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"Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life"--
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Rip and Red volume 1
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Chapter Books Focused on Inclusion and Access (SCPL-YS)
K&T - Autism Acceptance Month
Kindness Week 2022
Neurodivergent Characters in Children's Novels
K&T - Autism Acceptance Month
Kindness Week 2022
Neurodivergent Characters in Children's Novels
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"From the first morning with their odd new teacher, fifth grade is full of shocking surprises for best friends Rip and Red"--
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"How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological...
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Arab American Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Muslim Faith & Culture - picture books and more for kids
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Muslim Faith & Culture - picture books and more for kids
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Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
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#6. Be brave, Waive B! You got as much right to a good life as anybody, so find it! Right before Wavie's mom died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her move on. But little did her mom know that a whild turn of events would bring Wavie to Conley Hollow, the Appalachian home her mom had hoped to forever leave behind. Now Wavie's back in the Holler - and in the clutches of a dastardly aunt. Living with rotten relatives stinks, but Wavie...
8) Bob
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Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.
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Funny Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
K&T - Pets
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
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K&T - Pets
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
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While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).
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Love sugar magic volume 1
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Wanting to be a part of her family's Dia de los Muertos preparations, Leonora sneaks out of school to discover her mother, aunt, and older sisters have been keeping a secret.
14) Finding Langston
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Finding Langston volume 1
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BBD Black History Month
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
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"Maybe you remember when a little robotic spacecraft landed on a far-off planet. On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she's ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life"--Dust jacket.
16) Lifeboat 12
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Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
If You Like...Hatchet
Middle Grade Novels in Verse (SCPL-YS)
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If You Like...Hatchet
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In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
17) The undefeated
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Anti-Racism: True Black American History
Black Authors: Poetry (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month
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Black Authors: Poetry (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month
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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...
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2022 Summer Top Picks for Middle Schoolers
Art Appreciation for Youth
Middle Grade Mysteries (SCPL-YS)
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Art Appreciation for Youth
Middle Grade Mysteries (SCPL-YS)
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"When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted"--
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When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled little mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest and bravest hearts they'd ever known. And one of the biggest appetites! Soon Reckless showed herself more than willing to carry ammunition too heavy for the soldiers to haul. As cannons thundered and shells flew through the air, she marched...
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Native American Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage for Kids
Native American Heritage Month
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Native American Heritage for Kids
Native American Heritage Month
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"As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII"--
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