Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After a year in exile on an Alaskan island as punishment for severely beating a fellow student, Cole Matthews returns to school in Minneapolis having made peace with himself and his victim--but he finds that surviving the violence and hatred of high school is even harder than surviving in the wilderness.
5) Blue Ethel
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ethel the cat is surprised when, in the course of her usual day, she unexpectedly turns blue"--
Author
Language
English
Description
A few white lies told during a simple game of truth or dare spin out of control and make life very complicated for a girl who returns home at the end of the summer to discover that her friends have become estranged and drama-prone.
When Lia returns after a summer with her aunt, it feels like everything has changed within her group of friends. Everyone just seems more dramatic. When a few white lies are told during a game of Truth or Dare, they make...
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Bea loves lions and knows everything there is to know about them. She lives by the beach, but she doesn't like sand one little bit! One day, her mother persuades her to visit the beach, where she meets a sand sculpture of a lion who is afraid of water. Their developing friendship helps each of them to overcome their anxieties, but the next day the lion has disappeared! How will Bea cope?"--Inside front jacket flap.
Author
Language
English
Description
Lavender sees herself as the miserable but tough outsider at school, while Scarlet knows she is talented and popular, but insecure on the inside--then, on their mutual thirteenth birthday, they wake up in each other's bodies and are forced to learn what it means to walk in someone else's shoes.
9) Shark Girl
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future.
10) Todo es nuevo
Author
Language
Español
Description
"So many new things! Since we moved, nothing has been the same. I wish I could go back to my old life, before everything became new. Or can new be fun sometimes?"--Back cover in English.
"¡Tantas cosas nuevas! Desde que nos mudamos, nada ha sido igual. Desear̕a regresar a mi vida de antes, antes de que todo sea nuevo. ¿O ser̀ que las cosas nuevas tambǐn pueden ser divertidas?" --Back cover in Spanish.
Author
Series
Reign of the fallen volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A first entry in an LGBT fantasy duology follows the experiences of a talented young necromancer who confronts the deadly nemesis responsible for turning her magic into a weapon.
"Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised: the...
Author
Series
Donut dreams volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Casey thought that coming back from sleepaway camp would mean picking up right where she left off. But when she gets home, it seems like everyone has changed at least a little bit--even her BFF Lindsay. Not only that, she made a new friend at camp, a boy named Matt. Casey can't decide for sure if she likes him as a friend, or if she like-likes him. And Casey's middle school has a tough assistant principal...her mom! With so many changes stirring...
Author
Series
Cassandra animal psychic volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Cassandra has a gift. Animals can show her what they're thinking. And after keeping her talent a secret, Cassandra sets out to help pets and their people. The trouble is, other parts of Cassandra's life are changing too. Her mom has a boyfriend she really likes, but his daughter can't stand Cassandra. And Cassandra's best friend is about to leave town. Not even her trusty dog Miss Dolly can make things feel okay. When Cassandra gets on the trail...
Author
Language
English
Description
When her best friend Jason's house is put up for sale, and he tells her that his family is moving to California, Annie Jenkins is devastated by the news that she is losing the other member of the PB & J Society--so when neighbor Mrs. Schuster tells her about a buried chest and gives her a map she convinces herself that this is a way for Jason's family to pay off their mortgage and stay in Utah.
Author
Series
Meet me on Mercer Street volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her life."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Speaking out and creating change is an important part of SEL (social-emotional learning) education. Students will learn to take a step back and reflect on how they're are feeling. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage students to think, create, guess, and ask questions around the content. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and sidebars"--
19) Mr. Wrong
Author
Series
Mr. Men series volume 34
Language
English
Description
Mr. Wrong can't seem to do anything right, until he meets Mr. Right.