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United as one

P'odoal ch'in'gu,


"The Creative Robot Contest is finally underway! Before the official judges? evaluation, the audience casts their votes! The Haedal Academy Robot Club struggles to stand out amongst the dazzling robots from other teams. However, an unexpected turn of events makes the competition increasingly unpredictable."--Page [4] of cover.
Date Published:2025

Standoff

Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk,


Kirkus Reviews. "12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn't be more different. Dariia is outgoing and chatty while Rada is quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family -- Dariia is with her mom and Rada with her dad. Rada and her father navigate the treacherous journey from shelter to shelter as they make their way to the Azovstal plant so that her father can fight in the resistance. Meanwhile, Rada is still trying to get in contact with her sister and mother. As the war rages and each family member must contend with their own battles, their love for their country and their family keeps them going"--
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Reviews. "12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn't be more different. Dariia is outgoing and chatty while Rada is quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family -- Dariia is with her mom and Rada with her dad. Rada and her father navigate the treacherous journey from shelter to shelter as they make their way to the Azovstal plant so that her father can fight in the resistance. Meanwhile, Rada is still trying to get in contact with her sister and mother. As the war rages and each family member must contend with their own battles, their love for their country and their family keeps them going"--

Date Published:2025

Soccer robots vs. battle robots

Podoal, Friend.


La Ion is happiest when he's on the soccer field with friends. So when he transfers to a new school, he's excited to see it has a soccer club. But the kids he meets aren't kicking a ball around: they're controlling soccer robots! Soon La Ion is stuck in the middle of a rivalry between the robot-soccer club and its battle-robot rivals. Soccer Robots vs. Battle Robots kicks off the Robot Makers series with an introduction to robotics history, including key concepts, famous figures, power sources, and more.
Date Published:2023

La Ion is happiest when he's on the soccer field with friends. So when he transfers to a new school, he's excited to see it has a soccer club. But the kids he meets aren't kicking a ball around: they're controlling soccer robots! Soon La Ion is stuck in the middle of a rivalry between the robot-soccer club and its battle-robot rivals. Soccer Robots vs. Battle Robots kicks off the Robot Makers series with an introduction to robotics history, including key concepts, famous figures, power sources, and more.

Date Published:2023

Secrets of the broken house

Souders, Taryn, 1977-,


ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. When thirteen-year-old Tucker finds Miss Geraldine dead at the bottom of her stairs, he suspects foul play and works together with his friends to solve a small town murder.
Date Published:2026

The robot soccer competition

Podoal, Friend.


In English, translated from Korean. The competition is on! After stumbling onto the robot soccer club, La Ion has joined his first game: but there's something odd about his opponents' robot. Will he and his new friends still take home a trophy? The Robot Soccer Competition , book two in the Robot Makers series, adds more to the club's story and tells readers about the mechanical elements of a robot. Readers will also learn about the ancestors of robots, automatons, and the work of early inventors.
Date Published:2023

In English, translated from Korean. The competition is on! After stumbling onto the robot soccer club, La Ion has joined his first game: but there's something odd about his opponents' robot. Will he and his new friends still take home a trophy? The Robot Soccer Competition , book two in the Robot Makers series, adds more to the club's story and tells readers about the mechanical elements of a robot. Readers will also learn about the ancestors of robots, automatons, and the work of early inventors.

Date Published:2023

Next-level competition

Podoal, Friend.


At coding camp, La Ion's friends wake up to an unusual lesson: how to make breakfast with coding!As one team member plays robot, the makers must program their way to a meal. Thanks to the rivalry between the robot soccer club and battle robot crew, the results get messy. But when the kids' mysterious mentor, Dr. Cybo, takes them to watch a major robotics tournament, the two crews may find the inspiration they need to level up- if they can go long enough without an argument!
Date Published:2024

At coding camp, La Ion's friends wake up to an unusual lesson: how to make breakfast with coding!As one team member plays robot, the makers must program their way to a meal. Thanks to the rivalry between the robot soccer club and battle robot crew, the results get messy. But when the kids' mysterious mentor, Dr. Cybo, takes them to watch a major robotics tournament, the two crews may find the inspiration they need to level up- if they can go long enough without an argument!

Date Published:2024

Coding camp chaos

Podoal, Friend.


When the robot soccer crew and their battle-robot rivals both attend the same coding camp, they get news that ramps up the competition. When the camp ends, only one club will be left standing!The third book in the Robot Makers manhwa series, Coding Camp Chaos, helps explain coding basics such as algorithms, the binary system, and programming languages. It also shares examples of cool unplugged computing activities.
Date Published:2024

When the robot soccer crew and their battle-robot rivals both attend the same coding camp, they get news that ramps up the competition. When the camp ends, only one club will be left standing!The third book in the Robot Makers manhwa series, Coding Camp Chaos, helps explain coding basics such as algorithms, the binary system, and programming languages. It also shares examples of cool unplugged computing activities.

Date Published:2024

A case most fowl

Thurman, Brittany,


Kirkus Reviews. Opal's schoolmate Piper has lost a beloved pet: a bird named Blizzard that disappeared while her family was moving into a new house. Opal and Frank agree to track down Blizzard, even though it means teaming up with Piper's older brother, Jake, a former bully who claims he has changed his ways. Meanwhile, Opal is still solving a mystery of her own: Who was Maude Watson-the woman whose picture she stumbled across in an old issue of the Chicago Defender newspaper-and how is she related to Opal? As Opal and her friends investigate both cases, they discover that Blizzard is more than just a missing pet-and she's not the only one missing. Meanwhile, Maude's case has Opal puzzling through a series of ciphers that take her from Chicago's historic cemeteries to abandoned underground tunnels. Can Opal and her friends outwit the birdnappers while unraveling Maude's past, or will these two cases prove to be too much?
Date Published:2026

Kirkus Reviews. Opal's schoolmate Piper has lost a beloved pet: a bird named Blizzard that disappeared while her family was moving into a new house. Opal and Frank agree to track down Blizzard, even though it means teaming up with Piper's older brother, Jake, a former bully who claims he has changed his ways. Meanwhile, Opal is still solving a mystery of her own: Who was Maude Watson-the woman whose picture she stumbled across in an old issue of the Chicago Defender newspaper-and how is she related to Opal? As Opal and her friends investigate both cases, they discover that Blizzard is more than just a missing pet-and she's not the only one missing. Meanwhile, Maude's case has Opal puzzling through a series of ciphers that take her from Chicago's historic cemeteries to abandoned underground tunnels. Can Opal and her friends outwit the birdnappers while unraveling Maude's past, or will these two cases prove to be too much?

Date Published:2026

Birdy

Moss, N. West,


ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. After losing her mother to cancer and moving in with unfamiliar relatives for the summer, cautious Birdy struggles to adjust while her younger brother, Mouse, quickly grows attached to their new home, until Birdy's fears lead her to make a mistake that could threaten their future.
Date Published:2026

Yo-kai watch. 5, Summon your courage

Konishi, Noriyuki.


Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him a device that allows him to see what others cannot, Yo-kai of all shapes and forms! Now, armed with the Yo-kai Watch, Nate, Whisper and their new invisible friends embark on an all-new supernatural adventure!
Date Published:2015

Yo-kai watch. 4, Dance fight

Konishi, Noriyuki.


Nathan Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him a device that allows him to see what others cannot, Yo-kai of all shapes and forms! Now, armed with the Yo-kai Watch, Nathan, Whisper and their new invisible friends embark on an all-new supernatural adventure!
Date Published:2016

Yo-kai watch. 3, Jibanyan's tale

Konishi, Noriyuki.


Nathan Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him a device that allows him to see what others cannot, Yo-kai of all shapes and forms! Now, armed with the Yo-kai Watch, Nathan, Whisper and their new invisible friends embark on an all-new supernatural adventure!
Date Published:2016

Yo-kai watch. 1, Nate's lucky day

Konishi, Noriyuki.


Nathan Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him a device that allows him to see what others cannot, Yo-kai of all shapes and forms! Now, armed with the Yo-kai Watch, Nathan, Whisper and their new invisible friends embark on an all-new supernatural adventure!
Date Published:2015

Wrath of the triple goddess

Riordan, Rick,


"In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?"--
Date Published:2024

Wish I was a baller : a graphic memoir /

Shah, Amar, (Screenwriter),


Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Amar Shah has some story to tell! In 1995, he was a fourteen-year-old aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) angling to get into an Orlando Magic team practice. He did, and it took him on the ride of his life! Wish I Was a Baller is a graphic memoir chronicling Amar's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaq and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bulls-all while surviving the high school, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Amar Shah has some story to tell! In 1995, he was a fourteen-year-old aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) angling to get into an Orlando Magic team practice. He did, and it took him on the ride of his life! Wish I Was a Baller is a graphic memoir chronicling Amar's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaq and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bulls-all while surviving the high school, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy.

Date Published:2025

Will's race for home : a western /

Rhodes, Jewell Parker,


During the land rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to stake their claim.
Date Published:2025

The wild robot protects

Brown, Peter, 1979-,


Kirkus Reviews. "Roz must take an under-the-ocean journey to save her island from a mysterious poison tide"--
Date Published:2025

The undead fox of Deadwood Forest

Hartman, Aubrey,


"An undead fox serving as the Usher of souls has his life upended when a mysterious badger soul appears"--
Date Published:2025

The tryout

Soontornvat, Christina.


School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Booklist, September 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. New York Times, August 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Library Media Connection, November 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2022. As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.
Date Published:2022

School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Booklist, September 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. New York Times, August 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Library Media Connection, November 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2022. As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.

Date Published:2022

The trouble with heroes

Messner, Kate,


"Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines ... until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer : she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six A dirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing -- he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September, they have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face"--
Date Published:2025

"Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines ... until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer : she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six A dirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing -- he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September, they have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face"--

Date Published:2025