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April 17, 2024: New J & Y Books
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
OBD Summer Chapter Books - YOUTH
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
OBD Summer Chapter Books - YOUTH
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"The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize there is more to the island--and to their new friend--than meets the eye."--Publisher's description.
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Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children are determined to solve the mystery that surrounds an old yellow house on their grandfather's property. Strange things have happened in that house where long ago a man disappeared.
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2023 Bluestem Award Nominees
Funny Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
If You Liked... Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Funny Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
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One day, Mac (smartest boy in his class in a small town in California) receives a telephone call from the Queen of England, recruiting him to find the crown jewels (well, actually just the Coronation Spoon) and so Mac embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent--with the assurance that the Queen will give him a note excusing him from school.
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Nate the Great volume 20
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The reader is asked to help Nate the Great solve the mystery of his friend Annie's missing dog Fang.
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Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins volume 3
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Alice's father invites twelve-year-old Maisie and her dog Eddie to join Alice on a trip to the country, but the manor her father has rented seems to be haunted, terrifying Alice and putting Maisie's detecting skills to the test. Includes quizzes, activities, and more.
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Nate the Great volume 22
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Nate the Great goes to San Francisco to solve a mystery with his cousin, Olivia Sharp, who is also a detective.
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Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins volume 2
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In Victorian London, Maisie Hitchins, a young detective who lives in her grandmother's boarding house, finds herself immersed in the excitement and glamour of the theater when she investigates the theft of a valuable necklace belonging to an actress friend of a longtime boarder.
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Lemonade war series volume 4
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"Explores the distinctive power of poetry and love--fourth grade style"--
9) Oliver Twist
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Born and raised in the appalling deprivation of a Victorian-era London workhouse, the orphan Oliver escapes the drudgery of apprenticeship only to fall into the hands of the notorious Fagin and his gang of child thieves. But Oliver is an innocent at heart and the attempts by Fagin and the impudently witty Artful Dodger to teach the boy the trick of the pick-pocket's trade lead only to his almost immediate capture. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr....
10) Catastrophe
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2023 Summer Book Picks with Miss Rachel
Black Authors: Early Chapter Books (SCPL-YS)
GPLD Early Chapter Favorites
Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
Black Authors: Early Chapter Books (SCPL-YS)
GPLD Early Chapter Favorites
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"Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world--or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?"--
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"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?"--
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One of the most popular pieces of American fiction is Washington Irving s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, originally published in 1820 in Irving s short story collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Set in New York s Hudson River valley after the American Revolution, it is rich with Dutch culture, regional history, and ghost stories. In schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his adversary the Headless Horseman, Irving created two of the most unforgettable...
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"This is a story of stolen violins. It's got mummies, museums, sandwiches, hostages, and a dangerous showdown with the Russian Red Army Choir. Open this book to find out more about my adventures. But beware--this mission is top secret and very dangerous!" -- cover.