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They battled in blizzards

Hopkinson, Deborah,

Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, An account of Allied soldiers' experiences during the Battle of the Bulge that emphasizes combat under extreme winter conditions and surprise attacks in the Ardennes. Draws on firsthand recollections and contemporary reports to detail their struggle to hold their battle lines until reinforcements could arrive. Includes black and white photographs and timelines.

Date Published:2025

Song of a blackbird

Van Lieshout, Maria,

Maps on endpapers. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, A dual-timeline novel that follows the lives of Emma Bergsma who becomes a member of the Dutch resistance movement in 1943 Amsterdam, and teenager Annick, who learns her ailing Oma was adopted while searching for a bone marrow donor in 2011. As Annick searches for Oma's origins using a clue on a set of paintings, she gets drawn into the past and uncovers a harrowing tale of bravery, deception, and brutality.

Date Published:2025

Sisters in the wind

Boulley, Angeline,

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When Lucy Smith's white father, the man who raised her, dies, she is placed in the foster care system. She goes on the run until she is eighteen years old and meets Mr. Jameson who has been looking for her. He and his woman friend tell Lucy she is Ojibwe, has a sister and other relatives, and has a home. But Lucy is being followed and the diner where she worked bombed. Wary, Lucy races to prove she didn't bomb the diner and protect the family she has left.

Date Published:2025

Love unmasked

Dean, Becky (Becky Lynn),

Kirkus Review, Evie Whitmore is thrilled to be visiting Venice, Italy, for her class trip because it is the inspiration for both her art and her hidden passion, Elven Realms, a series of fantasy novels set in Venice. Trying to keep her obsession a secret from her friends and Gabriel Martinez, the bad boy loner she's been partnered with on the trip, Evie sneaks out at night to find an underground Elven Realms fan club while wearing a costume and mask. She soon encounters Angelo, another masked fan of the books, and they join forces to locate the secret club, and the two find themselves falling for each other.

Date Published:2025

Howl's moving castle

Jones, Diana Wynne,

"A Greenwillow book." Booklist, Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.

Date Published:2008

Frightful's mountain

George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012,

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, New York Times Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.

Date Published:2001

The Land of Stories, SF : beyond the kingdoms / book 4

Colfer, Chris, 1990-

Sequel to: The Land of Stories: a Grimm warning. "The Masked Man possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal, and he is recruiting an army of literature's greatest villains! So begins a race through the magical Land of Oz, the fantastical world of Neverland, the madness of Wonderland, and beyond. Can twins Alex and Conner catch up to the Masked Man?"--

Date Published:2015

Attacked at sea : a true World War II story of a family's fight for survival

Tougias, Michael J., 1955-,

"An adaptation for young readers of So close to home: a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II." "Christy Ottaviano books." Part I. A tired old workhorse ; Ina and the South American venture ; War worries and thinking of home ; Admiral Dönitz and his gray wolves ; Harro Schacht and U-507 ; The gray wolves and the Mississippi ; Moving ever closer ; Closer to home ; An uneasy feeling -- Part 2. Torpedoes in the night ; Ina, Lucille, and a sinking ship ; The raft ; A most hopeless night ; Battling the cold ; Dawn ; Desperation ; Running out of time ; Sharks, dolphins, and birds far away ; Something in the sky ; A silent vigil ; A wavering light -- Part 3. Triumphant return to Lorient ; Morgan City, Louisiana, and the hospital ; Recovery ; A family's resilience. Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Chronicles the account of the Downs family who were on the freighter "Heredia" when it was torpedoed by a U-boat in 1942, and details their story of survival against sharks, hypothermia, blinding oil, drowning, and dehydration after its sinking. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Date Published:2022

Stories Inspired by Agriculture

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Dog Man : brawl of the wild

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,

"Treehouse Comix proudly presents." Chiefly illustrations. When Dog Man is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit, his friends work to prove his innocence.

Date Published:2019

Dog man unleashed

Pilkey, Dav.

Date Published:2017

Dog Man A Tale of Two Kitties. A tale of two kitties /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,

School Library Journal, Follows the adventures of Dog Man, a half-dog/half-human police officer who works hard to keep his city safe.

Date Published:2017

Dog Man and Cat Kid

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,

Dog Man and his kitty Li'l Petey are getting along great until a suspicious sitter arrives to care for Li'l Petey. It is the evil Petey and he begins working to make his clone Li'l Petey evil like him. Meanwhile, at work, Hollywood comes calling to do a movie on Dog Man and he is assigned to be the bodyguard for an actress named Yolay Caprese. However, things go awry and it takes Dog Man, Li'l Petey as Cat Kid, and 80-HD to save the day.

Date Published:2018

Dog Man Lord of the Fleas. Lord of the fleas /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,

Kirkus Review, A new batch of villains have descended on the town, and Dog Man is called to action, this time with a cute kitten and a robot for his sidekicks--but even they may not be enough to tackle the World's Most Evil Cat, Petey.

Date Published:2018

For whom the ball rolls

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,

"Treehouse Comix proudly presents." Kirkus Review, Dog Man has been working hard to overcome his bad habits, but when his obsessions turn to fears, he finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain, while Petey the Cat, who was just released from jail, starts a new life with Li'l Petey.

Date Published:2019

Dog man: fetch-22

Pilkey, Dav,

"Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough to put their paws together and work as a team? They need each other now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them!"--

Date Published:2019

Dog man: grime and punishment

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,

"When Dog Man gets fired by the mayor, he needs his friends' help to combat a new threat"--

Date Published:2020

The women

Hannah, Kristin,

Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, twenty-year-old Frances "Frankie" McGrath, filled with the freedoms and beliefs of 1965, signs up for the Army Nurse Corps and follows him into war, ill-prepared for war's realities. Soon overwhelmed by the destruction and chaos, the gamble between life and hope versus death and betrayal, Frankie becomes one of the lucky veterans to survive, her bravery unquestioned, her soul broken and lost. Now, Frankie finds herself caught up in the struggle of herself and her veteran friends to return home after the war, where their country would much rather forget Vietnam, and they, ever existed.

Date Published:2024

Winter whiteouts

Bolte, Mari,

"Master morphology skills." Mastering morphology -- Vocabulary list -- Storm of the century, 1993 -- The Yungay avalanche, 1970 -- The children's blizzard, 1888 -- Discussion questions -- The truth behind the tale. Presents three historical fiction survival stories in which young protagonists confront extreme winter disasters, including the Children's Blizzard of 1888, the Yungay Avalanche of 1970, and the Storm of the Century in 1993. Includes black and white illustrations throughout, with decodable Hi Lo text designed to help learning readers practice adjective and adverb suffixes as well as superlatives and comparatives.

Date Published:2026

What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing--what birds are doing and why

Sibley, David, 1961-,

"Adapted for young readers." Portfolio of birds -- Birds in this book -- What to do if ... -- Becoming a birder. Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Provides an encyclopedia of information about birds with illustrated spreads that focus on different species' characteristics and anatomy, and how and why they behave the way they do. An introductory section extends information about their evolution, their feathers, senses, behaviors, and how they fly, while back matter covers how to help birds in need and how to become a birder. Includes activities.

Date Published:2023