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Inventing the future : a photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison /

Delano, Marfe Ferguson.


Wilson's Children, October 20. Wilson's Junior High School, January 20. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 20. Kirkus Review, September 20. Library Media Connection, January 20. Wilson's Childr. Wilson's Junior High Scho. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A. Kirkus Review, Wilson's Junior High School, November 20. Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventio.
Date Published:20

Wilson's Children, October 20. Wilson's Junior High School, January 20. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 20. Kirkus Review, September 20. Library Media Connection, January 20. Wilson's Childr. Wilson's Junior High Scho. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A. Kirkus Review, Wilson's Junior High School, November 20. Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventio.

Date Published:20

Jedi Academy : return of the Padawan /

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975-


School Library Journal, June 2014. Booklist, May 2014. Kirkus Review, June 2014. School Library Journal, June 2014. Booklist, May 2014. Kirkus Review, June 2014. Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Roan Novachez expected his second year at Jedi Academy to be a lot easier, but his star pilot training is tougher than he expected, his best friends start ignoring him, and the class bullies are trying to tempt him to the Dark Side, which looks like more fun to Roan.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, June 2014. Booklist, May 2014. Kirkus Review, June 2014. School Library Journal, June 2014. Booklist, May 2014. Kirkus Review, June 2014. Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Roan Novachez expected his second year at Jedi Academy to be a lot easier, but his star pilot training is tougher than he expected, his best friends start ignoring him, and the class bullies are trying to tempt him to the Dark Side, which looks like more fun to Roan.

Date Published:2014

The Robber Girl

Billingsley, Franny, 1954-,


Junior Library Guild. "A brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of Chime and The Folk Keeper plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most memorable unreliable narrators to grace the page in decades. The Robber Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold that's rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds. She finds two dolls who give her three tasks, even though she knows that three is too many tasks. The right number of tasks is two, like Grandmother gave to Gentleman Jack: Fetch unto me the mountain's gold, to build our city fair. Fetch unto me the wingless bird, and I shall make you my heir. The Robber Girl finds what might be a home, but to fight is easier than to trust when you're a mystery even to yourself and you're torn between loyalty and love. The Robber Girl is at once achingly real--wise to the nuances of trauma--and loaded with magic, action, and intrigue. Every sentence shines, sharp as a blade, in a beautifully crafted novel about memory, identity, and the power of language to heal and reconstruct our lives"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2021

Junior Library Guild. "A brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of Chime and The Folk Keeper plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most memorable unreliable narrators to grace the page in decades. The Robber Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold that's rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds. She finds two dolls who give her three tasks, even though she knows that three is too many tasks. The right number of tasks is two, like Grandmother gave to Gentleman Jack: Fetch unto me the mountain's gold, to build our city fair. Fetch unto me the wingless bird, and I shall make you my heir. The Robber Girl finds what might be a home, but to fight is easier than to trust when you're a mystery even to yourself and you're torn between loyalty and love. The Robber Girl is at once achingly real--wise to the nuances of trauma--and loaded with magic, action, and intrigue. Every sentence shines, sharp as a blade, in a beautifully crafted novel about memory, identity, and the power of language to heal and reconstruct our lives"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2021

Indonesia

Mirpuri, Gouri, 1960-


Provides information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Indonesia.
Date Published:2012

Poetry comics

Snider, Grant,


Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Presents a collection of poems written and illustrated in comic book format. Includes poems about new shoes, falling leaves, growing up, and tadpoles.
Date Published:2025

Ship breaker

Bacigalupi, Paolo.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. School Library Journal, June 2010. Booklist starred, May 2010. Horn Book Starred, July 2010. Library Media Connection starred, August 2010. Pub Weekly, April 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2010. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2010. Kirkus Review, April 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, In a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. School Library Journal, June 2010. Booklist starred, May 2010. Horn Book Starred, July 2010. Library Media Connection starred, August 2010. Pub Weekly, April 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2010. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2010. Kirkus Review, April 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, In a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.

Date Published:2010

Sweet Valley twins

Andelfinger, Nicole,


"The graphic novel"--Cover. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth are best friends, and they have always done everything together. But as they start middle school, Jessica is ready to spread her wings and wants to become a part of the exclusive Unicorn Club. Elizabeth starts to feel like Jessica is turning into a totally different person, and the girls soon realize they might not be as similar as they once thought. With some new friends and experiences, the twins discover the importance of having different interests but staying true to each other.
Date Published:2022

"The graphic novel"--Cover. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth are best friends, and they have always done everything together. But as they start middle school, Jessica is ready to spread her wings and wants to become a part of the exclusive Unicorn Club. Elizabeth starts to feel like Jessica is turning into a totally different person, and the girls soon realize they might not be as similar as they once thought. With some new friends and experiences, the twins discover the importance of having different interests but staying true to each other.

Date Published:2022

Blizzard

Rocco, John.


School Library Journal, October 2014. Booklist starred, December 2014. Library Media Connection starred, March 2015. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, December 2014. Publisher's Weekly, September 2014. Kirkus Starred, September 2014. New York Times, January 2015. Horn Book, April 2015. Booklist starred, December 01, 2014. Horn book, November 2014. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred, December 2014. Publisher's Weekly, September 01, 2014. Kirkus starred, September 01, 2014. Horn book guide starred, Junior Library Guild. "After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experience"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, October 2014. Booklist starred, December 2014. Library Media Connection starred, March 2015. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, December 2014. Publisher's Weekly, September 2014. Kirkus Starred, September 2014. New York Times, January 2015. Horn Book, April 2015. Booklist starred, December 01, 2014. Horn book, November 2014. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred, December 2014. Publisher's Weekly, September 01, 2014. Kirkus starred, September 01, 2014. Horn book guide starred, Junior Library Guild. "After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experience"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2014

Sweet Valley twins.

Andelfinger, Nicole,


"The graphic novel"--Cover. Includes excerpt from: Haunted house. In her struggle to protect her best friend from getting hurt, Elizabeth finds herself torn between Amy, who is determined to join the Unicorn Club's cheering squad, and her twin sister Jessica, who is one of the Unicorns who do not want Amy on the team.
Date Published:2024

We are the scribes

Pink, Randi,


Junior Library Guild. "Ruth Fitz is surrounded by activism. Her mother is a senator who frequently appears on CNN as a powerful Black voice fighting for legislative social change within the Black community. Her father, a professor of African American history, is a walking encyclopedia, spouting off random dates and events. And her beloved older sister, Virginia, is a natural activist, steadily gaining notoriety within the community and on social media. Ruth, on the other hand, would rather sit quietly reading or writing in her journal. When her family is rocked by tragedy, Ruth stops writing. As life goes on, Ruth's mother is presented with a political opportunity she can't refuse. Just as Senator Fitz is more absent, Ruth begins receiving parchment letters with a seal reading WE ARE THE SCRIBES, sent by Harriet Jacobs, the author of the autobiography and 1861 American classic, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Is Ruth dreaming? How has she been chosen as a 'scribe' when she can barely put a sentence together? In a narrative that blends present with past, Randi Pink explores two extraordinary characters who channel their hopelessness and find their voices to make history"--From the publisher's web site.
Date Published:2022

Junior Library Guild. "Ruth Fitz is surrounded by activism. Her mother is a senator who frequently appears on CNN as a powerful Black voice fighting for legislative social change within the Black community. Her father, a professor of African American history, is a walking encyclopedia, spouting off random dates and events. And her beloved older sister, Virginia, is a natural activist, steadily gaining notoriety within the community and on social media. Ruth, on the other hand, would rather sit quietly reading or writing in her journal. When her family is rocked by tragedy, Ruth stops writing. As life goes on, Ruth's mother is presented with a political opportunity she can't refuse. Just as Senator Fitz is more absent, Ruth begins receiving parchment letters with a seal reading WE ARE THE SCRIBES, sent by Harriet Jacobs, the author of the autobiography and 1861 American classic, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Is Ruth dreaming? How has she been chosen as a 'scribe' when she can barely put a sentence together? In a narrative that blends present with past, Randi Pink explores two extraordinary characters who channel their hopelessness and find their voices to make history"--From the publisher's web site.

Date Published:2022

Diego ForlÌ€n

Grady, Daniel John.


A photo-illustrated overview of the life and career of professional Uruguayan soccer player Diego For.
Date Published:20

Beartown : a novel /

Backman, Fredrik, 1981-


Translation of: BjÃœrn. School Library Journal, September . Library Journal, April . Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, A small town rallies around their new ice rink in the hopes of their junior hockey team competing in the national semifi.
Date Published:20

Life in the South during the Civil War

Yancey, Diane.


The burden of leadership -- "This is soldiering" -- Isolated and afraid -- Cities, sacrifice, and survival -- Divided loyalties. Horn Book, April 2014. Library Media Connection, August 2014. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, School Library Journal, Examines life in the South during the Civil War.
Date Published:2014

Fullmetal alchemist.

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-


Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. "First published in Japan in 2007 by Square Enix Co., Ltd."--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. The Elric brothers, both injured in an alchemical ritual gone wrong, discover a terrible secret in the course of their efforts to find a cure, and Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong is presented with an offer that tests her ethics and resolve.
Date Published:2008

Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. "First published in Japan in 2007 by Square Enix Co., Ltd."--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. The Elric brothers, both injured in an alchemical ritual gone wrong, discover a terrible secret in the course of their efforts to find a cure, and Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong is presented with an offer that tests her ethics and resolve.

Date Published:2008

Have you found her : a memoir /

Erlbaum, Janice, 1969-


"A Villard Books trade paperback original"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, March 2008. Library Journal, April 2008. Booklist starred, December 2007. Kirkus Review, January 2008. Janice Erlbaum recounts her experiences working with the residents of a homeless shelter she lived at more than twenty years earlier, reflecting on her friendship with one troubled young woman who reminded Janice of the girl she used to be. Janice Erlbaum recounts her experiences working with the residents of a homeless shelter she lived at more than twenty years earlier, reflecting on her friendship with one troubled young woman who reminded Janice of the girl she used to be.
Date Published:2008

"A Villard Books trade paperback original"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, March 2008. Library Journal, April 2008. Booklist starred, December 2007. Kirkus Review, January 2008. Janice Erlbaum recounts her experiences working with the residents of a homeless shelter she lived at more than twenty years earlier, reflecting on her friendship with one troubled young woman who reminded Janice of the girl she used to be. Janice Erlbaum recounts her experiences working with the residents of a homeless shelter she lived at more than twenty years earlier, reflecting on her friendship with one troubled young woman who reminded Janice of the girl she used to be.

Date Published:2008

Viva Lola Espinoza

Ceron, Ella,


Junior Library Guild. Book smart teen Lola's summer plans are derailed when she is sent to live with her grandmother in Mexico City and learns a family secret that changes her life forever.
Date Published:2023

Ruth Asawa an artist takes shape /

Nakahira, Sam, 1997-


School Library Journal, March 2024. Publishers Weekly, January 2024. Booklist, March 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. "This graphic biography chronicles the genesis of Ruth Asawa as an artist--from the horror of Pearl Harbor to her transformative education at Black Mountain College to building her life in San Francisco, where she would further develop and refine her . . . wire sculptures"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, March 2024. Publishers Weekly, January 2024. Booklist, March 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. "This graphic biography chronicles the genesis of Ruth Asawa as an artist--from the horror of Pearl Harbor to her transformative education at Black Mountain College to building her life in San Francisco, where she would further develop and refine her . . . wire sculptures"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

The Buddha : a short biography /

Strong, John S., 1948-


Publisher's Weekly, This new biography charts not only the life of the Buddha as it happened, but also considers what the life of Siddhartha Gautama still means to Buddhists today. Examining the art, rituals, and mythologies surrounding the life of the Buddha, it provides a profound insight into the true meaning and heart of Buddhism, and is a fascinating introduction for all those interested in this area.
Date Published:2001

Publisher's Weekly, This new biography charts not only the life of the Buddha as it happened, but also considers what the life of Siddhartha Gautama still means to Buddhists today. Examining the art, rituals, and mythologies surrounding the life of the Buddha, it provides a profound insight into the true meaning and heart of Buddhism, and is a fascinating introduction for all those interested in this area.

Date Published:2001

Fangirl

Rowell, Rainbow,


Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, August 2013. Booklist starred, September 2013. Pub Weekly, July 2013. Kirkus Starred, July 2013. New York Times, September 2013. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Teacher Librarian, April 2014. Horn Book, November 2013. Feeling cast off when her best friend outgrows their shared love for a favorite celebrity, Cath, a dedicated fan-fiction writer, struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words and worrying about her fragile father.
Date Published:2013

Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, August 2013. Booklist starred, September 2013. Pub Weekly, July 2013. Kirkus Starred, July 2013. New York Times, September 2013. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Teacher Librarian, April 2014. Horn Book, November 2013. Feeling cast off when her best friend outgrows their shared love for a favorite celebrity, Cath, a dedicated fan-fiction writer, struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words and worrying about her fragile father.

Date Published:2013

Classification of living organisms

Lewis, Mark J.


Early classification -- A modern system is born -- Evolutionary relationships : the dawn of phylogenetics -- Cladistics -- The ever-changing science of classification. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Library Media Connection, March 2011. An exploration of genetics that focuses on the classification of living organisms and discusses changes in the science of classification.
Date Published:2011

Early classification -- A modern system is born -- Evolutionary relationships : the dawn of phylogenetics -- Cladistics -- The ever-changing science of classification. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Library Media Connection, March 2011. An exploration of genetics that focuses on the classification of living organisms and discusses changes in the science of classification.

Date Published:2011