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With nowhere left to live after losing his parents and working his way through a long list of relatives on the mainland, Ollie finds himself at his grandpa's house in Sueño Bay, "home of the supernatural." Miserable and intending to get away from the earthquake-prone, rain-soaked island on the next bus out of town, Ollie's getaway plans are altered abruptly when he and three classmates discover something they shouldn't have in a trailer in the woods....
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"Pearl lives on a ranch where her chores include collecting eggs and feeding ornery ostriches. She has three older brothers, who don't coddle her at all. And she knows a thing or two about horses, too. One day, Pearl's brothers get cushy jobs doing stunts for this new form of entertainment called "moving pictures." They're the Daredevil Donnelly Brothers, a Death-Defying Cowboy Trio. Before she knows it, Pearl has stumbled into being a stunt girl...
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
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Gloria loves to sing and play with her friends, but her Big Problem follows her around and tells her that she can't.
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"Angelina and the other little dancers at Miss Lilly's Ballet School are going on a ballet tour, ... traveling to towns near Chipping Cheddar to perform. Angelina is excited but also nervous. Will she still dance her best when she isn't on her home stage? This charming chapter book with black-and-white illustrations is perfect for Angelina Ballerina fans beginning to read on their own or for reading aloud!"--Adapted from publisher.
6) I, witness
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When Boone witnesses a murder and several friends are killed, he must try and find the truth.
11) Power play
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While at an international summit about water usage, Devin and Nadia join Marcus, Bounce, and Pema to find and stop the people trying to prevent Marcus's father, an environmentalist speaking at the event, from delivering his message.
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When Gravelmuck Elementary's cleaning slimes escape and destroy the schoolyard with their acidic ooze, all claws and tails point to Mr. Snag, the school's caretaker, as the culprit. Determined to clear Mr. Snag's name, Tank and Fizz dive into the case, only to discover that the goop under Rockfall Mountain runs deep. The detective duo must outwit their eight-legged principal and survive an ancient war between high-tech janitors and spell-slinging...
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At the end of a long week, Flea is ready to kick back and relax in a puddle, but Bee doesn't want to join her because she's afraid of water. They are invited to a puddle party, and although Bee is reluctant to attend, she realizes it might be her chance to solve a crime without Flea. They encounter Copepod the Clown, dance with water fleas, and play musical chairs with water bears. But when Bee finds a lost baby water bear, and the puddle starts disappearing,...
14) The buddy bench
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Having seen children being left out of joining the fun on the school playground, Miss Mellon's students convince her to let them build a buddy bench where their classmates can wait for a friend or a buddy to meet.
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Flea, an agent with the Fenced-in-Area Law Enforcement Agency, asks for Bee's help in investigating the uproar going on at the backyard compost heap. Bee doesn't think there is a problem until Flea lends her a special pair of glasses that allow her to see what's going on underneath the pile of decomposing plant material. There, the pair see a flurry of activity including worms eating bacteria, mites hurtling poop, and microscopic critters covered...
17) Cupcake day!
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"Angelina Ballerina is participating in a Chipping Cheddar baking competition! Will her Berry Ballerina Cupcakes take the cake, or will her recipe fall flat?"--
18) Media meltdown
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When someone sets Mr. Irfan's barn on fire after he refuses to sell his farm to a developer, Pema, Bounce, and Jagroop, set out to prove the developer's connection to the fire and expose him through the local news station.
20) Hard hat heroes
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Crash! Boom! Bang! The school is under construction, so Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet grab their hard hats to explore. The art room, music room, and media center are a mess, and they can't find Goldie the Goldfish. Is all of this construction worth the mess and stress?