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First day of school Fiction First day of school Juvenile fiction JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education Rentrée scolaire Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse School stories Schools Schools Fiction Schools Juvenile fiction Stories in rhyme Écoles Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseCreech, Sharon
Summary: "Mr. Keene loved being the principal of his fine, fine school. He was so proud of his students drawing and painting and reading and singing that he thought his buttons would burst! Then one day his appendix burst, and a new principal, Mr. Tatters, swooped in to take his place. Mr. Tatters said, 'In order to be a smart, smart school, we will have lots and lots of tests.' And suddenly there were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CREWallace, Chelsea Lin
Summary: Whether it is a splinter, a stomach ache, or a loose tooth, the children at Bluebell Elementary know to go to Miss P to fix their bumps and bruises.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WALKelkar, Supriya
Summary: "When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is. With lush illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat, award-winning author Supriya Kelkar writes a stunning tribute to the thing that introduces us to the world -- our names -- reminding readers of the beauty in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Price, Dorothy H.
Summary: Seven-year-old J.C. is excited about the class field trip to the Famous Black Americans Museum, especially since his dad is coming along--and when his group gets separated from their teacher in the crowded museum it is J.C. who remembers the map their teacher showed them, and reunites the groups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRIDevins, Cara
Summary: "It's a new school year, and something is different. The students' beloved librarian, Ms. Stack, has retired. The new librarian, Ms. Bangle, is not the same! She has different ways of doing, well, everything! How will the students ever adjust? Change isn't easy, but it can be a positive experience. With a bit of patience, and a lot of heart, it can be positively brilliant"--Book jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Windness, Kaz
Summary: "Bitsy is a little bat with big star dreams of making friends at her new school. But when she arrives, Bitsy doesn't feel like she fits in. The other kids sit on their chairs, but sitting upright makes Bitsy dizzy. The other kids paint with their fingers, but Bitsy would rather use her toes. Everyone tells Bitsy she's doing things wrong-wrong-wrong, so she tries harder...and ends up having a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WINRansom, Candice F.
Summary: "Uni the Unicorn sets out to help the Little Girl collect 100 treasures to celebrate her 100th day at school"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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Summary: "What do you do when you feel like you don't fit in? Find something that makes you stand out"--Page 4 cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CROSnider, Grant
Summary: "This lyrical picture book follows one boy's early morning bus ride to school and the many things he observes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SNICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SNIAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALEAguilera, Claudio
Summary: "As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AGUScharnhorst, Becky
Summary: In a series of diary entries, a young boy documents his unfortunate mishaps on a school field trip to study plants and animals in the wild.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHBetancourt-Perez, Jessica
Summary: Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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Summary: Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and inspiring her classmates. A sensitive author's note addresses the author's experience growing up in Afghanistan during the civil war and the legacy of landmines. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAHVandever, Daniel W.
Summary: "Fall in Line, Holden! follows Holden, a young Navajo boy, through his day at boarding school. Although Holden is required to conform to a rigid schedule and strict standards of behavior, his internal life is led with imagination and wonder. Whether he is in art class, the computer lab, or walking the hall to lunch, Holden's vivid imagination transforms his commonplace surroundings into a world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANShannon, David
Summary: David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction ShannonCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHABailey, Catherine
Summary: "As the sun sets, a security guard arrives to help this sleepy little school get some rest. From tucking in chairs to checking all the locks to listening to the silverware snoring, she makes her moonlit rounds. One by one, the lights are turning off and everyone is turning in. Well, everyone except for the turtle from 2A. Will this escapee make it back to bed on time? Bailey's lusciously...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2024
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Summary: Chinese American Zia helps her mom tell her classmates about her job as a seamstress through translation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIABuitrago, Jairo
Summary: "Maybe your school has a playground, gym, computers, and a library. But at this school in a faraway mountain range, things are a little different. There's a blackboard, some chairs ... and not much else. But with the help of an extraordinary teacher and a little imagination, anything is possible! The students in this spirited picture book spend their days drawing dinosaurs outdoors. They draw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids, Greystone Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUIRammell, Kathryn
Summary: Rory enters the Dragon Academy, School for Gifted Dragons, and quickly becomes the most popular dragon there, but she seems very different from the other dragons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
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Summary: May is anxious about her first day of school, but her mom reassures her that everyone gets butterflies when trying new things and even a butterfly has to learn to spread its wings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORPeterson, Ellie
Summary: Illustrates that learning happens whenever you have an open mind and an open heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PETCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETHale, Bruce
Summary: While on a field trip to the farmers' market, Clark becomes separated from his classmates and must use his rhyming skills to help him remember his teacher's instructions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG HALFinison, Carrie
Summary: Little Tortoise hurries to school on her first day in order to be on time, but despite her best efforts she gets passed by all her friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2022