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Katie the Catsitter : Secrets and Sidekicks.

Venable, AF.



Date Published:2023

Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!

Willems, Mo.


Wilson's Children, October 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, September 2003. Horn Book Starred, July 2003. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2003. Publisher's Weekly, February 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2003. Wilson's Children. Caldecott Medal/Honor. School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children, October 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, September 2003. Horn Book Starred, July 2003. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2003. Publisher's Weekly, February 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2003. Wilson's Children, June 2004. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Date Published:2003

Wilson's Children, October 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, September 2003. Horn Book Starred, July 2003. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2003. Publisher's Weekly, February 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2003. Wilson's Children. Caldecott Medal/Honor. School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children, October 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, September 2003. Horn Book Starred, July 2003. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2003. Publisher's Weekly, February 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2003. Wilson's Children, June 2004. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.

Date Published:2003

Dark Fire

D'Lacey, Chris.


Bestselling author David Rain returns to help Lucy and the Pennykettle dragons try to find and destroy a drop of dark fire before it is discovered and used to birth a darkling, while in the Arctic, enshrouded in mist, hide dragons that have at last returned to Earth.
Date Published:2009

The city of Ember

DuPrau, Jeanne.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Library Journal, October 1998. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2003. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
Date Published:2003

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Library Journal, October 1998. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2003. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Date Published:2003

The People of Sparks

DuPrau, Jeanne.


Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2004. Booklist, April 2004. New York Times, September 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2004. Teacher Librarian, June 2006. Kirkus Review, May 2004. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2004. Booklist, April 2004. New York Times, September 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2004. Teacher Librarian, June 2006. Kirkus Review, May 2004. Publisher's Weekly, March 2004. Horn Book, July 2004. Lina and Doon are thrilled to see their people join them above ground in the vibrant village of Sparks, but suspicion and prejudice soon turn the villagers and newcomers against each other.
Date Published:2005

Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2004. Booklist, April 2004. New York Times, September 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2004. Teacher Librarian, June 2006. Kirkus Review, May 2004. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, May 2004. Booklist, April 2004. New York Times, September 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2004. Teacher Librarian, June 2006. Kirkus Review, May 2004. Publisher's Weekly, March 2004. Horn Book, July 2004. Lina and Doon are thrilled to see their people join them above ground in the vibrant village of Sparks, but suspicion and prejudice soon turn the villagers and newcomers against each other.

Date Published:2005

Wind power

Morris, Neil, 1946-


Includes index.
Date Published:2006

Mud city

Ellis, Deborah.


Fourteen-year-old Shauzia dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France, but it is hard to reconcile that dream with the terrible conditions of the Afghan refugee camp where she lives. Making things worse is the campÃ•s leader, Mrs. Weera, whose demands on Shauzia make her need to escape all the more urgent. Her decision to leave necessitates Shauzia dress like a boy, as her friend Parvana did, to earn money to buy passage out. But her journey becomes a struggle to survive as she's forced to beg and pick through garbage, eventually landing in jail. An apparent rescue by a well-meaning American family gives her hope again, but will it last? And where will she end up? Mud City is the final book in the acclaimed trilogy that includes The Breadwinner (a best-seller) and Parvana's Journey. It paints a devastating portrait of life in refugee camps, where so many children around the world are trapped, some for their whole lives. But it also tells movingly of these kids' resourcefulness and strength, which help them survive these unimaginable circumstances.
Date Published:2003

Fourteen-year-old Shauzia dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France, but it is hard to reconcile that dream with the terrible conditions of the Afghan refugee camp where she lives. Making things worse is the campÃ•s leader, Mrs. Weera, whose demands on Shauzia make her need to escape all the more urgent. Her decision to leave necessitates Shauzia dress like a boy, as her friend Parvana did, to earn money to buy passage out. But her journey becomes a struggle to survive as she's forced to beg and pick through garbage, eventually landing in jail. An apparent rescue by a well-meaning American family gives her hope again, but will it last? And where will she end up? Mud City is the final book in the acclaimed trilogy that includes The Breadwinner (a best-seller) and Parvana's Journey. It paints a devastating portrait of life in refugee camps, where so many children around the world are trapped, some for their whole lives. But it also tells movingly of these kids' resourcefulness and strength, which help them survive these unimaginable circumstances.

Date Published:2003

Out of the Blue

Ellis, Sarah.


Old AR level --4.7.
Date Published:1994

Pick-up sticks

Ellis, Sarah.


Old AR level --4.2. Thirteen-year-old Polly's rebellion against her unmarried, fiercely independendent mother comes to a head when they must find a new apartment.
Date Published:1991

The Graveyard Book : With illustrations by Dave McKean.

Gaiman, Neil.


Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
Date Published:2008

Inventing Elliot

Gardner, Graham.


Elliot, a victim of bullying, invents a calmer, cooler self when he changes schools in the middle of freshman year, but soon attracts the wrong kind of attention from the Guardians who "maintain order" at the new school.
Date Published:2003

Among the Barons

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


Sequel to: Among the betrayed. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2004. School Library Journal, June 2003. Publisher's Weekly, April 2003. Booklist, May 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Teacher Librarian, April 2005. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2004. School Library Journal, June 2003. Publisher's Weekly, April 2003. Booklist, May 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Teacher Librarian, April 2005. In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.
Date Published:2003

Sequel to: Among the betrayed. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2004. School Library Journal, June 2003. Publisher's Weekly, April 2003. Booklist, May 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Teacher Librarian, April 2005. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2004. School Library Journal, June 2003. Publisher's Weekly, April 2003. Booklist, May 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Teacher Librarian, April 2005. In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.

Date Published:2003

Among the betrayed

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


Sequel to: Among the imposters. "Book three in the Shadow Children sequence"--Cover. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2003. School Library Journal, June 2005. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2004. Publisher's Weekly, June 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2002. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2003. Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
Date Published:2002

Sequel to: Among the imposters. "Book three in the Shadow Children sequence"--Cover. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2003. School Library Journal, June 2005. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2004. Publisher's Weekly, June 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2002. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2003. Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.

Date Published:2002

Among the enemy

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


"A shadow children book." School Library Journal, June 2005. Booklist, June 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Teacher Librarian, April 2006. Library Media Connection, January 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. School Library Journal, June 2005. Booklist, June 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Teacher Librarian, April 2006. Library Media Connection, January 2006. In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.
Date Published:2005

"A shadow children book." School Library Journal, June 2005. Booklist, June 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Teacher Librarian, April 2006. Library Media Connection, January 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. School Library Journal, June 2005. Booklist, June 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Teacher Librarian, April 2006. Library Media Connection, January 2006. In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.

Date Published:2005

Among the free

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


"A Shadow Children book.". Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, August 2006. Booklist, June 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, August 2006. Booklist, June 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.
Date Published:2006

"A Shadow Children book.". Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, August 2006. Booklist, June 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, August 2006. Booklist, June 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.

Date Published:2006

The biography of sugar

Eagen, Rachel, 1979-


A sweet commodity--What is sugar?--Sugar lands--The spread of sugar--Triangular trade--Sugar cane plantations--Slave revolt--Europe's sugar beets--Workers today--Harvesting sugar--Refining--Sugar uses--The future of sugar. Explains where sugar originated and explains how it is created and processed for our use.
Date Published:2006

The biography of chocolate

Morganelli, Adrianna, 1979-


Explains where chocolate originated and how it is harvested and processed for our use. What is chocolate?--Geography--Science of the chocolate tree--The first chocolate cultivators--European discovery--Colonialism--Cacao slavery--Industrial advances--Major chocolate manufacturers--Ivory Coast chocolate--Harvesting cacao--From bean to bar--Chocolate's future.
Date Published:2006

Out of the Dust

Hesse, Karen.


Winner of the Newberry Medal. A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better--playing the piano--is impossible with her wounded hands.
Date Published:1997

Glass : Crank - Book 2 /

Hopkins, Ellen.


Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. Booklist, October 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2007. Kirkus Review, July 2007. Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. Booklist, October 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2007. Kirkus Review, July 2007. Kristina is determined to break her addiction to drugs in order to keep her newborn child; but when she fails and the pull becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.
Date Published:2007

Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. Booklist, October 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2007. Kirkus Review, July 2007. Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. Booklist, October 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2007. Kirkus Review, July 2007. Kristina is determined to break her addiction to drugs in order to keep her newborn child; but when she fails and the pull becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.

Date Published:2007

Cat

Clutton-Brock, Juliet.


Photos - colur, b/w.\Includes index, table of contents. Text and photographs present the anatomy, behaviours, habitats and other aspect of wild and domestic cats.
Date Published:1991