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Charlie and the chocolate factory

Dahl, Roald.


"Now a Broadway musical"--Front cover. Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
Date Published:1964

The rock from the sky

Klassen, Jon.


School Library Journal starred, March 2021. Booklist starred, December 2020. Horn Book Starred, March 2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2021. Pub Weekly, February 2021. Kirkus Starred, March 2021. The Medal-winning creator of the Hat trilogy presents a hilariously deadpan meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, foresight and the funny feeling that something is off, when two companions stand in a perfectly good spot that may be hit, sometime, by a falling rock.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal starred, March 2021. Booklist starred, December 2020. Horn Book Starred, March 2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2021. Pub Weekly, February 2021. Kirkus Starred, March 2021. The Medal-winning creator of the Hat trilogy presents a hilariously deadpan meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, foresight and the funny feeling that something is off, when two companions stand in a perfectly good spot that may be hit, sometime, by a falling rock.

Date Published:2021

Night in the haunted tower

West, Tracey, 1965-


Pikachu and Ash spend a night in a haunted tower in order to capture a ghost Pokéman.
Date Published:1999

Knights and castles

Osborne, Will.


Includes index. "A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne." "Originally published by Random House Children's Books, New York, in 2000."
Date Published:2011

Who was Galileo?

Demuth, Patricia.


Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years. Christian Library, January 2016 "Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years. Christian Library, January 2016 "Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

The blackbird girls

Blankman, Anne,


"On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own?" --
Date Published:2020

"On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own?" --

Date Published:2020

The Kids of Einstein Elementary : The Last Dinosaur /



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She loved baseball : the Effa Manley story /

Vernick, Audrey.


Wilson's Children, September 2011 School Library Journal starred, November 2010 Publisher's Weekly, October 2010 Booklist, September 2010 Horn Book, May 2011 Kirkus Review, October 2010 An illustrated biography of baseball fanatic Effa Manley, describing her childhood in Philadelphia, her career as a business manager, how she came to be the owner of the New Jersey baseball team, the Newark Eagles, and her induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Children, September 2011 School Library Journal starred, November 2010 Publisher's Weekly, October 2010 Booklist, September 2010 Horn Book, May 2011 Kirkus Review, October 2010 An illustrated biography of baseball fanatic Effa Manley, describing her childhood in Philadelphia, her career as a business manager, how she came to be the owner of the New Jersey baseball team, the Newark Eagles, and her induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Date Published:2010

How to drive your family crazy-- on Halloween

Marney, Dean, 1952-


"An Apple paperback." Some very strange things happen when Elizabeth goes trick-or-treating with her little brother Booker.
Date Published:1999

Ivy + Bean break the fossil record

Barrows, Annie,


Original publication and copyright date: 2007. Includes a sneak preview of "Ivy & Bean take care of the babysitter, book 4." Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.
Date Published:2008

Penguins

Schreiber, Anne. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95026167.


"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Cover verso. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009. What are they? -- Where are they? -- Not just any bird -- What's for dinner? -- Life on land -- A chick is born -- The longest march -- Penguin parade -- Penguin play -- Picture glossary. Learn about penguins and how they live.
Date Published:2010

Claudia and the new girl

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Claudia's friendship with a new student who shares her interest in art threatens Claudia's membership in the Baby-sitters Club.
Date Published:2020

Claudia and the new girl

Martin, Ann M., 1955-,


Claudia's friendship with a new student who shares her interest in art threatens Claudia's membership in the Baby-sitters Club. In graphic novel format.
Date Published:2021

Ellis island

Carney, Elizabeth, 1981-


Includes index. School Library Journal, May 2016 "Explore the history of Ellis Island, one of the most recognized landmarks in American history... learn about its early history as a Mohegan island and rest spot for fishermen through its time as a famous immigration station to today's museum."--Publisher.
Date Published:2016

Mickey and Me : A Baseball Card Adventure

Dan Gutman, 11/15/23.



Date Published:2003

100 Things to know about the human body



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Ivy and Bean break the fossil record



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A kid's life during the American Civil War

Machajewski, Sarah.


Includes index. A nation divided -- Life down South -- Life up North -- Meet John -- Little food -- Making do -- Civil War schools -- Life during the war -- Words from the front -- A nation united. Text and photographs look at how kids lived during the American Civil War.
Date Published:2015

The Last Firehawk : The Whispering Oak.

Charman, Katrina



Date Published:2018

Almost gone : the world's rarest animals /

Jenkins, Steve, 1952-


Map on endpapers. Wilson's Children, October 2010 School Library Journal starred, February 2006 Booklist, September 2005 Horn Book, March 2006 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2006 Kirkus Review, January 2006 Profiles animal species around the world that have gone extinct within human history, or that are at risk for extinction.
Date Published:2006