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English
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Living in an igloo of ice and trash bags half a year after a cataclysmic nuclear disaster, Emily, convinced that she will be hated as the daughter of the drunken father who caused the meltdown, assumes a fictional identity while protecting a homeless boy.
Six months ago, a nuclear plant in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily's parents were killed. Her father was in charge of the plant-- was he drunk when...
Publisher
Sentai Filmworks
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
To her classmates, Umaru Doma appears to be the perfect girl. She's beautiful, friendly, and fashionable, earns top grades, and seems to be able to do any task asked of her with ease. She's even humble and polite! However, if Umaru's classmates could see her in the privacy of her home, they wouldn't even recognize her.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
On her first day at her new school, Chrissa is seated with three girls who greet her with teasing and tricks. They bully Chrissa in class, on the bus, online, and even at swim club. When the taunting goes too far, Chrissa must find a way to stand strong.
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English
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"A book of essays spanning the author's career a[nd] reflecting upon the various homes she's lived in around the world"--
"From the beloved author of The House on Mango Street: a richly illustrated compilation of true stories and nonfiction pieces that, taken together, form a jigsaw autobiography: an intimate album of a literary legend's life and career. From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking The House on Mango...
7) My girl
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A precocious 11-year-old tomboy obsessed with death shares a poignant summer with her widowed father, the sexy and kind cosmetician he hires, and most importantly with the boy-next-door who idolizes her.
Author
Series
The Davenports (Krystal Marquis) volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.
9) Loved
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Series
Language
English
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Publisher Annotaiton: It's Zoey's 18th birthmas and the Nerd Herd has been scattered across the country busily adulting for almost a year when Stark calls them back to Tulsa to surprise Z. But all is not well in T-town. Strange, dark signs are appearing -- could it be possible Neferet is stirring? Not willing to chance disaster striking again, Zoey calls on her newly reunited friends to circle with her and add a layer of protection over Neferet's...
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 11
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ivy is worried that she is spoiled rotten because she is an only child, so she asks for Bean's help to find a baby sister. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
11) Hush
Author
Series
Hush novels volume 1
Language
English
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"A stunning and timely debut from activist Dylan Farrow, Hush is a powerful feminist fantasy full of surprising insights, that casts a ray of light into the shadows of a society based on silencing and lies. How do you speak up in a world where propaganda is a twisted form of magic? In the land of Montane, language is literal magic to the select few who possess the gift of Telling. This power is reserved for the Bards, and, as everyone knows, the Bards...
12) The candy smash
Author
Series
Lemonade war series volume 4
Language
English
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Description
"Explores the distinctive power of poetry and love--fourth grade style"--
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Bean's older sister goes to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, Bean and Ivy decide to create their own camp, their own better camp. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Join Kyra and her sisters as they fight the mysterious forces of the forest, and the challenges of drifting apart with age, perfect for transitional readers aging out of the Hilda Graphic Novel series. "A magical, moving celebration of sisterly bonds." Kirkus Reviews "Beautiful, funny and atmospheric, using magic to capture the shifts in sibling dynamics as an eldest sister becomes a teenager. Full of personality and life." Gillian Goerz, Author of...
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