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1) Crenshaw
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English
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2024 Bluestem List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
Friendship Stories
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
Raining Cats and Dogs
Friendship Stories
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
Raining Cats and Dogs
Description
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent, and not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He's been gone for four years, but has come back into Jackson's life to help him. Can an imaginary friend be enough to save this family from losing everything?
2) Soar
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English
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Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
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English
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Find Your Voice! Nonfiction!
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic & Latinx Voices
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic & Latinx Voices
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"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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English
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Favorite Family Listens -- Audiobooks (SCPL-YS)
GPLD Best Sci-Fi for Teens
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
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GPLD Best Sci-Fi for Teens
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling...
5) Roller girl
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English
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"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"--