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New Books in Youth Services August 2020
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Lola at the Library With Mommy by Anna McQuinn Enjoying weekly visits to the library with her mother, young Lola carefully packs up the borrowed books she is returning and secures her library card before picking out new stories that her mother reads to her at bedtime.
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Kat Needs a Nap by Greg Foley A musical kitty and her kind-hearted bird friend write a new lullaby together in the hope of soothing wakeful friends to sleep, with unexpected results.
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It's You I Like: A Mister Rogers Poetry Book by Fred Rogers The lyrics of Fred Rogers’ much-loved classic song from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood are brought to life in a gift-appropriate board book that features a diverse array of families and friendships.
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#baby by Michael Joosten Little #babies are bringing big #lols in this photographic board book, guaranteed to be a hit with social media-savvy parents who love Instagram and Twitter. Parents love sharing pics of their children on social media, and now there's a book celebrating that. With favorite hashtags like #tbt, #omg, and #selfie, along with hilarious #photos of little ones overflowing with personality, it's the ultimate addition to any modern baby's #library.
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Baby Loves the Five Senses - Smell! by Ruth Spiro The Baby Loves Science series features little books about big ideas, introducing complex scientific concepts to the littlest learners.
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Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel It's easy to see how the animals in this book are different from one another, but can you tell what makes them the same?
Hello Hello is a celebration of the unique traits that make every creature special;a celebration of diversity that is also an ode to connection and curiosity.
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Rocking Bed of Dreams by Cari Meister In this melodic and aquatic New Books for Newborns book, a parent waits for their little one to drift off to sleep with a restful lullaby full of sweet dreams of exploring the wonders of the sea, as they rock, rock, rock on the waves.
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Monsters 101 by Cale Atkinson Professors Batula McFang, Blobbins and Howlsworth, aided by their trusty zombie lab assistant, reveal eerie and frankly ridiculous monster facts, from how monsters enjoy competitive game nights and hate vacuum cleaners to how they particularly love clam pudding and pickled ant ice cream.
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The Run by Barroux A whimsical potty-training story within a story finds a little boy reading a new book while using the potty, before the story’s animal characters come to life and reveal that they need turns using the potty, too.
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Wild Symphony by Dan Brown Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends! Young readers will meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each has a special secret to share. Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you- a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve!
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Are You Eating Candy Without Me? by Draga Jenny Malesevic "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?"
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Let's Visit the Doctor by Random House Complemented by more than 30 stickers, a full-color PAW Patrol storybook finds Marshall and his friends sharing reassuring insights into the sometimes scary process of visiting the doctor’s office, explaining what usually happens during checkups and why they are nothing to worry about. Original. Illustrations.
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Cone Cat by Sarah Howden One day, Jeremy wakes up at the vet's with a giant cone around his head. In a momentary existential crisis, he resigns himself to his new role as clumsy, smelly Cone Cat. That is, until the cone becomes instrumental in lapping up the last few bites of cereal on the breakfast table.
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While We Can't Hug
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Eoin Mclaughlin
Hedgehog and Tortoise were the best of friends. So the two friends wave to each other, blow kisses, sing songs, dance around and write letters. And even though they can't hug and they can't touch, they both know that they are loved. A gorgeous, uplifting, inspiring picture book that makes social distancing fun!
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The Snoring Princess by Anna Staniszewski The award-winning creators of The Stolen Slipper find Kara and Zed tackling a new mystery involving an enchanted princess who goes missing just as the 100 years of her cursed sleep come to an end.
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The Silver Swamp : A Branches Book by Katrina Charman When Blaze is abducted by giant birds, Tag and Skyla refer to a magical map during a rescue mission that finds them navigating the treacherous Silver Swamp and other hazards throughout Cloud Kingdom, where they uncover new clues about Blaze’s lost firehawk family.
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Star Wars the Clone Wars : Stories of Light and Dark by Lou Anders Featuring contributions by such authors as Tom Angleberger, Sara Beth Durst and Jason Fry, an engaging middle-grade anthology recounts major events from Star Wars: The Clone Wars from the respective viewpoints of different characters, from Darth Maul to Yoda.
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Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor Vowing to avenge the murder of his police chief father by a powerful criminal, 12-year-old Nnamdi receives a magical object that gives him superpowers that he is challenged to use for good or bad.
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The Firefly Fix by Tom Watson Wanting to lure beautiful fireflies into her backyard, Molly and her friends Simon and Rosie take steps to attract a larger swarm only to shake up the neighborhood when their plan works a little too well.
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A Place At The Table by Saadia Faruqi A Pakistani-American student attending a new school and the daughter of a British mother struggling through depression forge an unexpected friendship while taking a South Asian cooking class.
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Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother’s boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.
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Star Wars Dark Legends by George Mann This unique in-world collection hallows the spooky tales and ghost stories that would have kept young Luke and Leia up at night. Created by George Mann and Grant Griffin--the same team behind the stunning Star Wars: Myths & Fables--these seven frightful fables have been carefully woven from the expansive fabric that is the Star Wars galaxy, and beautifully painted in a lush illustrative style that feels intergalactic yet innately archetypal and timeless.
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The Missing by Kate O'Hearn Traveling to Nesso’s jungle home to seek allies in the fight against the Mimics, Astrea, Zephyr and their team encounter a world of voracious dinosaurs and a blistering sun before an unanticipated injury launches a desperate search for healing ambrosia.
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13 and 3/4 by Lisa Greenwald Mourning their separation when they are sent to different summer camps, BFFs Ari and Kaylan pursue respective experiences at Camp Silver and comedy camp, where they fulfill a list of ways to keep their friendship strong while apart.
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Carefully avoiding a local river where a schoolmate drowned a year earlier, a space-loving 12-year-old and her best friends organize a night of telescope stargazing before spotting a being who superstitious locals believe to be a malevolent ghost.
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Max Einstein Saves the Future
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James Patterson
A latest entry in the Albert Einstein Archives-approved series finds Max on the run from Corporation thugs before the Change Maker kids begin working on a plan to end world hunger, a challenging goal that is complicated by mysterious clues about Max’s unknown family.
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Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket by Chris Grabenstein When Luigi Lemoncello constructs a secret building that contains a single hidden titanium ticket, four lucky kids win a chance to embark on an elite scavenger hunt that is comprised of life-sized games and obstacles.
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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure by Jeff Kinney In a follow-up to last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid spinoff, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid, Rowley Jefferson, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley’s best friend, tells the story of “Roland the Kind” and “Garg the Barbarian” and their quest to vanquish the evil White Warlock.
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Lumberjanes 15 by Kat Leyh Jo’s birthday is coming up, and April is determined to pull out all the stops for her best friend! But when her elaborate plans for a huge, over-the-top celebration fall through, April recruits the yetis and some fellow ‘Janes to put on a play for Jo, instead.
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The penultimate installment in Mike Maihack's thrilling graphic novel series starring a young Cleopatra and her adventures in space!
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Catstronauts 6 - Digital Disaster by Drew Brockington In the sixth CatStronauts graphic novel, the elite team gets invited to test the first-ever space hotel! With a highly sophisticated Artificial Intelligence running the hotel and attending to the CatStronauts' every need, what could possibly go wrong?
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Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in his village, and now his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja is ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto!
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Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Twelve-year-old goblin and witch-in-training Beetle enlists her former best friend, Kat Hollowbones, to help stop Kat's sorceress aunt from demolishing the mall where Beetle's friend Blob Ghost is trapped
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The Polio Pioneer by Linda Elovitz Marshall Profiles world-changing 20th-century medical researcher Jonas Salk, describing how the injuries of World War II soldiers inspired his work as a doctor and membership on the team that created the influenza vaccine, before he led the fight against the devastations of polio.
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What is the Story of Dracula? by Michael Burgan Following the same format as the best-selling Who Was? series, the What Is the Story of? books tell the “biographies” of our most beloved fictional characters and include a full-color foldout character timeline.
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Bee fearless : Dream Like a Kid by Mikaila Ulmer Sharing practical advice for how to be a force for positive change, the 15-year-old lemonade entrepreneur and one of TIME Magazine’s Top 30 Most Influential Teens describes how two bee stings and her grandmother’s recipe for flaxseed lemonade inspired her work as a conservation activist and business owner.
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ŁQué maleducado! / How Rude!
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Clare Helen Welsh
Dot cannot believe how rude Duck acts when she invites him to her house. The two friends later discover the importance of manners.
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Cuenta conmigo/ Count with Me
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Miguel Tanco
A little girl explains why she is so passionate about math. She tells readers that it is all around them and they use it every day, even without realizing it.
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Sobreviví el huracán Katrina, 2005/ I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
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Scott Dawson
Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm.
At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
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