Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him; Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing.
4) Crenshaw
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
5) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
7) Free lunch
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day...
Author
Series
My weird school volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
10) Old Yeller
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
A stray dog is befriended by a family of poor farmers in 1869 Texas.
11) Red queen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess...
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, this one might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumbermill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The little boy Charlie Bucket lives in a large and friendly, but very poor family. They cannot afford even the most basic necessities. And Charlie really, really loves chocolate... Not far from their house there is a mysterious chocolate factory. Every morning on the way to school, Charlie feels the sweet smell of chocolate in the air and stops in front of the gate: two hundred types of chocolate, chocolate ice cream that never melts, marshmallows...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Vaccines are biological substances that cause the human immune system to build up its defenses against specific diseases. Public health officials recommend a series of vaccines for all children, as well as some vaccines for teenagers and adults. But not everyone gets the vaccines they need. Many poor nations don't have the resources to deliver vaccines to every community. Some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated because they don't believe...
15) Mabuhay!
Author
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"First-generation Filipino siblings, JJ and Althea, struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. But between the leftover Filipino food their mom packs for their lunches to having a last name that nobody can pronounce, any sense of belonging seems like a long shot. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck, dressing up as a dancing pig and passing...
16) Lena & Snowball
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Bullied at school and lonely at home, Lena keeps hoping she'll have a true friend someday. One afternoon, her dreams come true, in the shape of a cuddly white lion cub! As Lena tries to keep playful Snowball out of trouble, the clumsy poachers who kidnapped the valuable cub, and the cruel trophy collector who paid for him, are desperate to get him back. As Lena races to rescue poor Snowball, her new friend Jake will do anything to help.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Poor Pangolin! He's trying to explain who he is, but the other animals keep getting confused. A pangolin might be a very unusual animal, but in this very funny story of mix-ups and misunderstandings, he discovers the rarest creature of all: a friend who really listens and likes you for who you are. Includes some interesting facts about pangolins.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage."--