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1) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"In this follow-up to Newbery-winner THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet...
Author
Language
English
Description
"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"--
10) Reflections
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
Chronicles a child's busy day by the sea, in a forest, and then home with the hope of going to a carnival or concert. The illustrations change when the book is turned upside down.
Author
Series
Cameron Battle volume 2
Language
English
Description
With his mother trapped and his father still missing, Cameron is desperate to return to Chidani, but when a nasty bully in his new school is possessed by a mmo, Cameron and his trusty friends Zion and Aliyah are transported to Chidani sooner than anticipated.
Author
Series
Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 7
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight. Includes a recipe for roasted turnips.
13) Round trip
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Black and white illustrations and text record the sights on a day trip to the city and back home again to the country. The trip to the city is read from front to back and the return trip, from back to front, upside down.
Author
Series
Cameron Battle volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Cameron Battle grew up reading The Book of Chidani, cherishing stories about the fabled kingdom that cut itself off from the world to save the Igbo people from danger. Passed down over generations, the Book is Cameron's only connection to his parents who disappeared one fateful night, two years ago. Ever since, his grandmother has kept the Book locked away, but it calls to Cameron. When he and his best friends Zion and Aliyah decide to open it again,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Siblings Rachel, twelve, and Robert, fourteen, are passed a stolen book by their librarian father and must track down the missing final page while protecting the book from falling into the hands of the cruel ruler of Krasnia, President Charles Malstain.
17) A million to one
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An acrobat, an actress, an artist, and a thief, four girls who seemingly have nothing in common, work together and plot a heist to steal the Rubaiyat off the Titanic.
Josefa is an unapologetic and charismatic thief, who loves the thrill of the chase. She has her eye on her biggest mark yet--the RMS Titanic, the most luxurious ship in the world. But she isn't interested in stealing from wealthy first-class passengers onboard. No, she's out for the...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance. While Darcy is struggling to...
19) Be boy buzz
Author
Publisher
Disney, Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates being Bold, All Bliss Boy, All Bad Boy Beast, Boy running, Boy Jumping, Boy Sitting Down, and being in Love With Being a Boy.
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