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1) Happy place
Author
Language
English
Description
"A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college--they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now--for reasons they're still not discussing--they don't. They broke...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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
Milky Way Picture Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A child reminisces about the many moments of joy and playfulness he used to share with his dear old companion, who has, sadly, made a new friend. Although he is sad, he finds the strength to keep his head high and sets out to find a new playmate"--
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
The One and Only Ivan volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A quiet child in a boisterous family, Emma Wen dreams of a world that is peaceful and silent. When she reads about the blue whale--with a heart so big her father could stand in it--she has an idea. She fashions a boat out of household objects and sails from her bedroom into the mouth of a whale, where she settles in happily. Emma has finally found her peace and quiet. That is until another child, Owen Tang, arrives inside the whale and is loud,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event which tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame and fearat their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past. Nearly eighty years later, Gretel Fernsby lives a life that is a far cry from her traumatic childhood. When a couple moves into the flat below her in her London mansion block, it should be nothing more than a momentary inconvenience. However, the appearance...
11) James: a novel
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"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
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...
15) Slug in love
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Doug the slug needs a hug. But who wants to hug a slug called Doug? After a long search for someone to snuggle, lonesome Doug is ready to give up hope. But you never know when love might come flying by! Young readers will love this funny and fabulous tale that shows there's a friend for everyone.
16) The patient one
Author
Series
Walnut Creek volume 01
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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."--
17) Clear: a novel
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"--