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2024 AAPINH Heritage Month Children's Selections
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"For one young girl, summer is the season of no school, of days spent at the pool, and of picking golden limes off the trees. But summer doesn't start until her lola--her grandmother from the Philippines--comes for her annual visit. When Lola visits, the whole family gathers to cook and eat and share in their happiness of another season spent together"-- Provided by publisher
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OBD LGBTQIA Pride Month - YOUTH
OBD November is National Adoption Month - YOUTH
OBD LGBTQIA Pride Month - YOUTH
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"A host of animals portrays all kinds of non-traditional families"-- Provided by publisher.
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Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
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Evelyn Del Rey and her best friend Daniela live across the street from each other, but when Evelyn is packing up boxes to move away it is time to say goodbye and make promises to keep in touch.
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For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in between. And especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the way in which every hole is a puzzle to be solved. Or the whimsy of the...
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It's another Thanksgiving at Grandma's. Gavin expects a long day of boredom and being pestered by distantly related toddlers, but his cousin Rhonda has a different idea: make a break for it - out of the kids' room to the swing set in the backyard! Gavin isn't so sure, especially when they encounter vicious guard dogs (in homemade sweaters), a hallway full of overly affectionate aunts, and worse yet, the great wall of butts! Will they manage to avoid...
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1st Grade Recommended Reads
AAPI Kids
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD August Is National Ice Cream Month - Youth
AAPI Kids
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD August Is National Ice Cream Month - Youth
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Ravi spends summer vacation with his cousins sharing in all their favorite activities, including eating ice cream.
9) Crenshaw
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2024 Bluestem List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
Friendship Stories (WPL-Youth)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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Friendship Stories (WPL-Youth)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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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?
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"A captivating exploration of how a family gets a farm ready for the snow of winter, Sleep Tight Farm lyrically connects each growing season to the preparations at the very end of the farm year. This beautiful and informative book paints a fascinating picture of what winter means to the farm year and to the family that shares its seasons, from spring's new growth, summer's heat, and fall's bounty to winter's well-earned rest. All year long the farm...
11) Hello lighthouse
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National Lighthouse Day - August 7
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Exploring Lights and Electricity - Youth
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Exploring Lights and Electricity - Youth
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"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."-- Provided by publisher.
12) The field guide
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Spiderwick chronicles volume 1
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When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
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I survived volume 20
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Traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk.
14) Together we swim
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Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
15) Fast pitch
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (WPLD)
Celebrating Black Creators
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Black History Month (WPLD)
Celebrating Black Creators
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"Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack...
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"Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life"-- Provided by publisher.
17) The cursed moon
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D304 Viking Nominees 2024-2025
OBD Horror for MG/YA - YOUTH
OBD Middle Grade Books - YOUTH
The Power of Friendship!
OBD Horror for MG/YA - YOUTH
OBD Middle Grade Books - YOUTH
The Power of Friendship!
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"One two, the Caretaker’s coming for you. Three-four, you’ll breathe no more. Five-six, you’ll float like sticks. Seven, eight, you’ll meet your fate. Rafael Fuentes isn’t easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa’s incarcerated...
18) Finding Audrey
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Fourteen-year-old Audrey is making slow but steady progress dealing with her anxiety disorder when Linus comes into the picture and her recovery gains momentum.
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Middle School Books (teens)
Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees 2022
School Stories (teen)
Middle School Books (teens)
Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees 2022
School Stories (teen)
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When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she does not want to tell her friends or mother until she reaches her breaking point.
20) Bathe the cat
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2024 FPPL LGBTQIA Pride Month Children's List
2026 Monarch Book Award
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2026 Monarch Book Award
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Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby--and the house is in chaos.