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Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
Fourth Grade
Middle Grade Novels in Verse (SCPL-YS)
OBD Novels in Verse - YOUTH
Fourth Grade
Middle Grade Novels in Verse (SCPL-YS)
OBD Novels in Verse - YOUTH
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If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Illustrated with black-and-white art.
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Maze runner trilogy volume Prequel
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'Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares was easy compared to what came next. Now a disease of rage and lunacy races across the eastern United States, and there's something suspicious about its origin. Worse yet, it's mutating, and all evidence suggests that...
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The Cahills are the world's most powerful family, but their strength is being tested. A sinister man calling himself The Outcast has targeted the family and set them an impossible test. He's recreating four of history's worst disasters and challenging the young Cahills to find and stop the tragedies before it's too late. Now, with one disaster behind them, siblings Dan and Amy Cahill and their friends have just days to discover what the Outcast's...
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When the electricity goes out, twelve-year-old Eddie and his friends set out to investigate what is going on when they make the startling discovery that they are the only ones left in their neighborhood--and perhaps the only people left anywhere.
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A deadly and strange disaster. It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there's the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighborhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets. Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight...
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"In the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yui, fleeing her violent husband, and Hiyori, a young orphan, are taken in by a strange but kind old lady named Kiwa in the small town of Kitsunezaki. The newly formed family finds refuge in a mayoiga, a lost house, perched atop a beautiful cape overlooking the sea. While helping to rebuild Kitsunezaki, the three adapt to their new lives and supernatural new home, slowly healing from their troubled...
13) The hunted
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The living volume 2
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After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land, but he's far from safe because a secret his cruise ship coworker Addie shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he's become a moving target.
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When the Great Kanto Earthquake strikes Tokyo on September 1, 1923, twelve-year-old Fumiko must navigate the ensuing chaos and confusion in her fight for survival. Includes information about the Great Kanto Earthquake, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
16) The living
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The living volume 1
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After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
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When Littletown Library is destroyed by a tornado, it seems like book-loving Nia is the only one who cares; so she starts the "new free library" under the tree where she used to read, and writes out familiar stories and rhymes that are just a little bit wrong, and encourages the people who check them out to correct them--until soon the whole of Littletown is filled with people reading and writing books.
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Molly Moon volume 4
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Molly Moon's hypnotic eyes give her the power to stop the world and travel through time. Now Molly makes a stunning new discovery - she's a mind reader! But can her incredible talents help to rescue her lost twin from future? And will Molly be a match for the maniacal Princess Fang and her crazy mind machine?
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"At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a young boy named Archie learns about community, genuine connection, and how not to lose hope. Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie can't help but feel more alone than ever before. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable to find the words to describe how he feels--and sometimes, unable to find someone...