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Initial insult volume 1
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English
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Ostracized by the elite community of Amontillado, Ohio, after the disappearance of her parents, Tress organizes a Halloween costume party at an abandoned house, where she launches a macabre plan to force a popular former friend to confess what she knows.
Author
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It's eleven days after Christmas and Lucía yearns to be in lush Puerto Rico celebrating Día de los Reyes with family and friends. But this year, instead of dancing and singing in the parrandas of her Puerto Rican neighborhood, she is surrounded by cold and silence in snow-blanketed Ohio. How will she ever be able to guide the Three Kings to her new home in the frosty Midwest? This picture book is a celebration of Puerto Rican culture, heartwarming...
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Language
English
Description
"Jake is just starting to enjoy life as his school’s first openly gay kid. While his family and friends are accepting and supportive, the same can’t be said about everyone in their small town of Barton Springs, Ohio. When Jake’s dad hangs a comically large pride flag in their front yard in an overblown show of love, the mayor begins to receive complaints. A few people are even concerned the flag will lead to something truly outlandish:...
4) Double Dutch
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nicholas and his ten-year-old, twin sisters, Hetty and Haley, spend the summer with their Great-Uncle Nick at Forsaken Lake, where he and their new friend Charlie investigate the truth about an accident involving their families many years before.
6) Act 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Jack and Louisa are excited to be the leads in Shaker Heights Middle School's upcoming production of Guys and Dolls, but a mysterious new director threatens to upend their dreams.
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Language
English
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"Paige Miller is determined to take her basketball team to the state championship, maybe even beyond. But as March Madness heats up, Paige falls deathly ill. Days later, she wakes up attached to an IV and learns that the whole world has perished. Everyone she loves, and all of her dreams for the future-- they’re gone. But Paige is a warrior. She pushes through her fear and her grief and gets through each day scrounging for food, for shelter, for...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fiona the hippo faces the challenges of growing up with an "I've got this!" attitude.
Born prematurely, at only 29 pounds, Fiona was not expected to live. But her spunk and determination (along with lots of love and support from her caregivers at the zoo) helped her thrive and become a happy, healthy hippopotamus. With every challenge she faced, Fiona let out a snort, wiggled her ears, and said "I've got this." And she did! In this delightful story,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Two weeks at Camp Curtain-Up is just what Jack and Louisa need to fuel their passion for theater: Broadway musical sing-alongs, outdoor rehearsals, and tons of new MTNs (musical theater nerds) to meet... maybe even a special someone. It almost feels like fate when the two friends return home to find local auditions for The Sound of Music. But as Louisa fantasizes about frolicking in the Alps, Jack gets tempted by a student-run drama competition that...
Author
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"Cada invierno, Lucía espera con entusiasmo las coloridas festividades del día de Reyes, incluyendo las fiestas tradicionales, las golosinas deliciosas y los regalos que traen los tres Reyes Magos para que los niños disfruten. Ese año todo es diferente. En vez de bailar y cantar en las parandas de su vecindario puertorriqueño, Lucia va envuelta en un brigo mientras hace ángeles de nieve en un jardín gris de Ohio. ¿Quién guiará a los Reyes...
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