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kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:14 +0000

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Authors:

Vivian,Siobhan

Source:

Push, Volume 1st, New York, p.333 (2012)

Abstract:

Summary: Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade--this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by the list.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 750, ages 12 and up

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kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:10 +0000

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Authors:

Schrefer,Eliot

Source:

Scholastic Press, Volume 1st, New York, NY, p.264 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3619 .C463 E53 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741608

Keywords:

Animal rescue--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Juvenile fiction, Animal sanctuaries--Fiction, Animal sanctuaries--Juvenile fiction, Apes--Fiction, Blacks--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Fiction, Bonobo--Fiction, Bonobo--Juvenile fiction, Children of divorced parents--Juvenile fiction, Congo (Democratic Republic)--Fiction, Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1997- --Juvenile fiction, Divorce--Fiction, Racially mixed people--Fiction, Wildlife rescue--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Sophie is not happy to be back in the Congo for the summer, but when she rescues an abused baby bonobo she becomes more involved in her mother's sanctuary--and when fighting breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked, it is up to Sophie to rescue the apes and somehow survive in the jungle.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 900, Ages 12 and up, Adventure, Realistic fiction

Splendors and glooms

kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:05 +0000

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Authors:

Schlitz,Laura Amy; Candlewick Press,publisher

Source:

Candlewick, Volume 1st, Somerville, Mass., p.384 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3619 .C43 S65 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10090035

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Abstract:

Summary: When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: Newbery Honor Book, 2013; Ages 8 and 16; Historical fiction

Lies, knives & girls in red dresses

kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:01 +0000

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Authors:

Koertge,Ronald; Dezso,Andrea, ill

Source:

Candlewick Press, Volume 1st, Somerville, Mass., p.87 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3561 .O347 L54 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9729220

Keywords:

Characters and characteristics in literature--Juvenile fiction, Characters in literature--Fiction, Fairy tales, JUVENILE FICTION / Westerns, Novels in verse

Abstract:

Contents: The stepsisters -- Rapunzel: a story in five parts -- Thumbelina: the mole's story -- The little match girl -- Bearskin -- Twelve dancing princesses -- Memoirs of the beast -- Hansel and Gretel -- Godfather death -- The ugly duckling -- Diamonds and toads -- The frog prince -- The emperor's new clothes: an afterword -- The robber bridegroom -- Rumpelstiltskin -- The little, small, wee bear -- Bluebeard -- Little thumb -- Red Riding Hood, Home at last, Tells her mother what happened -- East of the sun and west of the moon -- The princess and the pea: a monologue -- The ogre queen -- Wolf.; Summary: Free-verse reveals true stories behind well-known fairy tales, some reset in modern times, as a strung-out match girl sells CDs to drug users, Little Red Riding Hood admits that she wanted to know what it is like to be swallowed whole, and Cinderella's stepsisters are duped.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 16 and up

Ask the passengers : a novel

kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:57 +0000

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Authors:

King,A. S.

Source:

Little, Brown & Co., Volume 1st, New York, p.293 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3611 .I571 A85 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741561

Keywords:

Families--Juvenile fiction, Family problems--Fiction, Gossip--Juvenile fiction, High schools--Juvenile fiction, Lesbians--Juvenile fiction, Man-woman relationships--Juvenile fiction, Prejudices--Juvenile fiction, Schools--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: "Astrid Jones copes with her small town's gossip and narrow-mindedness by staring at the sky and imagining that she's sending love to the passengers in the airplanes flying high over her backyard. Maybe they'll know what to do with it. Maybe it'll make them happy. Maybe they'll need it. Her mother doesn't want it, her father's always stoned, her perfect sister's too busy trying to fit in, and the people in her small town would never allow her to love the person she really wants to: another girl named Dee. There's no one Astrid feels she can talk to about this deep secret or the profound questions that she's trying to answer. But little does she know just how much sending her love--and asking the right questions--will affect the passengers' lives, and her own, for the better"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 13 and over

Out of reach

kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:54 +0000

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Authors:

Arcos,Carrie

Source:

Simon Pulse, Volume 1st Simon Pulse hardcover, New York, p.250 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3601 .R395 O98 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741583

Keywords:

Brothers and sisters--Fiction, Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction, California, California, Southern--Fiction, Drug abuse--Fiction, Drug abuse--Juvenile fiction, Methamphetamine--Fiction, Methamphetamine--Juvenile fiction, Runaway teenagers--Juvenile fiction, Runaways--Fiction, Southern--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Accompanied by her brother's friend, Tyler, sixteen-year-old Rachel ventures through San Diego and nearby areas seeking her brother, eighteen-year-old Micah, a methamphetamine addict who ran away from home.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: National Book Award finalist; Lexile measure 650

Come August, come freedom : the bellows, the gallows, and the black general Gabriel

kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:51 +0000

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Authors:

Amateau,Gigi

Source:

Candlewick, Volume 1st, Somerville, Mass., p.231 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3601 .M33 C66 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741557

Keywords:

African Americans--Fiction, approximately 1775-1800--Juvenile fiction, Gabriel, Historical fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism, Prosser, Prosser, Gabriel, ca. 1775-1800--Fiction, Slave insurrections--Fiction, Slavery--Fiction, Virginia--History--1775-1865--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Imagines the childhood and youth of "Prosser's Gabriel", a courageous and intelligent blacksmith in post-Revolutionary Richmond, Virginia, who roused thousands of African-American slaves like himself to rebel.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 15 and up

Goblin secrets

kells — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:43 +0000

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Authors:

Alexander,William

Source:

Margaret K. McElderry Books, New York, p.223 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3601 .L3567 G63 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741571

Keywords:

Brothers--Fiction, Brothers--Juvenile fiction, Entertainers--Fiction, Entertainers--Juvenile fiction, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Goblins--Fiction, Goblins--Juvenile fiction, Magic--Fiction, Magic--Juvenile fiction, Masks (Facial)--Fiction, Masks--Fiction, Masks--Juvenile fiction, Missing persons--Fiction, Missing persons--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Hoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba and joins a troupe of goblins who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 710; Ages 8-13; Adventure, Fantasy

Infectious diseases and global public health

kells — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:19 +0000

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Authors:

Lewis,Dinah, author; Payne,Jennifer; Tan,Anh, author; Wattles,Annie, author; Briski,Devin; Han,Chenxing; Zhang,Jessica; Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, issuing body

Source:

(Submitted)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr RA643 .L49 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9917645

Keywords:

Communicable diseases--Study and teaching (Secondary), Communicable diseases--Textbooks, Diseases--Study and teaching (Secondary), Diseases--Textbooks, Public health--Study and teaching (Secondary), Public health--Textbooks

Abstract:

Contents: Unit introduction : infectious diseases and global public health -- Lesson one : setting the context -- Lesson two : biology of infectious diseases -- Lesson three : epidemics and global infectious diseases -- Lesson four : the public health response to infectious disease -- Lesson five : real world applications.

Publication Language:

eng

The treasure

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:05 +0000

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Authors:

Shulevitz,Uri; Shulevitz,Uri; Farrar,Straus, and Giroux; Eastern Press,Inc; Offset Separations Corp

Source:

Farrar, Straus, Giroux, Volume 1st Square Fish, New York, p.31 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3569 .H7685 T74 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741621

Keywords:

Dreams--Fiction, Folklore--England, Folklore--England--Fiction, Generosity--Fiction, Poverty--Fiction, Treasure troves--Fiction, Wealth--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, 1980.; Lexile measure 490; Folk tale

The space between our footsteps : poems and paintings from the Middle East

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:01 +0000

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Authors:

Nye,Naomi Shihab

Source:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Volume 1st, New York, N.Y., p.144 (1998)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PN6109.97 .S63 1998

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9569107

Keywords:

Middle Eastern poetry--Translations into English, Poetry--Collections, Young adult poetry--Translations into English

Abstract:

Summary: A collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Middle Eastern and North African countries. In an unparalleled collection, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye brings together the work of over 120 poets and artists from 19 countries in the Middle East. In turn compelling, lyrical, tragic and humorous, this rich anthology opens the door to the Middle East and beckons readers to explore our common ground. Full-color illustrations.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 12 and up

One Gorilla

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:57 +0000

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Authors:

Browne,Anthony

Source:

Candlewick Press, Volume 1st U.S, Somerville, Mass. (2013)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr QA113 .B767 2013 F

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9933039

Keywords:

Animals--Fiction, Animals--Juvenile fiction, Counting, Picture books for children, Primates--Fiction, Primates--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Learn to count with a variety of primates--gorillas, gibbons, mandrills, and others.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 3-7

Hope and tears : Ellis Island voices

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:53 +0000

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Authors:

Swain,Gwenyth

Source:

Calkins Creek, Volume 1st, Honesdale, Pa., p.115 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr JV6484 .S93 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9932963

Keywords:

Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.), Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--Juvenile literature, Immigrants--United States--History, Immigrants--United States--History--Juvenile literature, United States--Emigration and immigration--History, United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Contents: Introduction -- Ch1. Ellis Islands - Pilapeu, Lenni Lenape Boy -- Jasper, Dutch Colonist -- Samuel Ellis, Tavern Owner -- David, New York Subway Worker -- Ch2. Arrivals - Annie Moore, Irish Immigrant -- Anatole, Greek Immigrant -- Elizabeth Martin, Hungarian Immigrant - Horace, a Grouper -- Ch3. Inspections - Margaret, English Immigrant -- Wanda, German Bohemian Immigrant -- Najeeb Abreely, Immigrant Inspector - Jarek, Polish Immigrant -- Margaret Batchelder, Immigrant Inspector -- Arnold Weiss, Russian Immigrant -- Ch4. Island of Hope, Island of Tears -- Sven, Norwegian Immigrant - Moshe and the Lady, Hungarian Immigrant and Aid Worker - Paul, French Immigrant -- Sarah, Welsh Immigrant - Robbie and Moira, Irish Immigrants - Pearl Libow, Russian Immigrant -- Hubert Julian, Detainee -- Ch5. Living and Working - Augustus Sherman, Clerk and Photographer -- Lucia, Cook -- Annie, Nurse -- Florence, Salvation Army Volunteer -- Ch6. Closed Doors Reopen - Matt, German American Boy -- Jack, Restoration Worker -- Grandma and Jenny, Storytellers -- Paula, Student -- Danny and Grandpa Salvatore, Storytellers -- Lisa, National Park Service Employee -- Source Notes -- Bibliography -- Going Further -- Picture Credits -- Index.; Summary: Letters, diary entries, poems, monologues and dialogues created to illustrate the stories of people whose lives were touched by Ellis Island, once the United States' largest immigration station.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 12 and up

And Tango makes three

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:49 +0000

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Authors:

Richardson,Justin; Parnell,Peter; Cole,Henry

Source:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Volume 1st, New York (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3618 .I34469 A63 2005

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741659

Keywords:

Central Park (New York, Familial behavior in animals--Fiction, Homosexuality--Fiction, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction, Penguins--Fiction, Penguins--Juvenile fiction, Zoo animals--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, 2005; American Library Association Notable Children's Book, 2006; Gustavus Myer Outstanding Book Award, 2006 ; Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year, 2006; Bank Street Best Book of the Year, 2006; Lexile measure 720; Book level 3.5; Ages 4-7

Beyond courage : the untold story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:45 +0000

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Authors:

Rappaport,Doreen

Source:

Candlewick Press, Volume 1st, Somerville, Mass., p.228 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr D804.6 .R37 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9935115

Keywords:

1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Juvenile literature, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Juvenile literature, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile literature, Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Juvenile literature, World War

Abstract:

Contents: The realization : " I am a Jew and will be a Jew forever". Hitler in power : Germany, 1933-1938. The turning point : Berlin Germany ; A wrenching decision : Berlin, Germany -- Saving the future : "While you have breath". Hitler's campaign for world domination. Coffee and tea : Amsterdam, the Occupied Netherlands ; No more Saras : Occupied Belgium ; The most important game : Annemasse, Occupied France ; "You do not know the extent of my courage" : Annemasse, Occupied France ; In the forests. A shtetl in the wilderness : Naliboki Forest, Occupied Poland -- In the ghettos : "Broken people". The Final Solution. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising : Occupied Poland ; "Scream the truth at the world!" : the Ringelblum Archive, Warsaw Ghetto, Occupied Poland ; A banner raised : Theresienstadt Ghetto, Occupied Czechoslovakia ; "Resist to our last breath" : Vilna Ghetto, Occupied Lithuania -- In the camps : "During the cold nights". Transit camps. The ambush : Mechelen, Occupied Belgium ; Labor camps. Three feet a day : Novogrudok Labor Camp, Occupied Belorussia ; Concentration camps. A secret celebration : Kaufering IV Labor Camp, Hurlach, Germany ; The Sonderkommando Revolt : Auschwitz-Birkenau, Occupied Poland ; Death camps. "Like thunder in the spring" : Sobibor Death Camp, Occupied Poland -- Partisan warfare : "This song was written with our blood, and not with lead". Harassing the enemy. Sabotage! : Berlin, Germany ; Phantom patriots. Long live the Resistance! : Paris, Occupied France ; The occupation of Greece. Invisible warriors : Evvia, Occupied Greece ; Young warriors. The violinist : Ovruch, Occupied Ukraine -- "I am a Jew and will be a Jew forever".; Summary: "Through twenty-one meticulously researched accounts-- some chronicled in book form for the first time-- Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II."--Amazon.com.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 10 and up

Antonio's card

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:42 +0000

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Authors:

González,Rigoberto; Alvarez,Cecilia Concepción

Source:

Children's Book Press, San Francisco, Calif., p.30 (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3557 .O4695 A68 2005

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741667

Keywords:

Conduct of life--Fiction, Conduct of life--Juvenile fiction, Conducta (Ética)--Novela juvenil, Dia de la madre--Novela juvenil, Homosexualidad--Novela juvenil, Homosexuality--Fiction, Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction, Madre e hijos--Novela juvenil, Mother's Day--Fiction, Mother's Day--Juvenile fiction, Mothers and sons--Fiction, Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction, Schools--Fiction, Schools--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: With Mother's Day coming, Antonio finds he has to decide about what is important to him when his classmates make fun of the unusual appearance of his mother's partner, Leslie.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Book level 3.2; Ages 5-9

Abina and the important men : a graphic history

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:37 +0000

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Authors:

Getz,Trevor R.; Clarke,Liz

Source:

Oxford University Press, Volume 1st, New York, p.179 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr KRX46 .M36 .G48 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9252166

Keywords:

Abina--Trials, etc, etc.--Comic books, litigation, Mansah, Slavery--Law and legislation--Ghana--History--19th century--Comic books, strips, Women slaves--Ghana--History--19th century--Comic books

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

"The first of its kind, Abina and the Important Men is a compelling and powerfully illustrated 'graphic history' based on a 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court....it uses the power of illustration to convey important theme in world history and to reveal the processes by which history is made."

Noah Webster and his words

kells — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:42:49 +0000

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Authors:

Ferris,Jeri; Kirsch,Vincent X., ill

Source:

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Boston, p.32 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PE64 .W5 F47 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10102000

Keywords:

1758-1843--Juvenile literature, Educators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Juvenile literature, Lexicographers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Noah, Webster, Webster, Noah, 1758-1843--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Summary: A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his twenty-year effort to write the all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 6-9

Sparrow Road

kells — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:16:29 +0000

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Authors:

O'Connor,Sheila

Source:

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, p.247 (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3565 .C645 S63 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9935116

Keywords:

Artist colonies--Fiction, Artist colonies--Juvenile fiction, Artists--Fiction, Secrecy--Fiction, Secrecy--Juvenile fiction, Secrets--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Twelve-year-old Raine spends the summer at a mysterious artists' colony and discovers a secret about her past.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 530; Book level 3.6; Ages 9-14

National Geographic book of animal poetry : 200 poems with photographs that squeak, soar, and roar!

kells — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:16:11 +0000

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Authors:

Lewis,J. Patrick

Source:

National Geographic, Washington, D.C., p.183 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb CUrr PN6110 .A7 N46 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10093768

Keywords:

Animals--Juvenile poetry

Abstract:

Contents: Welcome to the world -- The big ones -- The little ones -- The winged ones -- The water ones -- The strange ones -- The noisy ones -- The quiet ones -- Final thought -- Writing poems about animals.; Summary: Combines photography with lyrical text celebrating the animal world, in a compilation that includes works by such poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Rudyard Kipling.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 4-12