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The polter-ghost problem
Par Betsy Uhrig. 2022
"Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper stumble onto an abandoned orphanage and discover that freeing a houseful of imprisoned ghosts…
from an angry poltergeist could get them into serious trouble." -- Provided by publisherThe ghost of Spruce Point
Par Nancy Tandon. 2022
"Twelve-year-old Parker must unravel a curse to save his family's beloved Maine motel. Twelve-year-old Parker has grown up in his…
family's Home Away Inn, nestled on a wooded peninsula in Maine called Spruce Point. His best friend, Frankie, has been staying at the inn every summer for years with her family. Together, they've had epic adventures based out of a nearby old treehouse that serves as their official headquarters for Kids Confidential Meetings. But lately, business at the inn hasn't been great, and Parker is pretty sure he knows why. It's long been rumored that Mrs. Gruvlig, one of the few year-rounders on Spruce Point, has unique abilities of the supernatural kind. And Frankie is absolutely sure she saw a ghost on Mrs. Gruvlig's property! As more and more spooky happenings occur around the Point, Parker and Frankie are convinced Spruce Point has been officially cursed." -- Provided by publisherEl rostro de la traición (Triple amenaza #01)
Par Lis W Wiehl. 2010
"While home on Christmas break, a seventeen-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter…
Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The resulting media firestorm quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges. These three unique women, life-long friends, call themselves The Triple Threat--a nickname derived from both their favorite dessert and their uncanny ability to crack cases using their three positions of power. At first, the authorities think Katie might have been kidnapped or run away, but those theories shatter when Nicole uncovers Katie's blog. Posts reveal a girl troubled by a mysterious relationship with an older man . . . possibly a U. S. Senator. There are many faces of betrayal, but they must find one face in a crowd of growing suspects before they become the next victims." -- GoodreadsThe orchard: a novel
Par Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry. 2022
Four teenagers grow inseparable in the last days of the Soviet Union-but not all of them will live to see…
the new world arrive in this powerful debut novel, loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Coming of age in the USSR in the 1980s, best friends try to envision a free and joyful future for themselves. This powerful novel speaks to how we experience and process grief-for a beloved friend, a cherished ideal for a country, or for youth itself Some strong language. UnratedWays to make friends
Par Jairo Buitrago. 2022
"What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan...but…
that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too." -- Provided by publisherRobert (Romans Casterman #33. Comme la vie)
Par Niklas Rådström. 1996
Carry me home
Par Janet S Fox. 2021
Twelve-year-old Lulu, burdened with caring for her sister, Serena, since their father disappeared, must learn to trust her new friends…
and community when secrets and lies catch up with her. For grades 3-6Dragon was terrible
Par Kelly DiPucchio. 2016
Hacia el fin del mundo (Trilogía del Malamor #01)
Par José Ignacio Valenzuela. 2022
"A captivating story bound to leave you breathless from internationally acclaimed author Jose Ignacio Valenzuela. When Angela receives an eerie…
text message from her estranged, best-friend Patricia, her heart stops. Something is off and Angela knows it. She quickly embarks on a biting quest to Almahue, a small town in the Chilean Patagonia, which, according to the Malamor Legend, is cursed to live without love or face death. Deception and mystery unfold, as true love leaves Angela defying the legend she once brushed off and fighting alongside the entire town for their own lives." -- GoodreadsThe long way home
Par Karen McQuestion. 2012
El amigo del héroe
Par Alvaro Enrigue. 2012
"'It's not that I've chosen to be second place, I'm just a natural. Besides, I've believed in the goodness of…
second place for many years.' So begins The Hero's Friend, first published in 1998 and remastered for this edition. This story by Álvaro Enrigue dusts off the naivety and vanity of childhood: Ponchito, a child like any other, played at being the hero. A memorable literary exercise. A sobering experience. Enrigue puts himself at the feet of his protagonist and relives the dialogues of two middle school kids who in their relentless fight against crime are forced to face the ultimate and most unexpected consequences." -- Translation provided by NLSThe cowboy's best friend's sister (Sweet Water Ranch #04)
Par Jessie Gussman. 2020
"She's his best friend's little sister. He's never noticed her. Not like that. He needs to marry to inherit his…
money, so he's hired a woman to be his fake bride. Only he's too sick to get married. Now he's confined in his small house with his fake fiancée-to-be and his best friend's little sister. The ladies don't seem to get along. And one of them isn't what he thought. Should he follow the plan, or follow his heart?" -- Provided by publisherAurora y el misterio de la cámara secreta (Fabulosas aventuras de Aurora #02)
Par Douglas Kennedy. 2022
"Aurora is finally going to school and is eager to make friends, but not everyone likes that she is different.…
This is what makes her a great detective, and it comes in handy when her first case comes her way. The police already have a culprit, but Aurora thinks she's innocent--will she be able to prove it before it's too late?" -- Translation provided by NLSA book of coupons
Par Susie Hoch Morgenstern. 1999
One coupon for sleeping late, one coupon for losing your homework, and one coupon for clowning around are much in…
demands by the students. These three coupons given to the students by Monsieur Noel, the new 8th-grade teacher are bound to get him in trouble with the principal of the Marie Curie School in FranceA Bend in the Breeze
Par Valerie Sherrard. 2022
When eleven-year-old Pascale Chardon finds herself on a lifeboat drifting toward an uncharted island with no memory of how she…
got there, all she wants is to get back to her family. The islanders, however, have a different objective. For many decades, the islanders have been anticipating the arrival of someone foretold only as the Long Awaited. The Long Awaited is said to have knowledge of the island’s future and will tell the islanders of their fate seventeen days after their arrival. At first Pascale is sure she’s not the Long Awaited, but when strange things begin to happen, she finds it impossible to be certain of anything. Could she be the Long Awaited after all? A Bend in the Breeze, award-winning author Valerie Sherrard’s 30th novel, is a delightful tale about the importance of love and compassion.Hugo and the Impossible Thing
Par Renée Felice Smith. 2021
All the forest animals know it is impossible to make it through the Impossible Thing, but a small dog named…
Hugo is determined to try, inspiring hope in his friends. For preschool to grade 2Finny: a novel
Par Justin Kramon. 2010
Lonely and defiant Finny Short is struggling to make sense of her unusual family when she meets Earl Henckel, a…
boy who comes from an even stranger place than she does. Unhappy with her budding romance, her parents ship her off to boarding school where she befriends Judith, a New York heiress with a reckless streak. Finny's relationships with Earl and Judith open her up to possibilities of love and loss and propel her into an adventure spanning twenty years and two continents. Adult. Descriptions of sex. Some violence. Strong languageThe girls of No Return
Par Erin Saldin. 2012
The Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area stretches across two million acres in central Idaho, with the Alice…
Marshall School for Girls at its heart. When Lida arrives at AMS, she meets Boone, who once burned down a building; Jules, who seems too happy to belong at the school; and Gia, whose glamour entrances everyone she meets. As they prepare for their personal wilderness treks, Lida is both thrilled and terrified to be chosen as Gia's friend. But all the girls have their own secrets to guard-and when those come out, the knives do too. Adult. Strong languagePugs in a blanket (Wish)
Par J. J Howard. 2019
When Sam comes home one day to find two mystery pugs left on her porch, she's sure it's destiny. She's…
always wanted a dog of her own, even though her parents say that their catering business keeps the family too busy for a pet -- let alone two! For grades 3-6. UnratedWorst-case Collin
Par Rebecca Caprara. 2021
In the two years since his mother was killed in an automobile crash, Colin has been anticipating further disasters, writing…
down what to do in the event of an avalanche or mentally practicing the Heimlich maneuver just in case--but the real trouble is that his mathematician father is obsessed with a classic math problem and has a hoarding problem that is spiraling out of control, leaving Colin desperate to hide this chaos from his friends and everyone else, even as he struggles with his own grief. For grades 5-8