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1) Chunky
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2021 HarperCollins
Libby/OverDrive
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - Bluestem Award
J GN MERCADO CHUNKY 1
1 available
J GN MERCADO CHUNKY 1
1 available
[2021] Katherine Tegen Books/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
First edition.
199 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - Bluestem Award
J GN MERCADO CHUNKY 1
1 available
J GN MERCADO CHUNKY 1
1 available
2021 HarperCollins
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
Description
"Hudi needs to lose weight, according to his doctors. Concerned about the serious medical issue Hudi had when he was younger, his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather do anything else, but then he meets Chunky, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together, they decide to give baseball a shot. As the only Mexican and Jewish kid in his neighborhood, Hudi has found the cheerleader he never had. Baseball doesn't go well (unless getting...
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2021. Wonderbound
First edition.
222 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Jewish mythology says that when G-d created the universe, a tiny corner of it was left unfinished. Opinion is divided on why, but everyone agrees that it's a dangerous place full of monsters. Twelve-year-old Miriam neither knows nor cares-- she's too busy preparing for her Bat Mitzvah, wrestling with whether she even wants to be Jewish-- until a peculiar angel appears, whisking her, her two best friends, and her worst frenemy off to this monstrous...
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Series
Outlaw saints volume 1
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On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
TEEN NOVEL OLDER OUTLAW 1
2 available
TEEN NOVEL OLDER OUTLAW 1
2 available
2022. Disney/Hyperion
vii, 372 pages ; 24 cm.
On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
TEEN NOVEL OLDER OUTLAW 1
2 available
TEEN NOVEL OLDER OUTLAW 1
2 available
2022 Disney Hyperion
Unabridged
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
eBook
2022 Disney Book Group
Libby/OverDrive
Checked Out
1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
2022 Disney Book Group
Libby/OverDrive
Checked Out
1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
Description
When sixteen-year-old Mateo and Chela discover each other and their powers during a political battle between neighborhood factions, they set aside their differences to unravel the mystery behind their sunken homeland and to stop a dangerous political operative who is trying to harness their gifts to unleash terror on the world.
4) Color me in
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[2019] Delacorte Press
First edition.
373 pages ; 22 cm
2020. Ember
First Ember edition.
373 pages ; 21 cm
[2019] Random House/Listening Library
Unabridged.
9 audio discs (11 hr., 16 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
[2019] Playaway
Unabridged.
1 audio media player (approximately 11 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Fifteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz is torn between two worlds, passing for white while living in Harlem, being called Jewish while attending her mother's Baptist church, and experiencing first love while watching her parents' marriage crumble.
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[2022] Alfred A. Knopf
First edition.
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apartment to an assisted living community.
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2020. Feiwel and Friends
First edition.
311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Throughout the years, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the single-most iconic figure associated with women's rights, her name practically synonymous with the word "feminism." Documenting everything from her boundary-pushing journalistic career to the foundation of Ms. magazine to being awarded the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, Winifred Conkling's Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life is a meticulously researched YA biography that is sure to satisfy even the most...
On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
TEEN NOVEL IT'S A
1 available
TEEN NOVEL IT'S A
1 available
[2019] Alfred A. Knopf
First edition.
316 pages ; 22 cm
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
TEEN NOVEL IT'S A
1 available
TEEN NOVEL IT'S A
1 available
Description
"From stories of confronting their relationships with Judaism to rom-coms with a side of bagels and lox, It's a Whole Spiel features one story after another that says yes, we are Jewish, but we are also queer, and disabled, and creative, and political, and adventurous, and anything we want to be"--
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[2020] OwlKids Books Inc
53 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. Every time they thought they might be safe, Maurice would try to restart his studies--he was determined to become a...
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On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
2021. Kokila
380 pages ; 22 cm
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
J NOVEL HIRANANDANI
1 available
2021 Books on Tape
Unabridged
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2021 Penguin Young Readers Group
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2021 Penguin Young Readers Group
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2022. Thorndike Press
Large print edition.
415 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she is forced to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs.
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
2021. Dial Books for Young Readers
280 pages ; 22 cm
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
2021. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Large print edition.
335 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
"When twelve-year-old Lara Finkel starts her very own detective agency, FIASCCO (Finkel Investigation Agency Solving Consequential Crimes Only), she does not want her sister, Caroline, involved. She and Caroline don't have to do everything together. But Caroline won't give up, and when she brings Lara the firm's first mystery, Lara relents, and the questions start piling up. But Lara and Caroline's truce doesn't last for long. Caroline normally uses...
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On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
[2020] Dial Books for Young Readers
326 pages ; 22 cm
On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
J NOVEL KAPIT
1 available
Available Online
2020 Books on Tape
Unabridged
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2020 Penguin Young Readers Group
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2020 Penguin Young Readers Group
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2021. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Large print edition.
393 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
"Vivy Cohen wants to play baseball. Ever since her hero, Major League star pitcher VJ Capello, taught her how to throw a knuckleball at a family fun day for kids with autism, she's been perfecting her pitch. And now she knows she's ready to play on a real team. When her social skills teacher makes her write a letter to someone she knows, she writes to VJ and tells him everything about how much she wants to pitch, and how her mom says she can't because...
12) Ana on the edge
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2020. Little, Brown and Company
First edition.
380 pages ; 21 cm
Available Online
2020 Hachette Audio
Unabridged
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
[2022] Go Reader
[Go Reader].
1 sound media player
Description
Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win her competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend--and how to navigate the best path forward.--
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On Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL ROSENBERG
1 available
J NOVEL ROSENBERG
1 available
2020. Scholastic Press
First edition.
243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J NOVEL ROSENBERG
1 available
J NOVEL ROSENBERG
1 available
[2020] Findaway World, LLC
Unabridged.
1 audio media player (05 hr., 15 min., 18 sec.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
Sixth-graders Lauren and Tara have always done everything together so it is only natural that they both try out for their middle school musical play, about an "all-American" girl in 1958; Tara gets the lead role, as usual, because in the teacher's mind Lauren, half-Jewish and half-Chinese, does not fit the image of all-American girl--Lauren is hurt but resolved to support her friend, but her two grandmothers are furious and they intend to do something...
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2017. Scholastic Press
First edition.
243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
In 1983 seventh-grader David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot to worry about--his bar mitzvah is coming soon, his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers argue about everything, his teammates for the upcoming trivia contest, Scott and Hector, do not like each other, he is beginning to notice girls, and Scott has persuaded him to begin digging a fallout shelter just in case the Cold War heats up.
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[2018] Kar-Ben Publishing
76 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
While investigating suspicious happenings at her friend's parents' Chinese restaurant, Brooklyn's greatest detective, fourth grader Penina "Pinky" Bloom, solves the mystery of recently stolen artifacts from the Jewish Museum.
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
J PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
2019. Abrams Books for Young Readers
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
J PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
J PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
Description
"Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"--
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
HOLIDAY PASSOVER PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
HOLIDAY PASSOVER PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
[2020] Charlesbridge
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
HOLIDAY PASSOVER PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
HOLIDAY PASSOVER PICTURE NEWMAN
1 available
2020 Charlesbridge
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
2020 Charlesbridge
Libby/OverDrive
Available Online
Description
Inside the house, a boy prepares for the Passover ritual of welcoming Elijah--meanwhile, outside the house, a kitten lingers in the cold.
18) Camp
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2020. Little, Brown and Company
First edition.
374 pages; 22 cm
Description
At Camp Outland, a camp for LGBTQIA teens, sixteen-year-old Randall "Del" Kapplehoff's plan to have Hudson Aaronson-Lim fall in love with him succeeds, but both are hiding their true selves.
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[2016] Schwartz & Wade Books
First edition.
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman.
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Series
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2014. Kar-Ben Publishing
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
With encouragement and Torah lessons from her great-granddaughter, Bubbie has a bat mitzvah.