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Language
English
Description
"From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"--
2) Stargirl
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Layla arrives for her first day of school at Unicornia, the school for unicorns, she realizes that she's not like the other kids there. They're all pastel colors and know the rules to Horn Ball and none of them come from the Woods like Layla does. Try as she might to make friends, Layla's just ... different. But when her class gets lost during a field trip to the Fiddle Dee Deep Forest, it's up to Layla to step up and save the day"--
7) Gaston
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s, and how his art, banned by the Nazi regime, inspired young Eric Carle.
9) Twins
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are...
10) Nerdycorn
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Fern! She's a smart, creative unicorn who prefers building robots and coding software to jumping through shimmering rainbows and splashing in majestic waterfalls. Even though Fern is a good friend and always willing to help others, the other unicorns tease her and call her a nerdycorn"--
11) No two alike
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Follows a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.
14) Lemons
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
16) The dirt girl
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Zafera is a normal, beautiful little girl, yet she often has dirt on her hands and twigs in her hair. When Zafera goes to school for the first time, all the children laugh and tease. Find out how she becomes the most popular girl in school!"--Page [4] of cover.
17) Stargazing
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.
18) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.(OCLC WorldCat)
20) Children of Eden
Author
Series
Children of Eden volume 1
Publisher
Atria/Keywords Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a future defined by environmental devastation and the all-seeing EcoPanopticon, Rowan, an illegal second child, rebels against an impossible choice by escaping her home for a night of both friendship and tragedy.
Outside of Eden the Earth is poisoned and dead; all animals and most plants destroyed. Population controls are strict, and a massive computer program, EcoPanopticon, preserves the last vestiges of mankind. Rowan is a second child, an...