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Breadwinner series volume 4
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English
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Found wandering alone in a bombed-out Afghan school, 15-year-old Parvana mystifies American military forces by remaining silent, while spending her time remembering the past four years of her life, having been reunited with her mother and sisters and living in a village where her mother's finally managed to open a school for girls.
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English
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When Miss Pimm, Enchantress of the Marsh, decides to retire, she enlists young Hilary Westfield to gather a band of scallywags and prepare to challenge Captain Blacktooth in an all-out battle for the presidency of the League in order to save the kingdom.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Black History Month - Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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Inspired by watching a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a young black boy longs to dance and enrolls in ballet school.
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Tales of Rowan Hood volume 1
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
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In her quest to connect with Robin Hood, the father she has never met, thirteen-year-old Rosemary disguises herself as a boy, befriends a half-wolf, half-dog, a runaway princess, and an overgrown boy whose singing is hypnotic, and makes peace with her elfin heritage.
86) Joy in Mudville
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2014.
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English
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The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher--a girl--is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.
88) The Forest Queen
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[2018]
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English
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A retelling of Robin Hood in which Lady Silviana of Loughsley joins her childhood friend Bird, Little Jane, Mae Tuck, and others to become an outlaw fighting for social justice against her brother John, the Sheriff.
89) Lizzy Legend
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Unhappy at not being allowed to play on the boys' basketball team, Lizzy Trudeau, thirteen, wishes to never miss another shot and soon finds herself playing in the NBA against her hero, the greatest player of all time.
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Adventures of Benny and Watch volume 3
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Benny anticipates making friends with the new kid down the street, but when he finds out that she's a girl, he is very disappointed.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for ages 8 - 12
Texas Bluebonnet List 2023-24
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for ages 8 - 12
Texas Bluebonnet List 2023-24
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On the eve of her Quinceañera, Princess Solimar discovers that it will take more than magic to save her kingdom and prevent the destruction of the Monarch butterfly.
93) Born to fly
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English
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In 1942, an eleven-year-old girl who longs to be a pilot and her family try to manage their lives in Rhode Island when the father goes to fight in World War II.
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Marvin Redpost volume 3
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.
95) Takedown
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Told in separate voices, sixth-graders Mikayla, a wrestler like her brothers, and Lev, part of the Fearsome Threesome, become good wrestling partners and friends, but there can be only one winner at the State competition.
96) El deseo de Ruby
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Pub. Date
[2005]
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Español
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In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.
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Bloody Jack adventures volume 8
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Now rich, Jacky Faber has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic, and believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, she docks in London, where she is arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia.
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English
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In this sequel to The Breadwinner, the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Twelve-year-old Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana sets out alone to find them, masquerading as a boy, and she meets other children who are victims of war.
100) Feminist Baby
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Feminist Baby likes pink and blue, playing with cars and dolls, and the choice to become whatever she dreams.
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