Kids
What the dog knows : [scent, science, and the amazing ways dogs perceive the world]
Cat Warren
j636.70886 Warren
Kids, Nonfiction, Animals
"In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller, Cat Warren and her canine companion, Solo, teach readers that the nose knows no bounds when it comes to working together, being persistent, and helping others. But he's only one of many thousands of scent-detection dogs all over the United States. That's a group that includes cadaver dogs, tracking, trailing, and apprehension dogs, and dogs that can locate unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers. What the Dog Knows shows the science, the rigorous training, and the skilled handling that underlie these amazing abilities."--Back cover.
I am Malala : how one girl stood up for education and changed the world
Malala Yousafzai
jBIOGRAPHY Yousafzai, Malala
Kids, Memoir, Nonfiction
Describes the life of the young Pakistani student who advocated for women's rights and education in the Taliban-controlled Swat Balley, survived an assassination attempt, and became the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Front desk
Kelly Yang
jFICTION Yang, Kelly
Kids
Recent immigrants from China, desperate for money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown Southern California motel for skinflint Mr. Yao, whose son is the only other Chinese American in Mia's class.
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Brown girl dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
jBIOGRAPHY Woodson, Jacqueline
Kids, Memoir, Nonfiction
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Jacqueline Woodson always felt half way home. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Clayton Byrd goes underground
Rita Williams-Garcia
jFICTION Williams-Garcia, Rita
Kids
Feeling most alive when he's playing the blues with his grandfather, Clayton is devastated when his grandfather dies and his mother forbids him from playing music, losses that compel him to run away and join bluesmen on the road.
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One crazy summer
Rita Williams-Garcia
jFICTION Williams-Garcia, Rita
Kids, Historical Fiction
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
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The bridge home
Padma Venkatraman
jFICTION Venkatraman, Padma
Kids
Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, Muthi and Arul, the group forms a family of sorts. And while making a living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the kids find plenty to laugh about and take pride in too. After all, they are now the bosses of themselves and no longer dependent on untrustworthy adults. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.
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The mysterious Benedict Society and the riddle of ages
Trenton Lee Stewart
jFICTION/Stewart, Trenton Lee
Kids, Science Fiction
After starring in three adventures, the inimitable quartet of Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance haven't had a mission together in some time. But with the arrival of a new Society member--and a new threat--they must reunite to face dilemmas more dangerous than ever before, including the return of the villainous Mr. Curtain and his Ten Men and a formidable enemy with a mystifying ability to track their every move.
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Hidden figures : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space
Margot Lee Shetterly
j510.922 Lee Shetterly
Kids, Nonfiction
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.
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