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Fullmetal alchemist

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-


Pages numbered from right to left. When an alchemical ritual goes awry causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor, Edward begins a quest to recover the one thing that can restore them, the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Date Published:2005

I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Tarshis, Lauren,


Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
Date Published:2011

Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?

Date Published:2011

A long walk to water : based on a true story

Park, Linda Sue


When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
Date Published:2010

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina,


From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself.
Date Published:2014

Refugee

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Date Published:2017

Diary of a wimpy kid

Kinney, Jeff


Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

The breadwinner

Ellis, Deborah, 1960-


"A Groundwood book." Unable to go outside because of Taliban laws against women, an eleven year old girl in Kabul, whose father has been arrested, disguises herself as a boy in order to earn money for her family.
Date Published:2000

Old school

Kinney, Jeff


Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?
Date Published:2015

Wonder

Palacio, R. J.,


Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Date Published:2012

Un si beau sourire

Tenasco, Sunshine,


Traduction de : Smile so big. Un soir, alors que Challa rentre à la maison en larmes après que l'on se soit moqué de son sourire, sa mère lui offre un cadeau spécial. Elle lui donne un miroir particulier, qui lui a été offert par sa propre mère, qui l'a elle-même reçu de sa djo djo, et lui explique que quand on regarde dans le miroir, on voit qui l'on est vraiment. Il n'y a qu'une règle à respecter: tous doivent dire ce qu'ils voient dans le miroir. Le miroir montrera-t-il à Challa combien elle est magnifique? Cette histoire spéciale de la militante primée Sunshine Tenasco et de l'artiste Chief Lady Bird enseigne aux lecteurs que la vraie beauté vient de l'intérieur.
Date Published:2023

Traduction de : Smile so big. Un soir, alors que Challa rentre à la maison en larmes après que l'on se soit moqué de son sourire, sa mère lui offre un cadeau spécial. Elle lui donne un miroir particulier, qui lui a été offert par sa propre mère, qui l'a elle-même reçu de sa djo djo, et lui explique que quand on regarde dans le miroir, on voit qui l'on est vraiment. Il n'y a qu'une règle à respecter: tous doivent dire ce qu'ils voient dans le miroir. Le miroir montrera-t-il à Challa combien elle est magnifique? Cette histoire spéciale de la militante primée Sunshine Tenasco et de l'artiste Chief Lady Bird enseigne aux lecteurs que la vraie beauté vient de l'intérieur.

Date Published:2023

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

Rowling, J. K.


Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The reason: Harry Potter is a Wizard.
Date Published:1997

Survive the island

Avatar, Ari,


"An unofficial Roblox book." Ari is super excited for the holidays! He finally gets the chance to relax. That is, until he finds out that his sister is joining him on vacation. So lame!
Date Published:2024

The Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne


In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Date Published:2008

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Date Published:2008

I survived the Joplin tornado, 2011

Tarshis, Lauren,


A young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947.
Date Published:2015

Dog days

Kinney, Jeff


In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Date Published:2009

Guts

Telgemeier, Raina,


Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on?
Date Published:2019

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on?

Date Published:2019

Double down

Kinney, Jeff


Greg plans to film a scary movie using an old video camera he found in the basement, but getting rich and famous from his new hobby isn't as easy as he thought.
Date Published:2016

The ugly truth

Kinney, Jeff


While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Date Published:2010

Beatrice and Croc Harry : a novel

Hill, Lawrence, 1957-,


Beatrice, a young girl of uncertain age, wakes up all alone in a forest tree-house. How did she arrive in this cozy dwelling, stocked carefully with bookshelves and oatmeal accoutrements? And who has been leaving a trail of clues, composed in delicate purple handwriting? So begins the adventure of a brave and resilient young Black girl and her search for identity and healing.
Date Published:2022

Wrecking ball

Kinney, Jeff,


When an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house, they soon discover that renovations may not be worth the effort.
Date Published:2019