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Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Atria Books trade paperback ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
317 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Layken struggles with holding her family together after her father dies, until she develops a relationship with her new neighbor, Will, who has a passion for poetry slams and gives her a new sense of hope.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
3) Ahoy!
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Encouraging imaginative play and family fun, a young child convinces their parents to embark on a high-seas adventure - in their living room - with the help of a vacuum, broom and carpet!
Author
Series
Fishing chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
135 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Every year before Christmas, Baudette, Minnesota, the Walley Capital of the World, hosts an ice-fishing tournament called the Ice Queen. To win the coveted title of Ice Queen, the walleye must beat the state record of 18.6 pounds, held by resident Augustus Moss for sixty-one years. The first-place prize for catching the largest walleye is $10,000, but the $20,000 grand prize consumes everyone, including fourteen-year-old Josey and her ten-year-old,...
Author
Series
Daughters of the lamp volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sahara prefers logic and science over magic, but when she travels to Cairo for a family wedding, her resistance to magic fades when she discovers that she is next in a line of women tasked with guarding Ali Baba's treasure.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told from two perspectives, Lily and Will deal with the tumult of seventh grade including secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and a first dance.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old David and his family gather at Grandma's house in Galveston, Texas, for a cherished family tradition--Grandma's annual retelling of the story of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.