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"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
All the insects agree that the object that fell from the sky is a Wonder, but when Spider decides it is his, he risks losing all of his friends.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Little Bat always goes to sleep at the end of the night. But what if he stayed up all day? He's excited to see how everything looks in the sun! It turns out the world is a much different place during the day...It's hot, bright, and noisy. Luckily, Rusty the Squirrel is willing to show Little Bat around. But when these new, fast friends separate at the end of the day, how will they stay in touch when one is usually awake while the other is asleep?"--...
Author
Series
Jasmine Green rescues volume 2
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jasmine Green's mom is a veterinarian and her dad is a farmer. She has spent her life surrounded by animals. So when she sees animals that need rescuing, she knows just what to do. While walking in the woods, Jasmine and her best friend, Tom, find a nest of orphaned duck eggs. The eggs need lots of care. Hatching them is hard work. Can Jasmine keep the eggs warm and safe? With a little love and luck, the Green family farm will have a fluffy duckling...
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Soft and wooly, shiny and smooth, this Little Blue Truck book for the youngest fan provides fun and sensory exploration, while gently sharing that we don't have to be the same to be the best of ourselves--and the best of friends. The touch-and-feel for Little Blue's youngest fans features touchable elements for little fingers to explore in a large, sturdy board book. With a different texture on each spread, young readers can learn to associate touch...
Author
Series
Walnut Creek volume 01
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Seven former best friends reunite and struggle to heal after the tragic death of one of their own in this evocative and heartrending novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift and Her Secret."--
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
196 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland--Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted. Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff...
Author
Series
Jasmine Green rescues volume 6
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After Jasmine saves a baby goat from a dire fate, its athletic talents lead to comical mischief--and some difficult decisions"--