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Author
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rulers aren't helping anyone but themselves. Lina, a daughter of failed revolutionaries, has no desire to escape Shantiport. She loves her city and would do anything to save its people. This is, in fact, the plan for her life, made before she was even born. Her brother, Bador, is a small monkey bot with a big attitude and bigger ambitions. He wants a chance...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
""Don't let the white man take the house." These are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies. Now all four Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save the Kingdom, their ancestral home and 200 acres of land, from a development company who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront property into a luxury resort. While fighting to save the Kingdom, the siblings must also save themselves from the secrets they've...
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
When Ruby and her little brother Max decorate the Christmas tree, they have very different ideas about the right kind of ornaments to use--Ruby prefers traditional decorations but Max things his old toys are beautiful, too. On board pages.
Author
Publisher
Baobab Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, the spirit of the holiday comes alive when twins Maria and Matty need a miracle if they are going to find the perfect gift for their mother before the big day arrives. With their father's permission, the twins set out, traversing the city through a blistering storm searching for an open shop where they might find a gift at such a late hour. With time and their hopes dwindling, the twins catch a wonderful scent on the wind. Following...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Meet the Nelson Thomas siblings of Park, Delaware: Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch, who spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade and wrestles with an explosive temper he doesn't understand. Bird, Fitch's twelve-year-old twin, who wants to be NASA's first female shuttle commander but feels like she's invisible. Cash, Fitch, and Bird live in the...
Author
Series
Monster and me volume 06
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Discover the joy of reading with Little Bee chapter books! Can the Freddy von Frankenstein brave the dark tunnels beneath the palace with his brother and sister to find and help a powerful fantastical? Freddy, F.M., and Riya decide they need to find out what's drawing fantasticals to their home after a swarm of sprites descends on the palace. But to do so, they'll need to venture down into the dark, windy tunnels below the palace again. After Freddy...
8) Yumbo gumbo
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Annabelle and her little brother, Beau, cannot decide which kind of gumbo to cook, so Annabelle suggests taking a family vote, but when some family members are not happy with the results, Annabelle comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone. Includes a glossary of Louisiana Creole terms, a cultural note, and math activities for developing data literacy.
9) Emma's song
Author
Publisher
[Deborah Foley]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Emma’s Song is an emotional story that follows one teenager’s journey through grief following her brother’s suicide. Emma is a shy, loner with the voice of an angel. She is still reeling from her brother’s death when she is forced to transfer to a new high school. She is being pushed to sing but panic overtakes her and she refuses. When her new friend betrays her, she must move past her fears and learn to use her gift before a new tragedy...
10) City of speed
Author
Series
Battle dragons volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In a modern mega-city built around dragons, one boy gets caught up in the world of underground dragon battles and a high-stakes gang war that could tear his family apart. In the city of Drakopolis, dragons and humans have co-existed for centuries. Dragons burn the city's garbage, taxi its busy citizens from place to place, and even compete in vicious underground battles for ganglike kins. But the dragons also compete in legal sports, like the spectacular...
11) The dead years
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Siblings Cory and Crystal Pratt are still trying to get their lives together after a tragic accident which killed their parents years ago. The only thing that distracts them now is their jobs. With Crystal working as a newly minted detective at the Chicago Police Department and Cory owning a dog training academy with two human remains detection dogs of his own, their professional paths cross every now and then. Crime, and especially murder, in Chicago...
12) Lark takes a bow
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In this early chapter book, amateur detectives Lark and Connor Ba figure out which of their follow actors is playing pranks on the local theater company."--
Author
Series
It happened in Nashville volume 1
Publisher
Sarah Adams
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
I have found rock bottom. It's here, moving in with my older brother because I'mtoo broke to afford to live on my own. It's okay though, because we've always been close and I think I'm going to have fun living with him again.That is until I meet Cooper. Turns out, my brother has very strong opinions on the idea of me dating his best friend and is dead set against it. According to him, Cooper is everything I should stay away from: flirtatious, adventurous,...