OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH

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Series

Emblem Island volume 1

Description

After changing the fate he has known since birth, twelve-year-old Tor Luna, accompanied by his friends Engle and Melda, must visit the notorious Night Witch to break the curse he now faces.

42) Mr. Popper's penguins

Author

Atwater, Richard

Series

Fiction

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The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

43) Sweep

Author

Greig, Louise

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Edgar's bad mood begins as something small, but before long it grows, gathers strength, and sweeps through the entire town.

44) Tuck everlasting

Author

Babbitt, Natalie

Series

Thorndike large print young adult series
Thorndike Press large print mini-collections

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"In this timeless story young Winnie Foster learns of a hidden spring in a nearby wood and meets the Tuck family, whose members reveal their astonishing discovery of the spring's life-changing power. Now Winnie must decide what to do with her newfound knowledge--and the Tucks must decide what to do with her. But it's not just the curious girl who is interested in their remarkable tale. A suspicious stranger is also searching for the Tucks, and he...

45) Freddie vs. the family curse

Author

Badua, Tracy

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When he discovers a century-old amulet from the Philippines that's supposed to bring good luck, Freddie couldn't be more wrong and has thirteen days to break a curse or meet an untimely demise.

46) Obie is man enough

Author

Bailar, Schuyler

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"A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash"-- Provided by publisher.

47) The other half of happy

Author

Balcárcel, Rebecca

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Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are...

48) Crown: an ode to the fresh cut

Author

Barnes, Derrick

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Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

49) What is love?

Author

Barnett, Mac

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A boy sets out to find someone to answer a question that he asks his grandmother, and eventually his quest leads him back home.

50) Extra yarn

Author

Barnett, Mac

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With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

51) The ogress and the orphans

Author

Barnhill, Kelly Regan

Series

Thorndike Press youth large print young adult

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"Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the people to lose their library, their school, their park, and even their neighborliness. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever children of the Orphan House and the kindly...

52) The mushroom fan club

Author

Gravel, Elise

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"Elise Gravel is back with a whimsical look at one of her family's most beloved pastimes: mushroom hunting! Combining her love of getting out into nature with her talent for anthropomorphizing everything, Gravel takes us on a magical tour of the forest floor and examines a handful of her favorite alien specimens up close. While the beautiful coral mushroom looks like it belongs under the sea, the peculiar lactarius indigo may be better suited for...

53) The how and wow of the human body: from your tongue to your toes and all the guts in between

Author

Thomas, Mindy

Series

Wow in the world

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"Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the human body--covering everything from our toes to our tongues to our brains and our lungs!"-- Provided by publisher.

54) How a book is made

Author

Aliki

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Describes the stages in making a book, starting with the writing of the manuscript and the drawing of the pictures, and explaining all the technical processes leading to printed and bound copies.

55) Dream, Annie, dream

Author

Brown, Waka T

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"In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams. As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she's channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school...

56) The wild robot

Author

Brown, Peter, 1979-

Series

Wild robot (Series) volume 1
Wild Robot
Wild Robot
More Series...

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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling...

57) Greetings from witness protection!

Author

Burt, Jake

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Thirteen-year-old Nicki Demere is an orphan and a kleptomaniac, making her the perfect girl to portray the Trevors' daughter in witness protection, but she soon learns that the biggest threat to her new family's security comes from her own past.

58) Weird little robots

Author

Crimi, Carolyn

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"Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive. Penny Rose hardly remembers how lonely she used to feel. But then a fateful misstep forces her to choose between the best friend she's always hoped for and the...

59) Out of my mind

Author

Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Series

Out of My Mind
Thorndike Press large print mini-collections

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Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

60) Meet Yasmin!

Author

Faruqi, Saadia

Series

Yasmin

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In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.

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OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH