Showing 1–21 of 21 titles
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Baba Yaga's Assistant
Using skills learned from her beloved grandma, Masha must pass a series of tests to become a witch's assistant and get her annoying stepsister home safely. Graphic panels magically blend the contemporary with the traditional.- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780763669614
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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Narrator Bianca Amato captures the intense emotion of Will, a young girl forced to leave her home in Zimbabwe for a boarding school in London.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9781490664330
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Cuckoo Song
After almost drowning, Triss deals with gaps in her memory, her brother's ghost, a vengeful sister, and The Architect who seems to be orchestrating so much of her life. A cinematic and spine-tingling tale.- Fiction, Scary Stories
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9781419714801
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Heroes surface, and people find courage in this exceptional graphic novel that addresses incompetence, racism, and the resilience of the people of the Crescent City. -
Echo
Four narrators tell the stories of characters unexpectedly connected by the magic and music of a harmonica as it winds its way from Germany to the US. -
Goodbye Stranger
With multiple perspectives, this tale explores the bonds and limits of friendship, as Bridge and her friends navigate the inevitable changes of growing up.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780385743174
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The Hired Girl
Rachel Botchan gives voice to 14-year-old Joan, who runs away from a hard life on a farm to become a hired girl in the home of a wealthy Jewish family in 1911.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9781490632230
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The Hired Girl
Using diary entries, 14-year-old Joan shares her journey toward a better life. New surroundings and experiences in Baltimore lead to moments of adventure and self-discovery.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780763678180
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The Jumbies
Using authentic Haitian accents and song, Robin Miles creates an atmosphere of supernatural menace as a girl fights to save her father and her island home.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781490664651
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The Lightning Queen
Christian Barillas and Thom Rivera narrate this rich cultural story shared between a Mixteco healer and his grandson.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780545921176
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The Lightning Queen
An unlikely friendship between Esma, a Romani girl, and Teo, a Mixteco boy, underpins an adventurous story that spans several generations and presents insights into two marginalized cultures.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780545800846
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Listen, Slowly
California-born Mai learns the true meaning of family and friendship when she travels with her grandmother to her native Vietnam and learns about her grandfather's fate.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780062229182
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Ms. Rapscott's Girls
With humor and lots of energy, Katherine Kellgren gives voice to indomitable headmistress Ms. Rapscott and the five wayward students.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781101890653
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The Odds of Getting Even
Mo and Dale don't see eye to eye in their latest case full of eccentric Southern characters humorously voiced by Lauren Fortgang.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9781101892398
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Orbiting Jupiter
Jack's new 13-year-old foster brother, Joseph, has a checkered past, including fathering a daughter named Jupiter. While Joseph's love for Jupiter compels Jack's family to do everything they can to help him, it may not be enough.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780544462229
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The Seventh Most Important Thing
After throwing a brick at the Junk Man's head, 13-year-old Arthur is sentenced to assist him. Little does he know that the junk he collects is part of a significant work of art.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780553497298
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The Smoking Mirror
In an action-packed, fantasy novel, that combines Aztec and Mayan mythology with life in contemporary South Texas and Mexico, 12-year-old twins descend into the Land of the Dead to find their mother.- Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2016, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2016 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781925148640
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The Thing about Jellyfish
Suzy Swanson suspects that a rare jellyfish sting caused the death of her friend. With imagination and determination, she sets out on a journey to prove her theory—and starts her journey of healing.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9780316380867
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Trollhunters
Kirby Heyborne does a masterful job with humans of various ages, wicked trolls, and many utterly gross situations.
- Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9781490694320
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The War that Saved My Life
Hoping to escape an abusive parent, a lame but determined girl follows her younger brother when he is sent to safety during WWII. The children find that leaving the city may not only have saved them from a bomb, but also changed their lives forever.
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The Worst Class Trip Ever
When humorist Dave Barry is paired with narrator Todd Haberkorn in a story about a class trip, the result is hilarious.
- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2016
- Older
- ISBN: 9781491585665