Jennifer L. Holm
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English
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"Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid...
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Sunny ; 3
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English
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"Sunny's just made it to middle school . . . and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying,...
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Sunny ; 2
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family--in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior.
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Sunny ; 1
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"From the groundbreaking and award-winning sister-brother team behind Babymouse comes a middle-grade, graphic-novel memoir. Following the lives of kids whose older brother's delinquent behavior has thrown their family into chaos, 'Sunny Side Up' is at once a compelling 'problem' story and a love letter to the comic books that help the protagonist make sense of her world" --
10) Super Amoeba
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Squish ; 1
Language
English
Description
Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," tries to emulate him when his best friend is threatened by a bully.
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Sunny ; 5
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school... but she still feels more out than in. Most kids have a thing they do outside of class, like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are... not the best. So what can she do? When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he means. Isn't debate just... arguing? Sunny's never had a problem...
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English
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Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
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Babymouse ; 4
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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English
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"Believe in the unexpected" with this hilarious, heartwarming, and much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Fourteenth Goldfish! Ellie's grandpa Melvin is a world-renowned scientist ... in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy. His feet stink, and he eats everything in the refrigerator?and Ellie is so happy to have him around. Grandpa may not exactly fit in at middle school, but he certainly keeps things interesting. When he and...
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English
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Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900.
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English
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Four-year-old Babymouse wants to replace the cookies her mom prepared for Santa with a special batch of her own pink-frosted cupcakes. But when her mother goes to check on baby brother, Babymouse hears a roar from the other room and must do what she can to defend the cupcakes from her fiery foe. Will there be any cupcakes left for Santa?
19) Fear the amoeba
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Squish ; 6
Language
English
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Afraid to go to horror movies with his friend, Pod, Squish the amoeba feels better after learning that even comic book superheroes get scared sometimes.
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Babymouse ; 17
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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It seems that everyone at school has taken up snowboarding, so Babymouse decides she must hit the slopes, too.