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"Seventeen-year-old Jen is shocked to discover that the dad she grew up with is not her biological father. Jen loves to sing. But the rest of her family can’t carry a tune. When a stranger named Mike gives her roses at her concert and reveals that he is her birth father, Jen's world flips upside down. Mike is a musician, just like Jen, and now she understands why she looks nothing like Steve, the only dad she’s ever known. When Steve...
Author
Series
Critter Club volume 14
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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When Ellie learns that her cousin is getting married, she's really excited! She has always wanted to go to a wedding. But then she gets even better news when her cousin asks her to be a flower girl! Then the Critter Club gets the cutest guest Ellie has ever seen: a little French bulldog.
4) Meet January
Author
Series
Calendar Kids volume 1
Publisher
[Calendar Kids Books]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Meet January, a little girl who dislikes cold weather and dreads having to go outside and return to school following winter break. Can her school friends help January to both warm up and cheer up? Includes January facts, discussion questions, and a recipe.
5) Lucky dogs
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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One day, Ruth and her mom are in the park and see a pet adoption fair. Ruth is drawn to a cute little dog, but they are moving soon and can't adopt. However, they can foster for a couple of months, and that's how they wind up with Ginger. Then Daisy. Then Cody, a special-needs dog with injured hind legs. Can Ruth help Cody find his forever home?
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Series
Ella diaries volume 14
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The school dance is just around the corner, and Ella has an idea for a costume that will be aDORable. And also EXcellent. An fanTASTically fabulous! Soon, using Mom's old sewing machine, Ella is stitching and gluing super-stylish outfits and costumes. When all her friends start sewing too, Ella realizes that she's not the only one with a passion for fashion. She's started an aMAZing sewing CRAZE!!" --
Author
Series
Ella diaries volume 12
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Something very WEIRD is going on at school. Ella's second-best BFFs keep WHISPERING super secretively in class and DISAPPEARING at lunchtime. Ella tries to get to the bottom of the mystery, but it seems that everyone's lips are completely ZIPPED. Then one day, Ella finds a fancy envelope on her desk with an invitation to join SOAP, the Secret Organization for Amazing People..." --
Author
Series
Ella diaries volume 13
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Ella, Zoe, and Ammy are excited to be working together on a SPECIAL PROJECT to present to their entire class! They plan the most aMAZing cooking video...but then everything goes wrong! First the recipes don't work, and then Ella finds herself caught in the middle of a FIGHT between Zoe and Ammy! Can they get it together and finish their video?" --
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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When Sona learns about the climate crisis at school and is very worried that no one is doing enough to combat it, she takes up the challenge herself. But Appa isn't amused when Sona throws out her baby sister's nappies and Thatha isn't happy when she tells him to get rid of his colour-coded plastic files. When Sona learns that many of the kolams - the traditional art that people draw in front of their homes to celebrate the winter months and the festival...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1904, the turn of the 20th century, and Samantha Parkington is a nine-year-old orphan living with her rich grandmother. When Samantha sees a friend in need, she makes space to help and a speech worth more than gold! Meet Grandmary, Nellie, Uncle Gard, and more people in Samantha's world while learning what it was like to be a girl in 1904"--
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"When taking cornbread to Grandma, Mahogany encounters a hungry wolf and outsmarts him by cleverly hiding in the woods and using her sewing skills to trap him"--Provided by publisher.
Mahogany is taking gumbo to Grandma's house in the woods when she encounters a hungry wolf, and uses her nerve and skill at sewing to help her trap him.
12) Hope ablaze
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Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nida has always been known as Mamou Abdul-Hafeedh's niece--the poet who will fill her uncle's shoes after he was wrongfully incarcerated during the war on terror. But for Nida, her poetry letters are her heart and sharing so much of herself with a world that stereotypes her faith and her hijab is not an option. When Nida is illegally frisked at a Democratic Senatorial candidate's political rally, she writes a scathing poem about the politician, never...
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Publisher
Page Street YA
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania feels like drowning. Leah goes to church every Sunday, works when she isn't at school, and takes care of her baby brother, Owen. Like every girl in Winston, she tries to be right and good and holy. If she isn't the Lord of the Wood will take her, and she'll disappear like so many other girls before her. But living up to the rigorous standards of the town takes its toll. One night, when Owen won't...