Catalog Search Results
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
On her first day at her new school, Chrissa is seated with three girls who greet her with teasing and tricks. They bully Chrissa in class, on the bus, online, and even at swim club. When the taunting goes too far, Chrissa must find a way to stand strong.
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Blaire Wilson! She's a creative girl with bold ideas and a big heart. Chef. Decorator. Chicken wrangler. Blaire does it all at her family's restaurant, inn and farm. Her recent food allergy has made her time in the kitchen--and the time with friends--a little tough. But now she's got the perfect distraction--a wedding to plan! With her BFF by her side, and a million creative ideas saved on her tablet, Blaire is sure she can make the farm's first...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Blaire is determined to find a BIG idea for the Community Service Challenge. Her project becomes personal when she befriends a young girl at the local food pantry. With a love of cooking and a farm full of fresh ingredients, Blaire soon has a plan for making a difference.
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Meet Josefina Montoya, a nine-year-old girl growing up in New Mexico in 1824. Josefina and her sisters have been struggling ever since Mamá died a year ago. When Mamá's sister, Tía Dolores, comes to live on their rancho, the girls are overjoyed. But Tía Dolores has lots of new ideas! She starts a family weaving business. And she teaches the girls to read, something Mamá never learned to do. Josefina worries that all of Tía Dolores's changes...
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Julie is a fun-loving, happy, spirited girl, full of energy and new ideas but prone to fits of despair at the upheaval of the world around her. She finds it a duty to stand up against the prejudices of the past. This is at least partially because she herself is affected by these prejudices, tormented by the class rumor mill for being a tomboy, an athlete, and a child of divorce, but she also feels for the other people who may be affected. Though Julie...
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Marie-Grace was born in New Orleans, but left after her mother and younger brother's deaths. She was brave as a young child, as told in backstory. However, years of moving and not having a stable home has changed her. She is now quite shy. She feels out of place after many moves on the East coast, as her father couldn't find the right place for them in the Northeast. Marie-Grace can be apprehensive, and at first she found it hard to stand up for herself....
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Samantha (occasionally nicknamed "Sam") is an orphan who, at the start of the series, is living with her old-fashioned Grandmary. Samantha only remembers her parents a little bit. She seeks the approval of Grandmary and does not want to disappoint her or worry her. She has been partially raised by her Uncle Gardner, and he is very much a father figure in her life; she wants to please him as well and does not want to be left out of his life even after...
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
From her family's New Mexican rancho comes the story of Josefina Montoya. She's trying to preserve what is precious after her mother's passing. When her mother's sister comes to live with Josefina's family, she is overjoyed. But Josefina must learn how to remain faithful to the old ways while helping her sisters and father open up to new ones.
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Cécile comes from a well-to-do and highly regarded family within the New Orleans community. Cécile wishes to become a stage actress, and shows a talent for storytelling, recitation, and poetry when she volunteers her time at the Holy Trinity Orphanage. Unlike Marie-Grace, Cécile is homeschooled. She finds her lessons to be boring. She especially dislikes writing. Cecile takes voice lessons with Marie-Grace, but unlike Marie-Grace, she doesn't feel...
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Kaya is a Native American girl of the Nimíipuu, or Nez Perce tribe. Her stories are set prior to permanent settlement of the area by Caucasians. The stories are post-Western contact, as evidenced by the fact the tribe has horses and her grandmother has pock-marks from prior contact that has led to disease. Kaya is a very active young girl, fitting with an outdoor lifestyle. She swims in the river every morning with the other girls. She cares greatly...
Series
Pub. Date
uuuu
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Nanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to "dip her paddle in" and be useful. She knows she's grown-up enough to help in her grandparents' market. But before she can prove that she's ready for more responsibility, the unthinkable happens: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, the naval base where her father works, and America is at war! With friends and family missing, and rumors of more attacks to come, Nanea worries...
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Maryellen Larkin is nine years old and longs to stand out, but in a family with five brothers and sisters it's easy to get lost in the shuffle! A painting mishap gains her some attention, but not the kind she's been longing for. Being invited to stay in at recess and practice her handwriting earns Maryellen a new friend, but what does that mean for her old friendships? Then, Maryellen is wishing for a white Christmas like the ones in the movies (not...
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Melody can't wait to sing her first solo at church! What song will she choose? She gets advice from her big brother, who has his sights set on becoming a Motown star, and she gets inspiration from the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Melody's also inspired by her older sister, who's home from college with new ideas about making things fair. What isn't fair is their cousins' struggle to buy a house. Melody learns that they're not welcome in certain...
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
An inspirational side of the Civil War era comes to life in the courageous story of Addy Walker. Along with her mother, Addy is escaping slavery to find her father and brother, who've been sold away. Once Addy arrives in Philadelphia, she hopes that her family will be together again soon-and discovers that freedom isn't always fair.
17) Meet Julie, 1974
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In 1974, after Julie's parents divorce, she moves to a new San Francisco neighborhood where the school does not have a girls' basketball team, so she fights for the right to play on the boys' team.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When Rebecca helps her injured neighbor, Mr. Rossi, by caring for his pigeons, she discovers a strange black pigeon with an eerie message warning Mr. Rossi of danger, and consults a fortune teller to learn if she is in danger, as well.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When an archaeologist's priceless jewel goes missing during a 1906 ocean liner voyage to Europe, eleven-year-old Samantha tries to discover which of the first-class passengers is the thief. Includes French glossary and historical information on travel and archaeology in the early twentieth century.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request