New Titles

On my honor

Bauer, Marion Dane


Wilson's Children, June 2001. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2001. Booklist. When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
Date Published:1986

Wilson's Children, June 2001. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), February 2001. Booklist. When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

Date Published:1986

Harriet Tubman : conductor on the Underground Railroad /

Petry, Ann


Harriet Tubman was born a slave and dreamed of being free. She was willing to risk everything--including her own life--to see that dream come true. After her daring escape, Harriet became a conductor on the secret Underground Railroad, helping more than three hundred other slaves make the dangerous journey to freedom.
Date Published:1955

I will always write back : how one letter changed two lives /

Alifirenka, Caitlin,


The true story of an all-American girl and a boy from an impoverished city in Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but when Caitlin saw Zimbabwe writer on the board, it sounded like the most exotic place she had ever heard of--so she chose it.Martin was lucky to even receive a pen pal letter. There were only ten letters, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one.That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends --and better people--through letters. Their story will inspire readers to look beyond their own lives and wonder about the world at large and their place in it.
Date Published:2015

The true story of an all-American girl and a boy from an impoverished city in Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but when Caitlin saw Zimbabwe writer on the board, it sounded like the most exotic place she had ever heard of--so she chose it.Martin was lucky to even receive a pen pal letter. There were only ten letters, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one.That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends --and better people--through letters. Their story will inspire readers to look beyond their own lives and wonder about the world at large and their place in it.

Date Published:2015

Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race /

Shetterly, Margot Lee.


School Library Journal starred, April 2017. Library Journal Starred, September 2016. Booklist starred, September 2016. New York Times, January 2017. Kirkus Review, August 2016. The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), January 2017. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2016. "Before John Glenn orbited Earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as 'human computers' used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation."--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, April 2017. Library Journal Starred, September 2016. Booklist starred, September 2016. New York Times, January 2017. Kirkus Review, August 2016. The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), January 2017. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2016. "Before John Glenn orbited Earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as 'human computers' used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation."--Dust jacket.

Date Published:2016

I am Malala

Lomberg, Michelle.


"Teacher resources"--Front cover. Includes index. Includes a brief biography of Malala Yousafzai, thematic and structural analysis of "I Am Malala", critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.
Date Published:2019

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave /

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.


An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.
Date Published:2005

Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott /

Freedman, Russell.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, November 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2008. Booklist starred, September 2006. Horn Book Starred, September 2006. Library Media Connection starred, March 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, December 2006. Kirkus Starred, September 2006. Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and the major persons and events that contributed to the year-long struggle for equal rights on Montgomery's city buses.
Date Published:2006

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, November 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2008. Booklist starred, September 2006. Horn Book Starred, September 2006. Library Media Connection starred, March 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, December 2006. Kirkus Starred, September 2006. Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and the major persons and events that contributed to the year-long struggle for equal rights on Montgomery's city buses.

Date Published:2006

The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition /

Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.


Translation of: Achterhuis. "First included in Everyman's Library, 2010." A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.
Date Published:1991

The red umbrella

Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-


Includes glossary. In 1961 after Castro has come to power in Cuba, fourteen-year-old Lucia and her seven-year-old brother are sent to the United States when her parents, who are not in favor of the new regime, fear that the children will be taken away from them as others have been.
Date Published:2010

Hatchet.

Paulsen, Gary



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The call of the wild

London, Jack, 1876-1916.


The dog hero, Buck, is stolen from his home and pressed into service as a sledge dog in the Klondike.
Date Published:1931

A Raisin in the Sun : and related readings.

Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.


Other readings include poems by Langston HughesJulia Alvarez, and Audre Lord;short stories by Charlotte Watson Sherman, Cyrus Colter, Flannery O'Connor;magazine article by Suzanne Seixas, and essay by Pauli Murray.
Date Published:1959

The hive detectives : chronicle of a honey bee catastrophe /

Burns, Loree Griffin.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. School Library Journal, June 2010. Booklist starred, May 2010. Kirkus Starred, April 2010. New York Times, June 2010. Horn Book, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010. The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), February 2011. Discusses the strange disappearance of honey bees from hives around the world beginning in 2006, a condition called colony collapse disorder, examines the efforts of scientists to discover the cause of the problem, and includes information about bees, their hives, and their honey.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. School Library Journal, June 2010. Booklist starred, May 2010. Kirkus Starred, April 2010. New York Times, June 2010. Horn Book, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010. The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), February 2011. Discusses the strange disappearance of honey bees from hives around the world beginning in 2006, a condition called colony collapse disorder, examines the efforts of scientists to discover the cause of the problem, and includes information about bees, their hives, and their honey.

Date Published:2010

Click'd

Stone, Tamara Ireland.


School Library Journal, October 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Kirkus Review, August 2017. "After spending the summer at coding camp, Allie Navarro is excited to share the app she built with her friends, until it starts to cause problems between them"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

Freedom's price

MacColl, Michaela.


School Library Journal, August 2015. Library Media Connection, December 2015. Christian Library, July 2016. Catholic Library World, March 2016. "Eleven-year-old Eliza Scott isn't a slave, but she's not free, either. For one thing, her father, the famous Dred Scott, is suing his master for her family's freedom. But Eliza is also caught up in other overwhelming struggles-- a devastating cholera epidemic, the wrath of a rich and resourceful slave catcher, and the worst fire in St. Louis history. Will Eliza be willing and able to pay the price for freedom?"--OCLC.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, August 2015. Library Media Connection, December 2015. Christian Library, July 2016. Catholic Library World, March 2016. "Eleven-year-old Eliza Scott isn't a slave, but she's not free, either. For one thing, her father, the famous Dred Scott, is suing his master for her family's freedom. But Eliza is also caught up in other overwhelming struggles-- a devastating cholera epidemic, the wrath of a rich and resourceful slave catcher, and the worst fire in St. Louis history. Will Eliza be willing and able to pay the price for freedom?"--OCLC.

Date Published:2015

Rules

Lord, Cynthia.


Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.
Date Published:2006

Create computer games with Scratch

Wood, Kevin, (writer of computer books),.


Text and illustrations looks at how to create computer games using Scratch.
Date Published:2017

The elements book : a visual encyclopedia of the periodic table /

Jackson, Tom, 1972-


Includes index. School Library Journal, September 2017. Library Journal Starred, July 2017. "Profiles every element on the periodic table and describes their properties, when they were discovered, and how they are used in household materials"--OCLC.
Date Published:2017

Jackpot

Korman, Gordon


Horn Book, October 2014. Resource Links, February 2014. Griffin Bing and his friends are trying to locate Mr. Fielder's missing thirty million dollar lottery ticket, and thwart the local bully, Darren Vader, who wants to find it for himself--and Mr. Bing's latest invention may help.
Date Published:2014

The Titanic : disaster at sea /

Cole, Michael D.


Detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April 1, 1912.
Date Published:2001