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Television show writer and novelist recounts her teenage years in the 1990s, and reveals how she discovered that her family…
had entered the United States as undocumented immigrants. Provides a humorous account of balancing teen angst with trying to become an American citizen. For senior high and older readers. 2018
Widow Lizzie Conway strives to get her girls--Polly, Babs, and Rosie--out of the Glasgow slums and begins a flirtation with…
rent collector Bernard Peabody. However, the girls fall in love with wayward men. Polly's romance with Dominic Manone leads to questionable choices. Some violence and some strong language. 1998
Mama Penguin has hidden all the alphabet letters in the snow, with each letter marked by a clue. Her six…
little penguins must find them all and bring them home--to a big bowl of alphabet soup. For grades K-3. 2017
Andi and her best friend Colin team up with her rival Ava to compete in a seventh-grade science project to…
be the first to spot a rare bird in the woods. They run into the town's resident ghost instead and investigate. For grades 4-7. 2015
When Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities want to take away her unborn child, because…
Mary was convicted of killing an infant when she was nine years old. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2017
Stella gets a chance to audition for her favorite television show when she meets a casting director who thinks she…
is perfect for the role. She rehearses her lines until she knows the part by heart, but the audition does not go as planned. For grades 3-6. 2015
Eight-year-old Stella finds it is not easy or fun to keep secrets. One secret involves her sister Penny, and another…
is about school and her best friend. For grades 3-6. 2014
Stella and her family drive to Los Angeles to attend her aunt Laura's wedding. Stella is excited to be a…
flower girl, but things don't go as planned, and she is involved in a few mishaps. For grades 3-6. 2014
Everyone is invited to a classmate's birthday party at her parents' candy store, Batts Confection, except Stella Batts. Stella needs…
to figure out how to be a pleasant hostess when she's not even on the guest list. For grades 2-4. 2012
For each letter of the alphabet, there is a brief description of a character or incident from the other Mary…
Poppins books. The featured letter in each segment begins as many words as possible. For grades 4-7. 1962
Liu Yuejin, a worksite cook and a thief, has his pack with money stolen. While searching for it, he discovers…
another bag which contains a USB card detailing corruption of high officials and putting him in danger. Translated from the original 2007 Chinese edition. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
After the death of her parents, twelve-year-old Andora "Andi" Boggs discovers evidence of her forgotten namesake, a missing relative, which…
leads her into a family mystery rooted in the Great Depression. For grades 4-7. 2013
While attending a prestigious science camp, twelve-year-old Andi and her new best friend, Colin Carter, investigate a series of practical…
jokes being blamed on a sweet, elderly janitor. For grades 4-7. 2014
A collection of poems tells the story of a young, impressionable boy moving to a city neighborhood with his mother.…
He meets his mother's tough-looking friend Blue, and as the older man watches out for the boy a bond develops. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999
This Eid, Aneesa should be happy. But, her parents are thousands of miles away for the Hajj pilgrimage. To cheer…
her up, her Nonni gives her a gift of beautiful clothes, one outfit for each of the three days of Eid. At the prayer hall, Aneesa meets two sisters who are dressed in ill-fitting clothes for the holiday. She soon discovers that the girls are refugees -- they had to leave everything behind when they left their native country to live in America. Aneesa, who can't stop thinking about what Eid must be like for them, comes up with a plan -- a plan to help make it the best Eid holiday ever
Little Diego loves his grandfather, but they don't see each other often because Papa Diego lives in Mexico and Diego…
lives in El Paso, Texas. Little Diego asks for a Superman outfit for his birthday--he wants to fly across the border to Mexico to be with his grandfather. His parents buy him one, but will Little Diego be able to fly? How will he be able to enjoy one of his happiest birthdays ever? For grades K-3