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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO BONHEUR 2022
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J BIO BONHEUR 2022
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"An inspiring picture book about Rosa Bonheur, the most famous and best-selling painter of her century In a stunning ode to underrepresented women everywhere, award-winning illustrator Ruth Sanderson tells the untold story of French artist Rosa Bonheur in this picture book biography. Rosa Bonheur was born in 1822 in France at a time when young women had limited options beyond being a wife and mother. But Rosa wouldn't stand for this. She wore pants,...
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION BURY 2022
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J FICTION BURY 2022
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Drew Leclair knows what it takes to be a great detective. She’s pored over the cases solved by her hero, criminal profiler Lita Miyamoto. She tracked down the graffiti artist at school, and even solved the mystery of her neighbor’s missing rabbit. But when her mother runs off to Hawaii with the school guidance counselor, Drew is shocked. How did she miss all of the clues? Drew is determined to keep her family life a secret, even from her best...
3) Moonflower
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North Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION CALLEN 2022
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J FICTION CALLEN 2022
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Kacen Callender, National Book Award winner of King and the Dragonflies, delivers a stunning novel that invites readers into a child’s struggles with mental health, and their journey to wholeness. Moon’s depression is overwhelming. Therapy doesn’t help, and Moon is afraid that their mom hates them because they’re sad. Moon’s only escape is traveling to the spirit realms every night, where they hope they’ll never return to the world of...
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Incline Village Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION GINO 2022
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J FICTION GINO 2022
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South Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION GINO 2022
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J FICTION GINO 2022
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION GINO 2022
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J FICTION GINO 2022
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Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they...
5) Tiger honor
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Thousand worlds volume 2
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION LEE 2022
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J FICTION LEE 2022
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Thirteen-year-old nonbinary tiger spirit Sebin must decide where their loyalties lie when their traitorous uncle hijacks the battle cruiser that happens to be Sebin's first assignment in the Cadet Program.
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION LEVITH 2022
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J FICTION LEVITH 2022
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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION LEVITH 2022
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J FICTION LEVITH 2022
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South Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION LEVITH 2022
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J FICTION LEVITH 2022
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"When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--
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Sierra View Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION LOCKIN 2022
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J FICTION LOCKIN 2022
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While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends.
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Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn't understand why. She has two loving moms, a supportive older half brother, and, as a triplet, she's never without company. Her life is good. But sometimes she loses her temper and lashes out, like the time she threw a soccer ball-hard-at a boy in gym class and bruised his collarbone. Or when jealousy made her push her (former) best friend (and crush), Layla, a little bit too roughly. After...
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION ORMSBE 2021
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J FICTION ORMSBE 2021
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Sierra View Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION ORMSBE 2021
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J FICTION ORMSBE 2021
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Cline Alden's grandmother says that music is in the family's blood, but Cline's mother is dead-set against her daughter's dreams of becoming a country music singer; Cline is determined to find the money to attend a Young Singer-Songwriter Workshop in Lexington (not too far from her Paris, Kentucky home), so now she has a lot on her mind--she is hiding things from her mother, she is losing her beloved grandmother to Alzheimer's, and she has begun to...
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"From Mark Oshiro, award-winning author of The Insiders, this time-bending adventure is perfect for fans of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and When You Reach Me. Middle school is the worst, especially for David Bravo. He doesn’t have a single class with his best (okay, only) friend, Antoine. He has to give a class presentation about his heritage, but he’s not sure how—or even if—he wants to explain to his new classmates that he’s adopted....
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Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple with Abba and Mom every Friday and Saturday. Ellen only gets crushes on girls, never boys, and she knows she can always rely on her best-and-only friend, Laurel, to help navigate social situations at their private Georgia middle school. Laurel has always made Ellen feel like being autistic is...
12) Small town pride
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION STAMPE 2022
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J FICTION STAMPE 2022
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"Jake is just starting to enjoy life as his school's first openly gay kid. While his family and friends are accepting and supportive, the same can't be said about everyone in their small town. When Jake's dad hangs a comically large pride flag in their front yard in an overblown show of love, the mayor begins to receive complaints. A few people are even concerned the flag will lead to something truly outlandish: a pride parade. Except Jake doesn't...
13) language of seabirds
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION THOMPS 2022
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J FICTION THOMPS 2022
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Aubrey and Joel are like two tomato vines that grew along the same crooked fence—weird, yet the same kind of weird. But lately, even their shared weirdness seems weird. Then Joel disappears. Vanishes. Poof. The whole town is looking for him, and Aubrey was the last person to see Joel. Aubrey can’t say much, but since lies of omission are still lies, here’s what they know for sure: For the last two weeks of the school year, when sixth grade...
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION THOMPS 2023
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J FICTION THOMPS 2023
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"Simon, an eleven-year-old coming to terms with his gender identity, is convinced that his grandmother's house is haunted"--
"From the author of The Best Liars in Riverview comes a subtle exploration of gender identity, family, and the personal ghosts that haunt us all, perfect for fans of Kyle Lukoff and Ashley Herring Blake. Eleven-year-old Simon and his siblings, Talia and Rose, are staying the week at Nanaleen's century-old house. This time,...
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Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 741.5 CREWES 2021
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J 741.5 CREWES 2021
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"Shy thirteen-year-old Lilla discovers a book of magic that reveals she is a witch, but also draws the attention of an ancient evil hidden in the woods"--
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 741.5 ELLIOT 2022
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J 741.5 ELLIOT 2022
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Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate,...
18) The golden hour
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Sierra View Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 741.5 SMITH 2021
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J 741.5 SMITH 2021
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After witnessing a violent attack at school, Manuel struggles with anxiety but his cell phone camera helps him find anchors when he dissociates, and an unexpected friendship opens up new possibilities.