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Diary of a wimpy kid 8 : Hard luck.

Kinney, Jeff,


Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Date Published:2013

Diary of a wimpy kid 4 : Dog days.

Kinney, Jeff,


In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Date Published:2009

Diary of a wimpy kid 11 : Double down.

Kinney, Jeff,


The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that s not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie... and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?
Date Published:2016

The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that s not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie... and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?

Date Published:2016

Dog Man : unleashed /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. If only the Chief would throw him a bone every once and a while...Dog Man needs to dry up the drool, dust away the dander, and roll out of the refuse if he's going to impress the Chief, and he needs to do it fast! Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Can the canine crime biter unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey get away with the purrfect crime?
Date Published:2017

Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. If only the Chief would throw him a bone every once and a while...Dog Man needs to dry up the drool, dust away the dander, and roll out of the refuse if he's going to impress the Chief, and he needs to do it fast! Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Can the canine crime biter unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey get away with the purrfect crime?

Date Published:2017

The Baby-sitters Club 10 : Kristy and the Snobs.

Chau, Chan,


Volume number from spine. Based on: Kristy and the snobs / Ann M. Martin. "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Kristy's family moves to a new neighborhood where the kids make fun of Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's going blind. The Baby-sitters are not going to let them get away with it.
Date Published:2021

The Baby-sitters Club 7 : Boy-Crazy Stacey.

Galligan, Gale,


"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Cover. Chiefly illustrations. Accompanying the Pike family during a two-week vacation to the Jersey Shore, baby-sitter Stacey falls head over heels for a handsome lifeguard despite Mary Anne's warning that he is too old for her.
Date Published:2019

Anxiety and phobias

Iorizzo, Carrie,


Totally freaked -- What is anxiety? -- What are phobias? -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Dealing with stigma -- Managing fear -- Friends and family -- The toolbox. "Anxiety disorders, such as phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are the most common group of mental illnesses in the United States. Recent studies suggest eight percent of U.S. teenagers suffer from an anxiety disorder. This informative title examines different anxiety disorders, including their causes, symptoms, effects, and treatment options. A chapter on caring for others discusses how anxiety and phobias affect young people with siblings and parents who have the disorder"--
Date Published:2014

Totally freaked -- What is anxiety? -- What are phobias? -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Dealing with stigma -- Managing fear -- Friends and family -- The toolbox. "Anxiety disorders, such as phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are the most common group of mental illnesses in the United States. Recent studies suggest eight percent of U.S. teenagers suffer from an anxiety disorder. This informative title examines different anxiety disorders, including their causes, symptoms, effects, and treatment options. A chapter on caring for others discusses how anxiety and phobias affect young people with siblings and parents who have the disorder"--

Date Published:2014

Zarina divided

Faruqi, Reem,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Eleven-year-old Zarina's peaceful life in India with her Muslim family and her best friends is abruptly disrupted when her father tells them that they will be moving to the newly created country of Pakistan. After a harrowing trip to Karachi by train and boat, where Zarina witnesses more violence than kindness, Zarina and her family try to rebuild their lives. When her parents decide to send her brothers to boarding school, Zarina begs to go too, and there she finds space to learn, make friends, and process her guilt and grief over all the changes that have upended her life. Includes a map, author's note, glossary, recipe, photo gallery, and further resources.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Eleven-year-old Zarina's peaceful life in India with her Muslim family and her best friends is abruptly disrupted when her father tells them that they will be moving to the newly created country of Pakistan. After a harrowing trip to Karachi by train and boat, where Zarina witnesses more violence than kindness, Zarina and her family try to rebuild their lives. When her parents decide to send her brothers to boarding school, Zarina begs to go too, and there she finds space to learn, make friends, and process her guilt and grief over all the changes that have upended her life. Includes a map, author's note, glossary, recipe, photo gallery, and further resources.

Date Published:2025

The Winter of the Dollhouse

Schlitz, Laura Amy,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Tiph is a lonely girl with two younger stepsiblings who's frequently lauded by her stepmother because she doesn't cause any trouble. Greta is a doll who lives in a store window and desperately wants to be bought--preferably by the sweet young girl Tiph who looks at her in the window--and have a dollhouse of her own. When Tiph helps a frail, elderly woman named Szilvia, they form a friendship and Tiph begins doing small chores for her. Szilvia is restoring an antique dollhouse her father built for her and purchases a Little Red Riding Hood doll as part of her project. Tiph steals Greta from the store and hides her at Szilvia's, where the dolls eventually become friends and have grand adventures. A series of events cause Tiph to confront her mistake and make amends.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Tiph is a lonely girl with two younger stepsiblings who's frequently lauded by her stepmother because she doesn't cause any trouble. Greta is a doll who lives in a store window and desperately wants to be bought--preferably by the sweet young girl Tiph who looks at her in the window--and have a dollhouse of her own. When Tiph helps a frail, elderly woman named Szilvia, they form a friendship and Tiph begins doing small chores for her. Szilvia is restoring an antique dollhouse her father built for her and purchases a Little Red Riding Hood doll as part of her project. Tiph steals Greta from the store and hides her at Szilvia's, where the dolls eventually become friends and have grand adventures. A series of events cause Tiph to confront her mistake and make amends.

Date Published:2025

Wildcats : a graphic novel /

Velasquez, Crystal,


Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When middle schooler Mina starts attending her new boarding school Temple Academy, she meets three other girls--Lin, Ana, and Shani--and they learn from a teacher about priceless objects donated by their families to a museum that sits on top of an ancient temple. The girls also discover they have powers that transform them into a jaguar, a tiger, a puma, and a lion. The girls must work together to fight a dangerous group called the Brotherhood of Chaos.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When middle schooler Mina starts attending her new boarding school Temple Academy, she meets three other girls--Lin, Ana, and Shani--and they learn from a teacher about priceless objects donated by their families to a museum that sits on top of an ancient temple. The girls also discover they have powers that transform them into a jaguar, a tiger, a puma, and a lion. The girls must work together to fight a dangerous group called the Brotherhood of Chaos.

Date Published:2025

Weird sad and silent

McGhee, Alison, 1960-,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Ever since Daisy's scary experiences with her mother's ex-boyfriend, she has developed a habit of counting when she's feeling stressed and making herself invisible around her classmates. But a new classmate named Austin changes everything when he befriends her and she begins opening up about the bullying she's experiencing and her dream of adopting a stray, one-eared cat named Rumble Paws. As she gains confidence in herself, she also learns a big secret about one of her bullies, and she learns to make choices about the kind of person she wants to be.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Ever since Daisy's scary experiences with her mother's ex-boyfriend, she has developed a habit of counting when she's feeling stressed and making herself invisible around her classmates. But a new classmate named Austin changes everything when he befriends her and she begins opening up about the bullying she's experiencing and her dream of adopting a stray, one-eared cat named Rumble Paws. As she gains confidence in herself, she also learns a big secret about one of her bullies, and she learns to make choices about the kind of person she wants to be.

Date Published:2025

Unicorn boy

Roman, Dave,


Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, In this first volume of a graphic novel trilogy, Brian Reyes suddenly grows a unicorn horn on his head and long, multicolored hair. Then his muffin begins talking to him and Brian realizes he can now fly. He's grateful he has the support of his best friend, Avery, who is nonbinary. But when shadowy creatures kidnap Avery, Brian must follow them into a dark underworld and use his newfound powers to save Avery.
Date Published:2024

Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, In this first volume of a graphic novel trilogy, Brian Reyes suddenly grows a unicorn horn on his head and long, multicolored hair. Then his muffin begins talking to him and Brian realizes he can now fly. He's grateful he has the support of his best friend, Avery, who is nonbinary. But when shadowy creatures kidnap Avery, Brian must follow them into a dark underworld and use his newfound powers to save Avery.

Date Published:2024

Under a fire-red sky

McCaughrean, Geraldine,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Initially part of a train full of children bound for the countryside during the London Blitz, Olive, worried about her father, jumps from the train and is soon followed by three other children: Lawrence, Gemmy, and Franklin. The quad return to their home of Greenwich, England, where they delve into helping those in the community any way they can. Olive cares for her ailing father; Lawrence builds a secret machine; Franklin trains to join the fire service; and Gemmy finds and cares for a stray dog. As the realities of war bring further devastation to their home and community, the children forge a friendship that sees them through their difficulties.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Initially part of a train full of children bound for the countryside during the London Blitz, Olive, worried about her father, jumps from the train and is soon followed by three other children: Lawrence, Gemmy, and Franklin. The quad return to their home of Greenwich, England, where they delve into helping those in the community any way they can. Olive cares for her ailing father; Lawrence builds a secret machine; Franklin trains to join the fire service; and Gemmy finds and cares for a stray dog. As the realities of war bring further devastation to their home and community, the children forge a friendship that sees them through their difficulties.

Date Published:2025

The totally awesome world of Mr Beast : learn all there is to know about the world's biggest YouTuber /

Fischer, Neal E.,


Flashback : a $4 million video -- Birth of the beast -- Going viral -- Building the Beast empire -- Beast philanthropy -- The business of the Beast -- A Beast of a legacy -- Would you rather : Beast style -- Best of the Beast -- Feastable facts -- The feats of the Beast -- The ultimate Mr Beast quiz -- Be like the Beast : the at-home challenge. Chronicles the life of YouTuber Mr. Beast, detailing his early life, rise to fame, and philanthropy. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, and activities and quizzes.
Date Published:2025

Flashback : a $4 million video -- Birth of the beast -- Going viral -- Building the Beast empire -- Beast philanthropy -- The business of the Beast -- A Beast of a legacy -- Would you rather : Beast style -- Best of the Beast -- Feastable facts -- The feats of the Beast -- The ultimate Mr Beast quiz -- Be like the Beast : the at-home challenge. Chronicles the life of YouTuber Mr. Beast, detailing his early life, rise to fame, and philanthropy. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, and activities and quizzes.

Date Published:2025

To activate space portal, lift here

Portis, Antoinette,


Cover title. "Be the FIRST to meet alien life-forms!" Cover. "Interplanetary Communications Agency" badge--Cover. An interactive experience where the pages become an interstellar portal that allow Zrk and Blrg to meet an alien through the pages ... who just happens to be the reader!
Date Published:2025

The terrifying tales of Vivian Vance

Ulrich, Joshua,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When amateur teen detective Vivian Vance takes on a case in the Pillars, a downtrodden community beneath the highway, she stumbles on a dark secret about her town's history and finds herself face-to-face with the flesh-takers, monsters who snatch unruly kids off the street.
Date Published:2024

The Taylors

Calonita, Jen,


Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Four Indianapolis tweens form a bond on their first day of middle school after learning they all share the first name Taylor and are all Swifties. Together the girls work through the highs and lows of friend drama, homework, and social awkwardness while trying to earn enough money to score tickets to the singer's Eras concert.
Date Published:2025

Taxi ghost

Escabasse, Sophie,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Adéle just wants to spend her winter break at the library, but she learns she comes from a long line of mediums and that not only can she interact with ghosts, but apparently they have been using her sister's car to get around the city for years.
Date Published:2024

Suitor armor : Vol. 1.

Purpah,


"Webtoon"--Cover. Booklist Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Masquerading as a human, lady-in-waiting Lucia is really a fairy who hides her identity while working for Lady Kirsi, who is preparing to marry King Reimund. During a royal tournament, Lucia becomes captivated by a magical suit of armor created by the court mage to compete in the tournament. When the armor wins and presents her with a rose, she realizes her feelings are reciprocated. Though the kingdom is fighting a war with the fairies and she knows she must be careful, she nevertheless endeavors to learn magic and uncovers a host of secrets within the castle walls.
Date Published:2024

"Webtoon"--Cover. Booklist Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Masquerading as a human, lady-in-waiting Lucia is really a fairy who hides her identity while working for Lady Kirsi, who is preparing to marry King Reimund. During a royal tournament, Lucia becomes captivated by a magical suit of armor created by the court mage to compete in the tournament. When the armor wins and presents her with a rose, she realizes her feelings are reciprocated. Though the kingdom is fighting a war with the fairies and she knows she must be careful, she nevertheless endeavors to learn magic and uncovers a host of secrets within the castle walls.

Date Published:2024

Spider-Man kizuna

Kobayashi, Setta,


Translated from the Japanese. Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Booklist Starred Reviews, School Library Journal, Young Yu Yamato is new to Ohakama City, Japan. He doesn't have friends yet, but he loves drawing manga of his hero, Spider-Man. When Spider-Man comes to Japan, Yu finds himself in the middle of a battle between Spider-Man and the villain Green Goblin. Spider-Man ends up inside Yu's body and gives Yu his powers. Now Yu must find the courage to be a hero and help others while evading Spider-Man's enemies.
Date Published:2025

Translated from the Japanese. Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Booklist Starred Reviews, School Library Journal, Young Yu Yamato is new to Ohakama City, Japan. He doesn't have friends yet, but he loves drawing manga of his hero, Spider-Man. When Spider-Man comes to Japan, Yu finds himself in the middle of a battle between Spider-Man and the villain Green Goblin. Spider-Man ends up inside Yu's body and gives Yu his powers. Now Yu must find the courage to be a hero and help others while evading Spider-Man's enemies.

Date Published:2025