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Lucy Rose : big on plans

Kelly, Katy.


School Library Journal, June 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Kirkus Review, June 2005. School Library Journal. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. Lucy Rose records in her diary her special summer plans--to make a keychain for her mother, to help decorate the living room, to prevent her parents' divorce, to vanquish some squirrels, and to enjoy a ninth birthday adventure with her father.
Date Published:2005

Pig bride. 1 /

Huh, KookHwa.


Translated from the Korean. "First published in Korea in 2007 by Haksan Pub. Co. Ltd"--Colophon. May include a color poster. On Si-Joon's sixteen birthday, the strange girl in a pig mask whom he has been dreaming about since he was a child appears in his room declaring that she has come to share their first night together as husband and wife.
Date Published:2009

Mary Leakey : archaeologist who really dug her work

Venezia, Mike.


A biography of Mary Leakey, archaeologist who traveled to Africa's Serengeti and reshaped what we know about our pre-human ancestors.
Date Published:2009

The John Hancock Club

Borden, Louise.


School Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. Third-grader Sean McFerrin wants to be part of the good penmanship club, but it all depends on how well he learns the new cursive writing.
Date Published:2007

Giraffes can't dance

Andreae, Giles, 1966-


Publisher's Weekly. Horn book guide, Kirkus, July 01, 2001. School library journal, October 2001. Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Date Published:1999

Harvest of empire : a history of Latinos in America

Gonzalez, Juan.


Wilson's Senior High School. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Traces the history of Latinos in America, focusing on the contributions that Hispanic groups have made to national prosperity.
Date Published:2000

Saving earth's animals

Rossiter, Brienna.


Includes index. "This book explains the causes and effects of endangered animals, as well as what individuals and groups can do to help protect them"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Folly

Jocelyn, Marthe.


Publisher's Weekly, April 2010. Kirkus Starred, April 2010. Booklist, April 2010. Horn Book, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Booklist. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. School Library Journal, July 2010. Publisher's Weekly, April 2010. Booklist, April 2010. Kirkus Starred, April 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010. Library Media Connection, August 2010. In a parallel narrative set in late nineteenth-century England, teenaged country girl Mary Finn relates the unhappy conclusion to her experiences as a young servant in an aristocratic London household while, years later, young James Nelligan describes how he comes to leave his beloved foster family to live and be educated at London's famous Foundling Hospital.
Date Published:2010

Publisher's Weekly, April 2010. Kirkus Starred, April 2010. Booklist, April 2010. Horn Book, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Booklist. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. School Library Journal, July 2010. Publisher's Weekly, April 2010. Booklist, April 2010. Kirkus Starred, April 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010. Library Media Connection, August 2010. In a parallel narrative set in late nineteenth-century England, teenaged country girl Mary Finn relates the unhappy conclusion to her experiences as a young servant in an aristocratic London household while, years later, young James Nelligan describes how he comes to leave his beloved foster family to live and be educated at London's famous Foundling Hospital.

Date Published:2010

The Nature Boy : pro wrestler Ric Flair

Kaelberer, Angie Peterson.


Traces the life and career of the professional wrestler Ric Flair.
Date Published:2004

Detective LaRue : letters from the investigation

Teague, Mark.


Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). School Library Journal, October 2004. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2005. Publisher's Weekly, July 2004. Booklist, October 2004. Horn Book, April 2005. Kirkus Review, August 2004. Library Media Connection, February 2005. Parents' Choice, January 2004. While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives letters from her dog Ike who has been falsely accused of harming the neighbor's cats and is trying to clear his name.
Date Published:2004

Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). School Library Journal, October 2004. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2005. Publisher's Weekly, July 2004. Booklist, October 2004. Horn Book, April 2005. Kirkus Review, August 2004. Library Media Connection, February 2005. Parents' Choice, January 2004. While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives letters from her dog Ike who has been falsely accused of harming the neighbor's cats and is trying to clear his name.

Date Published:2004

The queen of Eene

Prelutsky, Jack.


Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. Fourteen humorous poems including "Poor Old Penelope," "Curious Clyde," and "Uncle Bungle.".
Date Published:1978

Sports great Hakeem Olajuwon

Knapp, Ron.


Includes index. Booklist. Horn Book. Book Report. Describes the life and career of the noted Houston Rockets basketball player, from his childhood to the present.
Date Published:1992

Hat tricks

Kitamura, Satoshi.


First published in Great Britain in 2019. Booklist, February 01, 2020. School library journal, March 2020. Kirkus starred, December 15, 2019. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2020. Horn book, May 2020. A rabbit in a hat performs a magic show.
Date Published:2020

Lucky

Vail, Rachel.


School Library Journal. Booklist. As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family's security--as well as Phoebe's social status--but ultimately it teaches her the real meaning of friendship.
Date Published:2008

The mystery of the wild ponies

Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979.


While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.
Date Published:2000

Blameless : a novel of vampires, werewolves, and unexpected surprises

Carriger, Gail.


Wilson's Fiction, February 2013. Queen Victoria dismisses Lady Maccon from the Shadow Council, Lord Akeldama unexpectedly leaves town, and when Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating that all of London's vampires want her dead, she flees to Italy in search of the mysterious Templars.
Date Published:2010

Cell phones and distracted driving

Stewart, Gail B., 1949 (Gail Barbara)


The distractions of driving -- The science of distraction -- Cell phones and the law -- Have laws reduced cell phone distraction? -- Other efforts to reduce cell phone use by drivers. Cell phones, while providing an easy means communication, have been cited as the cause of thousands of deadly driving accidents throughout the United States.
Date Published:2014

Falling out of place

Higgins, M. G.


School Library Journal, March 2013. Publisher's Weekly, December 2012. Booklist, February 2013. Kirkus Review, December 2012. Gabby Herrera struggles for acceptance from her parents who want her to be just like her responsible, obedient sister Celia, and finds herself drinking more and her life getting out of control.
Date Published:2013

Using math in science

Mapua, Jeff.


Using arithmetic in science -- Using geometry in science -- Using algebra in science -- Using probability and statistics in science. Library Media Connection, May 2018. Text and color illustrations explore using math in science, from geometry in astrophysics to algebra in biology.
Date Published:2018

The world's fastest superbikes

Sievert, Terri.


Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest racing motorcycles.
Date Published:2002