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Fudge books volume 2
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Spending the summer in Tarrytown, New York, is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she does not want to admit.
2) Wish
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"Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is until she meets Wishbone,...
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Braille Books & Resources for Those with Visual Impairments
Wonderbooks at the Evergreen Park Public Library
Wonderbooks at the Evergreen Park Public Library
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Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past.
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Pretty little liars volume 6
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Former best friends Emily, Aria, Hanna, and Spencer continue to live in fear as they struggle to keep hidden even more secrets and someone new begins stalking them via their cell phones.
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New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository, " and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.
9) Lu
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 4
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"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
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Magic misfits volume 1
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"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--
11) Be a maker
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to make everything from a tower to a charitable donation, alone or with neighbors.
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Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids and Teen Titles
March 13, 2024: New J & Y Books
OBD Reading is Groovy - YOUTH
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March 13, 2024: New J & Y Books
OBD Reading is Groovy - YOUTH
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Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
14) Unplugged
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As the son of the world's most famous tech billionaire, Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wants. So when his father's private jet drops him in the middle of nowhere at a place called the Oasis, Jett can't believe it. He's forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, whom he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with. As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used...
15) Vixen
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Flappers volume 1
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In 1923 Chicago, seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody rebels against her upcoming society wedding by visiting a speakeasy, while her Pennsylvania cousin, Clara, hides similar tastes and her best friend, Lorraine, makes plans of her own.
16) The paper cowboy
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In a small town near Chicago in 1953, twelve-year-old Tommy faces escalating problems at home and with his Catholic school friends and is dealing with the threat of a communist living nearby, but taking over his hospitalized sister's paper route introduces him to neighbors who he comes to rely on for help.
17) Pig the winner
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Pig the pug volume 3
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Told in rhyming text, Pig is a greedy pug, who insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him--until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
LSS - AAPI Youth Fiction
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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
LSS - AAPI Youth Fiction
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One Chinese New Year, her mother sends Goldy Luck to the pandas next door with a plate of turnip cakes, but the pandas are out and disaster follows. Includes a recipe for turnip cakes and an explanation of Chinese New Year.
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When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend Matt's decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists--and it's up to the boys to stop them.