Dan Santat
Author
Publisher
First Second
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents...
Author
Language
English
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APL Featured Summer Reading 2025 Read-Alikes
CSPL Books Just Right For 1st Graders
Friendship Stories (WPL-Youth)
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CSPL Books Just Right For 1st Graders
Friendship Stories (WPL-Youth)
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Description
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.
3) Carnivores
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A lion, a great white shark, and a timber wolf, all meat-eaters who have been hurt by the cruelty of plant-eaters, form a support group which has limited success until their newest member, a great horned owl, shares some advice.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Language
English
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
CSPL Books Just Right For 1st Graders
Mystery Reader Books!
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CSPL Books Just Right For 1st Graders
Mystery Reader Books!
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Description
After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
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Graphic Novel Book Club Picks
Graphic Novels for Kids
OBD Explore With The Library - YOUTH
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Graphic Novels for Kids
OBD Explore With The Library - YOUTH
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Description
Ever since her father was lost at sea, Sophia has been moping around Aqualand, a marine theme park. But Sophia's world is turned upside-down when an "aquanaut" breaks into the park's research lab. To her amazement, Sophia discovers that the aquanaut is not what it seems: inside lives a band of goofy sea creatures! And when they all realize that Aqualand is more sinister than advertised, Sophia is determined to help the aquanaut crew free the park's...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Can the friendship of best friends Harold and Hog, a carefree elephant and a careful hog, survive a game of pretending to be Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie?
7) Lift
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (kids)
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2026: Kids
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (kids)
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2026: Kids
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Description
From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
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AANHPI Authors: Early Readers (SCPL-YS)
Cookie Books for Kids
Elementary Read Alouds (WPL-Youth)
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Cookie Books for Kids
Elementary Read Alouds (WPL-Youth)
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Description
"There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Sidekicks
Author
Series
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Publication Date
[2011]
Language
English
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Graphic Novels for Kids
If You Like...Captain Underpants
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Graphic Novels for Kids
If You Like...Captain Underpants
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Description
When Captain Amazing feels he is getting too old to be a reliable superhero, he tries to hire a new sidekick, but his pets have different ideas.
Author
Series
Sashimi volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
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Description
"In the town of Barnacle Bay, a creature lurks. He's come from the ocean, in search of others like him. To fit in with humans, Sashimi sneaks into an elementary school and pretends to be a student. But he's clearly a fish out of water! When Sashimi finds out the whole town is on the hunt for the Beast of Barnacle Bay--a creature who sounds a lot like Sashimi--hijinks ensue! Fortunately, with the help of a new friend and the class goldfish, Sashimi...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
There's trouble at the Society of Superheroes! Captain Amazing, the longtime hero of Metro City, has retired, and he's enjoying a much-needed vacation at the World's Biggest Ball of Yarn. But while he's away, there's trouble at home! A massive data breach disrupts the Society of Superheroes, and a flash drive containing sensitive information about Captain Amazing and other heroes winds up in reckless hands. Meanwhile, an unannounced visitor named...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Fanfare
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Me, Hulk, only feel mad Hulk wish can feel other feel. Bruce feel all feel. Bruce lucky. When scientist Bruce Banner starts to feel his emotions getting out of hand, he transforms into his alter ego, the Incredible Hulk! Usually, Hulk is ready to use his anger to smash supervillains, but when everyday moments like pickles on a burger (yuck!) begin triggering Bruce's transformations, Hulk grows frustrated. Will their differences get the better of them?...
Author
Publisher
Cubilete
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
Español
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Description
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.
Esta historia mágica comienza en la lejana isla donde nacen los amigos imaginarios. Nuestro protagonista espera pacientemente a que un niño lo elija para jugar, pero cuando los días pasan y pasan y nada sucede, decide emprender un peligroso viaje para encontrar...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
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OBD Cars & Trucks - YOUTH
OBD Princesses - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
Twisted Fairy Tales for Kids
OBD Princesses - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
Twisted Fairy Tales for Kids
Description
When a Princess learns from her Fairy Godmother that she is in last place in a car race against such fairy tale notables as Humpty Dumpty, the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin, she boldly rebuffs defeat and steps on the gas.
16) Don't trust fish
Author
Language
English
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Description
Why, dear reader, must you NEVER EVER trust fish? 1) They spend all their time in the water where we can't see them. 2) Some are as big as a bus -- that is not okay. 3) We don't know what they're teaching in their "schools." 4) They are likely plotting our doom. This nature-guide-gone-wrong is a hilarious, off-the-rails exploration of the seemingly innocent animals that live in the water.
Author
Series
Detective Duck volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
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GPLD 2025 Summer Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
Miss Rachel's Book Talks
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Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
Miss Rachel's Book Talks
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Description
"Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, is a crime-solving duck who can crack any case--no matter how hard-boiled! Even though she's still just a little duck, there's no problem too big or too fowl for her to figure out. So when a strange object comes crashing into her pond home, she knows egg-xactly what she has to do: Start sleuthing! What is this object, and how can she get it out of the pond? Armed with her ever-present satchel for collecting...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Olive Cobin Zang has... issues. And they mostly aren't her fault. (No, really!) Though she often slips under the radar, problems have a knack for finding her. So, imagine her doubts when she's suddenly dropped off at the strangest boarding school ever: a former castle turned prison that's now a "reforming arts school"! But nothing could've prepared Olive for RASCH (not "rash"). There, she's lumped with a team of other kids who never quite fit in,...
Author
Series
Detective Duck volume 2
Language
English
Description
When Taddy the Tadpole goes missing, Detective Duck and her friends in the Pond Squad are on the case.



