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The fifth quarter.

Dawson, Mike, 1975-,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Fourth-grader Lori Block doesn't care that she has to play in the "fifth quarter," a special period before her fourth-grade travel basketball team's real games begin so that the not-so-good players can practice in games against each other--she is just happy to have the chance to hone her skills. Lori pursues her passion, seeks confidence at school and at home, and hopes to one day play in the real travel basketball games.
Date Published:2021

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Fourth-grader Lori Block doesn't care that she has to play in the "fifth quarter," a special period before her fourth-grade travel basketball team's real games begin so that the not-so-good players can practice in games against each other--she is just happy to have the chance to hone her skills. Lori pursues her passion, seeks confidence at school and at home, and hopes to one day play in the real travel basketball games.

Date Published:2021

Fly with me a celebration of birds through pictures, poems, and stories /

Yolen, Jane,


What is a bird? -- The ancient history of birds -- Birds in history -- State birds -- Listening to birds -- Looking at birds -- Birds on the move -- Saving our birds -- Bird records -- Birds in the arts -- Birds in story -- Citizen science -- Birds in your backyard. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Explores a variety of birds, highlighting such topics as their evolution and nest building habits. Includes poetry, scientific names, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Date Published:2018

What is a bird? -- The ancient history of birds -- Birds in history -- State birds -- Listening to birds -- Looking at birds -- Birds on the move -- Saving our birds -- Bird records -- Birds in the arts -- Birds in story -- Citizen science -- Birds in your backyard. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Explores a variety of birds, highlighting such topics as their evolution and nest building habits. Includes poetry, scientific names, resources for further information, and color photographs.

Date Published:2018

Eek, you reek! poems about animals that stink, stank, stunk /

Yolen, Jane,


Eek, you reek! -- Stink stank stunk -- Who dares eat a skink? -- Bang goes the bombardier beetle -- Eating machine -- Stinky ferret family and kin -- Tiny stinkers : a hat trick of haiku -- Tasmanian temper tantrum -- A slow turtle stink -- Stinkbird -- What eats a hoatzin? -- Mad, mean wolverine -- Ox appeal -- Eek, you reek, redux -- Stinky animals stink for a reason. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Contains fourteen illustrated children's poems that describe the characteristics of foul-smelling animals including skunks, bombardier beetles, ferrets, and Tasmanian devils. Includes a section of facts about the animals, and the three reasons they smell: to defend themselves, protect food or territory, and attract a mate. Also features a glossary of smelly words and further resources.
Date Published:2019

Eek, you reek! -- Stink stank stunk -- Who dares eat a skink? -- Bang goes the bombardier beetle -- Eating machine -- Stinky ferret family and kin -- Tiny stinkers : a hat trick of haiku -- Tasmanian temper tantrum -- A slow turtle stink -- Stinkbird -- What eats a hoatzin? -- Mad, mean wolverine -- Ox appeal -- Eek, you reek, redux -- Stinky animals stink for a reason. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Contains fourteen illustrated children's poems that describe the characteristics of foul-smelling animals including skunks, bombardier beetles, ferrets, and Tasmanian devils. Includes a section of facts about the animals, and the three reasons they smell: to defend themselves, protect food or territory, and attract a mate. Also features a glossary of smelly words and further resources.

Date Published:2019

The fig tree a story about building friendship and peace in Cyprus /

Manoli, Costantia,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, A fig tree that stands in the middle of the island of Cyrus once served as a meeting place where the island's people came together in peace and harvested its late summer fruit. The fig tree watched as divisions, war, and a wall came to the island, separating the people from one another and from the tree. However, the fig tree still stands and hopes for the day when all the island's people will once again gather beneath its branches to harvest its fruits in peace. Includes an author's note.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, A fig tree that stands in the middle of the island of Cyrus once served as a meeting place where the island's people came together in peace and harvested its late summer fruit. The fig tree watched as divisions, war, and a wall came to the island, separating the people from one another and from the tree. However, the fig tree still stands and hopes for the day when all the island's people will once again gather beneath its branches to harvest its fruits in peace. Includes an author's note.

Date Published:2025

Heroes and heroines of Greece and Rome


Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, December 2011. Library Journal, January 2012. Choice, March 2012. Library Media Connection, August 2012. An introduction to the heroes and heroines of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, featuring ninety-four alphabetically arranged articles on characters from Achilles to Troilus, discussing their significance, along with associated demigods, nymphs, sorceresses, and other creatures who lived in the mortal world, and including cross-references, a list of the major figures, and other resources.
Date Published:2012

Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, December 2011. Library Journal, January 2012. Choice, March 2012. Library Media Connection, August 2012. An introduction to the heroes and heroines of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, featuring ninety-four alphabetically arranged articles on characters from Achilles to Troilus, discussing their significance, along with associated demigods, nymphs, sorceresses, and other creatures who lived in the mortal world, and including cross-references, a list of the major figures, and other resources.

Date Published:2012

The messengers

Hogan, Edward, 1980-


Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal starred, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2015. Kirkus Review, February 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. School Library Journal starred, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2015. Kirkus Review, February 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. Frances meets Peter, who has the ability to give messages of death and thinks she has the same power.
Date Published:2013

Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal starred, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2015. Kirkus Review, February 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. School Library Journal starred, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2015. Kirkus Review, February 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. Frances meets Peter, who has the ability to give messages of death and thinks she has the same power.

Date Published:2013

Deserts inside out

Cohen, Marina, 1967-


Title proper from title frame. What is an ecosystem? -- Energy in ecosystems -- The Sahara Desert -- The Mojave Desert -- The Gobi Desert -- The Chihuahuan Desert -- The Atacama Desert -- The Sonoran Desert -- The Great Sandy Desert -- The Kalahari Desert -- The Arabian Desert -- Antarctica -- Don't desert our deserts!. School Library Journal, November 2014. Booklist, October 2014. Library Media Connection, November 2015. Resource Links, April 2015. An exploration of desert ecology that discusses the organisms that live there, from scorpions and cacti to penguins and meerkats.
Date Published:2015

Title proper from title frame. What is an ecosystem? -- Energy in ecosystems -- The Sahara Desert -- The Mojave Desert -- The Gobi Desert -- The Chihuahuan Desert -- The Atacama Desert -- The Sonoran Desert -- The Great Sandy Desert -- The Kalahari Desert -- The Arabian Desert -- Antarctica -- Don't desert our deserts!. School Library Journal, November 2014. Booklist, October 2014. Library Media Connection, November 2015. Resource Links, April 2015. An exploration of desert ecology that discusses the organisms that live there, from scorpions and cacti to penguins and meerkats.

Date Published:2015

Craig Venter : dissecting the genome /

Yount, Lisa.


Title proper from title frame. Recounts the life of Craig Venter founder of Celera Genomics, the Institute for Genomic Research and the J. Craig Venter Institute, and most famous for being one of the first to sequence the human genome and for his role in creating the first cell with a synthetic genome in 2010.
Date Published:2012

Crime and punishment

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.


Title proper from title frame. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist, August 1997. Raskolnikov, a former Russian student, murders an old pawnbroker and her sister. The subsequent guilt with which he struggles results in a tragedy of tension and terror.
Date Published:1994

The last time

Robins, Eleanor.


Title proper from title frame. Ben learns the importance of being responsible when his mom tires of rushing to his rescue with forgotten homework and textbooks and decides to let him get in trouble for his carelessness.
Date Published:2011

Racism and intolerance

Pederson, Charles E.


Title proper from title frame. Introduction : stories of hatred -- What is racism? -- Prejudice and stereotypes -- U.S. racism and African Americans -- U.S. Racism and intolerance toward other groups -- Dealing with racism and intolerance. Library Media Connection, August 2009. Library Media Connection, August 2009. Explores the history of racism and intolerance including the Holocaust of World War II, the civil rights movement in America, genocide in various parts of the world, and dealing with intolerance.
Date Published:2009

Title proper from title frame. Introduction : stories of hatred -- What is racism? -- Prejudice and stereotypes -- U.S. racism and African Americans -- U.S. Racism and intolerance toward other groups -- Dealing with racism and intolerance. Library Media Connection, August 2009. Library Media Connection, August 2009. Explores the history of racism and intolerance including the Holocaust of World War II, the civil rights movement in America, genocide in various parts of the world, and dealing with intolerance.

Date Published:2009

Visit the Washington Monument

Joseph, Natalie.


Title proper from title frame. Discusses the history of the Washington Monument with facts about the landmark.
Date Published:2012

Notes from the blender

Cook, Trish, 1965-


Title proper from title frame. Publisher's Weekly, March 2011. Booklist, March 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2010. Kirkus Review, September 2010. Library Media Connection, January 2011. Declan, a fan of Finnish death metal, violent video games, and Internet porn, dreams of getting to know beautiful gymnast Neilly Foster, not realizing his dearest wish is about to come true because his dad is going to marry Neilly's mother.
Date Published:2011

Title proper from title frame. Publisher's Weekly, March 2011. Booklist, March 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2010. Kirkus Review, September 2010. Library Media Connection, January 2011. Declan, a fan of Finnish death metal, violent video games, and Internet porn, dreams of getting to know beautiful gymnast Neilly Foster, not realizing his dearest wish is about to come true because his dad is going to marry Neilly's mother.

Date Published:2011

Great battles of the Civil War

Marsico, Katie, 1980-


Title proper from title frame. The first shots fired -- Fighting at Bull Run -- Deadliest day -- The turning point -- Confederate surrender. Photographs and illustrations describe some of the major battles of the Civil War including Fort Sumter and Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
Date Published:2010

The dolphins of Pern

McCaffrey, Anne.


Title proper from title frame. Wilson's Senior High School, January 1996. Booklist. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 1995. Kirkus Review. Kliatt, January 1996. After generations of battling a plague, humans have nearly forgotten the intelligence-enhanced dolphins that were among the first colonists on the planet Pern. Then a young dragonrider and his friend make contact with the legendary shipfish, renewing the bond between the land and ocean dwellers.
Date Published:1994

Title proper from title frame. Wilson's Senior High School, January 1996. Booklist. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 1995. Kirkus Review. Kliatt, January 1996. After generations of battling a plague, humans have nearly forgotten the intelligence-enhanced dolphins that were among the first colonists on the planet Pern. Then a young dragonrider and his friend make contact with the legendary shipfish, renewing the bond between the land and ocean dwellers.

Date Published:1994

Self-harm

Senker, Cath.


Title proper from title frame. Self-harm -- Why do some people self-harm? -- Who self-harms? -- How do people self-harm? -- Seeking help -- How to help a friend or relative -- How to stop self-harming -- What can be done to address self-harm?. School Library Journal, December 2012. Horn Book, November 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Examines the issue of self-harm, why people do it, how it makes them feel, and healthy alternatives.
Date Published:2013

Title proper from title frame. Self-harm -- Why do some people self-harm? -- Who self-harms? -- How do people self-harm? -- Seeking help -- How to help a friend or relative -- How to stop self-harming -- What can be done to address self-harm?. School Library Journal, December 2012. Horn Book, November 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Examines the issue of self-harm, why people do it, how it makes them feel, and healthy alternatives.

Date Published:2013

A day in the life of Marlon Bundo

Bundo, Marlon, (Rabbit).


Title proper from title frame. Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2018. A boy bunny named Marlon Bundo who lives with his grandfather Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, falls in love with another boy bunny.
Date Published:2018

La asombrosa carrera entre la tortuga y la liebre

Berkes, Marianne Collins.


Title proper from title frame. Translation of: Tortoise and Hare's amazing race. Fractions and distance measurements mark the progress of Henry Hare and Tess Tortoise as they race each other one mile up a hill.
Date Published:2015

Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo

Mora, Pat.


Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, September 2014. Publisher's Weekly, April 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Library Media Connection, November 2014. Resource Links, June 2014. Chico Canta, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. Mrs. Canta encourages her twelve children to speak many languages and when a clever kitten threatens the family, Chico proves the power of being bilingual.
Date Published:2014

Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, September 2014. Publisher's Weekly, April 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Library Media Connection, November 2014. Resource Links, June 2014. Chico Canta, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. Mrs. Canta encourages her twelve children to speak many languages and when a clever kitten threatens the family, Chico proves the power of being bilingual.

Date Published:2014

Waiting for Fitz

Hyde, Spencer.


Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, March 2019. Booklist, November 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2019. Kirkus Review, January 2019. Hospitalized for her OCD, Addie Foster and her new schizophrenic friend, seventeen-year-old Fitzgerald Whitman IV, escape the psychiatric ward and undertake a journey to find the elusive--and endangered--bird, the Kirtland's warbler.
Date Published:2019

Title proper from title frame. School Library Journal, March 2019. Booklist, November 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2019. Kirkus Review, January 2019. Hospitalized for her OCD, Addie Foster and her new schizophrenic friend, seventeen-year-old Fitzgerald Whitman IV, escape the psychiatric ward and undertake a journey to find the elusive--and endangered--bird, the Kirtland's warbler.

Date Published:2019