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Scarewaves

Henderson, Trevor,


The small town of Beacon Point has always been plagued by eerie local phenomena. It's a town where disappearances are common, strange creatures have been sighted with unnerving frequency, and a ghastly secret lurks in the woods. A group of kids will come face to face with the horrors hiding within their sleepy town. They must follow the clues to a terrifying secret before it eats them alive.
Date Published:2023

Weird but true! Star Wars : 300 epic facts from a galaxy far, far away....


Includes index. Bursting with photos and facts from across the Star Wars galaxy—including trivia from all three film trilogies, The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and beyond—this book will lead readers to discover the real-world inspiration behind the planet Tatooine, find out how many people it actually takes to play the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, and even discover hidden wonders to see and explore in the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park locations. And much, much more. May the facts be with you!
Date Published:2024

Includes index. Bursting with photos and facts from across the Star Wars galaxy—including trivia from all three film trilogies, The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and beyond—this book will lead readers to discover the real-world inspiration behind the planet Tatooine, find out how many people it actually takes to play the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, and even discover hidden wonders to see and explore in the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park locations. And much, much more. May the facts be with you!

Date Published:2024

Apartment 713 : a novel

Sylvester, Kevin,


Jake Simmons hates his new home, a rundown old apartment building called the Regency. Loneliness (and a trail of kittens) leads Jake to the apartment of an elderly lady, then to the bowels of the building and then to a part-time job assisting Larry the custodian. With each passing day, the building reveals more of its mysteries to Jake. The occupants grow on him too. Unfortunately, Jake’s feeling of belonging is short-lived: the city plans to demolish the Regency. Jake feels powerless, until he’s summoned to the previously off-limits apartment 713. When he opens the door... he travels to the past! This journey provides Jake with a second chance to save both the Regency's future, and his own.
Date Published:2022

Jake Simmons hates his new home, a rundown old apartment building called the Regency. Loneliness (and a trail of kittens) leads Jake to the apartment of an elderly lady, then to the bowels of the building and then to a part-time job assisting Larry the custodian. With each passing day, the building reveals more of its mysteries to Jake. The occupants grow on him too. Unfortunately, Jake’s feeling of belonging is short-lived: the city plans to demolish the Regency. Jake feels powerless, until he’s summoned to the previously off-limits apartment 713. When he opens the door... he travels to the past! This journey provides Jake with a second chance to save both the Regency's future, and his own.

Date Published:2022

Safe harbor

Venkatraman, Padma, 1969-


"Moving from India to the US is difficult for Geetha, but things start to get better when she and a new friend help rescue a stranded seal."--
Date Published:2025

Jax Freeman. 2, Jax Freeman and the tournament of spirits /

Mbalia, Kwame,


Seventh grader Jax Freeman competes with his classmates in the global Tournament of Spirits, where he faces summoners from other schools, monstrous beasts, and a mysterious foe intent on sabotaging the games.
Date Published:2025

The singular life of Aria Patel

Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer),


Struggling to cope with her father's death and a recent breakup, eighteen-year-old Aria's life becomes infinitely more complicated when she falls through the multiverse, and with the help of a poem, she discovers truths about herself as she journeys through different universes to find her way back home.
Date Published:2025

Night of the living head

Hanna Alkaf


Plagued by ill fortune, especially when her estranged sister comes home, 12-year-old Alia decides to discover the truth when rumors start circulating about a horrifying creature spotted flying in the night sky.
Date Published:2024

Coach

Reynolds, Jason,


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." "Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny on the Defenders track team, he was little Otie Brody, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99--and his own dad--Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically his motto. Then his dad, who is always away on business trips, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Otie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon ... maybe even leap like Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. But one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing--right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory of his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping, but that can't be right, can it? Unless all the reasons for his dad's 'gone's' are very different from what he's been told ... Because now, not only are the Jordans missing, but so is his father"--
Date Published:2025

"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." "Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny on the Defenders track team, he was little Otie Brody, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99--and his own dad--Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically his motto. Then his dad, who is always away on business trips, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Otie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon ... maybe even leap like Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. But one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing--right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory of his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping, but that can't be right, can it? Unless all the reasons for his dad's 'gone's' are very different from what he's been told ... Because now, not only are the Jordans missing, but so is his father"--

Date Published:2025

Resist : a story of D-Day

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Includes a sneak peek at Alan Gratz's novel Allies. When French-Algerian Samira's mother is arrested by the Nazis, Samira must go on a journey through Nazi-occupied France to save her before it is too late...on the same day as D-Day.
Date Published:2025

This is your brain on stereotypes : how science is tackling unconscious bias

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd, 1973-,


An essential overview of the science behind stereotypes: from why our brains form them to how recognizing them can help us be less biased. From the time we’re babies, our brains constantly sort and label the world around us — a skill that’s crucial for our survival. But, as adolescents are all too aware, there’s a tremendous downside: when we do this to groups of people it can cause great harm. Here’s a comprehensive introduction to the science behind stereotypes that will help young people make sense of why we classify people, and how we can change our thinking.
Date Published:2020

An essential overview of the science behind stereotypes: from why our brains form them to how recognizing them can help us be less biased. From the time we’re babies, our brains constantly sort and label the world around us — a skill that’s crucial for our survival. But, as adolescents are all too aware, there’s a tremendous downside: when we do this to groups of people it can cause great harm. Here’s a comprehensive introduction to the science behind stereotypes that will help young people make sense of why we classify people, and how we can change our thinking.

Date Published:2020

Me and Muhammad Ali

Asim, Jabari, 1962-


Langston's encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he dreamed it would be and more.
Date Published:2022

On the trapline

Robertson, David, 1977-,


A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.
Date Published:2021

A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.

Date Published:2021

Ancient thunder

Yerxa, Leo, 1947-


With rich illustrations that makes each page look like a leather shirt, tells the proud tale of wild horses in the natural world and the special importance they had in the communities of the First Peoples.
Date Published:2006

The door of no return

Alexander, Kwame.


Young Kofi lives and dreams on the banks of the river Offin. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. It is in the river that he feels invincible and where he thinks he can finally prove himself in a race against his schoolyard rival. But the river also holds dark secrets that Kofi will soon discover. Told never to venture there after nightfall but never told why, Kofi seeks his own answres. One night is all it takes to transform a life. As his world turns upside down, Kofi ends up on a harrowing journey that steals him away from everything he loves.
Date Published:2022

Young Kofi lives and dreams on the banks of the river Offin. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. It is in the river that he feels invincible and where he thinks he can finally prove himself in a race against his schoolyard rival. But the river also holds dark secrets that Kofi will soon discover. Told never to venture there after nightfall but never told why, Kofi seeks his own answres. One night is all it takes to transform a life. As his world turns upside down, Kofi ends up on a harrowing journey that steals him away from everything he loves.

Date Published:2022

The nine moons of Han Yu and Luli

Glaser, Karina Yan,


In ancient Chang’An, Han Yu sells steamed buns in a bustling market full of whispers about his ability to summon tigers. In New York’s Depression-era Chinatown, Luli gazes out from the roof of her parents’ restaurant, dreaming of dim sum and Chinese art. Familiar rhythms rule the contained-but-contented lives of Han Yu and Luli. But when plague strikes Chang’An and financial crisis threatens Luli’s family, Han Yu and Luli must each venture out into the larger world—and into danger-filled adventure—to save what they love most.
Date Published:2025

In ancient Chang’An, Han Yu sells steamed buns in a bustling market full of whispers about his ability to summon tigers. In New York’s Depression-era Chinatown, Luli gazes out from the roof of her parents’ restaurant, dreaming of dim sum and Chinese art. Familiar rhythms rule the contained-but-contented lives of Han Yu and Luli. But when plague strikes Chang’An and financial crisis threatens Luli’s family, Han Yu and Luli must each venture out into the larger world—and into danger-filled adventure—to save what they love most.

Date Published:2025

City of dragons. 3, Quest for the true dragon

Yogis, Jaimal,


Daijiang's continued pursuit of Grace has made it clear that she and Nate are crucial to his plan. But as her Húnxué powers grow stronger, Grace can't help but feel it's unfair she might be missing out on a normal school life. Something has felt off about her connection with Nate lately, and she keeps dreaming of her father and his ominous insistence that she must wake the dragon kings. When a trip to rendezvous with an old ally goes awry, Grace and her friends find themselves stranded in Tokyo with only one day to wake the Southern Dragon King. But with the race against the clock exacerbating tensions on the team, can Grace get back in sync with Nate and her friends before it's too late?
Date Published:2025

Daijiang's continued pursuit of Grace has made it clear that she and Nate are crucial to his plan. But as her Húnxué powers grow stronger, Grace can't help but feel it's unfair she might be missing out on a normal school life. Something has felt off about her connection with Nate lately, and she keeps dreaming of her father and his ominous insistence that she must wake the dragon kings. When a trip to rendezvous with an old ally goes awry, Grace and her friends find themselves stranded in Tokyo with only one day to wake the Southern Dragon King. But with the race against the clock exacerbating tensions on the team, can Grace get back in sync with Nate and her friends before it's too late?

Date Published:2025

Minecraft : the manga. 1 /

Seto, Kazuyoshi,


This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Mainkurafuto sekai no hate eno tabi. Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could stand in his way? Nico gets his chance to prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! After modding an innovative solution to repel the undead foes, Nico earns the right to go on the adventure he's always wanted. But right away, he runs into another zombie . . . and this one can talk!
Date Published:2025

This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Mainkurafuto sekai no hate eno tabi. Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could stand in his way? Nico gets his chance to prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! After modding an innovative solution to repel the undead foes, Nico earns the right to go on the adventure he's always wanted. But right away, he runs into another zombie . . . and this one can talk!

Date Published:2025

Chef's secret

Yang, Kelly,


Jason Yao's a regular kid who's also a professional chef helping to run a motel, and now that he has a girlfriend, Mia Tang, he's determined to be the best boyfriend, but that means he can't let Mia know the real him.
Date Published:2025

When we flew away : a novel of Anne Frank before the diary

Hoffman, Alice,


"Based on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam."--Provided by publisher. With the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the Frank family's life is turned inside out, blow by blow, restriction by restriction. Prejudice, loss, and terror run rampant, and Anne is forced to bear witness as ordinary people become monsters, and children and families are caught up in the inescapable tide of violence. In the midst of impossible danger, Anne, audacious and creative and fearless, discovers who she truly is. With a wisdom far beyond her years, she will become a writer who will go on to change the world as we know it.
Date Published:2024

"Based on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam."--Provided by publisher. With the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the Frank family's life is turned inside out, blow by blow, restriction by restriction. Prejudice, loss, and terror run rampant, and Anne is forced to bear witness as ordinary people become monsters, and children and families are caught up in the inescapable tide of violence. In the midst of impossible danger, Anne, audacious and creative and fearless, discovers who she truly is. With a wisdom far beyond her years, she will become a writer who will go on to change the world as we know it.

Date Published:2024

The last resort

Kelly, Erin Entrada


Just before her Grandpa Clem's funeral, twelve-year-old Lila makes a discovery. He didn't die of natural causes--he was murdered. Possibly by someone who wants to control his Inn...and its secret portal to the afterlife.
Date Published:2025