Rachel L. Jacobs
1) Patch of Sky
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Pia just found out the terrible news that pigs can't look straight up, which means her best friend and right-hand pig Patches has never seen the sky. If you ask her, that is absolutely cuckoo bananas. Now Pia is on a mission to share the beauty of the big wide sky with Patches...and she will do whatever it takes! From debut author-illustrator Nic Yulo comes this story of determination, empathy, and learning to look at the world (and the sky!) in a...
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Have you ever wondered how and why satellites go to space? A basic explanation of how satellites work, what information they collect, and what happens to them once they are in space is explored through informative and engaging content in this new addition to the How Do series. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each presented in a format that encourages audiences to ask questions and guess the answers before exploring...
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Pia just found out the terrible news that pigs can't look straight up, which means her best friend and right-hand pig Patches has never seen the sky. If you ask her, that is absolutely cuckoo bananas. Now Pia is on a mission to share the beauty of the big wide sky with Patches...and she will do whatever it takes! From debut author-illustrator Nic Yulo comes this story of determination, empathy, and learning to look at the world (and the sky!) in a...
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Four different children from three different families ponder what the adults in their lives do during the day. Are they jumping on trampolines? Are they eating cake and ice cream while riding birthday ponies? Are they eating candy with other adults? After a series of hilarious and wildly imaginative scenarios, children learn an important lesson: the adults who love them think about them constantly and are most definitely, certainly, ABSOLUTELY...not...
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Four different children from three different families ponder what the adults in their lives do during the day. Are they jumping on trampolines? Are they eating cake and ice cream while riding birthday ponies? Are they eating candy with other adults? After a series of hilarious and wildly imaginative scenarios, children learn an important lesson: the adults who love them think about them constantly and are most definitely, certainly, ABSOLUTELY...not...
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Last week I saw a mermaid. It's not something I'd pretend! I'd really like to catch her, so she could be my friend. But how to catch a mermaid? You don't learn this in school. We'll need to build a gentle trap and start near the tide pool. Many claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? The newest title in the New York Times bestselling How to Catch series will have children and parents excited to see if these characters can actually pull off catching...
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What could be more fun for kids than to hop like a frog, slither like a snake, and roar like a lion-all while learning an empowering, healthy life skill? Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids is a delightful pose-along adventure for children ages four to eight. Young viewers will join our heroine Lyla as she learns ten yoga poses from her friends at the zoo, receiving helpful tips along the way from each animal she encounters. Using rhyming and counting...
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Last week I saw a mermaid. It's not something I'd pretend! I'd really like to catch her, so she could be my friend. But how to catch a mermaid? You don't learn this in school. We'll need to build a gentle trap and start near the tide pool. Many claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? The newest title in the New York Times bestselling How to Catch series will have children and parents excited to see if these characters can actually pull off catching...
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What could be more fun for kids than to hop like a frog, slither like a snake, and roar like a lion-all while learning an empowering, healthy life skill? Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids is a delightful pose-along adventure for children ages four to eight. Young viewers will join our heroine Lyla as she learns ten yoga poses from her friends at the zoo, receiving helpful tips along the way from each animal she encounters. Using rhyming and counting...
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IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Rosie Revere dreamed of becoming a great engineer. Where some people see rubbish, Rosie sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends. Hot dog dispensers, helium pants, python-repelling cheese hats: Rosie's gizmos would astound--if she ever let anyone see them. Afraid of failure, she hides them away under her bed. Until a fateful visit from her great-great-aunt Rose (AKA Rosie the Riveter!),...
11) Stella
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
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Stella used to be a bomb-sniffing dog, but after a terrible accident, she goes to live on a small family farm to recover from her fear of loud noises.
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Sarah Grayson, secondhand store owner, and her clever rescue cat Elvis are right on the tail of a criminal in the charming new Second Chance Cat Mystery.
Summer is around the corner and Sarah is making sure the store is stocked and ready for tourist season. But while the weather’s heating up, Sarah gets involved in a case that is decidedly cold, when a man who was linked to a drowning death years ago is found dead himself, on the...
Summer is around the corner and Sarah is making sure the store is stocked and ready for tourist season. But while the weather’s heating up, Sarah gets involved in a case that is decidedly cold, when a man who was linked to a drowning death years ago is found dead himself, on the...
13) Up for Air
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
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Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she's unstoppable. She's the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she's asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she's got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she's somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she'll finally stand out in a good way.
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2018
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IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts—who created Ada Twist, Scientist and Iggy Peck, Architect—comes Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters, a spirited story full of adventure, friendship, and science—and first in the Questioneers chapter book series.
Watch Rosie Revere in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist! ...
Watch Rosie Revere in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist! ...
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A Ghostly Window Into the Past
Nurse Nellie Lester can't escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit mansion on a desolate Michigan island, convinced the island holds the secret to her mother's murky past. The only problem? Her dead mother seems to have followed her there. Nightly she's haunted by a ghostly presence that appears in her bedroom. But is it her mother or something more sinister?
When...
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LISTENING... THE KEY TO BECOMING A TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOOL LEADER
The Listening Leader is a practical guide that will inspire school, district, and teacher leaders to make substantive change and increase equitable student outcomes. Rooted in the values of equity, relationships, and listening, this luminous book helps reimagine what is possible in education today. Drawing from more than twenty years of experience in public schools, Shane Safir incorporates...
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Sometimes, choosing to love your husband is hard. Whether you've been married one year or 31 years, chances are he's done things that have frustrated you, angered you, hurt you, or flabbergasted you. But after arguing over how to load the dishwasher yet again, you might be wondering how you can show him that you really do love him. In as little as 15 minutes a day, you can do something meaningful for your husband and grow in your faith. From washing...
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From debut author Kelly DeVos comes an unforgettable story about fierce fashion, pursuing your dreams, and loving yourself at any size.
FAT
Cookie Vonn's dreams include getting out of Phoenix and becoming the next great fashion designer. But in the world of fashion, being fat is a cardinal sin. It doesn't help that she's constantly compared to her supermodel mother-and named after a dessert.
Cookie scores a trip to New York to pitch her design...
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Perfect for fans of The Happy Ever After Playlist and The Boyfriend Project, Lindsay MacMillan's debut novel deftly captures the feeling of being adrift in your late twenties.
Rae is in a romantic recession.
The Wall Street banker is single in New York City and overwhelmed by the pressure to scramble up the corporate and romantic ladders. Feeling her biological clock ticking, she analyzes her love life like a business deal and vows to lock in a...
20) Ridorkulous
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Awkwardland. It's where I live. And I'm the president, mayor, and sole citizen.Reese Jackson is living her safest life. This polymath is tired of trying to fit in with a small town that never knows what to do with her. Her absentee family may have forced her into dorm life for her own good, but she goes from her classes to her room and back-no parties, no dates, and no drawing attention.Until one noisy night, when Reese gets kicked out of her dorm.Fitz...