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Delaware : the history of Delaware Colony, 1638-1776 /

Wiener, Roberta, 1952-


Sweden and friends -- Across the ocean -- Delaware country in 1638 -- New Sweden, 1638-1655 -- New Netherland, South -- Penn's Woods, East -- Moving the Indians west -- Rebellion. School Library Journal, April 2005. A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Delaware, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1638 and an epilogue on Delaware today.
Date Published:2005

The fantastic secret of Owen Jester

O'Connor, Barbara


After Owen captures an enormous bullfrog, names it Tooley Graham, then has to release it, he and two friends try to use a small submarine that fell from a passing train to search for Tooley in the Carter, Georgia, pond it came from, while avoiding nosy neighbor Viola.
Date Published:2010

Amulet

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


School Library Journal, August 2014. Kirkus Review, July 2014. Navin and his friends travel to the city of Lucien searching for a beacon that will help in their battle against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily returns to the void with Max, a follower of the Elf King.
Date Published:2014

Amulet

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Kirkus Review, August 2018. "When Emily loses control of her Amulet, she is imprisoned in the Void, where she must escape the influence of the Voice, while her brother, Navin, travels to a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces"--OCLC.
Date Published:2018

Prince of the Elves : Amulet.

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Max Griffin has escaped with the Mother Stone, and the Elf King has forged new amulets, giving him the ability to invade and destroy Cielis. Meanwhile, Emily and her friends prepare to defend Cielis and defeat the Elf King.
Date Published:2012

Amulet

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist, October 2010. Teacher Librarian, February 2011. Kirkus Review, September 2010. Emily, Navin, and the resistance fighters search for a mythical city in the clouds, and try to figure out if the elf king's son is an ally or an enemy.
Date Published:2010

Amulet.

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010. School Library Journal, November 2009. Booklist, October 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Kirkus Review, September 2009. Emily and her brother, Navin, head for Kanalis in order to find the antidote for the poison that has sickened their mother.
Date Published:2009

The big shrink

Mlynowski, Sarah.


"Marigold Ramos can magically make things small - sometimes very, very small. The only problem? She can't figure out how to make them big again"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2019

Amulet.

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, January 2008. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2007. Kirkus Review, November 2007. Library Media Connection, February 2008. After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, January 2008. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2007. Kirkus Review, November 2007. Library Media Connection, February 2008. After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home.

Date Published:2008

Y siguiÃ³ lloviendo

Shannon, David, 1959-


"Mariposa, Scholastic en espaÃ±ol." En este libro ilustrado para niÃ±os, una lluvia inesperada empieza una cadena de eventos y quejas en una comunidad pequeÃ±a. An unexpected rain shower causes quarreling among the members of a small community.
Date Published:2002

Sticks & stones

Mlynowski, Sarah.


Horn Book, October 2016. Resource Links, October 2016. Nory, Bax, and their friends are in a special class at Dunwiddle Magic School, a class for children whose magic is unpredictable--and while Nory is finding an outlet for her dritten-self (a combination of a kitten and dragon), in the kittenball team, Bax is worried because all he can do is turn into a rock, and nobody knows why.
Date Published:2016

Weather or not

Mlynowski, Sarah.


Resource Links, December 2018. "When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. . . All the storminess is threatening to drown her good grades and flood all her friendships. Is there any way to use magic to make the clouds disappear? Or is the storm of the century on its way?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2018

Resource Links, December 2018. "When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. . . All the storminess is threatening to drown her good grades and flood all her friendships. Is there any way to use magic to make the clouds disappear? Or is the storm of the century on its way?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2018

The forgetting spell

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-


School Library Journal, February 2017. Booklist, January 2017. Kirkus Review, March 2017. "Most people in Willow Hill think Darya is the prickliest of the Blok sisters. What they don't realize is that on the inside, Darya is soft and gooey from feeling everything, all the time. When Darya turns thirteen, the goo gets stickier--and as Darya's Wishing Day approaches, all she wants is to forget the silly tradition ever existed. Except ... she can't. Ten years ago, a wish made by Darya's mother splintered their family into pieces. Last year, Darya's sister Natasha wished for their broken mother to return... The past is something you're supposed to leave behind. Which is why Darya has locked and sealed her most painful memories inside the far corners of her mind... But when some of them begin to leak out, Darya realizes the decision about what to wish for--and what not to wish for--is probably the most important choice of her life"--Jacket flap.
Date Published:2017

School Library Journal, February 2017. Booklist, January 2017. Kirkus Review, March 2017. "Most people in Willow Hill think Darya is the prickliest of the Blok sisters. What they don't realize is that on the inside, Darya is soft and gooey from feeling everything, all the time. When Darya turns thirteen, the goo gets stickier--and as Darya's Wishing Day approaches, all she wants is to forget the silly tradition ever existed. Except ... she can't. Ten years ago, a wish made by Darya's mother splintered their family into pieces. Last year, Darya's sister Natasha wished for their broken mother to return... The past is something you're supposed to leave behind. Which is why Darya has locked and sealed her most painful memories inside the far corners of her mind... But when some of them begin to leak out, Darya realizes the decision about what to wish for--and what not to wish for--is probably the most important choice of her life"--Jacket flap.

Date Published:2017

Showing off

Mlynowski, Sarah.


Horn Book, October 2017. Resource Links, April 2017. The Dunwiddle Magic School (fifth to eighth grade) is intended for children whose magic is "upside-down" like Dory (who turns into a combination of a kitten and dragon) and Pepper (whose uncontrollable "fiercing" terrifies everyone around her)--so the Show Off, where fifth grade students are supposed to showcase their skills, does not really seem like a good idea.
Date Published:2017

Horn Book, October 2017. Resource Links, April 2017. The Dunwiddle Magic School (fifth to eighth grade) is intended for children whose magic is "upside-down" like Dory (who turns into a combination of a kitten and dragon) and Pepper (whose uncontrollable "fiercing" terrifies everyone around her)--so the Show Off, where fifth grade students are supposed to showcase their skills, does not really seem like a good idea.

Date Published:2017

Amulet.

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


School Library Journal, April 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. "Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious childhood-knowledge they can use against the Elf King. What they discover is a dark secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the Voice of Emily's Amulet is getting stronger, and threatens to overtake her completely"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal, April 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. "Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious childhood-knowledge they can use against the Elf King. What they discover is a dark secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the Voice of Emily's Amulet is getting stronger, and threatens to overtake her completely"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2016

The red pyramid

Riordan, Rick.


Includes glossaries. Booklist starred, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Kirkus Starred, May 2009. New York Times, June 2010. Publisher's Weekly, April 2010. School Library Journal starred, June 2010. School Library Journal, June 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2009. Wilson's Children, October 2010. To stop Egyptian god Set from going after their father, siblings Carter and Sadie embark on a dangerous journey across the globe.
Date Published:2010

Includes glossaries. Booklist starred, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Kirkus Starred, May 2009. New York Times, June 2010. Publisher's Weekly, April 2010. School Library Journal starred, June 2010. School Library Journal, June 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2009. Wilson's Children, October 2010. To stop Egyptian god Set from going after their father, siblings Carter and Sadie embark on a dangerous journey across the globe.

Date Published:2010

The serpent's shadow : also includes a bonus short story, The crown of Ptolemy /

Riordan, Rick.


"Includes a bonus short story 'The crown of Ptolemy'"--Front cover. Horn Book, September 2012. Choice, April 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2012. Kirkus Review, June 2012. When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.
Date Published:2015

"Includes a bonus short story 'The crown of Ptolemy'"--Front cover. Horn Book, September 2012. Choice, April 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2012. Kirkus Review, June 2012. When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.

Date Published:2015

Hurricanes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters

Langley, Andrew.


Includes glossary. This book explores the most catastrophic natural events that have shocked the world since history began--monster waves, avalanches, brush fires, earthquakes, floods, and terrifying tornadoes.
Date Published:2006

Demigods & magicians

Riordan, Rick.


The Son of Sobek was first published as a short story in the paperback edition of The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, July 2013. The Staff of Serapis was first published as a short story in the paperback edition of The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, April 2014. The Crown of Ptolemy was first published as a short story in the paperback edition of The House of Hades by Rick Riordan, March 2015.". The son of Sobek -- The staff of Serapis -- The crown of Ptolemy. Magic, monsters, and mayhem abound when Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase meet Carter and Sadie Kane for the first time. Weird creatures are appearing in unexpected places, and the demigods and magicians have to team up to take them down. As they battle with Celestial Bronze and glowing hieroglyphs, the four heroes find that they have a lot in common--and more power than they ever thought possible.
Date Published:2016

The Son of Sobek was first published as a short story in the paperback edition of The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, July 2013. The Staff of Serapis was first published as a short story in the paperback edition of The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, April 2014. The Crown of Ptolemy was first published as a short story in the paperback edition of The House of Hades by Rick Riordan, March 2015.". The son of Sobek -- The staff of Serapis -- The crown of Ptolemy. Magic, monsters, and mayhem abound when Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase meet Carter and Sadie Kane for the first time. Weird creatures are appearing in unexpected places, and the demigods and magicians have to team up to take them down. As they battle with Celestial Bronze and glowing hieroglyphs, the four heroes find that they have a lot in common--and more power than they ever thought possible.

Date Published:2016

The red pyramid : the graphic novel /

Riordan, Rick.


"Adapted from the novel The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid"--Colophon. 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:2012