Around the year 1000, the Icelandic horse named Elska is born and learns about life and her role in the herd, as well as love and friendship, when she rescues the girl to whom she originally belonged. Includes facts about Icelandic horses and Iceland.

5) The royal slumber party

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Description

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Sofia invites old and new friends to a royal slumber party.

6) Meet the Buddies!

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

World of reading. Level 2

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description

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The Buddies are known for their adventure-filled days, and in this story readers will get to know the pups as each one gears up for a brand-new day. Budderball starts his out with a breakfast fit for a king (or puppy), Mudbud takes his morning mudbath, B-Dawg shoots some hoops, Buddha goes to his mediation garden, and Rosebud picks out a cute new outfit. Then it's time for them to have some fun in the park. But when they cross the path of a greedy...

7) How to start kindergarten

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Step into reading. Step 2 book

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Appears on list

Back to School - Children

Description

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"David is the new kid at school. Steve shows him around--but David starts to copy him. What will Steve do?"--Back cover.

8) Lights, camera, Girl Power!

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

LEGO friends

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Description

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The popular TV show Girl power has come to Heartlake City. The program is hosting a challenge: whichever girl puts together the most creative entry showcasing why Heartlake City is special to her will appear on the show. Will it be Andrea, Emma, Mia, Stephanie or Olivia who takes the stage?

9) Yatimah

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Horse diaries volume 6

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Appears on list

Arab American Heritage Month - Tweens

Description

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In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory as a war mare. Includes facts about Arabian horses and their importance to Bedouin tribes.

10) Margret and H.A. Rey's Feliz navidad, Jorge el curioso =: Margret and H.A. Rey's Merry Christmas, Curious George

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

Español

Description

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Separated from the man in the yellow hat while at a Christmas tree farm, Curious George ends up at a hospital where he delights the child patients with his own brand of tree trimming.

11) Shrek tercero: amigos y enemigos

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Yo sé leer!

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

Español

Description

Read Description

Shrek and Donkey search far and wide to find a king for Far Far Away so that Shrek and Fiona can go home to their beloved swamp.

12) Jingle Bells

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Horse diaries volume 11

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description

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In 1915 Wisconsin, a farm horse named Jingle Bells worries that his family will replace him when the older son brings home a brand new Model-T Ford car. Includes facts about Clydesdale horses.

13) Mermaids in the backyard

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Description

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When her family moves from Chicago to an island in South Carolina, Lindy is sure she will be unhappy until she makes a surprising discovery in the backyard of their beach house.

14) Luna

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Horse diaries volume 12

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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In the Netherlands in 1855, May, a young member of a circus family who is not permitted to perform because of a twisted foot, bonds with a local Friesian farm horse that she names Luna, and together the two perform a heroic act that changes their futures for the better. Includes facts about Friesian horses.

15) The competition begins

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Junior Ninja Champion volume 1

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description

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Five unlikely friends are brought together to compete in the first Junior Ninja competition, a televised contest of athletic ability based on the popular National Ninja Champion show.

16) Fight to the finish

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Free rein volume 2

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description

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Famous horse rider Poppy Addison is headed to Bright Field Stables to host an exclusive clinic where there will be a contest to award a free spot to a Bright Fields rider. Zoe is sure that she and her horse, Raven, can win, but Zoe's best friend, Jade, also wants to win, making the contest a recipe for a total friendship fiasco.

17) Nowheresville

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

American horse tales volume 5

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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Nat is sad to leave all her friends behind when she and her mom move from Philadelphia to boring rural Pennsylvania, but she soon meets a cute next-door neighbor and his even cuter horse, Ghost.

18) Junior ninja champion: the fastest finish

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Series

Junior Ninja Champion volume 2

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Description

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The producers of Junior Ninja Champion announce a wildcard episode, throwing the team from Fit Kidz Gym off balance and forcing them to accept a new competitor on their team.

19) Heart of a Dolphin

Author

Hapka, Cathy

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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When Annie spots a dolphin trapped in fishing line in the cove near her house, she rushes to free him. Everyone cheers when she returns to shore, but only Annie knows that she and the dolphin have forged a special bond. He's become her friend--and keeps returning to the cove to visit and play. Meanwhile, out of the water, nothing is going right. Annie's best friend, Emma, has changed, and keeps ditching her to hand out with snobby Morgan. At home,...