TBD
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"She can't recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard as she cleaned a sink? Before long (as she dusted a sitting room or defrosted a fridge) she noticed people were telling her their stories. Perhaps they had always done so, but now it is different, now the stories are reaching out to her and she gathers them to her ... Cleaner Janice knows that it is in people's stories that you really get to know them....
Author
Series
The friendship letters volume 2
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fianc�e's death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won't even respond to calls from friends. William's twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Pangolins are one of the most poached animals in the world. Yet scientists know very little about them. Discover how pangolin rescuers and researchers such as Thai Nguyen are working to protect these mysterious creatures"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Judged guilty by association when the marshal of El Paso, Texas, is gunned down by his former boss, reformed thief Carson Stone, to clear his name, teams up with bounty hunter Colby Tate to track down this ruthless outlaw and bring him to justice.
Author
Series
The Pignon Scorbion volume 2
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A delightful day in 1910 at the Haxford Spring Fair turns horrifying and deadly when a balloonist plummets to the earth from the blue skies above. However unlikely, it's soon discovered that this unfortunate corpse was not done in by his precipitous plunge but instead from an arrow fatally lodged in his chest. Unraveling the twisted web of intrigue that took the man's life requires the expert skills of Haxford's brilliant and sartorially splendid...
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
120 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dani's been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Dani's class start being cruel to her, it starts a chain of rather unhappy events ... It would all be okay if only Ella would move back. The standalone sequel to the acclaimed illustrated chapter book, My Happy Life.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
After a short and difficult marriage, recently widowed Edith Sherman has learned her lesson. Forget love. Forget marriage. She plans to fill her thirties with adventure. As she awaits the final paperwork for a humanitarian trip to South Africa, she accepts a short-term nursing position in a small Midwestern town. The last thing she needs is a handsome local catching her eye. How inconvenient is that? Henry Hobbes isn't exactly thrilled to have Edith,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
The dinosaurs enjoy a variety of Valentine's Day activities, including chocolate, cards, flowers, crafts, and a dance together.
Author
Series
Rumors in Ross County volume 2
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 283 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Joy starts getting mysterious texts and phone calls from unknown numbers, she tries to ignore it. But instead of going away, the messages escalate and Joy realizes she can't handle it alone. But she is juggling a jealous ex-husband, a handful of students with little to lose, and a brand-new boyfriend who spent several years behind bars. Who can she trust?"--
10) Honey and me
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Milla's best friend Honey joins her school for sixth grade Milla finds herself in her friend's shadow, but as the year progresses through the Jewish holidays Milla trys to cope with the tensions and the dramas of school--including the death of a beloved teacher.
11) To catch a thief
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Urchin Beach isn't the sort of place where bad things happen. The little seaside town is too lucky for that. But then, one day, a thief steals something precious--the town's dragonfly staff, which is the source of all its good fortune and the most important part of the upcoming Dragonfly Day Festival.
Amelia MacGuffin is no detective. She's eleven, quiet, and unlike her four younger siblings, she has no special talents. But Amelia loves her town....
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Artie Irvin is thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, but as she dives into her family history and figures out her new abilities, vampires wait in the shadows."--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
293 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.
But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that...
15) The braid girls
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Maggie's world is turned upside down when she learns that her father has a second daughter, Callie. Maggie may need to get used to having a new sibling in her home, but she won't let Callie get in the way of her summer plans to start the Braid Girls with her best friend Daija. Daija has always felt like she had a sister in Maggie. So she can't let Maggie's new half-sibling, Callie, take her place or interfere with their new business. She needs the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With only one sleep left before Christmas Eve, Dasher can't contain her excitement for her favorite holiday. With the sound of Christmas carols on the breeze and twinkling lights radiating from a nearby city, she sneaks off to visit the festivities.
As the night deepens and snow starts falling, Dasher realizes she can no longer spot the North Star in the sky to help guide her home. But thanks to a child, some Christmas spirit, and a special gift,...
17) My happy life
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
134 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dani is happy to be starting school and she is even happier when she meets a girl named Ella who becomes her best friend, but something unexpected happens to Dani and Ella's friendship.
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A wildly original, incendiary story about race, redemption, the dangerous imbalances that continue to destabilize society, and speaking out for what's right. One could argue the story begins the night Allegra Douglass is awarded Distinguished Chair in Philosophy at her top-tier university in New York--the same night her grandmother dies--or before that: the day Allie left Birmingham and never looked back. Or even before that: the day her mother disappeared....
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition ;
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Vlad's passion is fashion. And just like every other vampire, he dresses head to toe in the color black. But unlike other vampires, Vlad has bright pink cheeks that make him look so HORRIBLY ALIVE! How will he ever fit in with the other paranormals?
Fashion-forward Vlad tries to hide his rosiness behind marvelous handmade cloaks and scarves. But then he discovers that his best friend might just be hiding a pink secret of her own! With a little shared...
Author
Publisher
Word
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.