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Prodigy a Legend novel /

Lu, Marie, 1984-,


School Library Journal, February 2013. Pub Weekly, November 2012. Booklist, December 2012. Horn Book, March 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2013. Kirkus Review, November 2012. School Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Booklist. June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, February 2013. Pub Weekly, November 2012. Booklist, December 2012. Horn Book, March 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2013. Kirkus Review, November 2012. School Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Booklist. June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.

Date Published:2014

Fetch-22, vol. 8

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Kirkus Reviews, August 2023. Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough to put their paws together and work as a team? They need each other now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them!
Date Published:2019

Kirkus Reviews, August 2023. Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough to put their paws together and work as a team? They need each other now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them!

Date Published:2019

Animals in danger in Asia

Spilsbury, Louise,


Where is Asia? -- Animals of Asia -- Northern Asia -- Western Asia -- Eastern Asia -- Southern Asia -- Southeast Asia -- Helping Asia's animals. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Introduces readers to endangered animals in Asia.
Date Published:2013

Stephen Hawking : master of the cosmos /

Snedden, Robert,


Looks at the life of cosmologist Stephen William Hawking.
Date Published:2016

Autumn : an alphabet acrostic /

Schnur, Steven,


Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Kirkus Review Starred, July 1997. Library Talk, March 1998. New York Times, October 1997. Publisher's Weekly, June 1997. School Library Journal, September 1997. Wilson's Children, June 1998. Describes the autumn season, with its animals, rain, cold winds, and harvested food. When read vertically, the first letters of the lines of text spell related words arranged alphabetically, from "acorn" to "zero."
Date Published:1997

Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Kirkus Review Starred, July 1997. Library Talk, March 1998. New York Times, October 1997. Publisher's Weekly, June 1997. School Library Journal, September 1997. Wilson's Children, June 1998. Describes the autumn season, with its animals, rain, cold winds, and harvested food. When read vertically, the first letters of the lines of text spell related words arranged alphabetically, from "acorn" to "zero."

Date Published:1997

A crazy day with cobras

Osborne, Mary Pope,


"A Merlin mission." "A Stepping Stone book." The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to India during the Mogul Empire in the 1600s to search for an emerald needed to break a magic spell.
Date Published:2011

Filigree's midnight ride

Berkman, Pamela,


School Library Journal, July 2019. School Library Journal. Filigree the Pomeranian, the smallest dog in Boston, and nine-year-old Frances Revere help her father, Paul Revere, on his mission to warn colonists that British soldiers are coming in 1775. Includes historical notes.
Date Published:2019

Cleopatra in space.

Maihack, Mike,


School Library Journal, May 2014. Booklist, March 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Library Media Connection, November 2014. Mysteriously zapped thousands of years into the future, a teenaged Cleopatra discovers that she is destined to save the galaxy, a prophecy that compels her to enroll in a high-tech school where she can learn modern subjects, alien languages, and combat fighting.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, May 2014. Booklist, March 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Library Media Connection, November 2014. Mysteriously zapped thousands of years into the future, a teenaged Cleopatra discovers that she is destined to save the galaxy, a prophecy that compels her to enroll in a high-tech school where she can learn modern subjects, alien languages, and combat fighting.

Date Published:2014

Shout, show, and tell

Agnew, Kate,


Three brief stories, all set in school, about Daisy's wobbly tooth, noisy Sean, and Lily's family.
Date Published:2005

Could we survive on other planets?

Wood, Alix,


Includes glossary. Could people live on other planets? -- How do living things survive on Earth? -- Why do we need to live on other planets? -- Could people live on the moon? -- Which planets could we live on? -- Could people live on Mars? -- Could we live in another solar system? -- Can anything live without water? -- Could we make our own world to live on? -- Is there alien life in space? -- Are we trying to make contact with aliens? -- Can ordinary people go to space? -- Galaxy quiz. "What do humans need to survive? Are these things available on any other planet? Readers explore our solar system and help search for new planets we could inhabit in this high-interest, informative book. Readers will learn about space exploration and what we need to survive in space, and discover if there are any other types of life on faraway planets. Simple diagrams help explain the text, while hands-on science projects let readers create their own exciting experiments for an insightful yet fun reading experience"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2016

Includes glossary. Could people live on other planets? -- How do living things survive on Earth? -- Why do we need to live on other planets? -- Could people live on the moon? -- Which planets could we live on? -- Could people live on Mars? -- Could we live in another solar system? -- Can anything live without water? -- Could we make our own world to live on? -- Is there alien life in space? -- Are we trying to make contact with aliens? -- Can ordinary people go to space? -- Galaxy quiz. "What do humans need to survive? Are these things available on any other planet? Readers explore our solar system and help search for new planets we could inhabit in this high-interest, informative book. Readers will learn about space exploration and what we need to survive in space, and discover if there are any other types of life on faraway planets. Simple diagrams help explain the text, while hands-on science projects let readers create their own exciting experiments for an insightful yet fun reading experience"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2016

Cheerleading tryouts

Kaminski, Leah,


Includes index. Explores cheerleading tryouts, equipment, moves, and history.
Date Published:2020

Assassination classroom.

Matsui, Yusei, 1981-,


Translation of: Ansatsu kyoshitsu. "First published in Japan in 2012 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. "Rated T+ for older teens. Parental advisory, Assassination classroom is rated T+ for older teen and is recommended for ages 16 and up. It contains realistic violence and suggestive situations"--Colophon. "3-E student Isogai breaks the school rules by working part-time to help support his family. When Gakushu and the rest of the Big Four students find out, they use his secret as leverage to force 3-E to participate in a bizarre sports day competition. Soon it's time for the school's midterm competition as well, but when some 3-E students accidentally injure the elderly owner of a day care/after-school program, Koro Sensei forbids them from studying and orders them to replace the old codger until he recovers. Assassination is one thing, but babysitting little kids...?!"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

Translation of: Ansatsu kyoshitsu. "First published in Japan in 2012 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. "Rated T+ for older teens. Parental advisory, Assassination classroom is rated T+ for older teen and is recommended for ages 16 and up. It contains realistic violence and suggestive situations"--Colophon. "3-E student Isogai breaks the school rules by working part-time to help support his family. When Gakushu and the rest of the Big Four students find out, they use his secret as leverage to force 3-E to participate in a bizarre sports day competition. Soon it's time for the school's midterm competition as well, but when some 3-E students accidentally injure the elderly owner of a day care/after-school program, Koro Sensei forbids them from studying and orders them to replace the old codger until he recovers. Assassination is one thing, but babysitting little kids...?!"--Back cover.

Date Published:2016

Clouds

Bauer, Marion Dane,


Illustrations and simple text explain three types of clouds--stratus, cumulus, and cirrus.
Date Published:2006

Crap kingdom

Pierson, D. C.,


Junior Library Guild. Tenth-grader Tom Parking's dream of being swept away to a fantasy land where he becomes a hero almost comes true when he becomes the Chosen One of a nameless world, which turns our to be the most annoying, least "cool" place in the universe.
Date Published:2013

Skywalker strikes.

Aaron, Jason,


"Marvel." "Disney/Lucasfilm." "With Chewbacca and C-3PO busy repairing the Millennium Falcon, Han and Leia retreat to the trash fields and Luke returns to the weapons factory to fulfill his own mission"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2017

Australia

Hudak, Heather C., 1975-,


Includes index. An introduction to Australia that discusses its climate, plants, animals, economy, history, culture and other related topics and includes a quiz.
Date Published:2016

Carnivores

Hamilton, S. L., 1959-


Includes glossary, index and online resource (page 31). A&D Xtreme. Abdo Digital eBook. Lib. Bdg. LCCN 2017946706. Meat eaters -- Teeth -- Claws -- Eyesight -- Sense of smell -- Largest carnivores -- Smallest carnivores -- Fastest carnivores -- Nesting -- Extinction -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Index. Simple text and detailed photographs and illustrations bring reluctant readers back into the world of carnivorous dinosaurs from the Mesozoic era. This book includes close-up photos and descriptions of the teeth and bodies these animals used to hunt and eat. Habitats, diet, and extinction are also covered.
Date Published:2018

Includes glossary, index and online resource (page 31). A&D Xtreme. Abdo Digital eBook. Lib. Bdg. LCCN 2017946706. Meat eaters -- Teeth -- Claws -- Eyesight -- Sense of smell -- Largest carnivores -- Smallest carnivores -- Fastest carnivores -- Nesting -- Extinction -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Index. Simple text and detailed photographs and illustrations bring reluctant readers back into the world of carnivorous dinosaurs from the Mesozoic era. This book includes close-up photos and descriptions of the teeth and bodies these animals used to hunt and eat. Habitats, diet, and extinction are also covered.

Date Published:2018

Breakthrough! : how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever /

Murphy, Jim, 1947-,


In the "Dog House" -- The professor and his assistant -- Surrounded by failure -- Answered and unanswered questions -- The search -- "All the world is against it" -- "Vivien you'd better come down here" -- Then what happened?. Junior Library Guild. The story of the landmark 1944 surgical procedure that repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome--lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. The team that developed the procedure included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant who was frequently mistaken for a janitor.
Date Published:2016

In the "Dog House" -- The professor and his assistant -- Surrounded by failure -- Answered and unanswered questions -- The search -- "All the world is against it" -- "Vivien you'd better come down here" -- Then what happened?. Junior Library Guild. The story of the landmark 1944 surgical procedure that repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome--lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. The team that developed the procedure included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant who was frequently mistaken for a janitor.

Date Published:2016

Super hero girls.

Fontana, Shea,


'Intro to Epics' is one of Wonder Woman's favorite classes at DC Super Hero High, but even for an overachiever, balancing high school literature assignments with learning to be a superhero can be tough. But you know what they say about learning-experience is the best teacher! So when Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Harley Quinn fight a cyclops, a witch, and a bevy of sirens, they're sure to learn a thing or two about The Odyssey ... if they survive their epic battle in the underworld!
Date Published:2016

'Intro to Epics' is one of Wonder Woman's favorite classes at DC Super Hero High, but even for an overachiever, balancing high school literature assignments with learning to be a superhero can be tough. But you know what they say about learning-experience is the best teacher! So when Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Harley Quinn fight a cyclops, a witch, and a bevy of sirens, they're sure to learn a thing or two about The Odyssey ... if they survive their epic battle in the underworld!

Date Published:2016

Friday night headlights : a 4D book /

Dahl, Michael,


Friday night victory -- Dead zone -- The pickup -- One for the coach. Black Creek middle school football players are happy after a win at a rival school, but the bus that picks them up for the trip home is not the same as the one that brought them, and it is driven by a shadowy figure behind a plastic wall--but when the bus stops to pick up a passenger it turns out to be their dead coach and the terrified team does not know if he is there to doom or save them from the School Bus of Horrors. See a video interview with the author and discover more titles in the series when you scan the book with the free Capstone 4D augmented reality app.
Date Published:2019

Friday night victory -- Dead zone -- The pickup -- One for the coach. Black Creek middle school football players are happy after a win at a rival school, but the bus that picks them up for the trip home is not the same as the one that brought them, and it is driven by a shadowy figure behind a plastic wall--but when the bus stops to pick up a passenger it turns out to be their dead coach and the terrified team does not know if he is there to doom or save them from the School Bus of Horrors. See a video interview with the author and discover more titles in the series when you scan the book with the free Capstone 4D augmented reality app.

Date Published:2019