Christopher Gebauer
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Emotions: Books for Kids
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
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"From the imagination of Rowley Jefferson comes an adventure of epic proportions. Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mom from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure!" --
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Principal Vance warns Alec to pay attention in class, or else--but Alec loves reading too much. So, he starts the Losers Club, intending to be the only member, just to have free reading time to himself. Astonishingly, other kids join the club, and Alec begins to realize that his life could be just as interesting as the stories he loves.
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2022 Teen Services Staff Picks
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
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"When Donovan left his copy of 'The Adventurers' on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--Provided by publisher....
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"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--
9) Slacker
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When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or...
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Waylon is something of a kid genius, who comes up with ideas to make life awesome--like teleportation, gills for humans, and the ability to control gravity and, in the process, cupcakes. However, things at school are making it really hard to invent anything, with Arlo Brody dividing fourth grade into two groups, and his older sister, Neon, suddenly dressing in all black and not getting excited about anything anymore.
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Science wiz Waylon and his classmate Baxter, who seems more inclined to get in trouble than do school work, both love the stray dog called Dumpster Eddy. So when they learn he'll be sent to an animal shelter in ten days, the two boys must partner up to save Eddy. Their unlikely partnership is Eddy's only hope.