Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The second in a series of young fiction by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Finding Violet Park.
More funny and endearing family stories featuring the irrepressible 5-year-old IGGY as seen through the eyes of her big sister Flo, the ME of the title.
Whether learning to swim, or playing at home, going on a day trip or baking birthday cakes, Iggy and Flo add sparkle to everyday activities.
Each chapter...
3102) Rosalind Franklin
Author
Language
English
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Rosalind Franklin, the scientist who was crucial to the discovery of the double helix in DNA.
Author
Language
English
Description
Growing up is tough. Adults don't always understand you (even though they were once kids), and children today face increasing pressure to be, look, or act a certain way. Written in the voice of a girl on the cusp of becoming a teenager, The Truth provides young girls with an opportunity to see how a girl, who is in many ways like themselves, handles her toughest problems and most personal thoughts. Each new page brings forth a discussion to help girls...
Author
Language
English
Description
Be inspired to reach for your dreams!
At the age of thirteen, Mo'ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a game in the Little League World Series and the first Little Leaguer to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. A month later she earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
This inspiring memoir from a girl who learned to play baseball with the boys and rose to national stardom before beginning eighth grade will encourage...
3105) The It Girl
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Popular Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey is leaving Constance Billard to attend Waverly Academy, an elite boarding school in New York horse country where glamorous rich kids don't let the rules get in the way of an excellent time.
Determined to leave her Manhattan past behind her, Jenny sets off to Waverly with big plans of reinventing herself. She'll be a goddess--she's a sophisticated city girl, after all!--and will find a boy who can properly...
3106) Ice Rink Rookie
Author
Language
English
Description
Pilar Ramirez loves ice-skating, and she's never let the fact she was born without part of her right foot hold her back. So she's decided to join the hockey team. But being a rookie isn't easy, and what's worse, a fellow player accuses Pilar's newbie mistakes of hurting the team. Can Pilar up her game and prove to her teammate-and herself-that she belongs on the ice? Each book in Jake Maddox Girl Sports Stories features easy-to-read text, fast-paced...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Girls growing up in America face sexist school dress code policies, pressure to meet impossible beauty standards, and gender-based violence. This title looks at the differences between the girl and boy experiences of growing up and the steps people can take to address sexist practices. Features include a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
3108) Nye, Sand and Stones
Author
Language
English
Description
Somewhere off the coast and around the corner there are two islands. One island is made mostly of stones and the other mainly of sand, and that's where the problem began.
Young Nye doesn't understand why the people on her Island of Sand work so hard to build beautiful sandcastles every day if they are destined to be ruined by the stones catapulted over by the people of the Island of Stones every evening. When she asks "Why?" all she ever hears in...
3109) Sexism at Work
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Women in America continue to struggle for equality in the workplace. This title takes a look at the history of sexism at work, the current issues surrounding this topic, and steps people can take to eliminate sexist practices. Features include a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division...
Author
Language
English
Description
Announcing the 3rd Edition of this inspiring collection of historical fiction about 19 real-life girls who made a difference in their hometowns. Winner of the 2015 Gold Medal for Young Adult Fiction awarded by Children's Literary Classics, among other awards. What would you do if you heard a train crash through the trestle during a violent thunderstorm? How would you suggest to a presidential candidate that he change his appearance in order to be...
Author
Series
Mallory McDonald books volume 11
Language
English
Description
Mallory is in Washington, D.C., with her fourth grade class. But Mary Ann is spending all her time with the new boy. Will this trip turn out to be one Mallory would rather forget?
3112) Le berceau de l'espoir
Author
Language
Français
Description
Esperlia est une jeune fille avec une grande bonté de cœur. Un jour, elle traverse un miroir magique et se retrouve à Agoria, un monde o règnent les pouvoirs occultes. Alors qu'elle poursuit son voyage, elle fait la rencontre de la gardienne de la forêt qui lui fait part du fabuleux destin qui est le sien : ramener l'amour et l'espoir partout.
3113) Eleanor Roosevelt
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Learn all about US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and how she spoke out for civil rights. Engaging photos and easy-to read text take readers into her story. Plus, quick stats, key dates, and bolded glossary terms make it easy to zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
Author
Language
English
Description
With Washington in the West is a historical fiction novel written by Edward Stratemeyer and published in 1892. The story is set during the American Revolutionary War and follows the adventures of a young soldier named David Morris, who fights alongside George Washington in the battles of the wilderness. The novel begins with David Morris, a young man from New Jersey, enlisting in the Continental Army and joining General George Washington's forces....
3115) Redwood and Ponytail
Author
Language
English
Description
Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader, Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect façade, Tam sees a goofy, sensitive, lonely girl. And Tam's so much more than a volleyball player, Kate realizes: She's everything Kate wishes she could be. It's complicated....
3116) The Auditions
Author
Series
Pony Club rivals volume 1
Language
English
Description
Competition is fierce at the All-Stars Academy - can the new girl outshine her rivals?
The Blainford 'All-Stars' Academy is the most elite horse riding school ever and it's auditions time for next year's new students!
The hopefuls must battle for a place against the most talented riders from around the world. Friendships are quickly made, but with rivalries hotting up inside AND outside the arena, who will stay focused and outshine the competition?...
Author
Series
Princess Truly (An Acorn Book) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Meet Princess Truly! With the help of her rocket boots and her magical, sparkly curls, she becomes a super girl and uses her smarts and strength to save the day. But when her friend Lizzie has a rescue mission of her own, Lizzie doesn't feel so super. Can Truly help her friend believe in herself and find her confidence? These rhyming, funny, and empowering stories with full-color artwork and easy-to-read text throughout are perfect for new readers!...
Author
Language
English
Description
Girls can rule the world-all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a sports...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary women in America with this fact-filled biography collection for kids!
Educational and engaging, this brand new edition of 100 American Women Who Shaped American History features:
• Simple, easy-to-read text that has been freshly updated
• Illustrated portraits of each figure
• Fascinating facts about famous and lesser-known women in history
• A timeline, trivia...
3120) The Family Greene
Author
Language
English
Description
Cornelia Greene is fed up with gossip about her mother. Caty Littlefield Greene was once a beautiful young bride who lifted the troops' spirits at Valley Forge, but Cornelia knows that rumors of Caty's past indiscretions hurt Nathanael Greene, Cornelia's adored father. Yet Caty claims that she's just a flirt, and that flirting is a female necessity-a woman's only means of power.
Cornelia's concern with her mother's reputation abruptly fades to the...