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Diary of a wimpy kid 2 : Rodrick rules /

Kinney, Jeff.


Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, March 2008. Pub Weekly, November 2007. Booklist, February 2008. New York Times, March 2008. Horn Book, May 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2008. Kirkus Review, December 2007. Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Wilson's Children, January 2009. Horn Book, October 2008. Voice of Youth Advocate, Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, March 2008. Pub Weekly, November 2007. Booklist, February 2008. New York Times, March 2008. Horn Book, May 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2008. Kirkus Review, December 2007. Booklist, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Wilson's Children, January 2009. Horn Book, October 2008. Voice of Youth Advocate, Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.

Date Published:2008

Infestation

McKenzie, Precious, 1975-,


Foggy Hill high school seniors Sofia Schultz and Carmen Hernandez find their supposed-to-be-perfect year filled with weird, creepy things--sure to make it memorable. There are power surges, spooked horses, the strange way a cat disappeared, mystery tracks, and eerie sinkholes appearing everywhere. In the sinkholes are giant tarantulas, mutant creatures that only Sofia and Carmen can stop.
Date Published:2023

The battle of D-Day, 1944

Ball, Georgia,


"Based on the novel ... by Lauren Tarshis." Eleven-year-old Paul struggles to survive the Nazi occupation of his French village during World War II. When he finds an American soldier who needs his help, he finds himself in the heart of a battle that would be the largest seaborne invasion in history as the Allied troops invaded Normandy.
Date Published:2024

Starbrand and Nightmask.

Weisman, Greg (Gregory David), 1963-,


"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Starbrand & Nightmask #1-6." "They're former Avengers with tremendous power, but almost zero life experience. Determined to rediscover how to be human, Nightmask makes a drastic decision-- and enrolls himself and bestie Starbrand in university! Can two all-powerful friends share a tiny dorm room? How hard is intergalactic teleportation after partying all night long? And will they keep their grades up while putting bad guys down? Time to find out, along with Starbrand and Nightmask! But when Kevin and Adam try to get to freshman orientation, they end up trapped between Graviton, Nitro and Blizzard instead! Is someone else pulling these villains cosmic strings? School's in-- time to get learning!"--Page [4] of cover.
Date Published:2016

"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Starbrand & Nightmask #1-6." "They're former Avengers with tremendous power, but almost zero life experience. Determined to rediscover how to be human, Nightmask makes a drastic decision-- and enrolls himself and bestie Starbrand in university! Can two all-powerful friends share a tiny dorm room? How hard is intergalactic teleportation after partying all night long? And will they keep their grades up while putting bad guys down? Time to find out, along with Starbrand and Nightmask! But when Kevin and Adam try to get to freshman orientation, they end up trapped between Graviton, Nitro and Blizzard instead! Is someone else pulling these villains cosmic strings? School's in-- time to get learning!"--Page [4] of cover.

Date Published:2016

Wolverine vs. the Marvel universe

Gruenwald, Mark.



Date Published:2017

Layoverland

Noone, Gabby,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, School Library Journal, December 2019. Booklist starred, November 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2020. Kirkus Review, November 2019. Library Media Connection, January 2020. The snarky, seventeen-year-old Beatrice Fox dies in a head-on collision after a horrible fight with her younger sister, Emmy. She wakes on a plane, and upon landing learns that she's in an airport in purgatory and must help 5,000 souls make peace with their former lives before they--and she--can pass on to Heaven. Her first assignment is Caleb, the cute boy who caused, and also died in, Bea's crash. She wants to make him suffer in the airport with her. But despite her best efforts, she ends up falling for Caleb and comes to a realization about herself in the process.
Date Published:2020

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, School Library Journal, December 2019. Booklist starred, November 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2020. Kirkus Review, November 2019. Library Media Connection, January 2020. The snarky, seventeen-year-old Beatrice Fox dies in a head-on collision after a horrible fight with her younger sister, Emmy. She wakes on a plane, and upon landing learns that she's in an airport in purgatory and must help 5,000 souls make peace with their former lives before they--and she--can pass on to Heaven. Her first assignment is Caleb, the cute boy who caused, and also died in, Bea's crash. She wants to make him suffer in the airport with her. But despite her best efforts, she ends up falling for Caleb and comes to a realization about herself in the process.

Date Published:2020

Diary of a wimpy kid 1 : Greg Heffley's journal /

Kinney, Jeff,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Wilson's Children, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, April 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Pub Weekly, March 2007. Booklist, April 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2006. Voice of Youth Advocate, Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Kirkus Review, March 2007. Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Wilson's Children, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, April 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Pub Weekly, March 2007. Booklist, April 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2006. Voice of Youth Advocate, Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Kirkus Review, March 2007. Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Date Published:2007

Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


"Full color." Captain Underpants and his friends, having dispatched Melvin Sneedley, the Bionic Booger Boy, must join the fray again when they realize they have forgotten about Sneedley's sidekicks, the Robo-Boogers.
Date Published:2003

Best babysitters ever 2 : The good, the bad, and the bossy /

Cala, Caroline,


Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When other commitments threaten the success of the Best Babysitters Ever, Malia is frustrated until she comes up with a plan to hire new babysitters and take a cut of their wages. However, her plan has unexpected consequences.
Date Published:2019

Truth or dare

Coleman, K. R.,


Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, March 2017. Recent graduates of Middleton High test their bravery in the woods where legend says a girl was kidnapped by the Midnight Man, so when one of their friends does not return they become increasingly scared.
Date Published:2017

Snow in love : four stories /

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-,


Snow and mistletoe / Kasie West -- Working in a winter wonderland / Aimee Friedman -- The magi's gifts / Melissa de la Cruz -- Grounded / Nic Stone. Collects four romantic winter holiday stories. First, a snowy road rip leads to crushes and revealed secrets; then a Hanukkah miracle leads a department store elf to love; a couple exchanges surprising gifts with a plot twist on Christmas Eve; and finally a holiday crowd scavenger hunt in an airport turns romantic.
Date Published:2018

Snow and mistletoe / Kasie West -- Working in a winter wonderland / Aimee Friedman -- The magi's gifts / Melissa de la Cruz -- Grounded / Nic Stone. Collects four romantic winter holiday stories. First, a snowy road rip leads to crushes and revealed secrets; then a Hanukkah miracle leads a department store elf to love; a couple exchanges surprising gifts with a plot twist on Christmas Eve; and finally a holiday crowd scavenger hunt in an airport turns romantic.

Date Published:2018

Carols and chaos

Anstey, Cindy,


Sequel to: Suitors and sabotage. Kate Darby, a lady's maid, and Matt Harlow, a valet, become entangled in a yuletide counterfeiting scheme at Christmas time, 1817, as they try to stave off their feelings for one another. Yuletide season, 1817. At the country estate of Shackleford Park, lady's maid Kate Darby has her hands full between her household duties, caring for her ailing mother, and saving up money to someday own a dress shop. Matt Harlow is also busy acting as valet for both of the Steeple brothers, two of the estate's holiday guests. Staving off their feelings for each other becomes the least of their problems when a devious counterfeiting scheme reaches the gates of Shackleford Park, and Kate and Matt are unwittingly swept up in the intrigue. -- adapted from back cover.
Date Published:2018

Sequel to: Suitors and sabotage. Kate Darby, a lady's maid, and Matt Harlow, a valet, become entangled in a yuletide counterfeiting scheme at Christmas time, 1817, as they try to stave off their feelings for one another. Yuletide season, 1817. At the country estate of Shackleford Park, lady's maid Kate Darby has her hands full between her household duties, caring for her ailing mother, and saving up money to someday own a dress shop. Matt Harlow is also busy acting as valet for both of the Steeple brothers, two of the estate's holiday guests. Staving off their feelings for each other becomes the least of their problems when a devious counterfeiting scheme reaches the gates of Shackleford Park, and Kate and Matt are unwittingly swept up in the intrigue. -- adapted from back cover.

Date Published:2018

Little women

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888,


Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.
Date Published:2019

One for sorrow : a ghost story /

Hahn, Mary Downing,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Publishers 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. Elsie Schneider has a reputation for being a tattletale and liar among her peers at school. When Annie Browne moves to town in September of 1918, Elsie is determined to make Annie her best friend, but Annie quickly agrees with her classmates that Elsie is obnoxious and soon joins in teasing and avoiding her. When Elsie dies from the Spanish flu, her spirit lingers on, determined to be Annie's best friend and get revenge against those who made her life miserable.
Date Published:2017

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Publishers 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. Elsie Schneider has a reputation for being a tattletale and liar among her peers at school. When Annie Browne moves to town in September of 1918, Elsie is determined to make Annie her best friend, but Annie quickly agrees with her classmates that Elsie is obnoxious and soon joins in teasing and avoiding her. When Elsie dies from the Spanish flu, her spirit lingers on, determined to be Annie's best friend and get revenge against those who made her life miserable.

Date Published:2017

Sudden impact

Choyce, Lesley, 1951-,


When Kurt is injured in a soccer game, Tina knows it is serious and tells the coach to call an ambulance. Soon afterwards, Tina sets out to find an organ donor when the doctor discovers Kurt needs a liver transplant.
Date Published:2020

Diary of a wimpy kid 9 : The long haul /

Kinney, Jeff,


Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, Horn Book, October 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2014. The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
Date Published:2014

Check out the library weenies : and other warped and creepy tales /

Lubar, David,


"A Tom Doherty Associates book." Bald truths -- Tough crowd -- Gordie's gonna git ya -- Fairyland -- Off the beaten track -- The sword in the stew -- The doll collector -- Physics for toons -- The heart of a dragon -- Searching for a fart of gold -- On one condition -- Ghost dancer -- Check out the library weenies -- Call me -- The running of the hounds -- A boy and his frog -- Black Friday -- Romeo, Romeo, wherefloor Argle Roblio? -- My family history -- When death comes calling -- 2D or not 2D -- Mummy misses you -- Seeing red -- Watch your grammar -- At stake -- Rumplecodespin -- I can't quite put a finger on it -- A word or two about these stories -- Reading and activity guide. Horn Book Guide, Collects thirty-five silly, creepy short stories designed for younger readers.
Date Published:2019

"A Tom Doherty Associates book." Bald truths -- Tough crowd -- Gordie's gonna git ya -- Fairyland -- Off the beaten track -- The sword in the stew -- The doll collector -- Physics for toons -- The heart of a dragon -- Searching for a fart of gold -- On one condition -- Ghost dancer -- Check out the library weenies -- Call me -- The running of the hounds -- A boy and his frog -- Black Friday -- Romeo, Romeo, wherefloor Argle Roblio? -- My family history -- When death comes calling -- 2D or not 2D -- Mummy misses you -- Seeing red -- Watch your grammar -- At stake -- Rumplecodespin -- I can't quite put a finger on it -- A word or two about these stories -- Reading and activity guide. Horn Book Guide, Collects thirty-five silly, creepy short stories designed for younger readers.

Date Published:2019

Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth /

Kinney, Jeff.


Horn Book, May 2011. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2010. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly Annex. While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Date Published:2010

And then, boom!

Fipps, Lisa,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, A novel in verse following Joe, a boy with an off-and-on absent mother left to be raised by his grandmother who struggles to pay the bills. Joe takes refuge in his favorite comic books, where his favorite heroes often face "and then, BOOM!" moments and come out victorious on the other side. Then, the worst "BOOM" of all hits--Joe is left on his own, the electricity gets shut off, and he worries about telling anyone what is really happening to him. Only when he takes in an abandoned dog and her pups does Joe find something to live for again.
Date Published:2024

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, A novel in verse following Joe, a boy with an off-and-on absent mother left to be raised by his grandmother who struggles to pay the bills. Joe takes refuge in his favorite comic books, where his favorite heroes often face "and then, BOOM!" moments and come out victorious on the other side. Then, the worst "BOOM" of all hits--Joe is left on his own, the electricity gets shut off, and he worries about telling anyone what is really happening to him. Only when he takes in an abandoned dog and her pups does Joe find something to live for again.

Date Published:2024

Nintendo : Wii /

Nintendo Co., Ltd., 2006.



Date Published:2006