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1) Flip flop!
Author
Language
English
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Description
Rhyming text explores the many options that summer presents to two best friends, from swimming in a pool versus swimming in the sea, to wearing flip flops versus going barefoot.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Language
English
Description
Jo is disappointed when she is not placed on the Red Angels in the summer softball league--but when she is offered the chance to switch teams, Jo has to decide if she will leave her friends and play for the "winning" team--or win with the Sonics.
Author
Publisher
Elon Books, LLC
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Darla is a young and spunky astronaut-in-training. She wants to go to Mars one day, just like her favorite doll, Astronautica. But before she does, she will need to learn to navigate through relatable scenarios that so many kids face on a daily basis. Written in a "Choose Your Own Story" format, your kids can help Darla through her day by making choices for her! There are eight stories in one, so the fun never ends! From the creators of What Should...
5) Uglies
Author
Series
Uglies volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Language
English
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Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait--not for her license--for turning pretty ; then the authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all.
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Language
English
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"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
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Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Cal Klondike’s life revolves around baseball. He’s the Walthorne Baseball Academy’s star pitcher, and everyone from his coach to his dad to the town sports blogger is telling Cal he has an unlimited future in the sport. But with all this attention comes a lot of added stress, especially as the season kicks into high gear and college and pro scouts start to show up at the games. Inevitably, tensions that have been bubbling...
11) Free period
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Language
English
Description
Troubled because her brother has told her that the future of Earth is bleak, a little girl goes to her grandmother who assures her that there are many possible futures and encourages her to use her imagination to explore some of the alternatives.
14) Step
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step into their futures. Each one is changed in ways both big and small. Annoyed at having to walk his sister's dog on his birthday, Connor heads into an undeveloped subdivision, where he comes across chilling evidence of a stranger's unhappiness. A girl sneaks away from her class camping trip to a local conservation area and experiences, for the first...
Author
Series
Izzy volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Language
English
Description
"Seven-year-old Isabel is an adopted, only child, who lives with her single mom and her nanny, Rosa. Isabel's best friend is Zoë. Zoë adores the shenanigans they get up to together, EXCEPT when it gets them into trouble, which does happen now and then! Getting into trouble is Zoë's idea of CATASTROPHE. Each time it happens, it means the friendship is on the rocks -- freeze-out time. Whenever this happens, it's really tough on Isabel, who desperately...
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Danny has a busy day ahead of him. What will he eat? Who will he meet? In this book you decide what happens! Can you help Danny choose whether to have juice or jelly for breakfast, travel to school on the bus or in a spaceship, and create a robot or skyscraper in art? From the best-selling author of You Choose comes a unique new picture book in which well-placed questions combine with charmingly detailed and surprising illustrations to help children...
18) Give and take
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In his apple orchard, a farmer meets a little man named Take and follows his advice, which does not turn out well, and the next day meets a little man named Give, whose advice is just as bad.
Author
Series
Mrs. Shepherd's class volume 2
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While her classmates bring in apples, make drawings, pick dandelions, and clean the blackboard, Maybella Jean Wishywashy cannot decide how to show their teacher how much she is appreciated.
20) Guji Guji
Author
Publisher
Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Guji Guji makes a decision to protect his family that has raised him but looks different than they do.
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