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Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 1
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Sierra View Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MIEDOS 2017
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J FICTION MIEDOS 2017
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MIEDOS 2017
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J FICTION MIEDOS 2017
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Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friendand thank goodness! Because Im afraid of everything. Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever seeing or dealing with a ghost, but some kids get...
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION GIRLS 2021
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J FICTION GIRLS 2021
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION GIRLS 2021
1 available
J FICTION GIRLS 2021
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Twelve-year-old Maribel daydreams at school, but when she defies evacuation orders to return home just as Mount St. Helens erupts in 1980, she must focus in order to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
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'In this hilarious follow-up to ChupaCarter, world-famous entertainer George Lopez delivers a spooky tale of mystery, revenge, and friendship starring 12-year-old Jorge and Carter, the fearsome but friendly Chupacabra! Inspired by his own childhood and packed with clever illustrations, George Lopez's sequel to ChupaCarter sees Jorge finally feeling at home in his new town, thanks to his awesome friends Liza and Ernie—and especially Carter, the...
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"The Garcias are spending the afternoon at the pool in the park. The twins are having fun in the shallow end until Carlos gets water in his eyes. Just when it seems like the fun will be over, Carmen figures out how to let everybody have a splashing good time"--OCLC.
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION KEMP 2022
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J FICTION KEMP 2022
1 available
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"ans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, and Disney's Encanto will be captivated by this fantastical novel about a girl who must learn to trust her ancestral powers when she comes face-to-face with the Mexican legend La Lechuza. Omega Morales’s family has been practicing magic for centuries in Noche Buena. But over the years, the town's reputation for the supernatural is no longer one the people carry with pride....
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Catalina Incognito volume 1
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Incline Village Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION TORRES 2022
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J FICTION TORRES 2022
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Catalina Castaneda is not persnickety, even though that’s what her parents and sister, Coco, like to think. Catalina just likes things the way she likes them—perfect. That’s why it’s very hard to hide her disappointment when her glamorous Tía Abuela, a famous telenovela actress, gives her an old sewing kit for her eighth birthday. However, Catalina soon discovers the sewing kit isn’t as boring as she thinks—it’s magic, turning ordinary...
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Twelve-year-old Fernando “Fin” joins his grandfather on a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure swept to sea. But when their first mission takes a near-deadly turn, leaving his abuelo weak and unable to speak, Fin’s left to navigate the hunt alone. Well, not exactly alone―his boring, totally unadventurous dad agrees to help out. With danger lurking at every turn, Fin dives into the mission in order to save Abuelo's life. But between Dad’s...
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Fiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J FICTION SALAZA 2023
1 available
J FICTION SALAZA 2023
1 available
South Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION SALAZA 2023
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J FICTION SALAZA 2023
1 available
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Inspired by her desire for late night snack, Camila invents a pair of light-up slippers, which make her a star to her classmates--but get her into trouble with her parents.
Normally Camila chases stardom. But when she creates a fabulous invention, stardom finds her! What's her invention? A pair of light-up slippers, the perfect gear for getting a snack in the middle of the night. Will her fun invention take her farther than the kitchen?
9) join the club maggie diaz
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Factory (Aya De Leon) volume 1
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A Latina teen spy goes undercover as a white girl to stop a white supremacist terrorist plot in a fast-paced middle-grade debut from a seasoned author of contemporary crime fiction. In her debut for younger readers, Aya de León pits a teen spy against the ominous workings of a white nationalist. Fourteen-year-old Andréa Hernández-Baldoquín hails from a family of spies working for the Factory, an international organization dedicated to protecting...
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E FARISH 2016
1 available
J E FARISH 2016
1 available
North Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E FARISH 2016
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J E FARISH 2016
1 available
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"Nico doesn't have to join the Army to see the world--that's what younger brother Luis tries to show by painting a mural in the neighborhood alley. But Nico is deployed and his small brother paints the world in the alleyway to hold on to him"--
12) Octopus stew
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E VELASQ 2019
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J E VELASQ 2019
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Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
13) Tight
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North Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MALDON 2018
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J FICTION MALDON 2018
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MALDON 2018
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J FICTION MALDON 2018
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Tight: Lately, Bryan's been feeling it in all kinds of ways . . . Bryan knows what's tight for him--reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up. And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky. At first, it's a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble. But Bryan never...
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South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J 741.5973 MARTIN 2023
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J 741.5973 MARTIN 2023
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"Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir"--
"A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them. Pedro...
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North Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION OTHEGU 2019
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J FICTION OTHEGU 2019
1 available
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Just right for fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan, this story of moving out and moving on is a touching portrayal of the experience of leaving one's home country and making new friends--sometimes where least expected. Eleven-year-old Carolina's summer--and life as she knows it--is upended when Papi loses his job, and she and her family must move from Puerto Rico to her Tía Cuca and Uncle Porter's house in upstate New York. Now Carolina must attend Silver Meadows...
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Paola Santiago volume 1
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MEJIA 2020
1 available
J FICTION MEJIA 2020
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MEJIA 2020
1 available
J FICTION MEJIA 2020
1 available
Incline Village Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION MEJIA 2020
1 available
J FICTION MEJIA 2020
1 available
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag...
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Incline Village Library - Children's Picture Books - New Arrivals Shelf
J E MANCIL 2023
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J E MANCIL 2023
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North Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books - New Arrivals Shelf
J E MANCIL 2023
1 available
J E MANCIL 2023
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Mexican American boy Sami loves combining Spanish and English to make Spanglish and is eager to share his language and joy with his skeptical Abuela and his vibrant community.
"In this charming and delightful picture book, Sami shares the joys of Spanglish with his skeptical abuela and diverse community. Sami loves to speak both English and Spanish. But he doesn't just speak them one at a time. He speaks in Spanglish! Sometimes, he makes brand-new...
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A festive nochebuena treat for little ones who believe in the magic of Christmas (and the deliciousness of cake)! On the night before Christmas, a spark of magic lights up Lita's Pastelería, and Esperanza Caramelo blinks open her eyes. Esperanza is a spun-sugar ornament, meant to sit atop the Nochebuena cake—but tonight she whirls through the bakery, singing and dancing, throwing a fiesta with all the other ornaments until . . . disaster strikes!...
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North Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E TORRES 2022
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J E TORRES 2022
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A beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United States, and everything she leaves behind and longs for—especially her Abuela—as she makes a new life. Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life—Abuela’s cooking,...
20) Con mucho amor
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Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life—Abuela’s cooking, Abuela’s pinata creations, Abuela’s warm hugs, and of course, Abuela herself most of all. But Abuela finds a way to send Rocio something special just in time for her birthday—a gift wrapped...