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Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION BEHAR, R.
1 available
J FICTION BEHAR, R.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION BEHAR, R.
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TEEN FICTION BEHAR, R.
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"Spanning over five hundred years, a novel telling the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
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J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
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J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
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"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"--‡cProvided by publisher.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION FIPPS, L.
1 available
J FICTION FIPPS, L.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION FIPPS, L.
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TEEN FICTION FIPPS, L.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION FIPPS, L.
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J FICTION FIPPS, L.
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Poverty-stricken Joseph bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him. -- Provided by publisher.
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can't be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets "the itch," and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic books -- superheroes have a lot...
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J CAUDILL FICTION YEE, L.
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J CAUDILL FICTION YEE, L.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Summer Display
J CAUDILL FICTION YEE, L.
1 available
J CAUDILL FICTION YEE, L.
1 available
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J CAUDILL FICTION YEE, L.
1 available
J CAUDILL FICTION YEE, L.
1 available
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An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2025
Description
"A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this "solid and engrossing" (Booklist) companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs. After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave their homes, a group of kids including an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist find themselves in the same evacuation camp. As they cope with the aftermath of having...
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2025
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION DEIBERT, E.
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J FICTION DEIBERT, E.
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Twelve-year-old Bea joins her school's first all-girls hockey team to support her best friend, navigates rocky relationships with her crush Gabi and best friend Celia, and steps up to help save the team when its funding is threatened.
7) Black star
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION ALEXANDER, K.
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J FICTION ALEXANDER, K.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION ALEXANDER, K.
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J FICTION ALEXANDER, K.
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Twelve-year old Black girl Charley, who dreams of becoming the first professional female pitcher, must navigate adolescence during the turbulent segregation era and the beginning of the Great Migration.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION GIBBS, S.
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J FICTION GIBBS, S.
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Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is fearless. Charlie Thorne may have finally met her match. Charlie Thorne is used to being on the run. Ever since she was recruited by the CIA to track down Einstein's most dangerous equation, Charlie - and former CIA agents Dante Garcia and Milana Moon - has traveled around the world to prevent history's greatest discoveries from falling into the wrong hands. But after beating others to the secrets hidden...
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION LEWERS, N.
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J FICTION LEWERS, N.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION LEWERS, N.
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J FICTION LEWERS, N.
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Twelve-year-old Sahara prefers logic and science over magic, but when she travels to Cairo for a family wedding, her resistance to magic fades when she discovers that she is next in a line of women tasked with guarding Ali Baba's treasure.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J PLAYAWAY FICTION KINNEY, J.
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J PLAYAWAY FICTION KINNEY, J.
1 available
eAudiobook
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Greg Heffley is caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a sidesplittingly relatable summer story! When the Heffley's agree to spend summer break with both Mom's and Dad's relatives at the same time, they have to figure out how to be in two places at once. With Greg caught in the middle, can the Heffley's pull off the ultimate scheme? Or will their vacation turn into a hilarious hot mess?
11) Evil spy school
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2015
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION GIBBS, S.
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J FICTION GIBBS, S.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J CD FICTION GIBBS, S.
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J CD FICTION GIBBS, S.
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Description
"During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley accidentally shoots a live mortar into the principal's office--and immediately gets himself expelled. Not long after going back to the boring real world, Ben gets an offer to join evil crime organization SPYDER. And he accepts. Ben can tell he's a key part of their sinister plan, but he's not quite sure what the plan is. Can Ben figure out what SPYDER is up to--and get word...
12) Faker
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
eBook
eAudiobook
Description
"Trey knows the drill: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there's the con, where Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes. Once the money's in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run... until they set up somewhere else and start again. Trey believes his father when he says no one's getting hurt. After all, these parents...
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2023
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION KELLY, E.E.
1 available
J FICTION KELLY, E.E.
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Description
Animal communicator Felix's day takes a bizarre turn when a spell transforms the eight-year-old into a dog.
14) Finally seen
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2023
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION YANG, K.
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J FICTION YANG, K.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION YANG, K.
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J FICTION YANG, K.
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When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
15) Hands
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2023
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J CAUDILL FICTION MALDONADO, T.
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J CAUDILL FICTION MALDONADO, T.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION MALDONADO, T.
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J FICTION MALDONADO, T.
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Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather, who is currently in prison. He takes up boxing, figuring if he learns how to build himself up, nobody can knock him down. Trev is a talented artist-- and others are advising him to follow that path to the future, rather than fighting. When the boyfriend of one of his sisters becomes disrespectful and threatens...
16) Heroes
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2024
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION GRATZ, A.
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J FICTION GRATZ, A.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION GRATZ, A.
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J FICTION GRATZ, A.
1 available
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J PLAYAWAY FICTION GRATZ, A.
1 available
J PLAYAWAY FICTION GRATZ, A.
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"A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz (Refugee; Ground Zero; Two Degrees) is a major publishing moment. A new World War II novel from Alan Gratz? That's even bigger! Get ready for an action-packed, inventive, and powerful take on the attack on Pearl Harbor, as only Alan Gratz can tell it. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the...
17) Home sweet home
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2025
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION KELLER, T.
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J FICTION KELLER, T.
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Description
"Korean-American middle-grader Mihi Whan Park and two friends fall into a storybook-land princess school, and quickly realize that escaping a storybook is a lot harder than falling into one"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2023
On Shelf
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION PERKINS, M.
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J FICTION PERKINS, M.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION PERKINS, M.
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J FICTION PERKINS, M.
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Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul deals with change, grief, friendship, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2021
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
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J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
1 available
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
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J FICTION HIRANANDANI, V.
1 available
Description
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she is forced to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs.
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2025
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION ARANGO, A.B.
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J FICTION ARANGO, A.B.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION ARANGO, A.B.
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J FICTION ARANGO, A.B.
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No one knows hard work and dedication like Valentina Camacho. And Vale's thing is fencing. She's the top athlete at her fencing gym. Or she was . . . until the accident. After months away, Vale is finally cleared to fence again, but it's much harder than before. Her body doesn't move the way it used to, and worst of all is the new number one: Myrka. When she sweeps Vale aside with her perfect form and easy smile, Vale just can't accept that. But the...
