William Alexander
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When the music of a bone flute given to her by a goblin separates Kaile's shadow from herself, her family believes she has died and become a ghoul, and Kaile must set out to prove that she still lives.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"In a world full of ghosts, Rosa and Jasper live in the only unhaunted town--but must spring to action when they realize the ghosts are lying in wait to take the town back"--
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods - while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly...
6) Celia Cruz
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Children's New Books: February 2023 Biographies
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Children's Special Topics: Women's History Month 2024
Description
"Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz--once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later,...
Author
Series
Zombay volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Hoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba and joins a troupe of goblins who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays.