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Across the alley

Michelson, Richard


Jewish Abe's grandfather wants him to be a violinist while African-American Wille's father plans for him to be a great baseball pitcher, but it turns out that the two boys are more talented when they switch hobbies.
Date Published:2006

Baseball saved us

Mochizuki, Ken, 1954-


A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.
Date Published:1993

Baseball bats for Christmas

Kusugak, Michael



Date Published:1990

The train of lost things

Paquette, Ammi-Joan,


Marty goes in search of the mythical Train of Lost Things, hoping that by finding his heart's possession he can save his father from cancer, but he discovers that, without a driver and conductor, the train is malfunctioning and only Marty and his new friends can fix it.
Date Published:2018

Holes

Sachar, Louis, 1954-


As further evidence of his family's bad fortune, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Date Published:2000

On top of the world

Manushkin, Fran.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Family Fun Park -- Where's Paco? -- Be brave, Pedro!. Pedro's family and his friends are spending the day at the amusement park, enjoying the rides and the snacks, so when they get separated from Pedro's brother, Paco, and their mother, a ride on the Ferris wheel seems like it offers an excellent way to spot Paco in the crowded park.
Date Published:2019

Animal group behavior

Dunne, Abbie,


What is group behavior? -- Protecting each other -- Hunting and eating -- Working together -- Migration. "Simple text and colorful photos introduce the topic of animal group behavior"--
Date Published:2017

Charlie Thorne and the lost city

Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-


"Charlie Thorne must search for Charles Darwin's hidden treasure in South America--with plenty of enemies hot on her trail"--From publisher.
Date Published:2021

The skeletal system/the muscular system.



Date Published:2007

Lost treasure of the emerald eye

Stilton, Geronimo


When Geronimo's sister, Thea, discovers an old, mysterious map showing a secret treasure hidden on a faraway island, the gang of the "Rodent's gazette" is dragged into a treasure hunt.
Date Published:2004

Lily Quench and the treasure of Mote Ely

Prior, Natalie Jane, 1963-


Kidnapped and taken into the past to a creepy, crumbling castle, Lily Quench searches for the long-lost treasure of Mote Ely--and a way back into her own time.
Date Published:2004

Joey Pigza loses control

Gantos, Jack


Sequel to: Joey Pigza swallowed the key. Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.
Date Published:2002

Encounter

Yolen, Jane


A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.
Date Published:1992

The strangest thing in the sea : and other curious creatures of the deep

Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-


Right side pages fold out to double size. The seas are filled with strangeness -- dancing feathers, goblin teeth, see-through heads -- but what is the strangest thing of all? Budding ocean explorers will delight in learning about 12 bizarre and little-known sea creatures, such as the goblin shark, hairy frogfish, vampire squid and more! Each animal will propose, then deny that it is the strangest thing in the sea, until finally the strangest thing of all is revealed.
Date Published:2021

Right side pages fold out to double size. The seas are filled with strangeness -- dancing feathers, goblin teeth, see-through heads -- but what is the strangest thing of all? Budding ocean explorers will delight in learning about 12 bizarre and little-known sea creatures, such as the goblin shark, hairy frogfish, vampire squid and more! Each animal will propose, then deny that it is the strangest thing in the sea, until finally the strangest thing of all is revealed.

Date Published:2021

Pedro's mystery club

Manushkin, Fran.


Includes glossary. A Capstone Interactive eBook. A small mystery -- More clues -- Case closed. Pedro forms a new club with his friends dedicated to solving mysteries--and the first two assignments are finding his mother's locket, and his father's cell phone.
Date Published:2017

Pedro goes buggy

Manushkin, Fran.


Includes glossary. A Capstone Interactive eBook. Wild about bugs -- Bed bugs, head bugs -- Get hopping. Pedro collects a lot of different bugs for a class assignment, but when his brother lets them out in the house, their parents are furious, and ban any further collecting.
Date Published:2017

Be a pond detective : solving the mysteries of lakes, swamps, and pools

Kochanoff, Peggy, 1943-,


A look at life in and around a freshwater pond.
Date Published:2016

Oona

DiPucchio, Kelly.


Oona and her best friend Otto love to search for treasure and often find trouble instead. Messy trouble. Tricky trouble. Even shark-related trouble. That's never stopped them before, though! After all, no proper treasure hunt is without some adventure. But when the grandest treasure yet is stuck in a deep, dark rift, Oona's not sure if she can dive right in. What might be waiting for her in those unknown waters?
Date Published:2021

Oona and her best friend Otto love to search for treasure and often find trouble instead. Messy trouble. Tricky trouble. Even shark-related trouble. That's never stopped them before, though! After all, no proper treasure hunt is without some adventure. But when the grandest treasure yet is stuck in a deep, dark rift, Oona's not sure if she can dive right in. What might be waiting for her in those unknown waters?

Date Published:2021

Cat found

Lee, Ingrid, 1948-


In a town where cats are tormented, eleven-year-old Billy finds Conga, injured and unappealing, and hides her in his bedroom to recover, then begins a crusade to stop the cat killers and find a safe haven for strays.
Date Published:2011

The epic crush of Genie Lo

Yee, F. C.


The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered. Enter Quentin, a mysterious transfer student from China who becomes Genie's self-appointed guide to battling demons. Genie has no idea that Quentin, in another reality, is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate, right down to the furry tail and penchant for peaches. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie's worries. The fates of her friends, family, and the entire Bay Area all depend on her summoning an inner power that Quentin assures her is strong enough to level the very gates of Heaven. But every second Genie spends tapping into the secret of her true nature is a second in which the lives of her loved ones hang in the balance.
Date Published:2017

The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered. Enter Quentin, a mysterious transfer student from China who becomes Genie's self-appointed guide to battling demons. Genie has no idea that Quentin, in another reality, is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate, right down to the furry tail and penchant for peaches. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie's worries. The fates of her friends, family, and the entire Bay Area all depend on her summoning an inner power that Quentin assures her is strong enough to level the very gates of Heaven. But every second Genie spends tapping into the secret of her true nature is a second in which the lives of her loved ones hang in the balance.

Date Published:2017