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Author
Series
Sam Abernathy books volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Sam Abernathy, extremely overprotected and a reluctant celebrity since he was trapped in a well at age four, dreams of becoming a chef and starts by entering a local cook-off.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old girl keeps a journal of her family's and friends' difficult experiences in the Texas panhandle, part of the "Dust Bowl," during the Great Depression. Includes a historical note about life in America in 1935.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.
25) Gymnastics queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Summer Olympics inspires Kylie Jean Carter to take gymnastics lessons, but even better than that is making a new friend, Abby, who is deaf, and starting to learn sign language.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are...
27) Vacation queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Carter is getting a newspaper award in New York City, so Kylie Jean and her family set out across country on a driving vacation.
28) Cooking queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Kylie Jean Carter is making her special pecan pie for Thanksgiving when Aunt Susie suggests she enter the cooking contest for kids on the Good Morning Texas television show--Kylie makes it to the final which she really wants to win so she can donate the winnings to a local food pantry. Includes glossary, writing prompts, and recipes.
29) Counting sheep
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."
Author
Series
Brewster triplets volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The eleven-year-old Brewster triplets, Dawn, Darby, and Delaney, are afraid this is going to be the worst Christmas ever--they have been cast as angels in their local Christmas pageant just because they are girls, their mother, older sister, and aunt are stuck in Boston because of the snow, someone is stealing outdoor Christmas decorations and baked goods, and their father is just too busy for Christmas.
31) Soccer queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After watching a soccer game, Kylie Jean is eager to try out for a local team, but she is disappointed that her cousin Lucy does not want to join her.
32) The big picture
Author
Series
A Katie Parker Production volume act 3
Publisher
NavPress
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Dumped by her possible boyfriend at a drive-in theater, Katie returns home to find that her mother, a former convict and current addict, wants to take her away from her foster family, friends, and church, and Katie must make important decisions as she considers what family and home really mean.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel, he brings him home and names him Fluffy. But Mother isn't so sure that Fluffy is such a great family pet--and neither is Thud, the cat. Will Fluffy be able to steer clear of these two and find a home in the Tate household?"--Dust jacket flap.
34) Fishing queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
December comes to Texas and there is a catfish fishing contest at Arrowhead Lake with a special prize awaiting the winning adult/child team; Kylie's brother and father are entered as one team, and Kylie Jean convinces her grandfather to enter with her as another team--and Kylie dreams of catching Granddaddy Whiskers, a legendary blue catfish that has eluded fishermen for years.
36) Fashion queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the beautiful dresses at the Academy Awards show, Kylie Jean decides to try her hand at fashion--and Lilly recruits her to model the dress she is making for a school fund raising auction.
Author
Series
Max's lucha libre adventures volume 4
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After one last fight, the Guardian Angel will retire as the most famous luchador but his nephew, eighth-grader Maximilian, hopes to one day take over his name and his mask.
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When resentment surges during the Great Depression in a Texas border town, Estrella, fifteen, organizes a protest against the treatment of tejanos and soon finds herself witih her mother and baby brother in Mexico.
1931. In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Moras, like everywhere else in Texas, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl. Resentment is building among white farmers against Mexican Americans. When Estrella organizes a protest...