Nayeri, Daniel
Summary: "This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called 'Seller of Dreams.' The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION NAYERIFox, 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
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1 available in Picture Books, Call number: JE FOXStead, Philip Christian
Summary: Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. -- From book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE STEADCopies Available at Birch Street Elementary
1 available in Picture Books, Call number: [E] STEKrebs, Laurie.
Summary: Rhyming text introduces the sights and sounds of the Silk Road, such as the Yellow River, the oasis at Dunhuang, the rugged desert near Hami, and the excitement of the market at Kashgar. Includes a history of this trade route and the places where people stopped along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 950 KREBSFipps, Lisa
Summary: Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION FIPPSMedina, Juana
Summary: Remind yourself every day how amazing you are with this joyful celebration of ... YOU! The words and pictures in this book are here to remind the reader how wonderful they are! Focusing on helping to build emotional literacy, self-esteem, and self-worth as well as improving communication skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Non-fiction, Call number: J 152.4 MEDINACopies Available at Kalkaska County Library
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1 available in Non-fiction, Call number: JE MEDINAInches, Alison.
Summary: Bob the builder is too sick to work, and his assistant Wendy helps the trucks--Dizzy, Muck, Roley--fix the road for him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2001
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1 available in Beginning Readers, Call number: READER INCHESCussler, Clive
Summary: In the present day, Pitt makes a daring rescue from inside an antiquated submersible in the waters off New York City. His reward afterwards is a document left behind a century earlier by legendary detective Isaac Bell--a document that re-opens a historical mystery. In 1911, in Colorado, Isaac Bell is asked to look into an unexplained tragedy at Little Angel Mine, in which nine people died. His...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LARGE PRINT FICTION CUSSLERMajor, John S.
Summary: Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China and Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 950.1 MAJORRosoff, Meg.
Summary: It is very hard to be friends with wild boars because they are dirty and smelly, bad-tempered, and rude.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE ROSOFFLloyd-Jones, Sally
Summary: "A tiny king rids his palace of everyone bigger than himself, except for the babies."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2021
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1 available in Picture Books, Call number: JE LLOYD-JONESCopies Available at Birch Street Elementary
1 available in Picture Books, Call number: JE LLOYD-JONESQamar, Amjed.
Summary: When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2008
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: FIC QAMRuzzier, Sergio
Summary: Rather than fulfill the expectations of his persistent companion, an animal chooses to live as himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE RUZZIERBruel, Nick
Summary: Kitty is terribly out of shape and when Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, she is told that it is time to exercise, but it will take a lot of convincing and a bit of trickery to get Kitty into the competitive spirit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J FICTION BRUELCowell, Cressida.
Summary: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must go to great lengths to find a potato, the only thing that will cure his friend Fishlegs of the deadly disease Vorpentitis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2010
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION COWELL 4Copies Available at Kalkaska High School
1 available in Fiction, Call number: Y FICTION COWELL bk 4Sorell, Traci
Summary: Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy Collection, Call number: JE SORELLShurtliff, Liesl.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Rump has never known his full name - his mother died before she could tell him. So all his life he's been teased and bullied for his half-a-name. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. For Rump discovers he can spin straw into gold. "Magical" gold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: FIC SHUManushkin, Fran.
Summary: Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers, Call number: J FICTION MANUSHKINCopies Available at Rapid City Elementary
1 available in Fiction, Call number: J FICTION MANUSKINCameron, Sharon
Summary: "In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird -- a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Fiction, Call number: T FICTION CAMERONCopies Available at Kalkaska County Library
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION CAMERONRiordan, Rick.
Summary: "Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophecy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of Death--and help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion 2015
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Summary: "Caught in a blast of gamma radiation, brilliant scientist Bruce Banner now finds himself in times of stress turning into the living engine of destruction know as The Incredible Hulk!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Collection, Call number: J GRAPHIC BENJAMINLobel, Arnold.
Summary: Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends--Frog and Toad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1970
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2 available in Beginning Readers, Call number: READER LOBELCopies Available at Birch Street Elementary
1 available in Beginning Readers, Call number: READER LOBELSchmidt, Gary D.
Summary: "Herc Beal knows who he's named after - a mythical hero - but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod, and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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Summary: Photographs and text provide young readers with information about different types of road building machines and the work they perform.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Book Co. 1995