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Greenglass House volume 2
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"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--
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2022 Caudill Award Nominees
Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
Native American Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
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"When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity"--
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Disability Pride 2022
Disability Pride Month
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Disability Pride 2022
Disability Pride Month
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"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a...
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 4
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Bad Kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks.
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Greenglass House volume 1
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2023 Bluestem Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
Best of Mystery for JR High
Cozy Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
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Best of Mystery for JR High
Cozy Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
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It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects...
6) Dear stray
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"A little girl adopts the prickliest stray kitten at the shelter because sometimes she feels prickly, too"--
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"In this heartwarming, wordless picture book that's perfect for dog lovers, a woman visits a park and discovers a pup hiding under a bench--scruffy, scared, and alone. With gentle coaxing, the woman tries to befriend the animal, but the dog is too scared to let her near. Day after day, the woman tries--and day after day, the dog runs away. With perseverance and patience--and help from an enticing tennis ball--a tentative friendship begins. But it's...
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Madeline Finn volume 2
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After Madeline Finn adopts a puppy, she learns about her local animal shelter and organizes donations and volunteers to improve the lives of the animals there --
10) Lost cat
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Slipper the cat is mistakenly left behind in the commotion when the lady she has always lived with moves in with her daughter's family, so Slipper sets out to find someone new to adopt.
11) Angel
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Puppy place. Main series volume 46
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"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. While hiking with her new environmental club, Lizzie sees a dog stranded in the woods. After a dramatic rescue, the Petersons decide to take in Angel, an adorable Havanese. Will they find this playful pup the right new owner?" --
13) Paddington
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While waiting for their daughter to arrive at Paddington Station, Mr. and Mrs. Brown spot a small bear, recently arrived from darkest Peru, and take him home to join their family. This is a fully color illustrated reissue with artwork by R.W. Alley of the classic chapter-book story.
14) I found a kitty!
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Can I be your dog? volume 2
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When Arfy finds a homeless kitten, he writes letters to prospective owners, hoping to find the perfect home for his new friend.
15) Son
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Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
16) The vile village
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Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child, " the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
17) Chewy and Chica
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"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care until they can find the perfect forever home. Charles can't stand how Lizzie acts like a know-it-all about dogs. Lizzie is older and thinks Charles should listen to what she says. So when twin Chihuahua puppies need help, it becomes a competition. Who will find a home first for these super-special pups?"--P. [4] of cover.
18) Thanks to Lucy
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Absolutely Lucy volume 6
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"Bobby Quinn has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving--his grandmother's visit, an adopted baby brother or sister on the way--but what he's most thankful for is his beagle Lucy, who hasn't been acting like herself lately"
20) Our subway baby
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"Written in direct address to the author's son Kevin, this is the moving and poignant true story about how one baby was adopted after being found on a New York City subway platform"-- Provided by publisher.
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