Catalog Search Results
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages....
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]-
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Accidentally activated in a future world where only the savage survive, a life-size toy named Fred is programmed to be a friend and spread kindness and good will wherever he goes, but in this world that is going to be difficult--so Fred decides that his first task is to get Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, two warlords, to make peace and become friends.
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak volume 7
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009-
Edition
1st Yen Press ed.
Language
English
Description
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
4) Nailed it!
Author
Series
Big Nate volume 28
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You can't win 'em all-- especially when you're slumping sixth-grader Nate Wright. Stuck in a cycle of misfortune, our hero finds an unlikely good luck charm... and suddenly, he can do no wrong! He finds a $20 bill, scores a C+ on his social studies test (nailed it!), and even lands a movie date with the captain of the cheer squad. But the high times can't last forever. Before long, Nate's epic hot streak has gone ice cold, thanks to all-time hair...
5) The talk
Author
Language
English
Description
"This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world that-to paraphrase Toni Morrison-does not love them. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't play with a white friend's realistic...
6) Anya's ghost
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend wasn't one of them. Especially not a new friend who's been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya's normal life might actually be worse. She's embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she's pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend - even a dead one - is just what she needs. But Anya's new B.F.F. isn't kidding...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
This follow-up to Hyperbole and a Half "includes humorous stories from [cartoonist] Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; [and] reflections on the absurdity of modern life"--Publisher marketing.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request