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JF MASS

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JF MASS

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JF MASS

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2011.	First edition.	Scholastic Press	341 pages ; 20 cm.	English	Available Central Kids Fiction JF MASS Columbia Pike Kids Fiction JF MASS Glencarlyn Kids Fiction JF MASS	More Info

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J/CD JF MASS

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2011.	Unabridged.	Scholastic	9 audio discs (614 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.	English	Available Central Kids Audiovisual J/CD JF MASS Columbia Pike Kids Audiovisual J/CD JF MASS Westover Kids Audiovisual J/CD JF MASS	More Info

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2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2011	OverDrive	Scholastic Audio	English	Checked Out 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold OverDrive

Description

Shortly before her thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown of Willow Falls, where she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of mysterious message.

2) The word collector

Author

Reynolds, Peter H

Publisher

Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Westover Kids Picture Books

JP REYNO

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	First edition.	Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 22 x 24 cm	English	Available Westover Kids Picture Books JP REYNO Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.

3) Rhoda's rock hunt

Author

Griffin, Molly Beth

Publisher

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

7 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central Kids Picture Books has 3

JP GRIFF

Glencarlyn Kids Picture Books

JP GRIFF

Shirlington Kids Picture Books

JP GRIFF

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2014]	Minnesota Historical Society Press	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 27 cm.	English	Available 7 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central Kids Picture Books has 3 JP GRIFF Glencarlyn Kids Picture Books JP GRIFF Shirlington Kids Picture Books JP GRIFF Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

On a backpacking trip with her aunt and uncle, a young girl collects rocks while hiking in the forest, by the river, and at the lake, and when her pack becomes too heavy too carry, she finds the perfect solution.

4) The friendship war

Author

Clements, Andrew

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Westover Kids Fiction has 2

JF CLEME

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2019]	First edition.	Random House	173 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available Westover Kids Fiction has 2 JF CLEME Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

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Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2019	OverDrive	Books on Tape	English	Checked Out 1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list. Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold OverDrive

Description

Grace and Ellie have been best friends since second grade. Ellie's always right in the center of everything--and Grace is usually happy to be Ellie's sidekick. But what happens when everything changes? This time it's Grace who suddenly has everyone's attention when she accidentally starts a new fad at school. It's a fad that has first her class, then her grade, and then the entire school collecting and trading and even fighting over . . . buttons?!...

5) Hats off to Mr. Pockles!

Author

Lloyd-Jones, Sally

Publisher

Schwartz & Wade Books

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Aurora Hills Kids Picture Books

JP LLOYD

Central Kids Picture Books

JP LLOYD

Shirlington Kids Picture Books

JP LLOYD

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2019]	First edition.	Schwartz & Wade Books	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm	English	Available Aurora Hills Kids Picture Books JP LLOYD Central Kids Picture Books JP LLOYD Shirlington Kids Picture Books JP LLOYD	More Info

Description

When disaster strikes, Mr. Pockles, a reclusive little dog with a big hat collection, comes to the aid of renowned panda, Lady Satsuma, and begins collecting friends.

6) Max's words

Author

Banks, Kate

Series

Max books (Kate Banks) volume 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, Kit

Central Kids Picture Books

JP BANKS

Cherrydale Kids Picture Books

JP BANKS

Shirlington Kids Picture Books

JP BANKS

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2006.	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 27 cm	English	Available Central Kids Picture Books JP BANKS Cherrydale Kids Picture Books JP BANKS Shirlington Kids Picture Books JP BANKS	More Info

Kit
Show Edition

Westover Kids Read-A-Long

J/RA JP BANKS

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2007]	Weston Woods Studios, Inc	1 audio disc (approximately 8.75 min. each track) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. +1 book (unpaged : col. ill. ; 30 cm)	English	Available Westover Kids Read-A-Long J/RA JP BANKS Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.

7) Cork & Fuzz: the collectors

Author

Chaconas, Dori

Series

Cork & Fuzz volume 4
Viking easy-to-read
Cork and Fuzz volume 4

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

[2008]

Language

English

Central Kids Easy Readers

JE GREEN CHACO

Westover Kids Easy Readers

JE GREEN CHACO

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2008]	Viking	32 pages : color ; 24 cm.	English	Available Central Kids Easy Readers JE GREEN CHACO Westover Kids Easy Readers JE GREEN CHACO Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

When best friends Cork and Fuzz go to the pond to collect shiny stones, they happen upon a duck's nest just as the eggs are hatching and Fuzz, who is wearing a feather from his collection, is collected by the mother duck.

8) The word collector

Author

Wimmer, Sonja

Publisher

Cuento De Luz

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Central Kids Picture Books

JP WIMME

Columbia Pike Kids Picture Books

JP WIMME

Glencarlyn Kids Picture Books

JP WIMME

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2011]	Cuento De Luz	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 25 x 26 cm	English	Available Central Kids Picture Books JP WIMME Columbia Pike Kids Picture Books JP WIMME Glencarlyn Kids Picture Books JP WIMME Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

Luna has a passion for words. She loves their light and they make her smile. But one day she notices that, little by little, the beautiful, magnificent, fun words are disappearing, so she decided to do something about it.

9) Big brown bear's cave

Author

Zommer, Yuval

Publisher

Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Cherrydale Kids Picture Books

JP ZOMME

Westover Kids Picture Books

JP ZOMME

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	First U.S. edition, Reinforced trade edition.	Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 27 cm	English	Available Cherrydale Kids Picture Books JP ZOMME Westover Kids Picture Books JP ZOMME Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

A bear sees that humans fill their garages, or "caves," with things and he decides to do the same, until there is no room for him to even move around in his cave home.

10) Lawrence in the fall

Author

Farina, Matthew

Publisher

Disney-Hyperion

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Westover Kids Picture Books has 2

JP FARIN

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2019]	First edition.	Disney-Hyperion	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm	English	Available Westover Kids Picture Books has 2 JP FARIN Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

Lawrence the fox accompanies his father into the forest to collect something to take to his school show-and-tell, and while briefly lost and alone, Lawrence encounters the beauty of nature and finds exactly what he needs.

11) Ebenezer has a word for everything

Author

Rowe, Chelsea

Publisher

Peachtree Publishers

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Central Kids Picture Books

JP ROWE

Shirlington Kids Picture Books has 2

JP ROWE

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2018]	First edition.	Peachtree Publishers	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm	English	Available Central Kids Picture Books JP ROWE Shirlington Kids Picture Books has 2 JP ROWE	More Info

Description

12) Finding treasure: a collection of collections

"Ebenezer collects words. No one appreciates his efforts until he meets a friend who writes stories and could use a word or two"-- Ebenezer collects words. But it’s hard to find someone who shares his passion. No one seems to understand Ebenezer’s word collections, but his efforts are finally appreciated when he meets Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald doesn’t have a word collection―but he does have lots of ideas. Together, they can make stories. Chelsea...

Author

Schaub, Michelle

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Central Kids New Picture Books

JP SCHAU

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2019]	Charlesbridge	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm	English	Available Central Kids New Picture Books JP SCHAU Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

Told in rhyming text, a child approaches her assignment to bring to class something she collects, by exploring the "collections" of her family and friends, and embarking on her personal quest to develop her own collection. Includes a note and suggestions for children starting a collection.

13) The giants and the Joneses

Author

Donaldson, Julia

Publisher

Henry Holt

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Central Kids Fiction

JF DONAL

Cherrydale Kids Fiction

JF DONAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2005.	Henry Holt	215 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm	English	Available Central Kids Fiction JF DONAL Cherrydale Kids Fiction JF DONAL	More Info

14) The weaver

Author

Shi, Qian

Publisher

Andersen Press USA

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Cherrydale Kids Picture Books

JP SHI

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	American edition.	Andersen Press USA	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 25 cm	English	Available Cherrydale Kids Picture Books JP SHI Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

Stanley the spider must make a new start after rain comes and collapses the home he has spun and filled with his collection of seeds, twigs, leaves, and other precious items.

15) The two Mutch sisters

Author

Brendler, Carol

Publisher

Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Shirlington Kids Picture Books

JP BREND

Westover Kids Picture Books

JP BREND

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2018]	Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 29 cm	English	Available Shirlington Kids Picture Books JP BREND Westover Kids Picture Books JP BREND	More Info

Description

Ruby and Violet Mutch, a matched pair, have always collected things in pairs, but when their house will no longer hold everything, Ruby packs her things and moves out.

16) The Collectors

Author

West, Jacqueline

Series

Collectors (Jacqueline West) volume 1

Publisher

Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Central Kids New Fiction has 2

JF WEST

Shirlington Kids New Fiction

JF WEST

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	First edition.	Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers	376 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available Central Kids New Fiction has 2 JF WEST Shirlington Kids New Fiction JF WEST	More Info

Description

Overlooked in class, a hearing-impaired boy who collects lost or discarded trinkets discovers a dangerous underground world full of stolen wishes and the people who collect them.

17) Hector the collector

Author

Beeny, Emily A

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

Shirlington Kids Picture Books

JP BEENY

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2017.	First edition.	Roaring Brook Press	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 29 cm	English	Available Shirlington Kids Picture Books JP BEENY Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

Hector begins collecting acorns of different sizes and shapes and is teased about it when his classmates find out, until their teacher explains about collections and asks who else has one. Includes author's note about various kinds of collections.

18) In a jar

Author

Marcero, Deborah

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

3 copies, 4 people are on the wait list.

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2020]	G. P. Putnam's Sons	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.	English	Checked Out 3 copies, 4 people are on the wait list. Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

Description

When Llewellyn, a little rabbit who collects ordinary things in jars, meets a young girl named Evelyn, he joins with her to capture the extraordinary.

19) The hero revealed

Author

Boniface, William

Series

Extraordinary adventures of Ordinary Boy volume 1

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Westover Kids Fiction

JF BONIF

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2006]	HarperCollins	294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.	English	Available Westover Kids Fiction JF BONIF	More Info

Description

Ordinary Boy, the only resident of Superopolis without a superpower, uncovers and foils a sinister plot to destroy the town.

20) The matchbox diary

Author

Fleischman, Paul

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2013]	First edition.	Candlewick Press	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm	English	Checked Out Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info

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