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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

Ghosts

Telgemeier, Raina,


Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
Date Published:2016

Jellyous / Fraidy Phil (Episode 3)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Bacon Berry feels left out when the crew must take care of a rescue creature that has no parents. Glacial city residents are being terrorized by a giant sea spider and Phil must face his deepest fears to save the Calypso Crew.
Date Published:2021

Amulet. 5, Prince of the elves /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. And when she seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, she discovers that the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.
Date Published:2012

Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. And when she seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, she discovers that the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

Date Published:2012

Hard luck

Kinney, Jeff


After being dumped by his best friend and having a hard time finding new friends in middle school, Greg decides to change his luck and turn all his decisions over to chance.
Date Published:2013

Tariffs


Tariffs are taxes placed on imported or exported goods to protect local industries and strengthen the domestic economy. This explainer outlines the types of tariffs: import, export, and transit. And how they impact global trade. It also highlights the risks of trade wars when countries retaliate with competing tariffs.
Date Published:2024

Change of Hearrrt / Ooze On The Loose (Episode 11)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. The Calypso Crew must protect the Golden Anchor of Atlantis from thieves until they can safely deliver it to the United Current Museum of History. The Black Ooze escapes and makes plans to restore chaos in the Big Blue and destroy The Guardian.
Date Published:2021

Crying Dutchman / Remora Never More-A (Episode 10)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Lemo believes that the Crying Dutchman exists and has taken Bacon Berry's favorite toy. The Calypso Crew is uneasy when Phil makes a new best friend and brings him onboard to stay.
Date Published:2021

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina


Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Date Published:2012

The poet X

Acevedo, Elizabeth,



Date Published:2020

Creepella Von Cacklefur : the thirteen ghosts

Stilton, Geronimo


Translation of: Tredici fantasmi per tenebrosa. Creepella von Cacklefur and her niece, Shivereen, visit scary Squeakspeare Mansion. There they meet Bobby Squeakspeare, a descendent of the famouse writer, William Squeakspeare. Will the spooky rooms and ghosts they find inside the mansion be friendly--or frightening?
Date Published:2011

City of ghosts

Schwab, Victoria.


Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms--and Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob, are about to find out that a city of old ghosts can be a very dangerous place indeed.
Date Published:2018

Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms--and Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob, are about to find out that a city of old ghosts can be a very dangerous place indeed.

Date Published:2018

Rebound

Alexander, Kwame,


Prequel to: The crossover. In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Date Published:2018

Punching the air

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,


From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it.
Date Published:2020

From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it.

Date Published:2020

The crossover : graphic novel

Alexander, Kwame,


In this graphic novel adaptation, twelve-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Date Published:2019

Other words for home

Warga, Jasmine,


Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises.
Date Published:2021

Be a bridge

Latham, Irene,


"Upbeat rhyming verse and colorful illustrations of a diverse group of students invite readers to "be a bridge" by taking actions that foster inclusivity, respect, and connection"--
Date Published:2022

Rink of dreams

Russell, Nancy L. M. (Nancy Leigh Mary), 1963-



Date Published:2005

The skeletal system/the muscular system.



Date Published:2007

Ada Twist, scientist

Beaty, Andrea,


Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
Date Published:2016