Reynolds, Jason
Summary: "Portico Reeves is the greatest superhero a lot of people have never heard of. He likes it that way--then no one can get in the way of him from keeping other other people safe. Super safe. He's Stuntboy. He's got the moves. And the saves. Except. There's been one major fail. He couldn't save his parents from becoming Xs. Which is a word that sounds like coughing up a hairball. But don't talk to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION REYNOLDS 2Silvestro, Annie
Summary: "Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE SILVESTROIngrande Mora, Maria
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Brynn can't stop thinking about death. Her intrusive thoughts and severe anxiety leave her feeling helpless--and hopeless. So after her mom interprets one of Brynn's blog posts as a suicide note, she takes extreme measures, confiscating Brynn's phone, blocking her Internet access, and banishing her to stay with her father who lives "off the grid" on a houseboat in the Florida...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Teen 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION INGRANDEAllen, Sarah Elisabeth
Summary: "A middle-grade novel about a girl who sees possessed souls and ventures into a haunted house in the forest on a mission to save them, and defeat her own demons, in the process."
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION ALLENEsham, Barbara.
Summary: Carolyn has been practicing cursive handwriting, but is frustrated by her lack of success. Her classmate, Stacey Coolidge, has no problem with it, creating more self doubt for Carolyn. Carolyn's teacher finds a way to convince her that creative writing and cursive handwriting are two unrelated skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mainstream Connections 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE ESHAMEsham, Barbara.
Summary: David Sheldon finds it difficult to pay attention and follow directions. His teacher, Mrs. Gorski, has had enough of David's brainstorms, but David "brainstorms" a way to manage his "wiggle fidgets."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mainstream Connections 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE ESHAMHerbach, Geoff.
Summary: "It's nerd-turned-jock Felton Reinstein's last year before college, and the choices he makes now will affect the rest of his life. That's a lot of pressure. Before leaving home forever, Felton will have to figure out just who he is, even if, sometimes, it sucks to be him"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2013
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Summary: After moving with her family to Florida, twelve-year-old Abby is having a hard time coping, so when she meets two boys from the future she decides to escape the seemingly depressing present by traveling to their time with them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION SCHAEFERMaddox, Jake
Summary: Jenny loves swimming, and her best friend has finally convinced her to join the school swim team--but when she is confronted by a crowd of spectators in competition she freezes up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION MADDOXEsham, Barbara.
Summary: Max Leonard is convinced that he will never succeed with memorizing his multiplication tables; and his brain "freezes" during timed tests. But to everyone's surprise, Max has been completing algebra problems sets in his spare time! Max, his parents and teachers are amazed by his math "potential."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mainstream Connections 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE ESHAMPenn, Audrey
Summary: When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child Welfare League of America 1993
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1 available in Picture Books, Call number: JE PENNGephart, Donna
Summary: "Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center. Amy is the new girl at school, who tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after and does not want to live above her uncles funeral home. Then Miles and Amy meetin the most unexpected way ... and it is the beginning of everything." -- Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION GEPHARTGreen, John
Summary: It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION GREENHiggins, Ryan T.
Summary: When Penelope Rex brings home Walter, the class goldfish, for the weekend, she is not sure how to feel, but when Walter goes missing, Penelope searches high and low for her fishy classmate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DisneyHyperion 2023
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1 available in Picture Books, Call number: JE HIGGINSArango, Andrea Beatriz
Summary: Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION ARANGODewdney, Anna.
Summary: Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE DEWDNEYJames, Simon
Summary: "When Stanley's Mom has to go away for work, Stanley decides to take off, too--all the way to Mars. Can the Martian who takes his place on Earth get by in Stanley's family even in Mom's absence?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE JAMESAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE ALESSANDRIFox, Mem
Summary: Rhyming text compares babies who, although born in different places and in different circumstances, each have ten little fingers and ten little toes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012