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Messed up
By Janet Nichols Lynch. 2015
This book is about R.D. a part Mexican part Cheyenne student with a good heart. R.D. gets suspended from school…
on his first day repeating eighth grade for trying to stop a fight between two girls wearing rival gang colors. When Earl, the man he lives with dies, R.D. calls 911, correctly, but then makes several bad decisions as he learns to fend for himself. For grades 6-9Picture perfect (Fiction - Young Adult)
By Elaine Marie Alphin. 2003
Best friends Ian and Teddy meet regularly in an abandoned motel in the redwood forest, California, to take photographs. One…
day Teddy doesn't show up and Ian suspects his oppressive father has something to do with his friend's mysterious disappearance. Ian is questioned by the sheriff but he can't remember everything that happened that day. For grades 6-9Bruce Coville's book of spine tinglers: Tales to Make You Shiver (Bruce Coville's Books)
By Bruce Coville. 1996
Part of a geography series designed to introduce children to the concept of their local area. The series uses contemporary…
photographs to highlight possible features in their own local environment. The books consider how aspects of the local area could be made safer, and help children recognise changes in their environment. There are simple activities, such as how to draw a map.Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's magic
By Betty Bard MacDonald. 1949
Gone crazy in Alabama
By Rita Williams-Garcia. 2015
1969. Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern travel to Alabama to spend their summer on Big Ma's farm. But they discover life…
is a bit different in the South, and the trio tries to keep the peace between Big Ma and her half-sister, Miss Trotter. Sequel to P. S. Be Eleven (BR 23471). Coretta Scott King Award. For grades 4-7. 2015Summertime sleepers: animals that estivate
By Melissa Stewart. 2021
An award-winning author highlights animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Stewart explains why estivating animals become…
dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures. For grades K-3. 2021Whose right is it?: the second amendment and the fight over guns (Whose Right Is It? Ser.)
By Hana Bajramovic. 2020
Lawyer discusses the Second Amendment, the rise of the NRA, and how money, power, and race have long dictated our…
ability to own guns. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2020The official Harry Potter baking book: 40+ Recipes Inspired by the Films (Harry Potter)
By Joanna Farrow. 2021
Forty-three tasty recipes inspired by the world of Harry Potter, including Nicolas Flamel's Parcels, Deathly Hallows Bread, Quidditch Pitch Focaccia,…
Whomping Willow Cheese Straw, Honeydukes Haul Cake, Wizard's Chess Squares, Mandrake Bread, Hogwarts Treacle Tart, Wand Breadsticks, and more. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2021Ikenga
By Nnedi Okorafor. 2020
In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Nnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while trying to rid…
the town of criminals. But Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2020"What can be as yucky to look at as it is yummy to eat? Your dessert! Learn how to make…
a variety of desserts that are both repulsive and tasty. Create dishes like worms in dirt, gooey alien limbs, and "poisoned" apples. Baking dessert has never been so much fun-or so gross!" -- Provided by publisherThe story of King Arthur and his knights: retold from the Howard Pyle original (Classic starts)
By Howard Pyle, Dan Andreasen, Tania Zamorsky. 2006
Absurd words: a kids' fun and hilarious vocabulary builder for future word nerds
By Tara Lazar. 2021
The Golden Swift (Silver Arrow #02)
By Lev Grossman. 2022
"Kate and Tom are now full-fledged conductors of the steam-powered, animal-saving Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, but when Kate takes the…
Silver Arrow out on an unsanctioned mission to find Uncle Herbert she discovers a mysterious train called the Golden Swift with an agenda of its own." -- Provided by publisherMaya and the return of the godlings (Maya and the rising dark #02)
By Rena Barron. 2021
"Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the…
veil between the worlds from crumbling: her father's soul." -- Provided by publisherBlood and germs: the Civil War battle against wounds and disease (Medical Fiascoes)
By Gail Jarrow. 2020
Explores the science and gruesome history of US Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers,…
doctors, and nurses. Jarrow reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, treatments, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives. For grades 5-8. 2020Never say die (Alex Rider adventure #11)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2017
After fifteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider receives a cryptic email, he travels around the world on a dangerous mission to…
destroy the deadly terrorist organization Scorpia once and for all. For grades 6-9. 2017The secret detective (Ali Cross #03)
By James Patterson. 2022
"Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, the famous detective Alex Cross. And after helping to solve two…
big cases, Ali knows he has what it takes to follow in his father's footsteps. Eager to keep solving crimes, Ali and his friends hack into police calls and go to crime scenes to watch the detectives at work--and try to crack the cases themselves. But when Ali witnesses something horrible, he has to grapple with tough questions about what it means to be a detective, and a detective's son. Will Ali find a way to follow in his father's footsteps or will he be the one in danger's path?" -- Provided by publisherMaya and the rising dark (Maya and the rising dark #01)
By Rena Barron. 2020
"A twelve-year-old girl discovers her father is the keeper of the gateway between our world and The Dark, and when…
he goes missing she'll need to unlock her own powers and fight a horde of spooky creatures set on starting a war." -- Provided by publisherThe unofficial Harry Potter joke book: howling hilarity for Hufflepuff (Unofficial Harry Potter joke book)
By Brian Boone, Amanda Brack. 2019
Hundreds of jokes and riddles a Hufflepuff would love. Includes categories such as fantastic beasts, a whole new Newt world,…
and jokes that are utterly riddikulus! For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2019Starfish
By Lisa Fipps. 2021
A novel in verse. Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand…
up for herself with the help of some wonderful new allies. For grades 5-8. 2021