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Computer Science and AI Kit 3-5 : Lego Education


Computer Science & AI Kit 321 LEGO® bricks, providing limitless hands-on possibilities Building instructions Interactive hardware 1 double motor 1 color sensor 1 connection card 1 USB charging cable Sturdy stackable box Classroom bundles include 6 kits along with: 2 multi-chargers 1 replacement pack of LEGO® bricks.
Date Published:2025

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

Carter, Ally,


School Library Journal starred, February 2020. Publishers Weekly, January 2020. Kirkus Review, January 2020. School Library Journal starred. Publishers Weekly. Kirkus Review. Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After years in foster care, April gets to live in a mansion where she and four other children are caught up in a mystery related to a missing heir, a lost legacy, and the Phantom.
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal starred, February 2020. Publishers Weekly, January 2020. Kirkus Review, January 2020. School Library Journal starred. Publishers Weekly. Kirkus Review. Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After years in foster care, April gets to live in a mansion where she and four other children are caught up in a mystery related to a missing heir, a lost legacy, and the Phantom.

Date Published:2020

Worst-case Collin

Caprara, Rebecca,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, October 2021. Booklist, September 2021. Horn Book, January 2022. Kirkus Review, August 2021. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "In the two years since his mother was killed in an automobile crash, Collin has been anticipating further disasters, writing down what to do in the event of an avalanche or mentally practicing the Heimlich maneuver just in case--but the real trouble is that his mathematician father is obsessed with a classic math problem and has a hoarding problem that is spiraling out of control, leaving Collin desperate to hide this chaos from his friends and everyone else, even as he struggles with his own grief"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, October 2021. Booklist, September 2021. Horn Book, January 2022. Kirkus Review, August 2021. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "In the two years since his mother was killed in an automobile crash, Collin has been anticipating further disasters, writing down what to do in the event of an avalanche or mentally practicing the Heimlich maneuver just in case--but the real trouble is that his mathematician father is obsessed with a classic math problem and has a hoarding problem that is spiraling out of control, leaving Collin desperate to hide this chaos from his friends and everyone else, even as he struggles with his own grief"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2021

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

The night diary /

Hiranandani, Veera,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, School Library Journal starred, January 2018. Library Media Connection starred, May 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Kirkus Starred, January 2018. Booklist, February 2018. New York Times, February 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Newbery Medal/Honor. School Library Journal starred. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Junior Library Guild. Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
Date Published:2018

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, School Library Journal starred, January 2018. Library Media Connection starred, May 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Kirkus Starred, January 2018. Booklist, February 2018. New York Times, February 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Newbery Medal/Honor. School Library Journal starred. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Junior Library Guild. Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.

Date Published:2018

The unsung hero of Birdsong, USA /

Woods, Brenda (Brenda A.),


Kirkus Starred, December 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, December 2018. Kirkus Starred. Publishers Weekly Annex. "Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2019

Thirst /

Bajaj, Varsha,


Includes excerpt from Count Me In with additional pagination. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Library Media Connection starred, August 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Booklist, July 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2022. Kirkus Review, June 2022. Twelve-year-old Minni becomes embroiled in a local fight over water rights in her Mumbai, India neighborhood when water shortages threaten her neighborhood. As she begins taking over her mother's job as a maid for a wealthy family while her mother recovers from an illness, she sees the disparities in how water is distributed and learns who is behind the theft of water in their neighborhood.
Date Published:2023

Includes excerpt from Count Me In with additional pagination. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Library Media Connection starred, August 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Booklist, July 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2022. Kirkus Review, June 2022. Twelve-year-old Minni becomes embroiled in a local fight over water rights in her Mumbai, India neighborhood when water shortages threaten her neighborhood. As she begins taking over her mother's job as a maid for a wealthy family while her mother recovers from an illness, she sees the disparities in how water is distributed and learns who is behind the theft of water in their neighborhood.

Date Published:2023

Nightingale /

Fagan, Deva,


School Library Journal, April 2021. Booklist starred, April 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2021. Kirkus Review, February 2021. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, After twelve-year-old Lark, determined to escape her squalid life, steals a magical sword from the Royal Museum, she reluctantly becomes the next Nightingale, destined to vanquish an ancient evil.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal, April 2021. Booklist starred, April 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2021. Kirkus Review, February 2021. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, After twelve-year-old Lark, determined to escape her squalid life, steals a magical sword from the Royal Museum, she reluctantly becomes the next Nightingale, destined to vanquish an ancient evil.

Date Published:2021

Egypt's fire : The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves /

Phillips, Tom, (Novelist),


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, June 2022. Booklist, June 2022. Kirkus Review, April 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, July 2022. Library Media Connection, November 2022. Twelve-year-old orphan John Boarhog secretly lives in an alcove above New York's Museum of Natural History and all goes swimmingly until a priceless Egyptian ruby goes missing from an exhibit and he's found out and accused of the crime. However, an inspector named Toadius McGee doesn't think it's John, and enlists John's help in finding a notorious criminal he's been tracking for years.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, June 2022. Booklist, June 2022. Kirkus Review, April 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, July 2022. Library Media Connection, November 2022. Twelve-year-old orphan John Boarhog secretly lives in an alcove above New York's Museum of Natural History and all goes swimmingly until a priceless Egyptian ruby goes missing from an exhibit and he's found out and accused of the crime. However, an inspector named Toadius McGee doesn't think it's John, and enlists John's help in finding a notorious criminal he's been tracking for years.

Date Published:2023

The doughnut fix /

Janowitz, Jessie,


Includes an excerpt from: The doughnut king. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Booklist, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, February 2018. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2018. Booklist, April 2018. Library Media Connection, May 2018. Junior Library Guild. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.
Date Published:2018

Includes an excerpt from: The doughnut king. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Booklist, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, February 2018. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2018. Booklist, April 2018. Library Media Connection, May 2018. Junior Library Guild. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.

Date Published:2018

The lion of Mars /

Holm, Jennifer L.,


Booklist starred, January 2021. Pub Weekly, December 2020. Horn Book, March 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2021. Kirkus Review, December 2020. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Junior Library Guild. "Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family--and possibly unite an entire planet"--Publisher's website.
Date Published:2022

Booklist starred, January 2021. Pub Weekly, December 2020. Horn Book, March 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2021. Kirkus Review, December 2020. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Junior Library Guild. "Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family--and possibly unite an entire planet"--Publisher's website.

Date Published:2022

The girl who could silence the wind

Medina, Meg,


Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo was born on the night of the worst storm Tres Montes had ever seen. And when the winds mercifully stopped, an unshakable belief in the girl’s protective powers began. Sonia knows she has no special powers, but how can she disappoint those who look to her for solace? With deeply realized characters, a keen sense of place, a hint of magical realism, and a flush of young romance, Meg Medina tells the tale of a strong-willed, warmhearted girl who dares to face life’s harsh truths as she finds her real power. Fluent and lovely.” — School Library Journal .
Date Published:2013

Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo was born on the night of the worst storm Tres Montes had ever seen. And when the winds mercifully stopped, an unshakable belief in the girl’s protective powers began. Sonia knows she has no special powers, but how can she disappoint those who look to her for solace? With deeply realized characters, a keen sense of place, a hint of magical realism, and a flush of young romance, Meg Medina tells the tale of a strong-willed, warmhearted girl who dares to face life’s harsh truths as she finds her real power. Fluent and lovely.” — School Library Journal .

Date Published:2013

The bridge home /

Venkatraman, Padma,


School Library Journal starred, February 2019. Booklist starred, February 2019. Library Media Connection starred, May 2019. Kirkus Starred, December 2018. New York Times, May 2019. Horn Book, January 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2019. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, December 2018. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
Date Published:2019

School Library Journal starred, February 2019. Booklist starred, February 2019. Library Media Connection starred, May 2019. Kirkus Starred, December 2018. New York Times, May 2019. Horn Book, January 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2019. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, December 2018. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.

Date Published:2019

The blackbird girls /

Blankman, Anne,


School Library Journal starred, March 2020. Kirkus Starred, December 2019. Horn Book, March 2020. Library Media Connection starred, March 2020. School Library Journal starred. Kirkus Starred. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly, January 2020. Booklist, February 2020. "On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own?"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal starred, March 2020. Kirkus Starred, December 2019. Horn Book, March 2020. Library Media Connection starred, March 2020. School Library Journal starred. Kirkus Starred. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly, January 2020. Booklist, February 2020. "On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own?"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2020

Song for a whale /

Kelly, Lynne, 1969-,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, January 2019. Publishers Weekly, December 2018. Booklist, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2019. Kirkus Review, December 2018. Junior Library Guild. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
Date Published:

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, January 2019. Publishers Weekly, December 2018. Booklist, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2019. Kirkus Review, December 2018. Junior Library Guild. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.

Date Published:

Six feet below zero /

Jones, Ena,


School Library Journal, April 2021. Booklist, March 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2021. Kirkus Review, February 2021. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. Rosie and Baker need to keep up the illustion that their Great Grammy is alive before the Grim Hesper takes away the only home they have ever known.
Date Published:2021

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

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

Once upon a camel /

Appelt, Kathi, 1954-,


Includes glossary. "A Caitlyn Dlouhy book." Junior Library Guild. Booklist starred, July 2021. Publishers Weekly, August 2021. Kirkus Review, July 2021. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm, sharing adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.
Date Published:2021

Includes glossary. "A Caitlyn Dlouhy book." Junior Library Guild. Booklist starred, July 2021. Publishers Weekly, August 2021. Kirkus Review, July 2021. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm, sharing adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.

Date Published:2021

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