3.31.22

Formats:

Graphic Novel, eComic

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Friends Tuna, Noodle, Margo, and new friend Ralph, share adventures and misadventures on the playground.

12) Pilar Ramirez and the escape from Zafa

Author

Randall, Julian

Series

Pilar Ramirez duology volume 1

Notes

3.17.22

Formats:

Book, Pre-loaded Audio

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While doing research for her documentary about her cousin Natasha--who disappeared in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago during the Trujillato--twelve-year-old Pilar Violeta Ramirez is transported to Zafa, an island where Dominican myths and legends come to life and where her cousin is being held captive in a sinister magical prison, and Pilar must defeat the Dominican bogeyman if she hopes to free Natasha and return home to Chicago. Includes...

13) Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend

Author

Quigley, Dawn

Series

Jo Jo volume 1

Notes

9.1.22

Formats:

Book, Braille, Vox Book, eBook, Kindle, Pre-loaded Audio, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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"Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more...

14) Bathe the cat

Author

McGinty, Alice B

Notes

3.3.22

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby--and the house is in chaos.

15) The genius under the table: growing up behind the Iron Curtain

Author

Yelchin, Eugene

Notes

2.3.22

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook

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"Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive...

16) Frankie & Bug

Author

Forman, Gayle

Notes

1.5.22

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poignant and powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl and her new friend as they learn about family, friendship, allyship, and finding your way in a complicated world. It's the summer of 1987, and all ten-year-old Bug wants to do is go to the beach with her older brother and hang out with the locals on the boardwalk. But Danny wants to be with...

17) My two border towns

Author

Bowles, David (David O.)

Notes

12.22.21

Formats:

Book, Wonderbook

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"A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"-- Provided by publisher.

18) The sea in winter

Author

Day, Christine

Notes

11.29.21

Formats:

Book, Large Print, eBook, Kindle, Pre-loaded Audio, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.

19) frizzy

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20) My aunt is a monster

Author

Yee, Reimena

Notes

11.22.22

Formats:

Graphic Novel, Kindle, eComic

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The reclusive Lord Whimsy plans to stop an old rival from uncovering the truth of a disappearance and blind Safia finds herself experiencing an adventure and parts of the world she had only dreamed about.