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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Yeongju is burned out. She did everything she was supposed to: go to school, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. In a leap of faith, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop. In a quaint neighborhood in Seoul, surrounded by books, Yeongju and her customers take refuge. From the lonely barista to the unhappily married coffee roaster—and the writer who...
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her life.
"Harriet the Spy meets Front Desk in this funny, surprising graphic novel by Booki Vivat, author-illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Frazzled series. Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors along the way.
''The community that rides together, thrives together! New York Times bestselling comic creator Lucy Knisley celebrates the joys of biking in this picture book about coming together to build safer streets and a brighter future for all. A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors...
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Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A curious little boy explores his neighborhood, finding out what is new with his friends and neighbors.
''Caldecott Honor winner Micha Archer's gloriously detailed collages invite readers into Daniel's blossoming world, encouraging them to appreciate all the wonderful new things in their own lives, big and small. "What's new?" We casually say this to each other all the time, but when Daniel's grandpa asks him this question, Daniel's curiosity is...
5) Birds
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This delightful take-along guide for young children is all about discovering the feathered friends in their neighborhood—and beyond! In this companion to the best-selling National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books, little explorers get to know a variety of common and not-so-common birds through vibrant photos and easy-to-understand profiles. Young explorers can use this sturdy take-along guide to identify birds by their size, coloring, and...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected...
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Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"In this Spanish edition of Dreams of Green: A Three Kings' Day Story, a girl and her family discover new ways to celebrate their Puerto Rican heritage in Ohio. It's eleven days after Christmas and Lucia yearns to be in lush Puerto Rico celebrating Día de los Reyes with family and friends. But this year, instead of dancing and singing in the parrandas of her Puerto Rican neighborhood, she is surrounded by cold and silence in snow-blanketed Ohio....
8) Wildful
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Poppy’s mother hasn’t been the same since Gran passed away. She stays inside and watches TV, unable to leave the couch. So maybe that’s why Poppy has started spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighborhood. When Pepper leads Poppy through a hole in the fence, she finds a forgotten forest that’s been there all along, as well as a new friend named Rob. Rob teaches Poppy that you can find magic in the wilderness...
9) Lost stick
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Pup Milo sets off on an adventure around the world to track down what he thinks is his best friend's prized possession.
"A delightful twist on a lost pet story that takes an adorable pup around the world to track down what he thinks is his best friend's prized possession--from the critically acclaimed creator of That's Not My Name!, Bilal Cooks Daal, and I Am Perfectly Designed. Milo loves to make his owner Louise happy because she's his favorite...
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Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A charming romantic comedy about a South Indian American teen girl who makes a wish upon a flower for her perfect boyfriend…and then a new boy moves in right next door. With love triangles, prank wars, and a sizzling sweet romance—this is perfect for fans of Sandhya Menon and Jenny Han. There’s only one item left on Deepa Josyula's high school bucket list: finding the perfect boyfriend. But when her meticulously planned Homecoming proposal...
11) Mary Jane
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Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Incorporated, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Face it, Tiger--nobody in the Marvel-Verse is more amazing than Mary Jane Watson! And you're about to hit the jackpot in this collection of her greatest adventures! First, the greatest love story in comics begins as Mary Jane navigates high school with her friends Liz Allan, Harry Osborn, "Flash" Thompson and Peter Parker! Her life is soon turned upside down when she makes a new friend in her neighborhood��� the Amazing Spider-Man! But when...
12) Lola protesta
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Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change.
''Una inspiradora historia de ficción sobre la activista de derechos civiles y líder sindical Dolores Huerta; un álbum ilustrado que nos recuerda que, incluso nuestros héroes más grandes, fueron pequeños. Su abuelo la llama "Lolita Siete Lenguas", siete lenguas peleando por ser escuchadas. Lola intenta no hacer...
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Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"El amor por un hijo o hija es lo más grande que hay, más que una ciudad, que un planeta, ¡o que el universo entero! Un álbum ilustrado para contar a los más pequeños que nada es más grande que el amor que sentimos por ellos. *Libro seleccionado por New York Public Library en la lista de los "Mejores libros para pequeños 2023". Esta es nuestra casa. ¡Es muy grande! Pero no es tan grande como mi amor por ti. Un recorrido por los diferentes...
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English
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"An intimate, deeply moving investigation of an underreported phenomenon-the rising number of unclaimed dead in America today-and what it says about the state of our society. For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potters' fields-a Dickensian end that even the most hard-pressed families tried to avoid. Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up to...
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin-a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch-delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her. Raised in Dublin, Ireland in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry-roughhousing...
16) The night war
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--
" Pre-order Price Guarantee. Terms From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words comes a middle grade novel set at the border between freedom and fear in World War II France, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, where a Jewish girl who...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Paddy's Pub is run by Charlie, Mac, Dennis, and his sister Dee, four hilariously warped and egocentric friends who have twisted world views and precarious judgments on serious social issues, leading to awkward and outrageous misadventures. This title is being Repackaged
Whether it's underage drinking, homophobia or smokers' rights, no subject is off limits for the hilariously warped gang at Paddy's Pub. The staff of this neighborhood bar takes dysfunction...
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A woman looking to make her arch nemesis jealous runs into an angry billionaire looking for someone to be his fake fiancaee.
""How did you two meet?" It's the quintessential question asked to every couple, and the answer is usually some bubbly, lovey-dovey tale of being struck in the bum by Cupid's arrow. But Lottie Gardner's meet-cute was a little different. She was trolling a wealthy neighborhood in Beverly Hills, searching for someone to take...
19) Looking up
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Upset that her neighborhood is being torn down and replaced by fancy condos and coffee shops, Saint, along with her new friend Daniel, hatches a plan to save what is left of her beloved hometown.
''From the New York Times bestselling author of the Timmy Failure series comes a quirky and heartwarming middle grade novel about a girl struggling with loneliness and the curveballs of life—featuring black and white illustrations throughout! Living alone...
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Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Friendship and purpose help a grieving man re-engage with his world and talent for fixing things"--
"The healing power of community is tenderly expressed in this picture book for fans of A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Last Stop on Market Street. Kindly Cecil has a broken heart, but when the kids in his neighborhood start asking him to fix their valuables - a music box, a watch, a stuffed elephant - he gradually finds that he knows just how to do...
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