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Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mindy, Dad, and Julie travel to Korea to mourn Grandpa's passing with family and for the annual Chuseok celebration, and while the occasion is a somber one, Mindy is determined to make her first official Mid-autumn Festival one to remember.
Author
Series
Adventures of Salma volume 1
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma's dad is finally joining her family in their new home. Salma is so happy to see her baba-but she's also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She...
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
During the dry, dusty winter season in Nigeria, Anna Hibiscus prepares to visit her grandmother in Canada, where she will see snow for the first time but will be sad to leave the big family she loves behind.
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Set in modern Nigeria, this illustrated chapter book follows Anna Hibiscus, who lives with her large, loving family in a compound in a big city, as she escapes hair-braiding day, plays hide-and-seek during a power outage and learns about spontaneous generosity.
Author
Series
Ms. Frogbottom's field trips volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Learning is an adventure in Ms. Frogbottom's class, because she's got a magic map - one that takes her students all over the world to do battle with mythical monsters no one believes are real. All Ms. Frogbottom has to do is take out the map, tap a country and ... off they go to a place somewhere far, far away. When Ms. Frogbottom's crew lands in Scotland, they come nose to nose with the legendary Loch Ness Monster! --
Author
Series
Ms. Frogbottom's field trips volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Learning is an adventure in Ms. Frogbottom's class, because she's got a magic map - one that takes her students all over the world to battle with mythical monsters no one believes are real. All Ms. Frogbottom has to do is take out the map, tap a country, and - SHAZAAM! - off they go to a place somewhere far, far away. When Ms. Frogbottom whisks the class away to Egypt, they not only come face to face with a mummy, but have to solve the riddle of his...
Author
Series
Doggo and Pupper volume 3
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Cat announces that the Humans have given her a surprise present, Doggo and Pupper are all ears. But when they find out that Cat has a new bed and misses her old one, they set out to help her search for cozy"--
Author
Series
Dragons of Ember City volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Ember City is being plagued by loud growls in the night. Drake, Li, and Runa's search for the source of the noise leads them to a mountainside cave. What they find inside isn't a vicious beast but a great snoring cave dragon! Can the dragon friends solve the snore so the dragons of Ember City can finally get some sleep?"--
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Rosie is a little mermaid who loves dancing with dolphins and building towering sandcastles. But she's just moved to Trident City and doesn't have one single friend to join her. She's too young to go to Trident Academy with her older cousin Rocky, her parents are busy at work, and Manny Nanny, who takes care of Rosie, can be kind of boring, even though she's super nice. Then, Rosie meets Aqua and finds that having a new friend might be more trouble...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Aqua Wave loves everything about dolphins: the way they swim and twirl, dance and dive. And more than anything she would love to ride one in the annual Trident City Dolphin Dash. But her older sister, Shira, is concerned Aqua will fall off and hurt herself--just like Shira once did--and she won't giver her permission. Will Aqua's wish come true or will Shira's worrying keep her from her deep-sea dreams?"--
Author
Series
Gumluck the wizard volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gumluck, a young, naíve wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
15) Happy spark day!
Author
Series
Dragons of Ember City volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Drake, Li, and Runa are three young dragons in Ember City, where a dragon's spark is their special power and every dragon's spark is unique. Ember is a city that burns brightest when its citizens use their sparks to help each other and their community. The more they use their spark, the brighter Ember City glows and provides for all its dragons. Can Drake, Li, and Runa learn to get along after uncovering their powers?
18) Friends forever
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Princess Mini can't believe her eyes! She spots a baby narwhal named Spice on the shores of Ice Cream Isles and discovers that he's lost. His family lives far away in the North Sea, and he doesn't know how to find them. Mini wants to help, but she will need her friends on this dangerous journey. Will there be a happy family reunion for Spice, or will Ice Cream Isles be his new home?"--
Author
Series
Isla of adventure volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Isla Verde loves living on the ever-adventurous island of Sol with her best friend, a gecko named Fitz, but when a new girl moves next door, Isla has a hard time keeping her big secret--that she can talk to animals!
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Crimson Twill's new friends from New Wart City, Mauve and Wesley, are coming for a visit! But as soon as they arrive at Crimson's house in Cackle County, things start to go wrong. At the rotten apple orchard, Crimson's ripening spell goes horribly awry (what will they do with all that rotten applesauce?). Then, at the broom-straw field, Wesley cuts too much straw and starts to float away. And when the friends try to collect frogs' breath for their...
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