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Disney at dawn

Pearson, Ridley,


When the evil Overtakers gain control of a computer server at the Magic Kingdom, allowing them to put the holographic hosts into permanent comas if they should fall asleep, Finn and the others race against time to find the missing Jez and foil the plan.
Date Published:2023

Animal camouflage

Penny, Malcolm.


Includes index. books: trade/library, Intermediate, 32 pg . Discusses how and why animals camouflage themselves.
Date Published:1987

Seeing is believing: video self modeling

Buggey, Tom .


PROF: books, College/Adult, 129 pg, Paperback . Describes video self-modeling (VSM), a truly promising technique that anyone with basic video equipment can use to help children and adults with autism and other developmental delays improve skills and behavior. .
Date Published:

Al Capone does my shirts

Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 228 pg. Booklist, February 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2004. Kirkus Review Starred, March 2004. Kliatt, March 2004. Publisher's Weekly, February 2004. School Library Journal Starred, March 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2004. A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Date Published:2004

books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 228 pg. Booklist, February 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2004. Kirkus Review Starred, March 2004. Kliatt, March 2004. Publisher's Weekly, February 2004. School Library Journal Starred, March 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2004. A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

Date Published:2004

Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard

Auxier, Jonathan.


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Senior High, 464 pg. Itï¿½Ìï¿½s been two years since Peter Nimble and Sir Tode rescued the kingdom of HazelPort. In that time, they have traveled far and wide in search of adventure. Now they have been summoned by Professor Cake for a new mission: To find a twelve-year-old bookmender named Sophie Quire. â„—ï¿½ Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her fatherï¿½Ìï¿½s bookshop, where she repairs old books and dreams of escaping the confines of her dull life. But when a strange boy and his talking cat/horse companion show up with a rare and mysterious book, she finds herself pulled into an adventure beyond anything she has ever read. .
Date Published:0405

books: trade/library, Intermediate - Senior High, 464 pg. Itï¿½Ìï¿½s been two years since Peter Nimble and Sir Tode rescued the kingdom of HazelPort. In that time, they have traveled far and wide in search of adventure. Now they have been summoned by Professor Cake for a new mission: To find a twelve-year-old bookmender named Sophie Quire.
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Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her fatherï¿½Ìï¿½s bookshop, where she repairs old books and dreams of escaping the confines of her dull life. But when a strange boy and his talking cat/horse companion show up with a rare and mysterious book, she finds herself pulled into an adventure beyond anything she has ever read. .

Date Published:0405

Bone.

Smith, Jeff, 1960-


books: graphic novels, Intermediate - Senior High, 140 pg . After being run out of Boneville, the Bone cousins become separated and lost in a desert. Later, they arrive in a forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures.
Date Published:1999

The adventures of Beekle: the unimaginar

Santat, Dan .


books: trade/library, Preschool/Kindergarten, 40 pg . 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. 2015 Alex Award. 2015 Caldecott Medal Winner Award. Interest level: K-3. Reading level: 3.3.
Date Published:2014

Jim Bridger's alarm clock and other tall tales

Fleischman, Sid, 1920-


books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, 56 pg . Booklist. Three tall tales about Jim Bridger and several of his unbelievable discoveries in the wilderness of the West.
Date Published:1978

Bone.

Smith, Jeff, 1960-


books: graphic novels, Intermediate - Senior High, 140 pg . The Bone cousins struggle to reach the city of Atheia. In their way is an ancient evil called the Locust.
Date Published:2001

The promise

Brimner, Larry Dane.


"The Corner Kids." Map on endpapers. books: trade/library, Primary, 32 pg. Three J and Alex help Gabby keep a promise to her grandmother.
Date Published:2002

The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish

Gaiman, Neil.


books: trade/library, Primary, 52 pg. After trading his father for two goldfish, a boy and his little sister go on a rollicking adventure around town to get him back.
Date Published:1997

African American scientists: Robert Jone

St. John, Jetty .


books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, 48 pg . Brief biographies of five African American scientists of this century. Readers will explore the life work of scientists, inventors, aviators, and explores from a wide range of backgrounds. This series supports women's studies, ethnic studies, and career exploration units. It also provides positive role models for readers. This series explores and supports the standard "Science, Technology, and Society," as required by the National Council for the Social Studies.
Date Published:1996

books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, 48 pg . Brief biographies of five African American scientists of this century. Readers will explore the life work of scientists, inventors, aviators, and explores from a wide range of backgrounds. This series supports women's studies, ethnic studies, and career exploration units. It also provides positive role models for readers. This series explores and supports the standard "Science, Technology, and Society," as required by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Date Published:1996

Snowflake Bentley

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs.


books: trade/library, Primary, 32 pg. Booklist starred, October 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 1998. Horn Book, September 1998. Kirkus Review, July 1998. New York Times, January 1999. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Publisher's Weekly, August 1998. School Library Journal, September 1998. Wilson's Children, June 1999. A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
Date Published:1998

books: trade/library, Primary, 32 pg. Booklist starred, October 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 1998. Horn Book, September 1998. Kirkus Review, July 1998. New York Times, January 1999. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Publisher's Weekly, August 1998. School Library Journal, September 1998. Wilson's Children, June 1999. A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Date Published:1998

Abduction

Kehret, Peg


books: boxed books, Intermediate, Paperback . Thirteen year old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six year old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure. 2009 ICCA. .
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Growing up in coal country

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Senior High, 127 pg. Book Report, November 1997. Booklist starred, December 1996. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Horn Book Starred, March 1997. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1997. School Library Journal Starred, February 1997. Wilson's Children, June 1998. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Date Published:1996

books: trade/library, Intermediate - Senior High, 127 pg. Book Report, November 1997. Booklist starred, December 1996. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Horn Book Starred, March 1997. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1997. School Library Journal Starred, February 1997. Wilson's Children, June 1998. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Date Published:1996

Melonhead

Kelly, Katy.


books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, 210 pg. In the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Capitol Hill, Lucy Rose's friend Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a budding inventor with a knack for getting into trouble, enters a science contest that challenges students to recycle an older invention into a new invention.
Date Published:2009

Self help skills for people with autism


PROF: books, College/Adult, 187 pg, Paperback . Written by experienced behavior analysts and psychologists, this book describes an optimistic approach that assumes everyone is teachable if skills are broken into small steps and taught using individualized and systematic instruction based on scientifically proven methods.
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Erika-san

Say, Allen.


books: trade/library, Primary, unpaged. After falling in love with Japan as a little girl, Erika becomes a teacher and fulfills her childhood dream by moving to a remote Japanese island.
Date Published:2009

Attack of the tagger

VanDraanen, Wendelin.


books: trade/library, Primary - Intermediate, 163 pg. Book two from Shredderman. Someone is spray painting graffiti all over Cedar Valley and it is up to fifth grader Nolan Byrd, also known as Shredderman, to expose the vandal.
Date Published:2004

The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures /

Selznick, Brian.


books: trade/library, Intermediate - Junior High, 530 pg. When Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
Date Published:2007