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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone, J.K. Rowling


Title proper from title frame. Study guide for: Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone / J.K. Rowling. A study guide to J.K. Rowling's novel "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" with chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics.
Date Published:2007

Janey and the famous author

Hahn, Mary Downing


Booklist, December 2005. Horn Book, April 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2005. Kirkus Review, July 2005. Library Media Connection, October 2005. Third-grader Janey is so excited about meeting her favorite author at a literature festival that she almost ruins the day for her entire class.
Date Published:2005

Dork Diaries #1 : Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life /

Russell, Rachel Renee.


Horn Book, October 2009. Kirkus Review, May 2009. Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes and sketches in her diary about her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, and about giving up on being part of the elite group, before figuring out a way to simply be herself.
Date Published:2009

I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871

Ball, Georgia.


"Based on the novel in the New York times bestselling series by Lauren Tarshis." "The graphic novel"--Front cover. "Middle grade, ages 8 through 12"--Back cover. Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue.
Date Published:2023

The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition /

Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1997. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2004. Publishers Weekly. Booklist, August 1997. An adolescent Jewish girl chronicles her experiences over the years she and several others hid from the Nazis in a secret apartment before being discovered and sent to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.
Date Published:1995

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1997. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2004. Publishers Weekly. Booklist, August 1997. An adolescent Jewish girl chronicles her experiences over the years she and several others hid from the Nazis in a secret apartment before being discovered and sent to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.

Date Published:1995

Lance Armstrong

Grabowski, John F


Introduction : a life fulfilled -- Childhood in Plano -- A young star -- Cancer -- The road back -- The 1999 Tour de France -- One success after another -- A record-setting win. Examines the life and career of championship bicycle racer Lance Armstrong, discussing his childhood and youth, his battle with cancer, his marriage, and his record-setting victories in the Tour de France.
Date Published:2005

Dragonslayer

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-,


Ivy doesn't trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved ruler of Valor, but she knows he's hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago. Leaf doesn't trust dragons. They're the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is dead, and now he'll do whatever it takes to slay even one. Wren doesn't trust anyone. She swore off humans after her village tried to sacrifice her to the dragons. She only has one friend, a small, wonderful mountain dragon named Sky, and they don't need anyone else. In a world of dragons, the humans who scramble around underfoot are easy to overlook. But Ivy, Leaf, and Wren will each cross paths with dragons in ways that could shape the destiny of both species. Is a new future possible for all of them . . . one in which humans can look to the skies with hope instead of fear?
Date Published:2020

Ivy doesn't trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved ruler of Valor, but she knows he's hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago. Leaf doesn't trust dragons. They're the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is dead, and now he'll do whatever it takes to slay even one. Wren doesn't trust anyone. She swore off humans after her village tried to sacrifice her to the dragons. She only has one friend, a small, wonderful mountain dragon named Sky, and they don't need anyone else. In a world of dragons, the humans who scramble around underfoot are easy to overlook. But Ivy, Leaf, and Wren will each cross paths with dragons in ways that could shape the destiny of both species. Is a new future possible for all of them . . . one in which humans can look to the skies with hope instead of fear?

Date Published:2020

I survived the Nazi invasion, 1944

Ball, Georgia.


Based on: I survived the Nazi invasion, 1944 / Lauren Tarshis. School Library Journal, April 2021. "It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them--until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Based on: I survived the Nazi invasion, 1944 / Lauren Tarshis. School Library Journal, April 2021. "It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them--until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2021

The mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle

Souders, Taryn.


When Grady and his dad learn that the town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch left something for them in her will, they can only imagine what it might be. When it turns out it's an old scrap of 300-year-old tapestry, they are bitterly disappointed. But the cloth comes with a note saying, "This is no ordinary piece of needlework. It's a treasure map. Riddles and Clues. To the victor go the riches." Grady's dad dismisses it, but Grady thinks this could be the chance of a lifetime. With the help of his friends Thad, Clemmie, and the town dog Ophelia, Grady is determined to crack the clues and find the treasure.
Date Published:2023

When Grady and his dad learn that the town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch left something for them in her will, they can only imagine what it might be. When it turns out it's an old scrap of 300-year-old tapestry, they are bitterly disappointed. But the cloth comes with a note saying, "This is no ordinary piece of needlework. It's a treasure map. Riddles and Clues. To the victor go the riches." Grady's dad dismisses it, but Grady thinks this could be the chance of a lifetime. With the help of his friends Thad, Clemmie, and the town dog Ophelia, Grady is determined to crack the clues and find the treasure.

Date Published:2023

The brightest night

Sutherland, Tui T., 1978-


Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.
Date Published:2014

Kristy and the snobs

Martin, Ann M., 1955-


Kristy's mom got remarried and their family moved to the ritzy neighborhood across town. The other members of The Baby-sitters Club think it's a good opportunity to get some new business, but the kids who live nearby aren't very friendly. They criticize Kristy's clothes and make fun of the BSC. And, worst of all, they laugh at Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's getting old and not feeling well.
Date Published:2021

Hear me

Cerra, Kerry O'Malley.


A year after being diagnosed with hearing loss, twelve-year-old Rayne is doing her best to live a "normal" life and act like nothing has changed. But her hearing keeps failing her. Even with hearing aids, she has trouble following conversations and hanging out with her friends the way she used to. Her grades are slipping, surfing is now a wipeout, and she can't understand the lyrics of her favorite singer's new songs. Rayne's parents are pushing for her to get cochlear implants, which could restore her hearing- though she would hear sounds differently than she did before her hearing loss.Rayne isn't convinced the surgery for CIs is worth the risks and challenges. In fact, she's terrified of it. She begs her parents to consider other options, but they're not budging.With the surgery looming, Rayne sets off on a search for alternatives. Along the way, she discovers that "normal" can have many meanings- and that even though her ears may be broken, she is not."Asterisks replace unheard words of dialogue in this moving middle grade novel, based on the author's own life, that follows an adolescent girl's struggle with both progressive hearing loss and her parents' insistence that she get cochlear implants."- The New York Times Book Review"Rayne is a likable protagonist, and readers will root for her. An interesting story of a particular deaf experience."- Kirkus Reviews.
Date Published:2022

A year after being diagnosed with hearing loss, twelve-year-old Rayne is doing her best to live a "normal" life and act like nothing has changed. But her hearing keeps failing her. Even with hearing aids, she has trouble following conversations and hanging out with her friends the way she used to. Her grades are slipping, surfing is now a wipeout, and she can't understand the lyrics of her favorite singer's new songs. Rayne's parents are pushing for her to get cochlear implants, which could restore her hearing- though she would hear sounds differently than she did before her hearing loss.Rayne isn't convinced the surgery for CIs is worth the risks and challenges. In fact, she's terrified of it. She begs her parents to consider other options, but they're not budging.With the surgery looming, Rayne sets off on a search for alternatives. Along the way, she discovers that "normal" can have many meanings- and that even though her ears may be broken, she is not."Asterisks replace unheard words of dialogue in this moving middle grade novel, based on the author's own life, that follows an adolescent girl's struggle with both progressive hearing loss and her parents' insistence that she get cochlear implants."- The New York Times Book Review"Rayne is a likable protagonist, and readers will root for her. An interesting story of a particular deaf experience."- Kirkus Reviews.

Date Published:2022

Kimchi & calamari

Kent, Rose


Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. Booklist, February 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Kirkus Review, April 2007. Multicultural Review, December 2007. Kliatt, March 2007. After getting caught lying on a school project about who his grandfather was, fourteen-year-old Joseph Claderno is forced to redo the assignment and learns more about his adopted Italian-American family and Korean heritage than he ever thought possible.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. Booklist, February 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Kirkus Review, April 2007. Multicultural Review, December 2007. Kliatt, March 2007. After getting caught lying on a school project about who his grandfather was, fourteen-year-old Joseph Claderno is forced to redo the assignment and learns more about his adopted Italian-American family and Korean heritage than he ever thought possible.

Date Published:2007

Razzle dazzle unicorn : another Phoebe and her unicorn adventure /

Simpson, Dana, 1977-


"Amp! comics for kids"--Back cover. Join in the adventure as Phoebe and Marigold confront messy rooms, trouble at school, and a nasty case of "Sparkle Fever." Follow the pair back to Camp Wolfgang, where their old pals Sue (a.k.a. "Monster Girl") and Ringo, the lake creature, remind them that being weird is WAY more fun than being normal.
Date Published:2016

The red pyramid

Riordan, Rick.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, June 2010. School Library Journal, June 2009. Booklist starred, May 2010. Publishers Weekly, April 2010. Kirkus Starred, May 2009. New York Times, June 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2010. Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, June 2010. School Library Journal, June 2009. Booklist starred, May 2010. Publishers Weekly, April 2010. Kirkus Starred, May 2009. New York Times, June 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2010. Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Date Published:2010

Okay for now

Schmidt, Gary D


"Sandpiper"--T.p. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, April 2011. Booklist starred, April 2011. Library Media Connection starred, August 2011. Kirkus Starred, March 2011. New York Times, May 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library.
Date Published:2011

"Sandpiper"--T.p. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, April 2011. Booklist starred, April 2011. Library Media Connection starred, August 2011. Kirkus Starred, March 2011. New York Times, May 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library.

Date Published:2011

The Nazi invasion, 1944

Tarshis, Lauren.


Christian Library, November 2014. In 1944, Max and Zena Rosen escape from their Polish ghetto and the Nazis and join up with Jewish resistance fighters.
Date Published:2014

The Baby-sitters Club : Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery.

Telgemeier, Raina.


v. number from spine. "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Based on: Mary Anne's bad luck mystery / Ann M. Martin. "Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried--what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they send it to Mary Anne? The BSC might never see an end to their bad luck if they don't solve this mystery soon"--OCLC.
Date Published:2023

v. number from spine. "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Based on: Mary Anne's bad luck mystery / Ann M. Martin. "Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried--what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they send it to Mary Anne? The BSC might never see an end to their bad luck if they don't solve this mystery soon"--OCLC.

Date Published:2023

Naruto.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Translated from the Japanese. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #31-35"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. Ninja trainee Sasuke, suffering the effects of a curse placed on him by Drochimaru, enters the first match of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams over the protests of his friend and classmate Sakura, and finds himself facing one of the formidable Sound Ninja spies.
Date Published:2005

Translated from the Japanese. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #31-35"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4]. Ninja trainee Sasuke, suffering the effects of a curse placed on him by Drochimaru, enters the first match of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams over the protests of his friend and classmate Sakura, and finds himself facing one of the formidable Sound Ninja spies.

Date Published:2005

Spy camp, the graphic novel

Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-


"Adaptation from Spy Camp (2013) by Stuart Gibbs"--T.p. verso. "Top-secret training continues into summer for aspiring spy Ben Ripley--and so does the danger"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023