Graphic Novel
Graphic Novel
The Crossover
Child fiction, e-book, graphic novel, e-audiobook. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Graphic Novel
New Kid
Child graphic novel, e-book, and e-audiobook. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?
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Graphic Novel
Stargazing
Child graphic novel, and e-book. Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.
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Fiction
Fiction
The Crossover
Child fiction, e-book, graphic novel, e-audiobook. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Fiction
Posted
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.
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Fiction
Circus Mirandus
Child fiction book, e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. "When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life."-- Provided by publisher.
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Fiction
24 Hours in Nowhere
Child fiction book, and e-audiobook. Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere’s biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue—but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike. Determined to buy it back, Gus agrees to go searching for gold in Dead Frenchman Mine, joined by his old friends Jessie Navarro and Matthew Dufort, and Rossi herself. As they hunt for treasure, narrowly surviving everything from cave-ins to mountain lions, they bond over shared stories of how hard life in Nowhere is—and they realize this adventure just may be their way out.
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Fiction
The Benefits of Being an Octopus
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.
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Fiction
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook, "This is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both."--Amazon.
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Fiction
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Child fiction book, e-book, and audiobook on cd. A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
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Fiction
Gregor the Overlander
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
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Fiction
Grenade
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. On April 1,1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever.
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Fiction
The Parker Inheritance
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.
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Fiction
Blackbird Fly
Child fiction book, and e-book. Bullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles, decides to change her life by learning how to play the guitar.
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Fiction
Indian No More
Child fiction book. When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.
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Fiction
The Hobbit
Child fiction book, e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.
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Fiction
The Bridge Home
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
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Fiction
One Crazy Summer
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
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Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Patient Zero : Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics
Child nonfiction book. Follows the work of the men and women who solved the mystery of seven killer epidemics, including yellow fever, typhoid, and ebola.
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Audiobooks
Audiobooks
The Crossover
Child fiction, e-book, graphic novel, e-audiobook. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Audiobooks
Posted
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.
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Audiobooks
Circus Mirandus
Child fiction book, e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. "When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life."-- Provided by publisher.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
24 Hours in Nowhere
Child fiction book, and e-audiobook. Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere’s biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue—but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike. Determined to buy it back, Gus agrees to go searching for gold in Dead Frenchman Mine, joined by his old friends Jessie Navarro and Matthew Dufort, and Rossi herself. As they hunt for treasure, narrowly surviving everything from cave-ins to mountain lions, they bond over shared stories of how hard life in Nowhere is—and they realize this adventure just may be their way out.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
The Benefits of Being an Octopus
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook, "This is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both."--Amazon.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
Gregor the Overlander
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
New Kid
Child graphic novel, e-book, and e-audiobook. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
Grenade
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. On April 1,1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
The Parker Inheritance
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
Legend
E-book, and e-audiobook. In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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Audiobooks
The Hobbit
Child fiction book, e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
The Bridge Home
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
One Crazy Summer
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
Where to Find:
Audiobooks
Harbor Me
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. "When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world."-- Provided by publisher.
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eBooks
eBooks
The Crossover
Child fiction, e-book, graphic novel, e-audiobook. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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eBooks
Posted
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.
Where to Find:
eBooks
Circus Mirandus
Child fiction book, e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. "When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life."-- Provided by publisher.
Where to Find:
eBooks
The Benefits of Being an Octopus
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.
Where to Find:
eBooks
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
Child fiction book, e-book, and e-audiobook, "This is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both."--Amazon.
Where to Find:
eBooks
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Child fiction book, e-book, and audiobook on cd. A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
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