Liberty Hayes has just moved to Sutter's Crossing and is the talk of the town. She has plenty of money and everyone wants to be her friend. When Liberty accuses a male teacher of sexually assaulting her, the rumors start. Val, her new...
Juvenile fiction
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Author:Butcher, KristenSummary: - Author:Wallace, Barbara BrooksSummary:
A scientifically-minded fifth grader finds himself in a frightening predicament when he proves that his teacher is a witch.
- Author:Cannistra, MegSummary:
Twelve-year-old Luna loves the nighttime more than anything else. It's when no one gives her "that look" about the half mask she has to wear while healing from a disfiguring car accident. It's also the perfect time...
- Author:Ursu, AnneSummary:
From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them. If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely...
- Author:AviSummary:
As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.
- Author:Shepherd, GailSummary:
A one-of-a-kind voice lights up this witty, heartwarming debut set in 1985 Tennessee about the power of homespun wisdom (even when it's wrong), the clash between appearances and secrets, and the barriers to getting help even when...
- Author:Lee, Ingrid, Denis, StephaneSummary:
George is hardly bigger than a child's middle finger. His knees and his elbows don't bend and his legs are fused together. When Katie and Mackenzie find him at the edge of the ocean, they are unimpressed, but George keeps turning up in...
- Author:White, E. B.Summary:
Louis is a trumpeter swan, but he had no voice. Though he is frightened when his father explains to him that he is different from the other cygnets, Louis is resourceful and determined. This is a timeless tale of love, courage, and...
- Author:Hood-Caddy, KarenSummary:
Is Robin brave enough to do what’s right when everyone thinks she’s wrong? No one is more passionate about rescuing hurt animals than Robin, except maybe her best friend Zo-Zo, who helps Robin run the family’s animal shelter, The Wild...
- Author:Savage, MelissaSummary:
A boy and his best friends set out to discover the aliens who crash-landed next to their Roswell, New Mexico, farm in this charming novel packed with adventure and heart, perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and...
- Author:Cali, DavideSummary:
What really happened over the summer break' A curious teacher wants to know. The epic explanation' What started out as a day at the beach turned into a globe-spanning treasure hunt with high-flying hijinks, exotic detours, an...
- Author:Pearce, JacquelineSummary:
Unlike his perfect older sister, Jenna, Conner hates his piano lessons and gets bad grades in math. He's really good at bike tricks and he loves animals, but his parents have a no-pets rule and they don't take his bike-riding seriously...
- Author:Stevenson, Sarah JamilaSummary:
When Olwen Nia Evans learns that her family is moving from San Francisco to Wales to fulfill her great-grandmother’s dying wish, she starts having strange and vivid dreams about her family’s past. But nothing she sees in her dreams of...
- Author:Connor, LeslieSummary:
From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the...
- Author:Nye, Naomi ShihabSummary:
Here are some things Aref loves about his home. Mish-Mish, his catThe dunes in the desertHis friends Diram and Sulima Fresh apricotsCrispy fish served in basketsHis grandfather, SidiHis excellent rock collectionThe turtles of OmanAref...
- Author:Kulling, MonicaSummary:
The Tweedles are back and ready to take another exuberant swing at going modern. When their neighbors the Hamms announce that they've "gone online" by buying a telephone, Mama excitedly follows suit. But will the lure of the telephone...
- Author:Pène du Bois, WilliamSummary:
Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.
- Author:Dahl, RoaldSummary:
How do you outwit a twit? What happens when a magic finger turns the hunter into the hunted? Can Billy help the tiny minpins who live in the trees defeat the Gruncher once and for all? Find out in these three exciting tales of wild...
- Author:Riordan, RickSummary:
In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying.It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human...
- Author:Carmichael, JodiSummary:
Louisa, a fifth grader who has ADHD and dyslexia, wishes her overly tough teacher would disappear--then fears she has unleashed a curse when Mrs. Snyder becomes ill. Lou throws herself into the play she is writing and directing for her...
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