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Sweep: the story of a girl and her monster
By Jonathan Auxier. 2018
Nineteenth-century England. After her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her…
most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem. Winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature. Grades 4-7. 2018.Sadie
By Courtney Summers. 2018
Sadie's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated Colorado town, trying her best to provide a normal life and…
keep their heads above water. When Mattie is found dead, and the police investigation is botched, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice. She hits the road following a few meager clues. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America, hears Sadie's story, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2020 White Pine Fiction Award. 2018.Megabat / (Megabat #1)
By Anna Humphrey. 2018
Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and…
his life before. AND it's haunted ... or is it? Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there. Daniel realizes it's not a ghost in his new house. It's a bat. And he can talk. And he's actually kind of cute. Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit. Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, a light saber and a common enemy and you've got a new friendship in the making! Winner of the 2020 Silver Birch Express Award. Grades 3-6. 2018.The Son of the House
By Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia. 2021
Pulsing with vitality and intense human drama, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s debut is set against four decades of vibrant Nigeria and celebrates…
the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what remains a man’s world.Five wives: A Novel
By Joan Thomas. 2019
1956. A small group of evangelical Christian missionaries and their families journeyed to the rainforest in Ecuador intending to convert…
the Waorani, a people who had never had contact with the outside world. Calling it Operation Auca, the group spent several days dropping gifts from an aircraft, and then the five men in the party rashly entered the "intangible zone." They were all killed, leaving their wives and children to fend for themselves. A fictionalized account of the real-life women who were left behind, and their struggles - with grief, with doubt, and with each other - as they continued to pursue their evangelical mission in the face of the explosion of fame that followed their husbands' deaths. Winner of the 2019 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Bestseller. 2019.The Sleeping Car Porter
By Suzette Mayr. 2022
Longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter,…
must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a queer man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you’ll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment. Baxter’s name isn’t George. But it’s 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he’ll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with “George.” On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two queer men, Baxter’s memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can’t part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor. "Suzette Mayr’s The Sleeping Car Porter offers a richly detailed account of a particular occupation and time—train porter on a Canadian passenger train in 1929—and unforcedly allows it to illuminate the societal strictures imposed on black men at the time—and today. Baxter is a secretly-queer and sleep-deprived porter saving up for dental school, working a system that periodically assigns unexplained demerits, and once a certain threshold is reached, the porter loses his job. Thus, success is impossible, the best one can do is to fail slowly. As Baxter takes a cross-continental run, the boarding passengers have more secrets than an Agatha Christie cast, creating a powder keg on train tracks. The Sleeping Car Porter is an engaging and illuminating novel about the costs of work, service, and secrets." – Keith Mosman, Powell's Books "I thought The Sleeping Car Porter was fantastic! It strikes a balance between being about the struggles of being black and gay at that time while not being too heavy handed with it. I enjoyed his constant mental math on how many demerits he might receive for each infraction. The reader really gets a sense of the conflict that Baxter is going through. I really liked reading a book from the perspective of a porter." – Hunter Gillum, Beaverdale Books1-2 Punch: Four Arms and Wildvine (Ben 10)
By Patrick Spaziante, Wrigley Stuart. 2018
Two times the action, ten times the mayhem, and a billion chances for alien madness! Wildvine and Four Arms lead…
the charge in two intergalactic stories from Cartoon Network's Ben 10. Which alien's skills pass the ultimate test: tropical Wildvine or brawny Four Arms? Follow along in two super-special adventures as ten-year-old Ben takes each alien out for a spin. Worlds are threatened, villains are vanquished, and Ben only bungles up a handful of times!Let's Go to the Circus! (Pocoyo)
By Kristen L. Depken. 2014
Join Pocoyo and his friends Pato, Elly, and Loula for another fun adventure! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5…
will love this Little Golden Book based on the popular Pocoyo TV series.Sisters Mystery Club #4: Message in a Bottle (Barbie)
By Victoria Saxon. 2016
The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature
By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 2013
Discover fun facts about the natural world in the company of the Berenstain Bears and their friend, Professor Actual Factual,…
the foremost bear scientist of his time! This treasury of knowledge includes a complete almanac of the seasons and intriguing information about animals, plants, insects, and fish -- plus fun for the whole family with simple science projects. Three big adventures begin with The Berenstain Bears' Almanac, presenting a year in Bear Country that's brimming with holiday celebrations, changes in the weather, and signs of the seasons. The Berenstain Bears' Nature Guide takes a leisurely stroll through the woods as well as an underwater excursion for close-ups of the plant and animal kingdoms. At The Berenstain Bears' Science Fair, discover a variety of machines and how they work with plenty of projects, experiments, and interesting things to learn, make, and do.The Cutie Mark Chronicles Volume 1: My Little Pony (Ponyville Mysteries)
By Penumbra Quill. 2018
Join the Cutie Mark Crusaders as they solve mysteries around Ponyville!Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle love that they've been…
able to help so many ponies with their cutie marks, but they can't help feeling like the Cutie Mark Crusaders should be doing something...more adventurous. When a mysterious new Unicorn named Lilymoon moves to town, it seems like the Cutie Mark Crusaders start having nothing but adventures! New friends, scary creatures, and spooky houses-what mysteries won't the gang face?Ideal for younger and more reluctant readers, this new original series complements our existing chapter book program with numbered titles, shorter page counts, and a perennial popular genre. These mysterious and sweetly spooky stories are sure to appeal to all My Little Pony fans--both girl and boy.This bindup includes books 1 through 3 in the My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries series: Schoolhouse of Secrets, Tail of the Timberwolf, and Riddle of the Rusty Horseshoe.©2018 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.Danger at the Haunted Gate (The Oregon Trail #2)
By Jesse Wiley. 2018
Continue west, young pioneer—the second leg of your journey starts here—and it won't be any easier. Natural disasters, disease, and…
dishonest people are challenges you'll face in the wild frontier. Now, trek on the Oregon Trail to Devil's Gate! This is the second installment of four books that will take you all the way to Oregon Territory—if you make the right choices. In book two of this exciting choose-your-own-adventure series, it's 1850 and you've been traveling for the past six weeks on foot for fifteen miles a day with your family, covered wagon full of supplies, and oxen. And congratulations—you made it to Chimney Rock. But your journey has just begun. You need to get to Devil's Gate, the halfway mark on your 2,000-mile journey west. Keep watch! Danger awaits on your way to those eerie cliffs. Which path will you choose in the face of danger? With twenty-two possible endings, choose wrong and you'll never make it to Devil's Gate. Choose right and blaze a trail that gets you closer to Oregon City!On Fire: A Teen Wolf Novel
By Nancy Holder. 2012
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE. JUST NOT THE GOOD ONES. In Beacon Hills, a mountain lion is blamed for a spate…
of vicious attacks; Scott McCall wishes the cause was that simple. Unfortunately, hiding his werewolf identity, especially from Allison Argent, while fighting his need to shift, is only one problem. Keeping his mysterious, murderous Alpha off his back (literally), avoiding hunters, deciphering strange dreams about flames and impending doom . . . is really eating into lacrosse practice and hang-out time. So when Jackson Whittemore doesn't show for his date with Lydia, Scott hopes that helping Allison track down their buddy will be simpler. Derek--whose hunger for vengeance blinds him to the dangers that lie in wait--and Stiles are also looking, but the worried teens' search is leading right to the preserve from Scott's nightmare. They aren't the only ones in the woods, and their little trip starts looking less like a rescue mission and more like an elaborate trap--one that will force them to make the choice between killing and being killed. . . .The Case of the Plagued Play
By David Lewman. 2013
The school play is in danger of closing before it even opens if Club CSI: can't figure out who's ruining…
rehearsals!Someone is trying to sabotage the school play, and it's up to Hannah, Ben, and Corey to make sure the show goes on. Club CSI: learns that the play was written by an eighth grader at Woodlands Junior High... Is the culprit a jealous classmate? Or could a disgruntled actor be to blame? As more props go missing and the set is vandalized, Club CSI: must use all of the investigation and forensic science techniques in their arsenal to crack the case. Because if they don't, the play's final curtain call might happen before opening night! © 2013 CBS & Ent. AB Funding LLC. All Rights Reserved. CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION in USA is a TM of CBS and outside USA TM of Ent. AB Funding LLC.The Croods Movie Novelization
By Tracey West. 2013
It's an adventure of croodacious proportions and a whole lot of heart in this retelling of the DreamWorks motion picture!Grug…
and his family, the Croods, are doing okay. Sure, scavenging for food and sleeping in a big pile on the hard cave floor isn't exactly perfect, but they're surviving. Then a massive earthquake destroys their home, and the Croods are forced to journey into the unknown. As they travel further and further, the Croods begin to realize that it's not all bad. There are many spectacular discoveries to discover and amazing inventions to invent. The only one who refuses to see the possibilities is Grug. He's convinced that the old ways are the only way to keep his family safe. Will Grug be able to find his way in this new world? Find out in this hilarious and heartfelt retelling of the DreamWorks movie, The Croods!The Croods © 2013 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.See No Evil
By Dan Madigan. 2006
He's the last thing you'll ever see... Seven-feet-tall. Four hundred pounds. A blood-crusted, rusty steel plate screwed into his skull.…
But perhaps the most terrifying thing about reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight are the razor-sharp nails on his forefingers, the ones that circle around his victims' eyes just before he takes them. Holed up within the long-abandoned Blackwell Hotel, nine floors of hidden passageways and two-way mirrors that once acted as a playground for the rich and privileged, Jacob's disturbing gaze is now fixed on Kira, Christine, Michael, Tye, Zoe, Melissa, Richie, and Russell -- eight delinquents hoping to shave time off their county jail sentences by performing community service and restoring the building -- and detention officer Frank Williams, the former cop who put a bullet in Jacob's head four years prior. Goodnight sees the sins in their eyes -- he always does -- and he's going to pluck them out, one by one... See No Evil, a violent, bloody account of madness and revenge, is a novelization of the terrifying new thriller from WWE Films and Lionsgate, starring WWE Raw Superstar Kane.Turbo Junior Novelization
By Tracey West. 2013
Relive the fast-paced thrills of Turbo in this retelling of the new DreamWorks Animation movie. Comes with eight pages of…
images from the movie! The DreamWorks movie Turbo revs up in theaters on July 19, 2013! Turbo is a snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world, just like his hero, five-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagné. Turbo's obsession with speed and all things fast has made him an outsider in the slow snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his cautious older brother, Chet. Turbo desperately wishes he could escape the slow-paced life he's living--and he gets his chance after a freak accident bestows him with the power of incredible speed. Turbo embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the impossible: racing against the best that IndyCar has to offer. Does he have what it takes to cross the finish line first? Find out in this retelling of the DreamWorks movie, Turbo! DreamWorks Turbo © 2013 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.Animal Instincts
By Style Guide, Steve Korte. 2016
Team up with Batman, The Flash, and more of your favorite heroes as they defeat the Penguin and his cohorts…
in this action-packed novelization that includes an eight-page full-color insert featuring stills from the Animal Instincts Batman animated film!There's a wild new crime spree flooding the streets of Gotham City! Under the Penguin's orders, Killer Croc, Cheetah, Silverback, and Man-Bat have been causing chaos with the help of robotic cyber animals, and Batman is determined to stop them. But what's one hero against an entire zoo full of villains? In order to defeat the criminals, Batman teams up with The Flash, Red Robin, Nightwing, and Green Arrow. Can Batman and his fellow heroes stop the Penguin's diabolical plans before they destroy Gotham City for good? Find out in this action-packed story that comes with full-color stills from the movie! BATMAN and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics.Battle of the Mask Makers (Lego Bionicle #2)
By Ryder Windham. 2016
On the mythical island of Okoto, six heroes have united to protect the last of their tribes. Once, peace ruled…
the six divided regions and their people--that is, until a battle erupted between two mask makers. As Makuta sought to control the ultimate power, only his brother, Ekimu, could stop him. Join Tahu, Kopaku, Onua, Gali, Lewa, and Pohatu as they learn about the origin of their masks and where their elemental powers come from. The second in an epic graphic novel series of new stories and action-packed adventures following the heroes of Okoto. Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.Sparkle
By Denene Millner, Howard Rosenman, Joel Schumacher, Mara B Akil. 2012
THEY HAD A DREAM. SHE HAD IT ALL. Detroit, 1968. The Motown sound is sweeping the nation. Girl groups are…
hotter than ever. Over their mother's objections, three beautiful sisters--Delores, Sister and Sparkle--are taking the local music scene by storm. But their dreams are bigger than Detroit. Their manager, Stix, is just as ambitious and will do whatever it takes to make it to the big time, even if it means using the girls--and his love for Sparkle--as the foundation of a new musical empire. Behind the music and lights, the recording industry is a ruthless and unforgiving place, just as Mama had warned her girls. Sister, with her good looks and voice, is the natural headliner of the trio, yet her complicated personal life threatens to overshadow her talent; Delores has her sights set on a different kind of life outside the spotlight; and young Sparkle must push past her deepest fears if she is to fulfill her destiny--does she really have what it takes to go all the way? Riveting and soul-stirring, this timeless tale reminds us of the unbreakable bonds between family, the high price of fame and what can happen when we dare to show the world how brightly we can sparkle.