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Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah /

Thompson, Laurie Ann,


School Library Journal starred, March 2015. Booklist, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2015. Christian Library, March 2016. Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2015. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Library Journal. Previously depicted in the film Emmanuel's Gift, the inspiring story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal starred, March 2015. Booklist, February 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2015. Christian Library, March 2016. Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2015. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Library Journal. Previously depicted in the film Emmanuel's Gift, the inspiring story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist.

Date Published:2015

Crenshaw /

Applegate, Katherine,


School Library Journal starred, August 2015. Horn Book Starred, September 2015. Pub Weekly, June 2015. Booklist, September 2015. Kirkus Review, July 2015. School Library Journal starred. Horn Book Starred. Pub Weekly. Library Media Connection starred, January 2016. Horn Book, April 2016. Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, "A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal starred, August 2015. Horn Book Starred, September 2015. Pub Weekly, June 2015. Booklist, September 2015. Kirkus Review, July 2015. School Library Journal starred. Horn Book Starred. Pub Weekly. Library Media Connection starred, January 2016. Horn Book, April 2016. Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, "A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

When friendship followed me home /

Griffin, Paul, 1966-,


School Library Journal, April 2016. Library Media Connection starred, October 2016. Pub Weekly, March 2016. Kirkus Starred, March 2016. New York Times, June 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2016. Junior Library Guild. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2016. Kirkus starred, March 15, 2016. Publisher's Weekly starred, March 28, 2016. Booklist, July 01, 2016. Horn book guide, Seventh-grader Ben, always an outsider, is led into a deep friendship with Halley, who is being treated for cancer, by the special dog he and his adoptive mother take in.
Date Published:2017

School Library Journal, April 2016. Library Media Connection starred, October 2016. Pub Weekly, March 2016. Kirkus Starred, March 2016. New York Times, June 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2016. Junior Library Guild. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2016. Kirkus starred, March 15, 2016. Publisher's Weekly starred, March 28, 2016. Booklist, July 01, 2016. Horn book guide, Seventh-grader Ben, always an outsider, is led into a deep friendship with Halley, who is being treated for cancer, by the special dog he and his adoptive mother take in.

Date Published:2017

The giving tree /

Silverstein, Shel,


Book Report. School Library Journal, January 2015. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Horn Book, October 2003. Book Report, March 1997. A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
Date Published:1964

The wall /

Bunting, Eve, 1928-,


Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Wilson's Children. A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
Date Published:1990

Green Wilma /

Arnold, Tedd,


School Library Jl. Booklist. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Bowker Best Bks Elem. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. School Library Journal. Waking up with a frog-like appearance, Wilma proves disruptive at school as she searches for some tasty flies.
Date Published:1998

Goldilicious /

Kann, Victoria,


Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. A little girl and her brother play with her imaginary gold-horned unicorn that can float on water, fly, and turn herself into a fairy princess.
Date Published:2009

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 1 : Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets : the sixth epic novel /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, February 2004. Horn Book, April 2004. A snotty situation ensues when Melvin Sneedley, an academically-gifted student, turns into the Bionic Booger Boy and must be stopped by George, Harold, and Captain Underpants. By flipping the pages, the reader may view animated illustrations.
Date Published:2003

Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, February 2004. Horn Book, April 2004. A snotty situation ensues when Melvin Sneedley, an academically-gifted student, turns into the Bionic Booger Boy and must be stopped by George, Harold, and Captain Underpants. By flipping the pages, the reader may view animated illustrations.

Date Published:2003

The truth as told by Mason Buttle /

Connor, Leslie,


"Ages 8-12"--Back cover. School Library Journal starred, November 2017. Pub Weekly, November 2017. Kirkus Starred, October 2017. Booklist, November 2017. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2018. School Library Journal starred. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Junior Library Guild. Horn Book, March 2018. "Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason's learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason's best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family's orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can't understand why Lieutenant Baird won't believe the story Mason has told about that day. Both Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He's desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin, and eventually, Benny. But will anyone believe him?"--Amazon.
Date Published:2020

"Ages 8-12"--Back cover. School Library Journal starred, November 2017. Pub Weekly, November 2017. Kirkus Starred, October 2017. Booklist, November 2017. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2018. School Library Journal starred. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Junior Library Guild. Horn Book, March 2018. "Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason's learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason's best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family's orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can't understand why Lieutenant Baird won't believe the story Mason has told about that day. Both Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He's desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin, and eventually, Benny. But will anyone believe him?"--Amazon.

Date Published:2020

Juggling /

Jaffe, Elizabeth Dana,


Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist, May 2002. Provides a history of juggling and instructions for performing several juggling tricks as performed in the United States, China, and Israel.
Date Published:2002

Leo the snow leopard : the true story of an amazing rescue /

Hatkoff, Juliana,


Publisher's Weekly, September 27, 2010. School library journal, October 2010. Booklist, October 15, 2010. Horn book guide, Wilson Children's core collection. Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, The true story of a snow leopard named Leo who traveled from Pakistan to the Bronx Zoo to find a home.
Date Published:2010

Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space (and the subsequent assault of the equally evil lunchroom zombie nerds) : the third epic novel /

Pilkey, Dav,


School Library Journal. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Horn Book. Horn Book, April 2016. School Library Journal, November 1999. Booklist starred, September 1999. Publishers Weekly, July 1999. Booklist, May 1999. New York Times, June 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 1999. Kirkus Review, July 1999. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Horn Book. Only Captain Underpants can stop the three evil space aliens who have invaded Jerome Horwitz Elementary School and turned everyone into lunchroom zombie nerds.
Date Published:1999

School Library Journal. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Horn Book. Horn Book, April 2016. School Library Journal, November 1999. Booklist starred, September 1999. Publishers Weekly, July 1999. Booklist, May 1999. New York Times, June 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 1999. Kirkus Review, July 1999. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Horn Book. Only Captain Underpants can stop the three evil space aliens who have invaded Jerome Horwitz Elementary School and turned everyone into lunchroom zombie nerds.

Date Published:1999

Pie /

Weeks, Sarah,


School Library Journal starred, September 2011. Library Media Connection starred, November 2011. Publisher's Weekly, August 2011. Booklist, September 2011. Kirkus Starred, September 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2011. Teacher Librarian, April 2011. Publisher's Weekly, August 29, 2011. Booklist, September 01, 2011. Kirkus starred, September 01, 2011. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, December 2011. Horn book guide, ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Alice's Aunt Polly passes away and entrusts the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, which she leaves in Alice's care, and as everyone, including Alice, tries to discover the secret ingredients, Alice learns some important lessons about faith, love, and family.
Date Published:2011

School Library Journal starred, September 2011. Library Media Connection starred, November 2011. Publisher's Weekly, August 2011. Booklist, September 2011. Kirkus Starred, September 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2011. Teacher Librarian, April 2011. Publisher's Weekly, August 29, 2011. Booklist, September 01, 2011. Kirkus starred, September 01, 2011. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, December 2011. Horn book guide, ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Alice's Aunt Polly passes away and entrusts the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, which she leaves in Alice's care, and as everyone, including Alice, tries to discover the secret ingredients, Alice learns some important lessons about faith, love, and family.

Date Published:2011

The tiny seed /

Carle, Eric,


Reprint. Originally published: New York : Crowell, 1970. Booklist. Booklist. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
Date Published:1987

Dragon's merry Christmas /

Pilkey, Dav,


Horn Book. A. K. SLJ. HB. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Dragon has a merry time in the Christmas season, decorating a tree outdoors, making a chocolate candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with needy animals.
Date Published:2003

A picture book of Lewis and Clark /

Adler, David A.,


School Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. School Library Journal, March 2003. Booklist, February 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.
Date Published:2003

The Gingerbread Girl goes animal crackers /

Ernst, Lisa Campbell,


School Library Journal, December 2011. Library Media Connection starred, January 2012. Publisher's Weekly, October 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Kirkus Review, September 2011. Kirkus, September 15, 2011. Publisher's Weekly, October 03, 2011. Horn book guide, Wilson Children's core collection. Wilson's Children, October 2012. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, The Gingerbread Girl, who once escaped the fox that devoured her brother, must now try to save from a similar fate the animal crackers she received as a birthday gift.
Date Published:2011

School Library Journal, December 2011. Library Media Connection starred, January 2012. Publisher's Weekly, October 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Kirkus Review, September 2011. Kirkus, September 15, 2011. Publisher's Weekly, October 03, 2011. Horn book guide, Wilson Children's core collection. Wilson's Children, October 2012. Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, The Gingerbread Girl, who once escaped the fox that devoured her brother, must now try to save from a similar fate the animal crackers she received as a birthday gift.

Date Published:2011

Caves : mysteries beneath our feet /

Harrison, David Lee,


"Earthworks"--Cover. School Library Journal. Booklist. ALA Booklist. School Library Journal, October 2001. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2009. Booklist, September 2001. Library Talk, January 2002. Catholic Library World, March 2002. Science and Children (N.S.T.A.), November 2003. Examines how natural forces combine to form caves, and looks at some of the many animals that make their homes in caves.
Date Published:2001

The Medusa plot /

Korman, Gordon,


School Library Journal, April 2012. Booklist, November 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Resource Links, December 2011. Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought the search for the thirty-nine clues leading to the source of their family's power was over, but when Cahills are kidnapped by the Vespers, Amy and Dan find themselves with only a few day to fulfill a bizarre ransom request before their friends start dying.
Date Published:2011

School Library Journal, April 2012. Booklist, November 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Resource Links, December 2011. Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought the search for the thirty-nine clues leading to the source of their family's power was over, but when Cahills are kidnapped by the Vespers, Amy and Dan find themselves with only a few day to fulfill a bizarre ransom request before their friends start dying.

Date Published:2011

The pumpkin runner /

Arnold, Marsha Diane,


Wilson's Children. Five Owls. Publisher's Weekly. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Five Owls, November 1998. Publisher's Weekly, October 1998. Booklist, November 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 1998. Kirkus Review, September 1998. Christian Library, January 1999. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. School Library Journal. Wilson's Children's Catalog. An Australian sheep rancher who eats pumpkins for energy enters a race from Melbourne to Sydney, despite people laughing at his eccentricities.
Date Published:1998

Wilson's Children. Five Owls. Publisher's Weekly. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Five Owls, November 1998. Publisher's Weekly, October 1998. Booklist, November 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 1998. Kirkus Review, September 1998. Christian Library, January 1999. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. School Library Journal. Wilson's Children's Catalog. An Australian sheep rancher who eats pumpkins for energy enters a race from Melbourne to Sydney, despite people laughing at his eccentricities.

Date Published:1998