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"From R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young readers, comes ten new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player's skin starts to almost drip off his hands--but no one else can see it. Three friends find a hole in the ground that just gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger . . . And each story is introduced by Stine himself, providing a personal touch sure to delight fans.Laced...
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"Blast off into hyperspace with these twelve action-packed Star Wars tales! Jedi Master Yoda has a lightsaber showdown with the dreaded Count Dooku; Luke Skywalker and the rebels race against time to destroy the Death Star; and the brave but lonely Rey makes a new friend when she meets the droid BB-8. Each of these stories is the ideal length for reading aloud in five minutes--perfect for galactic adventures at lightspeed!"--Page [4] cover.
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"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. After failing her swimming lessons, she is done with the water--and she knows the trip is just a way to get her in the lake. Her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation at public pools. They want Celeste...
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2023-2024 4th/5th Grade Battle of Books
Books about Nature (Youth)
OBD Newbery Medal Winners (1922-2022) - YOUTH
RPS Children's Books about Homeschooling
Books about Nature (Youth)
OBD Newbery Medal Winners (1922-2022) - YOUTH
RPS Children's Books about Homeschooling
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When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
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Explore the Classics - YOUTH
Favorite Family Listens -- Audiobooks (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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Favorite Family Listens -- Audiobooks (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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Milo, a young boy with little interest in anything, takes a trip through the Phantom Tollbooth to the Lands Beyond where he meets an enchanting cast of characters that teaches him the importance of words, numbers, ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm for life. Includes an introduction by Maurice Sendak and "Celebrations of The Phantom Tollbooth" by various authors.
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Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better.
9) Jabari jumps
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Black Lives (kids)
Great Reads: Kindergarten thru 1st grade
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Great Reads: Kindergarten thru 1st grade
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
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2021 Summer Top Picks for Middle Schoolers
Fifth Grade
Native American Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Fifth Grade
Native American Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
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The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 12
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The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and others. Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his New York Times bestselling Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his New York Times bestselling Series of Unfortunate Events.
14) The end
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Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
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Black History Month 2024
Black Lives Fiction
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Black History Month 2024
Black Lives Fiction
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Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out...
16) Ozma of Oz
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When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children.
17) The snowy day
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Babies
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Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
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The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. A Caldecott Medal winner that conveys the silent wonder of a city snowfall and a small boy's solitary delight in it.
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Six-year-old Brandon hates to go up the stairs to bed because there is always a man sitting there, a man only he can see, but tonight he closes his eyes and makes the climb with his mother watching, and then he hears his mother scream--and that is only one of the stories in this collection about all-too-real fears.
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Stuntboy volume 2
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Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.
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