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The wild robot escapes

Peter Brown

jFICTION Brown, Peter
Kids, Science Fiction

Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island? After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.

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The wild robot

Peter Brown

jFICTION Brown, Peter
Kids, Science Fiction

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

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The boys in the boat : the true story of an American team's epic journey to win gold at the 1936 olympics book cover

The boys in the boat : the true story of an American team's epic journey to win gold at the 1936 olympics

Daniel James Brown

j797.1230922 Brown
Kids, Nonfiction, Sports

Out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington's eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler. At the center of the tale is Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, whose personal quest captures the spirit of his generation the generation that would prove in the coming years that the Nazis could not prevail over American determination and optimism.

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The war I finally won

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

jFICTION Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Kids, Historical Fiction

"As the frightening impact of World War II creeps closer and closer to her door, eleven-year-old Ada learns to manage life on the home front"--

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The war that saved my life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

jFICTION Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Kids, Historical Fiction

Ten-year-old Ada has never left her family's one-room apartment. Her bitter mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. But when her little brother, Jamie is going to be shipped out of London to escape World War II, Ada doesn't waste a minute: she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take in two kids. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan - and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?

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The benefits of being an octopus

Ann Braden

jFICTION Braden, Ann
Kids

Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.

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The Next Great Paulie Fink

Ali Benjamin

jFICTION Benjamin, Ali
Kids

Led by new student Caitlyn, seventh-graders at a tiny rural school in Vermont create a reality-show inspired competition to determine who will replace the school's legendary class clown, Paulie Fink.

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The thing about jellyfish

Ali Benjamin

jFICTION Benjamin, Ali
Kids

Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.

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The girl who drank the moon

Kelly Regan Barnhill

jFICTION Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Kids, Fantasy

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her"--

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Tuck everlasting

Natalie Babbitt

jFICTION Babbitt, Natalie
Kids, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.

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