Eliopoulos, Chris
Summary: Two best friends get together for a sleepover, but their plans to stay up all night are foiled when they are besieged by the Yawns and other harbingers of sleep.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: While playing with his new imaginative neighbor, Henry, a hedgehog who prefers reading at home, fears his ideas will not be fun; but with the help of a 'magic' stick, a lizard with dragon aspirations, and friendly encouragement, he finds the bravery to play along.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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Summary: When his favorite toy goes missing, Tommy experiences a wide range of emotions, including happiness, worry and full-blown anger, and wonders what it will take to get them under control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2023
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Summary: "A biography of the Olympic medal-winning track and field hero Jesse Owens"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OWEMeltzer, Brad
Summary: Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of seventeen for speaking out against injustice even when it was terrifying to do so. She was an ordinary Muslim girl who wanted to attend school, and she refused to stop protesting for her rights even after being attacked by a powerful group in Pakistan who wanted women to remain in the shadows. She continues to fight for women's rights and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2022
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Summary: Examines the life and career of "John Lewis, known for his role in the civil rights movement--having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March--and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives. [He] was never afraid to get in good trouble"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am LewisMeltzer, Brad
Summary: "This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media.""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: When a rich dude cannot sleep his constant shouting for Johann Gottlieb Goldberg to play him harpsichord music leaves the entire town tired and grumpy night after night, until Johann Sebastian Bach visits and changes things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Tells the story of Frida Kahlo, the renowned Mexican painter and activist. After surviving a bus crash, she made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings. -- adapted from Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: This volume of ordinary people change the world features Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice. She is proof that with opportunity comes justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2018
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Summary: Shines a spotlight on American scientist Temple Grandin, whose experience being on the autism spectrum has informed her advocacy and her work as an animal behaviorist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: A biography of boxer Muhammad Ali.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am AliDyckman, Ame
Summary: Og learns the value of teamwork as he builds a robot with Mog and Dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE DYCMeltzer, Brad
Summary: "This picture book biography follows I. M. Pei's start as an architect and his lasting impact on buildings all around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "When Walt Disney was a young boy, he lived in the happiest place on earth - a small town in Missouri. As someone who loved to draw, he dreamed of entertaining others, which wasn't always easy. He refused to give up, though, eventually becoming the founder of The Walt Disney Company. Together, he and a team of animators created cartoons like Mickey Mouse, changed the world of entertainment, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "Og is a thoughtful monster who stumbles upon a curious creature trapped in a block of ice! Will Og come up with the perfect plan to break the ice, and possibly make a new friend?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR ORANGE DYCMeltzer, Brad
Summary: Profiles the legendary country music artist, reading advocate, and philanthropist who has sent over one hundred fifty million free books to children through her Imagination Library, and describes the hardships she overcame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am PartonMeltzer, Brad
Summary: "A picture book biography about television icon Fred Rogers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "An illustrated biography of the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books