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5) Bob in space
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Bob, Joe and Mathew have been chosen to fo to the "Troll planet" and bring back some very unique diamonds. But they are not that smart or brave. Or are they?
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Sophie’s story begins when she is an eight-year old girl who lives in Dallas, Texas, with her mother and father, a soldier serving in Afghanistan. One evening, Sophie gets into a fight with her mother and tells her she hates her. The next morning her mother has vanished. Weeks later, her father’s helicopter is shot down, and he too is missing. For years Sophie is forced to live with her mean Aunt Rose, but thankfully, when she is twelve years...
Author
Language
English
Description
"With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have an urgent need to understand today's rising generation of teens and young adults. Born in the mid-1990s up to the mid-2000s, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone. With social media and texting replacing other activities, iGen spends less time with their friends in person--perhaps contributing to their unprecedented...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In April and May 2021, the Round Rock Public Library accenpted entries to the Write On! Tween SHort Story Contest and Rockin' Teen Poetry Contest. Young authors submitted an original short story or poem. This book is a collection of their short stories and poems.
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Language
English
Description
Polly the Porcupine is a fun-loving creature who simply wants to give hugs to friends she meets. Polly embarks on a journey and discovers that meeting friends is more difficult than she thinks. With an unexpected encounter on a beach, Polly gets an opportunity to have her wish come true. With the help of a wise friend, her problem is solved in an unexpected way.
15) When I was eight
Author
Language
English
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Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Women's History - Tweens
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Women's History - Tweens
Description
This book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an Inuit girl while attending an Arctic residential school.
17) Pig enough
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Willy is a social animal, so although he is a guinea pig, he decides to join the Pig Scouts.
18) Downfall
Author
Series
Creativity stone volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"WARNING! The stone you see before you is the Creativity Stone and has the power to create and destroy the power of God. In a world divided between mercy and judgment, a stone believed to hold the power of creation is discovered by an outcast named Dedecus. Dedecus uses the power to get revenge on the Fides village, killing hundreds of people. Then he disappears. Now, it's up to his two friends, Joshua and Namid, to take charge to rebuild what he...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six,...
20) Young Zeus
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Language
English
Description
"This is the story of how young Zeus, with a little help from six monsters, five gods, an enchanted she-goat (that's me), and his mother, became god of gods, master of lightning and thunder, and ruler over all"--Provided by publisher.
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