Breadcrumbs
Author: Anne Ursu ; drawings by Erin McGuire
Year: 2011
ISBN: 9780062015051
Abstract: Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot Minneapolis summers and cold Minneapolis winters together, dreaming of Hogwarts and Oz, superheroes and baseball. Now that they were eleven, it was weird for a boy and a girl to be best friends. But they couldn't help it -- Hazel and Jack fit, in that way you only read about in books. And they didn't fit anywhere else. And then, one day, it was over. Jack just stopped talking to Hazel. And while her mom tried to tell her that this sometimes happens to boys and girls at this age, Hazel had read enough stories to know that it's never that simple. And it turns out, she was right. Jack's heart had been frozen, and he was taken into the woods by a woman dressed in white to live in a palace made of ice. Now, it's up to Hazel to venture into the woods after him. Hazel finds, however, that these woods are nothing like what she's read about, and the Jack that Hazel went in to save isn't the same Jack that will emerge. Or even the same Hazel.
365 days to Alaska
Author: Cathy Carr
Year: 2021
ISBN: 9781419743801
Abstract: When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward.
Insignificant events in the life of a cactus
Author: Dusti Bowling
Year: 2017
ISBN: 9781454923459
Abstract: New friends and a mystery help Aden, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.
The superteacher project
Author: Gordon Korman
Year: 2023
ISBN: 9780063032798
Abstract: Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program.
A rover's story
Author: Jasmine Warga
Year: 2022
ISBN: 9780063113923
Abstract: Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
The lion of Mars
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Year: 2021
ISBN: 9780593121818
Abstract: How far would you go to save the people you love? Besides spending his whole life on Mars, Bell is just like any other kid. He loves cats, eats all kinds of cake, and is curious about everything. Like, why do teenagers act so weird? And why did his best friend, Trey, suddenly want to switch rooms" But most of all, Bell wonders about the secrets the adults keep. Why doesn't the US colony have contact with anyone in the other Mars settlements" Is it really dangerous out there" And why are they always so alone? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups get sick, Bell and the other kids are oddly immune. And soon it's up to Bell to find his courage, uncover the truth, and face the terrifying unknown to save his family. Beloved author Jennifer L. Holm breaks new ground in an out-of-this-world story that asks timely questions: What makes a family ? How do you brave the unfamiliar? And is survival enough, or do we need each other in order to truly thrive? -- From dust jacket.
The American Revolution
Author: Kate Messner ; illustrated by Dylan Meconis
Year: 2021
ISBN: 9780593120460
Abstract: "A book that explores the hidden truth about the American Revolution featuring sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels"-- Provided by publisher
Bridge to Terabithia
Author: Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Donna Diamond
Year: 2017
ISBN: 9780690013597
Abstract: "This Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling-author Katherine Paterson has been a modern classic about friendship and loss for forty years. Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief"-- Page [4] of cover.
Number the stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Year: 1989
ISBN: 9780395510605
Abstract: In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Hoops
Author: Matt Tavares
Year: 2023
ISBN: 9781536201369
Abstract: "A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games and no uniforms, much less a laundry service. They make their own uniforms out of T-shirts and electrical tape. And with help from a committed female coach, they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory. Illustrated in full color, this story about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports rings with honesty, bravery, and heart." -- Publisher marketing.
The lost library
Author: Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Year: 2023
ISBN: 9781250838810
Abstract: "When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform not only their own futures, but the town itself. Told in turn by a ghost librarian named Al, an aging (but beautiful) cat named Mortimer, and Evan himself, The Lost Library is a timeless story from award-winning authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. It's about owning your truth, choosing the life you want, and the power of a good book (and, of course, the librarian who gave it to you)" -- Publisher's description.
Zeus : water rescue
Author: W. Bruce Cameron ; illustrations by Richard Cowdrey
Year: 2023
ISBN: 9781250815569
Abstract: "Some dogs were born to lend a helping hand (or paw!). Zeus, a chocolate lab puppy, is one of them. With his courage, smarts, and strength his purpose seems clear: he'll become a water rescue dog! When a young boy named Kimo is tasked with training Zeus,they quickly become best friends. But Zeus's excitement makes training hard, and worse yet, becoming a working dog means being separated from Kimo. Can Zeus and his boy figure out how to stay together forever?"-- Provided by publisher.