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1) Allergic
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"At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet?"--Back cover.
2) Amal unbound
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"Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt...
3) The Babe & I
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
(Picture Book Section) Sports: Adler
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(Picture Book Section) Sports: Adler
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
All about me: Adler
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All about me: Adler
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While helping his family make ends meet during the Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.
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Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt.
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
j Paterson
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j Paterson
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Westerly - Children's Media (Lower Level)
(Audiobook Section) Paterson
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(Audiobook Section) Paterson
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eBook
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1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
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1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
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The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
j Curtis
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j Curtis
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Westerly - Children's Media (Lower Level)
(Audiobook Section) Curtis
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(Audiobook Section) Curtis
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Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
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Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
TWEEN Alexander
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TWEEN Alexander
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Westerly - Teen Room (1st Floor)
Alexander TEEN
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Alexander TEEN
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
9) El deafo
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"El Deafo: Superpowered Edition is a must-have collector's edition for existing fans and the perfect gift for new readers, with 40 all-new pages of childhood photographs, early sketches, notes from Cece, and much more!"--Amazon.com
"Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic...
10) Esperanza rising
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2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
TWEEN Ryan Large Print
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TWEEN Ryan Large Print
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"Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression." --
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"An excitable Jack Russell terrier named Fenway and his Favorite Short Human, Hattie, move to the suburbs and must adjust to the changes that come with their new home"--
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"Thirteen-year-old Jonathan goes off to fight in the Revolutionary War and discovers the real war is being fought within himself." --
13) Fish in a tree
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"Sixth-grader Ally excels at covering the fact that she cannot read, but at her seventh school in as many years she is challenged to admit she needs help." --
14) Frindle
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
j Clements
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j Clements
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Westerly - Children's Media (Lower Level)
(Audiobook Section) Clements
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(Audiobook Section) Clements
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When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
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Westerly - Children's Media (Lower Level)
(Audiobook Section) Konigsburg
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(Audiobook Section) Konigsburg
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eAudiobook
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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
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Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
16) Front desk
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"Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade...
17) The giver
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"Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade." --
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Westerly - Children's Media (Lower Level)
(Audiobook Section) Rowling
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(Audiobook Section) Rowling
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Westerly - Teen Media (1st Floor)
Rowling CD TEEN
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Rowling CD TEEN
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eAudiobook
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4 copies, 68 people are on the wait list.
eBook
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2 copies, 17 people are on the wait list.
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2 copies, 17 people are on the wait list.
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Westerly - Teen Media (1st Floor)
Rowling TEEN Playaway
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Rowling TEEN Playaway
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"Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry." --
19) Hatchet
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
TWEEN Paulsen
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TWEEN Paulsen
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Westerly - Teen Room (1st Floor)
Paulsen TEEN
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Paulsen TEEN
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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
TWEEN Paulsen Large Print
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TWEEN Paulsen Large Print
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After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. Includes an introduction and sidebar commentary by the author.
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Westerly - Children's Materials (Lower Level)
j Preus
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j Preus
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In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
