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Cave of the Crystal Dragon
Author(s):
West, Tracey, 1965-
Howells, Graham,
Description:
While trying to rescue their friend Griffith, Drake and Rori team up with a boy named Llew and try to gain the trust of a Crystal Dragon. (4/15)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Wes
Running in flip-flops from the end of the world
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Description:
When twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway and his friends are left home from Beach Bash, aka the greatest party of the year, only to realize that everyone in town has disappeared without a trace, they do what any smart, responsible kids would do ... have the best day ever! No parental supervision sounds fun for a while, but forever is a long time. And soon the gang starts to notice strange things happening around town, and they're only getting stranger. They have to figure out what happened to their families. It seems like getting to the beach will answer all their questions . . . but the only problem is that some mysterious force seems determined to prevent them from making it there. Eddie knows that this is a clear sign--obviously they should be focused on having as much fun as possible for as long as possible. But everyone deals with the fear differently, and soon the friendships begin to fracture. Can Eddie find a way to get all his friends on the same page? And will they ever make it to the beach??? (4/15)
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Book
Call Number:
J FIC Rey
Keeping pace
Author(s):
Description:
Determined to regain her sense of accomplishment after losing her top-class ranking to Jonah, Grace decides to compete against him in a Labor Day half-marathon, but as they train together, she learns valuable lessons about what truly matters. (4/15)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Mor
Sing high, sing crow
Author(s):
Krulik, Nancy E.
Alder, Charlie,
Description:
Chirpy the chick learns that music is math and songs can solve noisy problems. (4/15)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Kru
Cruzita and the mariacheros
Author(s):
Granillo, Ashley Jean, 1987-
Description:
Cruzita must save her family's failing panaderia by winning a mariachi band contest--the only problem is she hates mariachi and cannot speak Spanish. (4/15)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Gra
The Racc Pack. 01
Author(s):
Cooke, Stephanie, 1986-
Gardner, Whitney,
Description:
Meet the Bin family, a trio of raccoons in the risky business of dumpster diving for all their needs. With Dusty's brains, ReRe's muscle, and Scraps's gadgets (please don't tell him he's almost definitely an opossum), the Binses are determined to leave no garbage bin unturned in their pursuit of the tastiest, most delicious trash they can find. When the family discovers a new upscale grocery store that's throwing away their perfectly good food at the end of each day, the Binses hatch a heist so daring it'll have them rolling in garbage all winter long. But a critter-despising CEO, Jeff Beans, and the high-tech defense system he's installed means liberating that trash is going to take all the skills the Racc Pack have...and maybe some help from a cat burglar with a mysterious past. (4/23)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Coo
Magnolia Wu unfolds it all
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Description:
Down at the bottom of the tall buildings of New York City, Magnolia Wu sits inside her parents’ laundromat. She has pinned every lost sock from the laundromat onto a bulletin board, in hopes that customers will return to retrieve them. But no one seems to have noticed. In fact, barely anyone has noticed Magnolia at all. What she doesn’t know is that this is about to be her most exciting summer yet. When Iris, a new friend from California arrives, they set off across the city to solve the mystery of each missing sock, asking questions in subways and delis and plant stores and pizzerias, meeting people and uncovering the unimaginable. (4/23)
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Book
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J FIC Mil
K is in trouble
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K is nice, polite, and always does as he's told. K is also always, always in trouble. No matter what he does or says, it seems there is someone ready to blame him for everything. K is in trouble for going to school. K is in trouble for staying home. K is in trouble for running an errand, getting sick, or just being thirsty. K gets into trouble with imperious crows, persnickety station agents, bombastic teachers, his own classmates...even one nice fresh carp. Whether it's his easily annoyed parents or prickly pedestrians on the street, K gets on everyone's bad side...and he didn't even do anything wrong! (4/23)
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Book
Call Number:
J FIC Cle
Tree. Table. Book.
Author(s):
Description:
Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope. (4/23)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Low
Lucky scramble
Author(s):
Description:
Twelve-year-old Tyler Goodman faces off against other competitive cubers at the Speed Cubing National Championships. (4.23)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Ray
Orris and Timble : the beginning
Author(s):
DiCamillo, Kate
Mok, Carmen,
Description:
Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences? (4/24)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC DiC
Adventuremice. Otter chaos
Author(s):
Reeve, Philip
McIntyre, Sarah,
Description:
Pedro is a tiny mouse, looking for a BIG adventure. So, he sets off in search of excitement--and very soon becomes swept up in the escapades of the Adventuremice! A brave, determined team, the Adventuremice keep the Mouse Islands safe from danger. Will Pedro be able to prove that he has a kind enough heart, and a strong enough nerve, to join the crew? (4/24)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Ree
The eXpets. 01
Author(s):
Description:
Bosco the dog loves being a house pet, loves his comfy dog bed and nice big house and, of course, his favorite toy kitty. So when two burglars break in, Bosco defends his home with all his might, which includes releasing some well-timed--and near supersonic--stink that repels the would-be thieves. With his foes in retreat, Bosco thinks it's all over...until a robot descends from the sky. The flying robot delivers Bosco to the city and tells him that, due to his unusual "abilities," he's been chosen to become one of the eXpets, a team of superheroes with extraordinary abilities who team up to solve problems of all sizes. Bosco would be joining a turtle mastermind, a laser-eyed kitty, Wonder-Guppy, and Ginormous Gerbil. The mission? Rescuing the world's kittens, who have all gone mysteriously missing. Bosco isn't sure he's all that extraordinary and certainly doesn't enjoy tasks with a lot of pressure. But...how can he turn his back on kittens?! Can the ragtag group move past getting off on the wrong paw to track down the catnapped cuties and save the day? (4/24)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Tat
Benny Ramírez and the nearly departed
Author(s):
Description:
Twelve-year-old Cuban American Benny must help the ghost of his rich, famous, and morally bankrupt musician grandfather cross over to the other side before the New Year's Eve deadline. (4/24)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Iri
The cats of Silver Crescent
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While on a weeks-long visit to her aunt Verity's house, eleven-year-old Elsby discovers there is more to the cats living in the house next door than first meets the eye. (4/24)
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Book
Call Number:
J FIC Noe
Tryouts
Author(s):
Description:
It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make the cut and help the historically boys baseball team defend their 9-year championship title? Alexandra, also known as Al, has been playing baseball with her older brothers for as long as she can remember. But when she ages out of Little League, it seems like it's the end of the road for Al and the sport she loves. Until, that is, her friend Sammy suggests that Al try out for the middle school team -- a team that has always been boys-only.(5/10)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Sax
Curveball
Author(s):
Cartaya, Pablo
Wheeler, Lauren "Perry",
Description:
Elena Rueda loves baseball -- and is the best player on her team -- but recently has stopped having fun, so during a summer spent with her brother's quirky friends she reflects on who she is and maybe learns love to play again. (5/10)
Format:
Book
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J FIC Car
The secret library
Author(s):
Description:
Finding a mysterious letter from her late Grandpa, Dally is led straight to a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time, and she must find the courage to write her own life story as she "checks out" adventure after adventure. (5/10)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Mag
Plain Jane and the mermaid
Author(s):
Description:
Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It's a good plan! Or it would've been, if he wasn't kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last shot at happiness lost in the deep blue sea, Jane must venture to the world underwater to rescue her maybe-fiancé. But the depths of the ocean hold beautiful mysteries and dangerous creatures. What good can a plain Jane do? (5/10)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Bro
The stupendous switcheroo. 02 born to be bad
Author(s):
Description:
The Stupendous Switcheroo--Switch for short--used to idolize legendary superhero Vik Valor. He wanted to be just like him: a hero. But now that he has finally gotten used to waking up with new powers every day, Switch isn't so sure that Mr. Valor is one of the good guys. How could he be, if he put all of Switch's new friends' parents (who happen to be famous supervillains) in jail? Switch is left with only one course of action: Operation Jailbreak. Switch will have to get their families back, if he ever wants to find out the truth about Vik Valor--and himself. What else can you do if the good guys aren't really good? And if your parents are villains, were you born to be bad? (5/10)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Hei
Monti and Leo : a newcomer in Pocketville
Author(s):
Description:
Pocketville is a small town, set in its ways, and the arrival of a stranger causes a stir. Monti the mole is stunned one morning to find Leo the lizard hogging his special reading rock. When Monti visits the bakery and the library, he learns that the last cinnamon roll has been purchased, and the book he was waiting for has been checked out. What's a fastidious mole to do? (5/10)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Kan
Jerry, let me see the moon
Author(s):
Description:
Things get squirrely when Jerry discovers that his new town is a sanctuary for were-creatures, humans who turn into animals when the moon is full. (5/13)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Ebb
True colors
Author(s):
Description:
In the positivity-focused town of Serenity, Minnesota, twelve-year-old Mackenzie Werner, who can visually display her emotions as colorful haze, finds her perfect world challenged when a documentary maker arrives and the town's true emotions are exposed for everyone to see. (5/13)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Coo
Safiyyah's war
Author(s):
Description:
War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah's life changes for ever. Her best friend's family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city. It's not long before hundreds of persecuted Jews seek sanctuary at the mosque. Can Safiyyah find the courage to enter the treacherous catacombs under Paris and lead the Jews to safety? (5/13)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Kha
