Katherine Applegate
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Language
English
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Newbery Medal Award Winners
NYT - Children’s Series
YS eNewsletter Spotlight: Audio books for the Whole Family
NYT - Children’s Series
YS eNewsletter Spotlight: Audio books for the Whole Family
Description
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
2) Wishtree
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
3) Crenshaw
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
4) Willodeen
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
5) The last
Author
Series
Endling volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted to near extinction in the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra. After her pack is hunted down and killed, Byx fears she may be the last of her species. The Endling. So Byx sets out to find safe haven, and to see if the legends of other hidden dairnes are true. Along the way, she meets new allies--animals and humans alike--who...
Author
Series
Endling volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world-the endling-Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hidden dairne colony. But the threat of war across the lands continues to grow with each passing day. As the group confronts untold dangers at every turn, they will ultimately uncover a treacherous plot that involves the other powerful...
Author
Series
Animorphs (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He could tell you about the night he and his friends saw a strange light in the sky that seemed to be heading right for them. That was the night five normal kids learned that humanity is under a silent attack -- and were given the power to fight back. Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco can transform into some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth. And they must use that power to outsmart...
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When first-grader Roscoe Riley goes on a school field trip to an apple orchard carrying his sister's fortune-telling ball, the outlook is cloudy.
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of "pig-napping" and gets even by taking the bully's teddy bear.
10) The invasion
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
©1996.
Language
English
Description
Jake, an average suburban kid, is confronted one night by a creature from space who teaches him how to morph into the forms of other creatures. This fantastic, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat series can best be described as an "X-Files" for kids--plus a whole lot more! Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco are the Animorphs--five kids who can change into any animal they touch. The bottom of each page is animated with "flip-book" images, so as kids...
Author
Series
Doggo and Pupper volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Doggo likes routine: napping, eating, and more napping. Life is good. Life is good for Pupper, too, even though he worries a lot, about things like giant squirrels. If he were braver, he might even be a hero. Maybe even a hero who can fly! But heroes aren't afraid of giant squirrels ... When Doggo and Pupper meet a baby bird who also has worries, they are determined to help. Doggo and Pupper may not know how to fly, but they are very good helpers....
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 7
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten.
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 5
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Roscoe loves to make noise and tap shoes make the best noise ever! But tap dancing? The big boys at his school say that’s just for girls. Roscoe promised his friend Emma that he would tap in the school talent show with her. When the teasing starts, will he keep his word? --from Amazon.
Author
Series
Animorphs (Graphic novels) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Jake, Rachel, Macro, Cassie and Tobias were just kids until they were given the power to morph. Now they're the only ones who can save the human race from the evil Yeerks. But can Tobias still help now he's a hawk? Or should he just forget that he was ever a boy, and fly away for ever"--FantasticFiction.com.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this collection of essays and speeches written over the course of four decades, the beloved author of Tuck Everlasting explores what it was like to be a 'little dog' in the literary world, continually being asked to explain her choice to create books for young readers instead of doing something more serious for adults. Assembled by the author before her death, these pieces range far and wide in subject matter, from issues of responsibility when...
16) The message
Author
Series
Animorphs (Graphic novels) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It begins with the dreams. Cassie has been having strange nightmares of a voice calling to her from deep beneath the ocean. They're unsettling, but it isn't until Cassie discovers Tobias has been having dreams too, the exact same dreams, of a voice pleading for help -- that she decides it's time to start listening. When pieces of debris wash up on shore, marked with alien writing, the team realises they may still have allies in the fight for Earth,...
17) The islanders
Author
Series
Islanders (Mary Alice Monroe) volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer with his grandmother on South Carolina's Dewees Island, eleven-year-old Jake finds two friends who are also struggling with family issues and together they try to save a sea turtle nest from predators.
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