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Author
Series
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Freddie McFright is eager to join the world's most elite scarers. After all, his grandfather was a founding member of SPIRIT and a legend among menaces. To prove himself, Freddie must haunt a family suffering from a serious case of SAD-Severe Apparition Denial. Can he scare them out of their un-boo-lieving ways? The Society of Paranormal, Invisible, and Restless Imps and Terrors has a problem: due to so-called "science," the living are believing...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"On Dessie Mei Breedlove’s first day at a new school in the middle of her sixth-grade year, who does she see? A classmate who looks exactly like her. As in: Dessie and Donna Lee have the exact same glossy black hair. The exact same brown eyes. The exact same cheeky smile. A secret DNA test reveals the shocking truth: Dessie and Donna are identical twins, adopted from the same orphanage in China, then separated into two different families: one white,...
7) Lark
Author
Series
Truth of things volume 4
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny as they wait for a visit from their estranged mum. To escape, they go for a walk on the moors, taking their little Jack Russell terrier with them. But what should have been a laugh, a lark, turns deadly when the weather changes and they are caught in a blizzard. Nothing will ever be quite the same again".
9) Mini Bluey
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Dad complains about how different Bluey and Bingo are, Bluey decides to color Bingo to be more like her. But when Bluey paints herself to look more like her little sister, Mum and Dad like Big Bingo more! Will Bluey and Bingo learn to be happy just how they are?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join Nolan for his birthday party! Follow along as Nolan and his dad discuss strategies for what to do if Nolan gets overwhelmed and how his sister and his friend can help him find solutions to sensory challenges. With a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), tightly controlled vocabulary, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storylines and enhance empathy, children will learn about inclusion in a supportive educational fiction reading...
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It's a warm, sunny day--the perfect day for Peppa and her family to take a nature walk. After a tasty picnic lunch, it's time to explore! Peppa has brought along her favorite book, Nature, Nature Everywhere, filled with interesting facts about all the things there are to see. There are spotted ladybugs, baby birds in a nest, funny cloud shapes, slow-moving turtles, and more. Along the way, Peppa and George like to play by making things with flowers...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's the summer of 1984 in Swaffham, Massachusetts, when Mel (short for Melanie) meets Sylvia, a tough-as-nails trans woman whose shameless swagger inspires Mel's dawning self-awareness. But Sylvia's presence sparks fury among her neighbors and throws Mel into conflict with her mother and best friend. Decades later, in 2019, Max (formerly Mel) is on probation from his teaching job for, ironically, defying speech codes around trans identity. Back...
13) Bad games
Author
Publisher
Mind Mess Press
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
The Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake, a rural cabin community in western Pennsylvania, for an idyllic weekend getaway. Some fishing, some barbecue, some games ... The Fannelli brothers are heading to Crescent Lake too. Some stalking, some kidnapping, some murder, definitely some games ... though not necessarily the type of games the Lamberts had in mind. But it doesn't matter. The Lamberts are going to play whether they like it or not.
Author
Series
Henry Heckelbeck volume 15
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Henry tries to convince his parents that he is old enough to stay home alone.
15) Pizza for Pia
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Pia bravely informs her pizza-loving family that she wants something different to eat.
17) Love life
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
日本語
Description
Taeko and her husband Jiro are living a peaceful existence with her young son Keita, when a tragic accident brings the boy's long-lost father, Park, back into her life. To cope with her pain and guilt, Taeko throws herself into helping Park, who is deaf and currently homeless. With nuanced performances and craftsmanship, this is a melodramatic and moving meditation on grief and acceptance.'
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Edward searches for a biological family in Portugal. He finds a villa and reunites with his long-lost mother and twin. But their shared past holds a dark secret that will forever change his understanding of his identity and origins.
19) To & fro
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Ani, journeying across a great distance accompanied by a stolen kitten, meets many people along her way, but her encounters only convince her that she is meant to keep searching. Annamae, journeying from childhood to young adulthood alongside her mother, older brother, and the denizens of her Manhattan neighborhood, never outgrows her yearning for a friend she cannot describe. From their different worlds, Annamae and Ani reach across the divide,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"The fun begins when the twins wake up to a yard filled with snow. When Tío Alex comes over, the snowballs fly as the three run and play. When hunger strikes, Tío Alex is ready with a special mystery recipe from Mexico. Readers will be as surprised as the twins when they learn what's cooking in the oven"--