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Series
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Claudie is traveling from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. She hopes that learning her family's story will inspire her for the variety show she's planning to raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in. Claudie's grandmother tells her a legend from slavery times called "The People Could Fly." In it, an old man whispers magic words, and the enslaved people grow wings...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Let’s play mermaids,” Camille says on a hot day. The WellieWishers imagine an underwater world full of colorful coral reefs and friendly sea creatures. When Camille and Willa discover a sunken ship, they have a great idea for surprising their friends. Camille comes up with an even bigger surprise! Will the others help her pull it off?
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The WellieWishers' castle has become a school for royalty!
Camille is teaching the others how to curtsy with a crown, ride a unicorn, and make wishes come true. But being princes and princesses takes some practice. Luckily, the mistakes are magical, too.
Camille is teaching the others how to curtsy with a crown, ride a unicorn, and make wishes come true. But being princes and princesses takes some practice. Luckily, the mistakes are magical, too.
5) Chrissa
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English
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Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade class are decidedly unfriendly. On the advice of her grandmother, Chrissa tries first to be nice, and then to ignore the mean girls. But they just won't quit, and when the teasing turns into serious bullying, Chrissa must find the courage to stand strong and speak out.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Meet McKenna Brooks, a determined and confident young gymnast, in this all-new, modern-day adventure. McKenna is on track to make the regional competitive gymnastics team, but off track in school, where she's suddenly struggling to keep up. When her teacher suggests a tutor, she's embarrassed and desperate to keep it a secret from her friends. Then a bad fall at the gym sidetracks her from her favorite sport. Will she recover in time to make the team?...
7) Marisol
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Series
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When her parents move away from their close-knit central Chicago neighborhood and thus her dance classes, Marisol--a lively ten-year-old who loves to dance--realizes that she can keep her passion for dancing no matter where she lives.
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English
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In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Percé village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
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English
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In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Felicity is a spirited girl growing up in Virginia just before the American Revolution. She knows she's supposed to stay quietly indoors doing girly things, but she yearns for the freedom of the outdoors and for the adventure of riding horses.
14) Thanks to Nicki
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After a busy summer training Sprocket, the service dog she has been raising, Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that Sprocket will soon leave for placement with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of the twins her mother is expecting. Includes essay on service dogs.
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Saige is excited about the new school year, until she discovers that art, her favorite class, has been cut. On top of that, her best friend Tessa seems to be spending more and more time with another girl. For help, Saige turns to her grandma Mimi, a well-known artist and horsewoman, who inspires her to take action. Can Saige find the courage to overcome her fears, save the art program and her friendship with Tessa?
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In 1776, eleven-year-old Felicity suspects that an amateur naturalist visiting her family's Virginia plantation may actually be a British spy mapping Patriot plantations in advance of British raids. Includes historical information about the Revolutionary War.
Series
Publisher
New Line Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A young girl enlists the help of her friends to solve a robbery in her home that threatens to put her family's house into foreclosure, after her father leaves town to look for work and her mother takes in borders to make ends meet.
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Michael Phillips
"...a great look, engaging performances, real substance and even a few whispers of political ideas..."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"One of the 10 best American movies released...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When Felicity meets Penny, a beautiful copper-colored mare, she knows with all her heart that she must free Penny from her cruel owner. Felicity desperately wishes for that same sureness of heart about the rumors of revolution swirling through Williamsburg. Felicity's father believes that the colonies should be free from England's rule, but her beloved grandfather and her best friend Elizabeth both support the king. Includes all-new special features....
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