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Scratching the surface : exploring earth's layers

Fox, Kate Allen,

"A lyrical, scientific exploration of what's below our feet, this gorgeously illustrated informational picture book digs into geological discoveries-and embraces the mysteries science has yet to solve. Join "science poet" Kate Allen Fox ( Pando , Capstone, 2021-named a Best Book of 2021 by School Library Journal ) on a journey to the center of the Earth in this fascinating, wonder-filled investigation of Earth's layers. Illustrated cross-sections and additional nonfiction back matter about the scientific method make this narrative nonfiction a comprehensive and satisfying experience for young scientists"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Sometimes I feel that way too

Beach, Hannah,

This book follows a young child over the course of a day -- from breakfast with family to activities at school, afternoon play, and more. Along the way, the child encounters everyday objects and creatures that stir different feelings in him: a reluctant autumn leaf holding tightly to a bare tree branch, a lively hamster being silly in her cage, or a lonely orange that no one picks at snack time. In each interaction he finds a mirror for his own emotions, and a reminder that all the subtle, complex, nuanced feelings he has inside of him are normal and simply part of life.

Date Published:2026

Millie Fleur's poison garden

Mandin, Christy,

Millie Fleur La Fae is new in Garden Glen, and she plans to plant her garden of strange and sometimes dangerous plants, but the town garden club does not approve of her and wants to tear it down.

Date Published:2024

The baby-sitters club : Jessi Ramsey, pet-sitter

Crenshaw, Ellen T.,

"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Cover. The Mancusis don't have any kids... but they sure do have a lot of pets! So when they're desperate for a sitter, who do they call? The Baby-sitters Club! Kristy feels pretty sure that the BSC does not pet-sit. But Jessi has always liked animals, and she talks Kristy into being okay with her taking the job. With snakes on the loose and sick hamsters, Jessi's got plenty of pet-sitting troubles, and things don't get any easier when she and her friends get into a big fight. Will Jessi be able to handle her pet-sitting job when things are going wrong with the baby-sitters, too?

Date Published:2025

Worm and Butterfly are friends always

Windness, Kaz, 1974-

When Butterfly must fly south for winter, Worm wonders if they can still be best friends despite the distance between them.

Date Published:2026

Big Nate : no harm done!

Peirce, Lincoln.

"It's back-to-school time for sixth-grader Nate Wright, and this just might be the best year ever! Rumors are flying that the villainous Mrs. Godfrey is now teaching EIGHTH grade. Chad is on the verge of destroying Gina in the race for class president. And could Nate finally realize his dream of changing the school mascot to . . . a sea cucumber? Hey, why not? He's a can-do kind of guy. So when the Weekly Bugle needs a story, Nate's happy to make headlines--by (allegedly) starting an epic food fight in the cafetorium! In this latest collection of gut-busting Big Nate comics, Nate's always stirring things up, but at the end of every day, P.S. 38 is still standing. In other words: NO HARM DONE! -- from publisher.

Date Published:2025

Right Here, Right Now : Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption.

Harper, Stephen J.

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Agents of S.U.I.T : Sew much trouble. Sew much trouble /

Green, John Patrick, 1975-

"Someone has stolen the Notorious P.I.G. food truck, and with it,Piggy Smalls's special BBQ sauce! But before Bongo and Marsha can solve the case, they need to solve the problems they're having with each other. To help them realize what a great team they truly are, General Inspector decides to split them up. He assigns Marsha to work with Cilantro on a super-secret pilot program, and Bongo to work with Sven on a not so-secret reality competition: "Sew You Think You Can Sew!" But here's the rub: This season includes a chef challenge, and underground sources say Piggy Smalls's notorious sauce was stolento help one of the contestants win!"-- from publisher.

Date Published:2026

Mortified

Jackson, Kristy.

When someone secretly signs up Belinda Houle, the school's shyest kid, to audition for a play, Belinda turns to her best friend, Sally, for help. Sally isn't like the other kids. Unlike Belinda, she isn't embarrassed by anything. Also, Sally thinks she's a witch. Belinda doesn't believe in magic, but if Sally has a spell for confidence--well, it couldn't hurt to try it. Could it? What follows the spell is a series of tragedies so tragic they would have been funny--if only they weren't happening to Belinda! First, Belinda's ex-best friend tricks her into eating dog food. Next, she's forced to wear a wig when her hair-straightening session goes very wrong. And then, Belinda slips on a plate of paint, wrecking a mural, and ends up with globs of green, brown and yellow paint all over her head! Things get worse and worse, until Belinda must face the facts: One piece of bad luck can be explained away, but this? This is a straight-up curse! Can she break the curse before the dreamy Ricky Daniels takes more notice of her crooked wig? More importantly, how can Belinda battle the very thing she hoped the spell would take away: her embarrassment?

Date Published:2024

Touching grass

Jackson, Kristy.

Tristen would do anything to avoid going outside. The bugs sting, the snakes are poisonous, the heat will kill you if the cold doesn't, and bodies of water? Forget it. Tristen likes it best indoors, deep in his online world where it's safe, with his online friends. Something he has a hard time with IRL. But Tristen is in trouble at school again, and the principal is threatening to kick him out of this third school in two years. His mom believes the answer is to get Tristen off the games and in touch with nature and his Dene roots. This means Tristen has to spend a week to a culture camp in the wilderness. It's his worst nightmare! And at first it is a nightmare--no internet, no phone reception, no Bepsi!--and Tristen has no idea how to do any of the skills the other kids seem to do easily. But soon, with some surprising new friends and a few patient teachers, and a little help from technology, Tristen begins to think he might be able to hack this nature stuff after all.

Date Published:2025

Pizza and Taco. 10, Go viral! /

Shaskan, Stephen,

"A Stepping Stone book." Inspired by other food besties' channels, best friends Pizza and Taco borrow Ms. Banana's uncooperative dog, Biscuit, in an attempt to go viral on StewTube.

Date Published:2026

Darkstalker : Wings of fire

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-,

"Three dragons. One unavoidable, unpredictable destiny. This is the beginning of the end. In the SeaWing kingdom, a young prince learns he is an animus, capable of wonderful magic that comes with a terrible price. In the mind of a NightWing dragonet, a thousand futures unfold and almost all of them, she knows, lead to disaster and destruction. And under three full moons and the watchful eyes of his NightWing mother and IceWing father, the most powerful dragon Pyrhhia will ever know is clawing his way out of his egg: Darkstalker, the dragon who will change the world forever. Long before the SandWing war, lifetimes before the Dragonet Prophecy, darkness is born."--

Date Published:2025

When a tree falls : nurse logs and their incredible forest power

Pendreigh, Kirsten.

A tree suns and sways in the forest. She is a place to grow, to rest, and to shelter. But what happens after a tree falls? The answer will surprise you, and it will make your heart soar. This lyrical picture book explores the life of a tree from its days lifting up toward the light housing wildlife in its boughs, to doing much of the same thing from a very different vantage point: this time, after having fallen, either due to wildfire or drought or from just living out its long life. A tree's second act is often as a nurse log, which is key to a forest's survival. Nurse logs provide a nutrient-rich space for new seedlings to thrive, and with better access to light and nourishment from the decaying trunk. They shelter small animals and host different species of fungi, lichens, mosses and ferns. And, over time, a new tree's roots wrap around the log, beginning the cycle anew.

Date Published:2025

If you go walking

Alladin, Erin, 1989-

Time spent in the outdoors during Fall and Winter stirs a child's curiosity. In If You Go Walking, a thoughtful thread of questions (How do seeds know not to grow until spring?) invites young readers to explore the world around them with wonder. In nature, questions are everywhere, and answers can be too, if you know the right places to look.

Date Published:2025

If I built a town

Van Dusen, Chris.

"It has been 20 years since the classic If I Built a Car was published, and now here's a companion read-aloud that's even more joyful and inventive! "My town will be swanky! My town will be swell! My town will be prized as the best place to dwell," says Jack to the mayor one day as he describes his plans for improving their community. And what a town he has dreamed up! The zoo is packed with fantastic, Jurassic, and mythical creatures, the mail is delivered by super-fast hover vans, the health clinic travels right to your door, and a parade passes through each and every week. And don't forget the robots! All of Jack's plans include the most exciting and useful serving machines. But most of all, wait till you see the beach! Jack's over-the-top creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young inventors."-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

I am not happy

Perry, Caroline L.,

An adorable quokka is not as happy as they look.

Date Published:2025

It's spring

Kurilla, Renée.

"A celebration of warmer days, blooming flowers, and everything else the spring season has to offer"-- provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Talisman : Sacred Cities, Secret Faith

Hancock, Graham

April 2026. Donation. Contains photographs and illustrations. Table of Contents: List of Illustrations (pg. ix); Acknowledgements (pg. vii); Note on the Authorship (pg. viii). Prologue – The Sacred Cities: 1 – Behind the Veils (pg. 3). Part 1 – The Secret Faith: 2 – Lost World (pg. 25); 3 – Where Good and Evil Meet (pg. 47); 4 – Chain of the Great Heresy (pg. 68); 5 – Knowledge of the True Nature of Things (pg. 87); 6 – The Rivals (pg. 109); 7 – The Sword and the Fire (pg. 123). Part 2 – The Sacred Cities: 8 – The Other Secret Religion (pg. 147); 9 – Two Phoenixes (pg. 174); 10 – City of the God King (pg. 190); 11 – The Prophet of Hermes (pg. 223); 12 – Envisioning the Hermetic City (pg. 241); 13 – The Invisible Brotherhood (pg. 256); 14 – Emergence of the Invisibles (pg. 274); 15 – Cabal (310); 16 – From Secret Society to Society with Secrets (pg. 344); 17 – The New City of Isis (pg. 365); 18 – Paris Unveiled (pg. 398); 19 – The Cornerstone (pg. 436). Appendix: The Day that Shook the World (pg. 481); References (pg. 487); Index (pg. 545). "A talisman is an object with meaning. It is a potent symbol or icon that can fire the imagination and emotions of men and women anywhere, any time. It can be a small amulet, a ring, a flag, a statue, a monument, or even a whole city. Think of a wedding ring. Think of the Statue of Liberty, the collapsing Twin Towers of New York or the toppling statue of Saddam Hussein. Think of the Wailing Wall. Think of Jerusalem.... Talisman is a roller-coaster intellectual journey through the back streets and rat runs of history to uncover the traces in architecture and monuments of a secret religion that has shaped the world. The story takes us from Heliopolis to Luxor, Alexandria, Toulouse, Florence, Rome, Paris, London, Washington DC, New York and, finally, to the global pandemonium following 9/11/2001. It is a tale filled with romance and intrigue, heroism and faith, peopled by Ancient Egyptian astronomer priests, Christian Gnostics, Hermetic sages, learned Jews, Arab savants, Occitan Counts, Cathar 'perfecti', Knights Templar, Renaissance magi, Rosicrucian 'invisibles,' Bavarian Illuminati and Freemasons. Pivotal historical events and processes, not least the Renaissance, the birth of scientific rationalism and the French and American revolutions, are radically re-evaluated in the light of new investigative evidence presented for the first time in 'Talisman'. Even the belief that the United States has a 'global mission,' so obvious today, may ultimately prove to be less the result of a short-term reaction to terrorism than the inevitable working-out of a covert plan originally set in motion almost 2,000 years ago." – Book summary from inside cover.

Date Published:2004

Eruption

Crichton, Michael

April 2026. Donation. Contains a map of the Hawaii islands. "A history-making eruption is about to destroy the big island of Hawaii. And the US Military has made a terrible mistake that could mean the end of life as we know it." – Book summary from back cover.

Date Published:2024

A Refiner's Fire

Leon, Donna

April 2026. Donation. "In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon's magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti confronts the ghosts of a heroism that never was. After two teenage gangs are caught clashing in one of Venice's campi, Commissario Claudia Griffoni walks the last boy in custody home from the Questura. The boy's father, Dario Monforte, recently vetted by Brunetti for a job, was once celebrated as the hero of a devastating bombing of the Italian military compound in Iraq, even though he never received formal recognition from the state for his actions. When one of Brunetti's colleagues is later attacked, Brunetti begins to pull together the disparate pieces of evidence in front of him, gradually uncovering the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte's past that culminates in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption." – Book summary from back cover.

Date Published:2025