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No Brainer

Kinney, Jeff,


When the town threatens to close their crumbling middle school and Greg realizes he'd have to go to a different school than his best friend, he rallies his classmates to save their school before it's shuttered for good.
Date Published:2023

The Getaway /

Kinney, Jeff,


Junior Library Guild. Horn Book, November 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
Date Published:2017

Big Jim Begins

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


School Library Journal starred, December 2024. Kirkus Review, ". . . discover the origin of [the] characters from the 'Dog Man' series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city"--Amazon.
Date Published:2024

Heroes /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


"A note to the reader: In order to accurately reflect the historical time period, some characters' dialogue in this book includes racially offensive language that was used in the United States during the 1940s"--T.p. verso. Booklist starred, January 2024. Publishers Weekly, January 2024. Horn Book, March 2024. Kirkus Review, January 2024. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, "December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. Stanley's mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he's never known before--he's now seen as the 'enemy,' and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand what Stanley will now face. Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

"A note to the reader: In order to accurately reflect the historical time period, some characters' dialogue in this book includes racially offensive language that was used in the United States during the 1940s"--T.p. verso. Booklist starred, January 2024. Publishers Weekly, January 2024. Horn Book, March 2024. Kirkus Review, January 2024. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, "December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. Stanley's mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he's never known before--he's now seen as the 'enemy,' and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand what Stanley will now face. Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

A rover's story /

Warga, Jasmine,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. New York Times, November 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2022. Resilience is a Mars rover built to explore the Red Planet. He's a robot but as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Finally, Res sets off for Mars with a friendly drone helicopter named Fly, and he soon realizes that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs, but Res is determined to live up to his name and make sure the mission succeeds.
Date Published:2022

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. New York Times, November 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2022. Resilience is a Mars rover built to explore the Red Planet. He's a robot but as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Finally, Res sets off for Mars with a friendly drone helicopter named Fly, and he soon realizes that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs, but Res is determined to live up to his name and make sure the mission succeeds.

Date Published:2022

Restart /

Korman, Gordon,


ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal starred, May 2017. Library Media Connection starred, August 2017. Publisher's Weekly, April 2017. Booklist, March 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2017. Teacher Librarian, December 2017. Kirkus Review, April 2017. Resource Links, October 2017. Junior Library Guild. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes.
Date Published:2018

ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal starred, May 2017. Library Media Connection starred, August 2017. Publisher's Weekly, April 2017. Booklist, March 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2017. Teacher Librarian, December 2017. Kirkus Review, April 2017. Resource Links, October 2017. Junior Library Guild. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes.

Date Published:2018

The strangers /

Haddix, Margaret Peterson,


Junior Library Guild. Pub Weekly, February 2019. Booklist, February 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2019. Kirkus Review, February 2019. Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Told from separate viewpoints, Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone, ages twelve, ten, and eight, investigate why their mother went missing and uncover their ties to an alternate world.
Date Published:2019

Brawl of the Wild

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Kirkus Review, "When Dog Man is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit, his friends work to prove his innocence"--OCLC.
Date Published:2021

Lifeboat 12 /

Hood, Susan, 1954-,


School Library Journal starred, May 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2018. Kirkus Review, June 2018. School Library Journal starred. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Review. School Library Journal Starred, Library Media Connection, November 2018. Horn Book Guide, Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Notable Children's Trade Books. In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal starred, May 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2018. Kirkus Review, June 2018. School Library Journal starred. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Review. School Library Journal Starred, Library Media Connection, November 2018. Horn Book Guide, Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Notable Children's Trade Books. In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.

Date Published:2018

White bird : a wonder story /

Palacio, R. J.,


"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, September 2019. Publishers Weekly, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, July 2019. Booklist, October 2019. New York Times, December 2019. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, ALA Booklist. Publishers Weekly. "Tells the story of Julian's grandma's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, September 2019. Publishers Weekly, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, July 2019. Booklist, October 2019. New York Times, December 2019. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, ALA Booklist. Publishers Weekly. "Tells the story of Julian's grandma's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend"--OCLC.

Date Published:2019

The war that saved my life /

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker,


Booklist, December 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. ALA Booklist. Newbery Medal/Honor. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
Date Published:2016

Booklist, December 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2015. Library Media Connection, October 2015. ALA Booklist. Newbery Medal/Honor. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.

Date Published:2016

Diary of a wimpy kid : Double Down /

Kinney, Jeff,


Horn Book, October 2017. "The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

Horn Book, October 2017. "The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2016

Moon Rising

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-,


Horn Book Guide, Horn Book, October 2015. Horn book guide, When Moonwatcher, a young NightWing with secret powers, begins school at the academy started by the dragonets of destiny after the end of the war, she soon realizes that someone is attacking the students. Moon must choose whether to help or continue to hide her gifts.
Date Published:2015

Ghosts /

Telgemeier, Raina,


School Library Journal starred, June 2016. Booklist starred, June 2016. Pub Weekly, June 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, September 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2016. Library Media Connection starred, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. Kirkus starred, July 15, 2016. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2016. Horn book guide starred, Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, June 2016. Booklist starred, June 2016. Pub Weekly, June 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, September 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2016. Library Media Connection starred, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. Kirkus starred, July 15, 2016. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2016. Horn book guide starred, Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.

Date Published:2016

Four eyes /

Ogle, Rex,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, May 2023. Booklist starred, June 2023. Publishers Weekly, March 2023. Kirkus Review, March 2023. Horn Book, July 2023. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, May 2023. Booklist starred, June 2023. Publishers Weekly, March 2023. Kirkus Review, March 2023. Horn Book, July 2023. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Raid of no return

Hale, Nathan, 1976-,


Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, February 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, After Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, a new generation of pilots was recruited to fly bombing missions for the U.S. Sixteen of them were requested for a dangerous secret assignment.
Date Published:2017

One for sorrow : a ghost story /

Hahn, Mary Downing,


Publisher's Weekly, May 2017. Booklist, May 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2017. Kirkus Review, May 2017. Library Media Connection, May 2017. Horn Book, May 2017. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she'll be Annie's best--and only--friend soon"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

Publisher's Weekly, May 2017. Booklist, May 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2017. Kirkus Review, May 2017. Library Media Connection, May 2017. Horn Book, May 2017. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she'll be Annie's best--and only--friend soon"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2017

The mark of Athena / Heroes of Olympus #3 /

Riordan, Rick,


Kirkus, November 01, 2012. Kirkus Review, November 2012. Horn Book, April 2013. Choice, April 2013. Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Horn book guide, IRA Young Adults' Award. The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death.
Date Published:2012

Kirkus, November 01, 2012. Kirkus Review, November 2012. Horn Book, April 2013. Choice, April 2013. Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Horn book guide, IRA Young Adults' Award. The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death.

Date Published:2012

Two degrees /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, November 2022. Kirkus Review, August 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2022. Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florid--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.
Date Published:2022

Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, November 2022. Kirkus Review, August 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2022. Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florid--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.

Date Published:2022

Allies /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


Junior Library Guild. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal starred, October 2019. Booklist starred, September 2019. Pub Weekly, August 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. New York Times, November 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019. Library Media Connection starred, January 2020. It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
Date Published:2019

Junior Library Guild. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal starred, October 2019. Booklist starred, September 2019. Pub Weekly, August 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. New York Times, November 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019. Library Media Connection starred, January 2020. It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.

Date Published:2019