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2) Travel team
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After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
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When Greg Heffley's dad threatens to send him to military school if he doesn't stay out of trouble, Greg finds all-new ways to land himself in the doghouse! For starters, Greg's in over his head when he pretends to work at the swanky country club where Rowley's family has a membership. Things don't go much better on a father-son camping trip with the Wilderness Explorers, and then there's the Heffley's new dog, Sweetie, who fetches even more trouble...
5) Squirm
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Billy Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.
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1st Grade Recommended Reads
2024 FPPL Disability Pride Children's Selections
Disability Pride Month (SCPL-YS)
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2024 FPPL Disability Pride Children's Selections
Disability Pride Month (SCPL-YS)
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When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set.
7) Sea prayer
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2023 Read Widely: Central & South Asia
Adult - Arab American Heritage Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
Adult - Arab American Heritage Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
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Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city's swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone.
8) Hike
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Explore the Great Outdoors!
Kindergarten Recommended Reads
OBD Father's Day (June) - YOUTH
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Kindergarten Recommended Reads
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A father and child head out on a hike, keeping a cherished family tradition alive.
10) Solo
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"Find Your Voice" Teen Books
Black History Month - Teens
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Black History Month - Teens
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"Blade never asked for a life of the rich and famous. In fact, he'd give anything not to be the son of Rutherford Morrison, a washed-up rock star and drug addict with delusions of a comeback. Or to no longer be part of a family known most for lost potential, failure, and tragedy, including the loss of his mother. The one true light is his girlfriend, Chapel, but her parents have forbidden their relationship, assuming Blade will become just like his...
12) The bench
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"Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion, The Bench gives readers a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons--moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and lasting comfort"--
13) No pants!
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When his busy father prompts him to get ready for an exciting family cookout, an exuberant young Pablo decides that he would rather not wear his pants and would have more fun finding other ways to use them.
14) Garvey's choice
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Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 1
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Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
Celebrating Black Creators
Middle Grade Novels in Verse (SCPL-YS)
OBD Novels in Verse - YOUTH
Celebrating Black Creators
Middle Grade Novels in Verse (SCPL-YS)
OBD Novels in Verse - YOUTH
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"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading-- anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
15) Tron: legacy
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When Flynn, the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.
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Shang-Chi is forced to confront the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization controlled by his father, a man who gained immortality and a desire for unlimited power when he acquired an ancient artifact centuries before.
18) Onward
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When Ian Lightfoot comes of age, his mother gives him the magical staff of his late father, which will let him cast a spell to spend one more day with his dad. But the spell goes awry and he has only 24 hours to set it right, so he and his older brother embark on an epic quest, with their mother trailing after, trying to protect them from a dangerous curse.
20) The Santa clause
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Scott is distressed to learn that his ex-wife and her husband have informed his son, Charlie, that there is no Santa Claus. While a sullen Charlie visits his dad on Christmas Eve, a noise on the roof brings them outside. It turns out that there is a Santa after all, and Scott has just accidentally killed him. Because of "the Santa clause, " Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard and...
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