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1) Run wild
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A celebration of the joy of being outdoors features a child who abandons his digital device in favor of joining a friend outside.
2) Heartbeat
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English
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Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Middle School Books (teens) -- Full List
Middle School Novels in Verse (teens)
OBD National Poetry Month (April) - YOUTH
Middle School Books (teens) -- Full List
Middle School Novels in Verse (teens)
OBD National Poetry Month (April) - YOUTH
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Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.
3) Patina
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Track volume 2
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"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"-- Provided by publisher.
Patina, "Patty" Jones is the fastest girl on the Defenders track team. A newbie to the track team, Patty must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her problems. She runs to show the kids that taunt her at her fancy new school that she's going to be someone...
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Abby in between volume 1
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English
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Nine-year-old Abby McAdams grapples with changes in her home life, her body, and her perspective on the world as she navigates fourth grade.
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"Drew was never much of a runner -- until his dad’s unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do -- until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay’s half-marathon could solve her family’s housing problems. And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Along the way, they both discover it takes a lot more than a good pair of shoes. Drew and Mia may have very different reasons for running, but these...
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Abraham Lincoln Book Award 2021
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Teens
Coping with Gun Violence
OBD Hinsdale Central High School Summer Reading 2024 - YOUTH
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Teens
Coping with Gun Violence
OBD Hinsdale Central High School Summer Reading 2024 - YOUTH
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Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma.
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Disability Pride Month!
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
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OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
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When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
10) Right as Rain
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"Eleven-year-old Rain must adjust to a new normal after her brother dies and her family moves to New York City"-- Provided by publisher.
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Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
13) Track star
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Miles Lewis volume 4
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English
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Determined to be a top runner at his school's annual Fun Run, Miles creates a health regimen to boost his endurance, but on the big day, he notices a friend struggling to keep going, forcing Miles to decide what winning really means to him.
14) Little chicks
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English
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Three little chicks run through the sunshine and rain to explore the world together.
15) Sunny
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Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
16) Go, baby, go!
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"A mother and child take a zippy rhyming run through a mountain landscape, complete with ups and downs, friends and weather, and a well-earned rest at the end"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sisters Stella and Ellie Steckler are both determined to win a scholarship and escape their stifling small town, but their plans are upset when a new girl joins the cross country team and then disappears.
Cross-country running is Stella Steckler's life and she won't let anything get in the way of being the best. Her sister Ellie is a talented runner too, but she has friends, goes to parties, has a life off the course. Their lives are upended when...
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Mia Mayhem volume 3
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English
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Mia is excited about her first superspeed training class, but a bully on her relay team leads her to lose her shadow and, worse, to snap at her friends.
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"Eighth-grader Leta "Lightning" Laurel is a big sister, a problem solver, and the star of her track team. Her dad's been out of the picture for more than a year, and food's gotten scarce at home. When Leta learns her mom's financial struggles are even worse than she'd thought, she hatches a plan to bring her dad home: she'll win district champion in the 400-meter dash, the newspaper will write about her, her mom will send the clipping to her dad,...









