Jenny Goebel
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English
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Normally, Olivia spends all year looking forward to her family's summer vacation in Florida. But not this year. Not when her parents have recently separated, and her father has to stay behind in Colorado. Olivia doesn't know what she'll do all summer without him. They've always been a pair, and she's never felt the same bond with her mother or younger sister. So Olivia plans to spend the summer laying low, and trying to ignore the hurt gnawing at...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In Fortune Falls, where superstitions are real, and all children must pass regular "luck tests" to see if they are worthy, ill-fortuned Sadie has always been deemed as unlucky, and shunted aside for her luckier younger brother--but when she finds an unusually intelligent black cat named Jinx, her fortunes begin to change for the better.
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"To some kids, Amelia's life sounds like the ultimate fantasy. She and her brothers are homeschooled by their adventurous parents, and the family travels around the country, scaling mountains, rappelling down canyons, and skiing down double black diamond slopes. However, Amelia didn't inherit the family's daredevil gene. So when her parents decide to move to Colorado, Amelia's delighted by the chance to settle down. But starting at a conventional...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"At the insect zoo, William visits an exhibit on eating insects, and while he likes looking and learning about them, he is not so sure about bugs as food, but he may change his mind after trying a chocolate chirp cookie."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. All she wants is someone to love--and to love her back. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home. Christmas morning, Grace springs out of bed hopeful that her dreams are about to come true. But the present that awaits her isn't soft and furry. It doesn't have padded paws. And instead of a dark, wet nose, there's a flat, pink nose...
7) Grave images
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious and sinister stranger called Abbot Stein walks into the family-owned Alpine Monuments and asks for a job etching portraits for the gravestones, thirteen-year-old Bernadette is impressed with his art, but disturbed by the man himself--and then people in her small town start dying.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1996, a loggerhead turtle raised in a Baja California, Mexico, research center is tagged and released, then tracked by people all over the world as she crosses the Pacific Ocean. Includes a timeline and facts about the real Adelita and her rescuers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Foreman Frankie is paving a new highway. To do so, Foreman Frankie and his crew need to mix concrete, pour a layer of asphalt, and make sure the road is very smooth. Sing along to the tune of 'Yankee Doodle' as you read the book and see how quickly Foreman Frankie and his crew can pave the highway!"--
