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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Adnan dreams of making it to the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, but when tragedy strikes his family, Adnan loses his passion for table tennis and must learn to channel his grief and heal.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Ages 8-12.
When eleven-year-old Perpeuta promises to save her family from financial ruin, she sets off on a quest with her younger brother, a stolen horse, and a chicken in search of a valuable coin.
9) Juneteenth
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Description
An African American family attends a modern-day Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas (the birthplace of the holiday). Text includes lines from "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Author
Series
House on Sunrise Lagoon volume 2
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 22 cm
Description
On a quest to become someone's favorite Ali-O'Connor, ten-year-old middle child Marina enlists Boom, her new neighbor, to help make a documentary about her, but when things do not go according to plan, Marina begins to wonder if she will ever feel like she belongs.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Keyana's latest big idea is to have a backyard movie soiree for all her relatives; but when her twin cousins' fighting knocks over the projector, movie night seems heading for disaster--until Keyana comes up with an even better idea.
12) When giants burn
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Wanting to escape his family life, sixth grader Hayes flies off with his misfit friend Gerty to protect a clonal colony of aspen from a wildfire, but the two quickly realize the importance of everything they tried to leave behind.
Author
Series
Jasmine Toguchi volume 7
Formats
Description
When Jasmine and family visit Kabo, the Japanese village where her grandmother grew up, she is homesick and angry with her older sister for not playing with her, but when they start to compromise, they discover ways to bridge their differences. Includes author's note and instructions on how to make a folding fan.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Description
It's almost Lunar New Year, and Chloe can't wait to celebrate! But first, Chloe and her family must prepare for the new year. They buy new shoes, lay out good-luck oranges in a bowl, decorate the red envelope, and make a crispy turnip cake. Everyone comes together to cook a fantastic feast, saving a plate for A-maa, of course. Chloe enjoys the festive celebration and yummy food, but most of all, she loves spending time with her family.
15) Clementina
Author
Publisher
Grupo Editorial Norma
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
143 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Clementine es una niña de 8 años con cabello rebelde y una habilidad especial para romper las reglas. Sus padres, el director de la escuela y la madre de su mejor amiga creen que tiene ADD. Sin embargo, presta atención a las cosas que otras personas no ven. A veces empieza a preocuparse porque escucha que a los padres no les gustan especialmente los niños difíciles. El primero de una serie, este volumen explora los conceptos de amistad, respeto...
16) Parachute kids
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
281 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.
17) Lo & behold
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she's always been.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 10
Publisher
Molino/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In 1960, twelve-year-old Victoria's family leaves Cuba and seeks refuge in Miami, and when Victoria's best friend and cousin Jackie makes the trip alone, the reunited girls attempt to bring the rest of their family to safety.
Author
Publisher
America's Test Kitchen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Peyton knows her parents wish she were less particular about what she eats, so she decides to try pie when family and friends gather for Thanksgiving dinner--but which one? Includes a recipe for Classic apple pie.
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