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El movimiento por los derechos civiles en estados unidos

Mahoney, Emily Jankowski,


Includes index. Translation of: American civil rights movement. Briefly examines the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, highlighting its leaders, like Martin Luther King, Jr., and key events.
Date Published:2017

Anorexia

Lynette, Rachel.


Includes index. Includes glossary. This book discusses anorexia nervosa, a serious eating disorder; explains that anorexics have a distorted view of their own bodies; and describes how treatment for anorexics must be for both physical and emotional symptoms.
Date Published:2006

Attack of the graveyard ghouls

Stine, R. L.


Spencer Levy encounters ghouls who haunt the local cemetery.
Date Published:2015

How the Internet is changing society

Mooney, Carla, 1970-


Connecting computers worldwide -- Opening the world and sharing online -- Who controls information online? -- Regulating the Internet -- Internet of the future. Library Media Connection, April 2016. Explores how the Internet came into existence, how it has influenced daily life, and how laws and policies attempt to regulate it.
Date Published:2016

Hot day on Abbott Avenue

English, Karen.


Kirkus, May 01, 2004. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2004. Booklist, July 01, 2004. The Horn Book, July 2004. School Library Jl. starred, July 2004. Horn Book Guide starred, School Library Journal starred, July 2004. Publisher's Weekly, May 2004. Booklist, July 2004. Horn Book, July 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2004. Kirkus Review, May 2004. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2005. Publisher's Weekly, January 2005. Horn Book, October 2004. Library Media Connection, March 2005. Multicultural Review, December 2004. After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad.
Date Published:2004

Kirkus, May 01, 2004. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2004. Booklist, July 01, 2004. The Horn Book, July 2004. School Library Jl. starred, July 2004. Horn Book Guide starred, School Library Journal starred, July 2004. Publisher's Weekly, May 2004. Booklist, July 2004. Horn Book, July 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2004. Kirkus Review, May 2004. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2005. Publisher's Weekly, January 2005. Horn Book, October 2004. Library Media Connection, March 2005. Multicultural Review, December 2004. After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad.

Date Published:2004

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina.


School Library Journal starred, November 2012. Booklist starred, September 2012. Pub Weekly, June 2012. Kirkus Starred, August 2012. Horn Book, September 2012. Choice, April 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2012. Library Media Connection, March 2013. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocate, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Voice of Youth Advocates, Kirkus starred, August 01, 2012. Publisher's Weekly starred, June 04, 2012. Booklist starred, September 15, 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2012. Horn book guide starred, Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Wilson Middle and junior high school core collection. Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal starred, November 2012. Booklist starred, September 2012. Pub Weekly, June 2012. Kirkus Starred, August 2012. Horn Book, September 2012. Choice, April 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2012. Library Media Connection, March 2013. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocate, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Voice of Youth Advocates, Kirkus starred, August 01, 2012. Publisher's Weekly starred, June 04, 2012. Booklist starred, September 15, 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2012. Horn book guide starred, Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Wilson Middle and junior high school core collection. Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.

Date Published:2012

Clean air for all

Furgang, Kathy.


"Is there anything a young person can do to help make Earth's air clean and safe? Absolutely! In fact, it's everyone's responsibility to take charge of the future of our planet. This fascinating book spotlights one of the most important global issues of our time--the quality of the air we breathe. Each chapter is packed with facts about the past, present, and future of Earth's air quality. The book provides inspiring examples of advocates and young activists who fight pollution and bring awareness to the issue through their tireless efforts"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

"Is there anything a young person can do to help make Earth's air clean and safe? Absolutely! In fact, it's everyone's responsibility to take charge of the future of our planet. This fascinating book spotlights one of the most important global issues of our time--the quality of the air we breathe. Each chapter is packed with facts about the past, present, and future of Earth's air quality. The book provides inspiring examples of advocates and young activists who fight pollution and bring awareness to the issue through their tireless efforts"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

All the broken pieces : a novel in verse /

Burg, Ann E.


One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Title from Playaway label. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Previously released by Scholastic Audiobooks. "HDAudio.". School Library Journal, February 2011. Booklist, December 2010. Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.
Date Published:2010

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Title from Playaway label. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Previously released by Scholastic Audiobooks. "HDAudio.". School Library Journal, February 2011. Booklist, December 2010. Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.

Date Published:2010

The Baby-sitters club

Telgemeier, Raina.


Based on: Mary Anne saves the day / Ann M. Martin. Horn Book, April 2016. Four friends are fighting and the Baby-sitters Club is going to fall apart unless someone does something--fast. Maybe it is time for Mary Anne to take charge.
Date Published:2015

Rebound

Alexander, Kwame.


Prequel to: The crossover. School Library Journal starred, April 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Horn Book Starred, July 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. New York Times, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2018. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Date Published:2018

Prequel to: The crossover. School Library Journal starred, April 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Horn Book Starred, July 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. New York Times, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2018. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

Date Published:2018

Jobs in environmental cleanup and emergency hazmat response

Harmon, Daniel E.


Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Library Media Connection, October 2010. An exploration of environmentally-friendly vocations that focuses on jobs in environmental cleanup and emergency hazmat response, describing careers in the field, providing information on education, experience, and advancement opportunities, and explaining career strategies for individuals who are interested in the environmental sciences.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Library Media Connection, October 2010. An exploration of environmentally-friendly vocations that focuses on jobs in environmental cleanup and emergency hazmat response, describing careers in the field, providing information on education, experience, and advancement opportunities, and explaining career strategies for individuals who are interested in the environmental sciences.

Date Published:2010

Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream /

Stone, Tanya Lee.


"T minus thirty-eight years" -- "I jumped at the offer" -- "Not a meaningful test!" -- "Mommy's going to the moon!" -- "It was too good to be true" -- "Regret to advise" -- "Let's stop this now!" -- "Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!" -- "The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes" -- "NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space" -- "We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back" -- "I am living proof that dreams do come true.". Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, March 2009. Horn Book Starred, March 2009. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, January 2009. Booklist, February 2009. New York Times, July 2009. Horn Book, October 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2009. Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Booklist, February 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2009. Horn Book Starred, March 2009. Kirkus Review Starred, April 2009. Library Media Connection, August 2009. New York Times, July 2009. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. School Library Journal Starred, March 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2009. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Profiles thirteen women who challenged social norms and government policies to prove they could be exceptional astronauts.
Date Published:2009

"T minus thirty-eight years" -- "I jumped at the offer" -- "Not a meaningful test!" -- "Mommy's going to the moon!" -- "It was too good to be true" -- "Regret to advise" -- "Let's stop this now!" -- "Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!" -- "The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes" -- "NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space" -- "We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back" -- "I am living proof that dreams do come true.". Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, March 2009. Horn Book Starred, March 2009. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, January 2009. Booklist, February 2009. New York Times, July 2009. Horn Book, October 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2009. Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Booklist, February 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2009. Horn Book Starred, March 2009. Kirkus Review Starred, April 2009. Library Media Connection, August 2009. New York Times, July 2009. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. School Library Journal Starred, March 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2009. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Profiles thirteen women who challenged social norms and government policies to prove they could be exceptional astronauts.

Date Published:2009

Psyren.

Iwashiro, Toshiaki, 1977-


Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 2007 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Page facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover page [4]. Ageha assembles a team of his fellow Psionists to travel to Dreameater Island to help Nemesis Q who is being targeted by another Psionist.
Date Published:2013

Chihuahuas

Temple, Bob.


Includes index. Booklist, March 2001. Booklist, March 2001. Describes the traits and care needs of chihuahuas.
Date Published:2000

Careers in the US Coast Guard

Gray, Judy Silverstein.


Includes chronology. Includes glossary. "Portions of this book originally appeared in the book The U.S. Coast Guard and Military Careers.". Hovering helpers -- Two centuries, many missions -- Changing with the times -- Unique challenges : Vietnam to Cuba -- Twenty-first century missions -- So you want to serve in the Coast Guard? -- Diversity in the Coast Guard -- Cutters, boats, and planes -- Looking ahead in the Coast Guard. "The United States Coast Guard is often the first line of defense against attacks at sea. They are also the first call if there is a hurricane or a flood. A career in the coast guard promises adventure, and working with diverse groups of people as well as equipment, technology, and transportation. Through interviews and history, you'll discover what it means to have a career in the US Coast Guard"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2016

Includes chronology. Includes glossary. "Portions of this book originally appeared in the book The U.S. Coast Guard and Military Careers.". Hovering helpers -- Two centuries, many missions -- Changing with the times -- Unique challenges : Vietnam to Cuba -- Twenty-first century missions -- So you want to serve in the Coast Guard? -- Diversity in the Coast Guard -- Cutters, boats, and planes -- Looking ahead in the Coast Guard. "The United States Coast Guard is often the first line of defense against attacks at sea. They are also the first call if there is a hurricane or a flood. A career in the coast guard promises adventure, and working with diverse groups of people as well as equipment, technology, and transportation. Through interviews and history, you'll discover what it means to have a career in the US Coast Guard"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2016

Dara Palmer's major drama

Shevah, Emma,


"Originally published as Dara Palmer's Major Drama in 2015 in Great Britain by The Chicken House." Junior Library Guild. Dara Palmer longs for stardom - but when she isn't cast in her middle school play, she gets suspicious. It can't be because she's not the best. She was born to be a famous movie star. It must be because she's adopted from Cambodia and doesn't look like a typical fraulein. (That's German for girl). So Dara decided to write a play about her own life. Then she'll HAVE to be the star.
Date Published:2016

"Originally published as Dara Palmer's Major Drama in 2015 in Great Britain by The Chicken House." Junior Library Guild. Dara Palmer longs for stardom - but when she isn't cast in her middle school play, she gets suspicious. It can't be because she's not the best. She was born to be a famous movie star. It must be because she's adopted from Cambodia and doesn't look like a typical fraulein. (That's German for girl). So Dara decided to write a play about her own life. Then she'll HAVE to be the star.

Date Published:2016

Water/wastewater engineer

Yomtov, Nelson.


Water: the lifeblood of Earth -- Water basics -- Keeping it clean -- Water/wastewater engineers at work -- Becoming a water/wastewater engineer -- Think about it. School Library Journal, April 2015. "Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a wastewater engineer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

Water: the lifeblood of Earth -- Water basics -- Keeping it clean -- Water/wastewater engineers at work -- Becoming a water/wastewater engineer -- Think about it. School Library Journal, April 2015. "Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a wastewater engineer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

Naruto

West, Tracey, 1965-


Translated from the Japanese. Naruto and his friends get their first mission--to protect a man named Mr. Tazuna, a famous bridge builder; but Naruto also meets up with his first real enemy, Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist, who wants to make sure Naruto fails his mission.
Date Published:2008

Naruto

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 1999 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Page facing t.p. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #65-66"--Page facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. "Parental advisory: Naruto is rated T for teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains realistic and fantasy violence"--Page facing t.p. Sakura and Granny Chiyo battle Sasori, who can create golems from the undead.
Date Published:2015

Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 1999 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Page facing t.p. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #65-66"--Page facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. "Parental advisory: Naruto is rated T for teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains realistic and fantasy violence"--Page facing t.p. Sakura and Granny Chiyo battle Sasori, who can create golems from the undead.

Date Published:2015

The slugger's shadow

Temple, Bob,


Junior Library Guild. Aaron is a 12-year-old baseball phenom, but only when hes playing in the field. At the plate, he struggles. Now, its the last inning of the last game of the season, and Aarons in the batters box, down by one with the bases loaded. Just as he steps up to the plate, Aaron spots his superstar-athlete older brother, Will, who completely abandoned him at the worst possible time. Can Aaron come through in the clutch when his team needs him most, and will his brother come through for him and their family? In the Clutch hooks readers with a do-or-die moment from little league sports, then rewinds to show how the books young athletes found themselves needing to perform under pressure.
Date Published:2023

Junior Library Guild. Aaron is a 12-year-old baseball phenom, but only when hes playing in the field. At the plate, he struggles. Now, its the last inning of the last game of the season, and Aarons in the batters box, down by one with the bases loaded. Just as he steps up to the plate, Aaron spots his superstar-athlete older brother, Will, who completely abandoned him at the worst possible time. Can Aaron come through in the clutch when his team needs him most, and will his brother come through for him and their family? In the Clutch hooks readers with a do-or-die moment from little league sports, then rewinds to show how the books young athletes found themselves needing to perform under pressure.

Date Published:2023