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Sunny side up volume 5
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
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Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school ... but she still feels more out than in. It's about classes or homework, really. No, it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class. Like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are ... not the best. So what can she do? When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he...
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"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected...
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Hilo volume 10
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Hilo's friends Polly the warrior cat and her brother Pip are sent to a magical boarding school for bad kids.
4) Next stop
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RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Pia is a soft-spoken middle schooler whose life is turned upside down after the loss of her younger brother, followed by her parents' decision to move to a new town. In an effort to get her mind off of the troubles at home, Pia goes on a bus tour with a family friend, stopping at weird and wacky roadside attractions. The final destination: a mysterious underground lake.
5) Pearl
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Graphix
Pub. Date
2024.
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Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941. When the Japanese navy attacks Pearl Harbor, it becomes impossible for Amy to return to Hawaii. Conscripted into translating English radio transmissions for the Japanese army, Amy struggles with questions of loyalty and fears about her family amidst rumors of internment...
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
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Karen is having her first sleepover! She and her friends are going to tell spooky stories, bake cookies, and raid the refrigerator. But then Karen and Nancy get into a big fight, and Karen doesn't want Nancy to come to her party. A new girl, Pamela, comes instead and she isn't any fun. What is Karen going to do?
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Susan Schadt Press, L.L.C. in New Orleans, LA
Pub. Date
2022.
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The Little Book of King Cake is the story of Miley, a third grader who has to bring a king cake to school. But what king cake should she bring? There are so many types to choose from, it makes her want to cry! With the help of a giant, flying baby and a team of talking pastries, Miley visits some of New Olreans' favorite bakeries searching for the perfect king cake and hoping to discover the answer to that most important of Mardi Gras questions: what...
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The rules of summer book club are simple: No sad books. No pressure. Yes, wine! Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to the group. This year, the book club is all about fill-your-heart reads. Since Laurel's divorce, she feels like the Worst Mom Ever. Cassie has an unfortunate habit of falling for ridiculous man-boys. Paris is still reeling after chasing off the only man brave and foolish enough to marry her. Inspired by the heroines...
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Attention, reader: You're going to LOVE this book! No, really, you are. It's got everything you could ever want: comedy, drama, action, heart. Plus--are you ready? It's got homework! Ahh yeah! And a trip to the best place ever, the dentist! Ahhhh yeahhh! Additionally--brace yourself--it's got raisins! Nature's candy. AHH YEAHHH! This book is so great, you won't be able to stop reading it. I DARE you not to have fun.
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Hanover Square Press
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In this uproarious exploration of the joys of reading, a long-time teacher, lifelong reader and The New Yorker contributor shares surprising stories from her life and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students and shows us how literature can transform us for the better.
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"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn't yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed....
12) My book and me
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Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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A celebration of the joy that books and reading bring to children, anywhere, anytime.
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"There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn't be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch. Kelly, the bookworm next door. James, a cynical burnout. Casey,...
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Eileen Merriweather loves a good love story. The fictional kind, anyway. After all, imaginary men don't break your heart. That's why she's so excited for her annual book club retreat - instead, when her car breaks down en route, Eileen finds herself in Eloraton. A town where every meet is cute, the rain always comes in the afternoon, and the bookshop is always curated with impeccable taste. It feels too good to be true because Eloraton is the setting...
15) Ash's cabin
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First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
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"Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life. The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he died, he used to talk about building a secret cabin, deep in the California wilderness. Did he ever build it? What if it's still there, waiting for...
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Agents of S. U. I. T volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
When the Agents of S.U.I.T. (Special Undercover Investigation Teams) need the best, they call in the B-team, Bongo and Marsha. When S.U.I.T. realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets and spy vehicles and custom plush toys, they’re sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case the old-fashioned way.
20) Curveball
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Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
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Elena Rueda loves baseball and is the best player on her team, but recently she has stopped having fun, so during a summer spent with her brother's quirky friends she reflects on who she is and maybe learns to love to play again.