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Picture Books
Angelina and the butterfly
Holabird, Katharine.
Middleton, Wis. : Pleasant Co. Publications, c2002.
When Angelina the mouse finds a pink butterfly with a twisted leg, she's determined to look after it and keep it forever until a surprising turn of events sets the butterfly free.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB HOLABIRD
Angelina and the rag doll
Holabird, Katharine.
Middleton, Wis. : Pleasant, 2002.
When Miss Lilly asks Angelina the mouse to be a helper in the beginner ballet class, Angelina feels very grown-up and decides to give up her babyish rag doll, with unexpected results.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB HOLABIRD
Angelina ballerina
Holabird, Katharine.
Middleton, Wis. : Pleasant Company Publications, c2000.
Angelina loves to dance and wants to become a ballerina more than anything else in the world.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB HOLABIRD
Barbie loves ballet
Roberts, Angela.
New York : Random House, c2005.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB BARBIE
Glitter critters : Dave Carter's pop-up book
Carter, David A.
Los Angeles, CA : Piggy Toes Press, c2003.
Colorful 'critters' introduce themselves with phonics and rhymes.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB CARTER
Green Wilma, frog in space
Arnold, Tedd.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Green Wilma the frog is mistaken for an alien child and taken on a trip through space.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB ARNOLD
Mungo and the spiders from space
Knapman, Timothy.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB KNAPMAN
Happy Halloween, little critter!
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : HarperFestival, c2004.
It's Halloween! Little Critter and Little Sister are going to a spooky party at a haunted house. Bobbing for apples and playing Pin the Broom on the Witch are fun-but what kinds of monsters, mummies, and skeletons are lurking in the shadows? Pull back the big flaps to find out!
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB MAYER
Care Bears : trick or treat
Lee, Quinlan B.
New York : Scholastic, c2004.
The Care Bears go on a search for Halloween costumes and pumpkins for the Halloween party.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB CARE BEARS
CareBears catch the Christmas spirit!
Tait, Katie.
New York : Scholastic, 2003.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB CARE BEARS
Ron's big mission
Blue, Rose.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2009.
The story of how nine-year-old Ron McNair, later a real-life scientist and Challenger astronaut, desegregated his Lake City, South Carolina, public library in the 1950s through peaceful resistance.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB BLUE
The music inside me
New York : Scholastic, c2005.
A young girl befriends an elderly man who used to be a cellist and convinces her friends to come along for a visit. Together, they learn the joys of music.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB MUSIC
Winnie-the-Pooh's ABC
Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1995.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB MILN E
Working hard with the rescue helicopter
Benjamin, Cynthia.
New York : Scholastic, c1997.
Spend a day on the rescue helicopter and learn how hard it works to save people at a fire, on a river, after a hurricane and much more.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB TONKA
In search of the perfect pumpkin
Evangelista, Gloria.
Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Resources, 2001.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB EVANGELISTA
Inky and the red hat
Daniels, Martha.
Northampton, MA : Sunset Hill Publishing, c2007.
A true story of a childhood experience set in a rural Massachusetts town in the heart of the Pioneer Valley during 1960. A friendship develops between a crow named Inky with his quirky antics and a young village girl named Martha.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB DANIELS
Disney's pop-up princesses
New York : Disney Press, 2002.
"Dance with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, glide high over Agrabah with Jasmine and Aladdin, splash in the ocean with Ariel and Flounder, and join many more of your favorite Disney princesses in this dazzling pop-up book!"--Cover back.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB DISNEY
The moon over Star
Aston, Dianna Hutts.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008.
On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB ASTON
Moon rabbit
Russell, Natalie.
New York : Viking Children's Books, 2009.
A city rabbit befriends a country rabbit, but soon she misses her home with its cafes and bright lights.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB RUSSELL
Storybook treasury of Dick and Jane and friends
New York : Grossett & Dunlap, [200-?].
A collection of three primary readers featuring Dick, Jane, Sally, Puff and Spot.
Westfield Juv Fiction - PB STORYBOOK
EASY READER
Off to school we go!
Wolf, Matt.
Canada : Brimar, 2001, c1999.
Westfield Juv Fiction - TOD WOLF
Ten little dinosaurs
Schnetzler, Pattie L., 1952-
Denver, Colo. : Accord Pub., 2000.
Rhyming verses describe the antics of ten different dinosaurs, inluding pachycephalosaurus, archaeopteryx, supersaurus, and triceratops. Two wiggling eyeballs show through die cut holes on pages featuring each dinosaur.
Westfield Juv Fiction - TOD SCHNETZLER
Tummy trouble
Page, Josephine.
New York, NY : Scholastic, c2000.
When Clifford, T-Bone and Cleo reward each other for doing tricks, they find out that too many treats are bad for the tummy.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER BRIDWELL
P.J. Funnybunny camps out
Sadler, Marilyn.
New York : Random House, c1993.
Although P.J. and his friends refuse to let Donna and Honey Bunny go camping with them because "camping is not for girls," the girls follow and get proof that camping is hard work even for boys.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER SADLER
Potty time
Watt, Fiona.
Tulsa, OK : EDC Pub., 2000, c1999.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER WATT
Spider-man & friends. Museum morph
Fujimoto, Michi.
[S.l.] : Paradise Press, c2002.
Westfield Juv Fiction - TOD SPIDER-MAN
Spider-Man versus Doc Ock
Figueroa, Acton.
New York : HarperFestival, c2004.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER SPIDER-MAN
The bravest dog ever : the true story of Balto
Standiford, Natalie.
New York : Random House, c1989.
Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER STANDIFORD
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
Hudson, Eleanor.
[New York] : Beginner Books, c1997.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER HUDSON
Ice force
Kowitt, Holly.
New York : Scholastic, Inc., c2003.
"Chilly thrills! Cobra is plotting to melt Alaska!..."
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER G.I
Arthur's reading race
Brown, Marc Tolon.
New York : Beginner Books, c1996.
Arthur doesn't believe that his little sister can really read, so he challenges her to prove it.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER BROWN
Dizzy's bird watch
Inches, Alison.
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2001.
Bob the builder leaves Dizzy the cement mixer to guard a nest of eggs.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER BOB
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Seuss, Dr.
New York : Beginner Books, c1991.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER SEUSS
Do you want to be my friend?
Carle, Eric.
[S.l.] : HarperFestival, 1995.
"Do you want to be my friend?" asks a little mouse of a horse, a peacock, an alligator, and others, as it searches everywhere for a friend.
Westfield Juv Fiction - TOD CARLE
Glasses for D.W
Brown, Marc Tolon.
New York : Random House, c1996.
Arthur's little sister wants to wear glasses like her brother and tries to prove she needs them.
Westfield Juv Fiction - ER BROWN
Coraline
Russell, P. Craig.
New York : HaperCollins Pub., c2008.
When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle their teeth. But there's another mother and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and all the tools she can find if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.
Westfield Juvenile - J GRAPH RUSSELL
Abigail Iris : the one and only
Glatt, Lisa, 1963-
New York : Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2009.
Abigail Iris thinks she would rather be an only child but after going on vacation with her best friend, who is an "Only," she realizes there are benefits of being one of many.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J GLATT
Accidentally fooled
Papademetriou, Lisa.
New York : Scholastic Inc., c2009.
Seventh-grader Amy Flowers is not happy that she is stuck teaching health to first-graders for her service project while her best friends get to help at the community garden, specially since her partners are the Queen of Mean Fiona and preppie Preston.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J PAPADEMETRIOU
Artemis fowl : the Arctic incident
Colfer, Eoin.
New York : Scholastic Inc., c2002.
Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he receives an urgent video e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya -- a man Artemis had thought he would never see again: his beloved father. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by a familiar nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them if he wants to save one of the few people in the world he loves.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J COLFER
Babymouse : beach babe!
Holm, Jennifer L.
New York : Random House Children's Books, c2006.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HOLM
Babymouse : our hero!
Holm, Jennifer L.
New York : Random House, 2005.
An imaginative young mouse is terrified to face her enemy in dodgeball, but with the help of her best friend and support from her mother, she not only plays the game, she proves herself a hero.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HOLM
Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets : the second epic novel
Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
New York : Blue Sky Press, 2007, c1999.
Principal Krupp becomes the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world and his school from the Turbo Toilet 2000.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J PILKEY
Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 1 : the night of the nasty nostril nuggets : the sixth epic novel
Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
New York : The Blue Sky Press, c2003.
A snotty situation ensues when Melvin Sneedley, an academically-gifted student, turns into the Bionic Booger Boy and must be stopped by George, Harold, and Captain Underpants. By flipping the pages, the reader may view animated illustrations.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J PILKEY
Clarence Cochran, a human boy
Loizeaux, William.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
With the threat of extermination looming, a cockroach who has been transformed into a tiny human learns to communicate with his human hosts, leading to an agreement both sides can live with, and a friendship between Clarence and ten-year-old Mimi, a human environmentalist.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J LOIZEAUX
Crunch time
Grace, N. B.
New York : Disney Press, c2007.
The students of East High are preparing for the SATs, and Gabriella has the unfortunate honor of tutoring Sharpay, who shines much more brightly on stage than she does on her practice tests. Luckily, everyone has the school's upcoming Halloween party to take their minds off the SAT crunch.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J DISNEY
The desperado who stole baseball
Ritter, John H., 1951-
New York, NY : Philomel Books, c2009.
In 1881, the scrappy, rough-and-tumble baseball team in a California mining town enlists the help of a quick-witted twelve-year-old orphan and the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid to win a big game against the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J RITTER
The dog days of Charlotte Hayes
Kennedy, Marlane.
New York : Greenwillow Books, 2009.
Eleven-year-old Charlotte is not a dog person but does not like that the rest of her family neglects their Saint Bernard puppy, and so with a lot of determination and a little sneakiness, she works on finding a good home for the gentle giant.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J KENNEDY
Don't bet on it
Lloyd, Ann.
New York, N.Y. Disney Press, c2008.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HANNAH
First stop, New York
West, Tracey, 1965-
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2008.
While singer/actor sisters Aly & AJ are in New York City rehearsing for their tour, they visit the brand-new Girls Rock Academy and help track down the person who stole all of the school's equipment the day before its grand opening.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J WEST
Forest of secrets
Hunter, Erin.
New York : Avon Books, c2004.
The warrior cat Fireheart's determination to uncover the truth about another warrior's death leads him deep into danger, and reveals secrets that test the strength of clan loyalties.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HUNTER
Forever Rose
McKay, Hilary.
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008.
As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MCKAY
Hamster hotel
Baglio, Ben M.
New York : Scholastic, 1999, c1996.
Mandy's grandparents are watching a friend's hamster. They don't know how to take care of the little animal. Mandy knows all about hamsters and so she agrees to stay with her grandparents to help out. But Mandy isn't sure what to do when the hamster disappears!
Westfield Juv Fiction - J BAGLIO
Help! We have strange powers!
Stine, R. L.
New York : Scholastic, c2009.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J STINE
High school musical 2 : the junior novel
Grace, N. B.
New York : Disney Press, c2007.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J DISNEY
Holes
Sachar, Louis, 1954-
New York : Scholastic Inc., 1999.
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J SACHAR
Horrid Henry
Simon, Francesca.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, 2009.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J SIMON
Horrid Henry and the mega-mean time machine
Simon, Francesca.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2009.
"Horrid Henry invents a time machine and promises to send his brother, Perfect Peter, to the future (as soon as Peter puts on one of Mom's dresses). But when Peter gets there, it isn't exactly what he had in mind. In fact, everything kind of looks the same"--P. [4] of cover.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J SIMON
Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy
Simon, Francesca.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2009.
"When Perfect Peter's tooth falls out, Henry gets a great idea. He will steal the tooth and put it under his own pillow so that the tooth fairy gives him the reward instead of Peter. Will the tooth fairy fall for it?"--P. [4] of cover.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J SIMON
Horrid Henry's stinkbomb
Simon, Francesca.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2009.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J SIMON
In loving memory of Gorfman T. Frog
Donovan, Gail, 1962-
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2009.
When irrepressible fifth-grader Josh finds a five-legged frog in his backyard pond, it leads to him learning a lot about amphibians--and himself.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J DONOVAN
Jane in bloom
Lytton, Deborah A.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2009.
Devastated when her beautiful, older sister dies from anorexia, twelve- year-old Jane recovers slowly from the tragedy, with help from unexpected sources.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J LYTTON
Judy Moody goes to college
McDonald, Megan.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
When her substitute teacher realizes she is struggling in math, Judy is sent to a math tutor at the local college and soon is completely into the spirit of college life.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MCDONALD
Keeping secrets
Martin, Ann M., 1955-
New York : Scholastic, c2009.
Flora, Ruby, Olivia, and Nikki have a new neighbor, Willow, who seems like a natural fit for their group of friends. But Willow doesn't seem to want to be friends, maybe because she has a secret.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MARTIN
Kitten in the cold
Baglio, Ben M.
New York : Scholastic, [1999], c1996.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J BAGLIO
The last Olympian
Riordan, Rick.
New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, c2009.
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J RIORDAN
The last Olympian
Riordan, Rick.
New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, c2009.
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J RIORDAN
Legend of the lost legend
Stine, R. L.
New York : Scholastic Inc., c1996.
Justin and Marissa want to help their dad search for an ancient manuscript. However, they get lost in the woods of Brovania. The woods are filled with very strange creatures ....
Westfield Juv Fiction - J STINE
Mabel on the move
Mazer, Anne.
New York : Scholastic, c2009.
After a long car trip to the beach town where her cousins live, Mabel finds out that Zoe and Mya can see Violet for what she really is. But her biggest worry is what they see in her!
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MAZER
Mayhem in Miami
Noll, Katherine.
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2008.
While enjoying Miami, Florida, in the company of two male models and rehearsing for an upcoming concert, singer/actor sisters Aly & AJ investigate who sabotaged the designer "mood tops" they wore in a benefit fashion show their first day in town.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J WEST
Moonlight on the magic flute
Osborne, Mary Pope.
New York : Random House, 2009.
Jack and Annie travel to Vienna, Austria, in 1762 where they meet the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister and help save the budding genius' life.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J OSBORNE
Moonlight on the magic flute
Osborne, Mary Pope.
New York : Random House, 2009.
Jack and Annie travel to Vienna, Austria, in 1762 where they meet the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister and help save the budding genius' life.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J OSBORNE
My dad's a birdman
Almond, David, 1951-
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
In a rainy town in the north of England, there are strange goings-on. Dad is building a pair of wings, eating flies, and feathering his nest. Lizzie is missing her Mom and looking after Dad by letting him follow his newfound whimsy. What's behind it all? It's the great human bird competition.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J ALMOND
Nashville nights
Noll, Katherine.
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2008.
In Nashville for the next stop on their concert tour, Aly and AJ meet the Walker Sisters, who ask them to be in a video, but when the digital files of the video are stolen, Aly and AJ must find the thief to clear their own names.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J WEST
The Neddiad : how Neddie took the train, went to Hollywood, and saved civilization
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world, but he is not sure exactly how.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J PINKWATER
Night in the haunted tower
West, Tracey, 1965-
New York : Scholastic, 1999.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J WEST
The race across America
New York: Scholastic Inc., 2009, c2006.
Geronimo Stilton participates in the Race Across America on his bicycle with his friend Bruce Hyena.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J STILTON
Race to Witch Mountain
Ponti, James.
New York, NY : Disney Press, 2009.
Las Vegas cabdriver Jack Bruno gives two teenagers, Seth and Sara a ride. His world is about to change, since Seth and Sara are aliens who crashed landed their spaceship. They need help recovering their spaceship so they may return home.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J DISNEY
Secrets, lies and my sister Kate
Hollyer, Belinda.
New York : Holiday House, 2009.
When her beloved older sister begins to act strangely and then disappears, twelve-year-old Mini tries to find her, uncovering family secrets along the way.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HOLLYER
Secrets of Greymoor
Clark, Clara Gillow.
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
As her grandmother's financial situation worsens, Hattie is forced to attend a "common school," in late nineteenth-century Kingston, New York, where she stands up to a show-off, shares embellished stories about life as a rich girl, and tries to recover her family's wealth.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J CLARK
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
Mull, Brandon, 1974-
Salt Lake City, Utah : Shadow Mountain, c2009.
The magical preserve Fablehaven provides refuge to numerous mystical species: centaurs, trolls, satyrs, ogres, fairies, minotaurs, brownies, imps, nymphs, and many others. But some beings are too large and powerful to be confined to regular enchanted refuges. These mightiest of creatures dwell inside the dragon sanctuaries.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MULL
Shannon the ocean fairy
Meadows, Daisy.
New York : Scholastic, c2009.
"What's a fairy to do? Jack Frost has stolen three enchanted pearls that control the magic of the oceans. Now the tides are all wrong, the sea creatures are confused, and even daytime and nighttime have gotten mixed up! When Shannon the Ocean Fairy asks Rachel and Kirsty for help, they set off on a magical adventure to an underwater world. But will they find the pearls in time ... or will the girls be lost at sea?"--p. [4] of cover.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MEADOWS
Singing in Seattle
Noll, Katherine.
New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, 2008.
In Seattle to judge a young songwriters competition and perform one of the winner's songs in concert, Aly & AJ also try to learn who stole a promising contestant's notebook of lyrics at the start of the competition.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J WEST
Slumpbuster
Markey, Kevin.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
Eleven-year-old slugger Banjo "The Great Walloper" Bishbash is overcome by a nasty hitting slump as he tries to lead the Rambletown Rounders to the division baseball championship.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J MARKEY
Smoke Mountain
Hunter, Erin.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
When the bears learn of the legendary Last Great Wilderness, a fabled bear paradise, they believe that this must be their ultimate destination.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HUNTER
Smoke Mountain
Hunter, Erin.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
When the bears learn of the legendary Last Great Wilderness, a fabled bear paradise, they believe that this must be their ultimate destination.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J HUNTER
Standing for Socks
Weissman, Elissa Brent.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.
At the end of fifth grade, Fara decides to wear mismatched socks as a statement of individuality, but once middle school starts and she wants to be known for her ideas rather than her clothing, she feels burdened by an image that she no longer wants.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J WEISSMAN
Stanley Yelnats' survival guide to Camp Green Lake
Sachar, Louis, 1954-
New York : Dell Yearling, c2003.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J SACHER
Stories from East High. #7, Friends 4 ever?
Hapka, Cathy.
New York : Disney Press, c2008.
When a student named Ashley enrolls at East High, Gabriella offers to show her around. But Gabriella soon begins to wonder if Ashley is using her to get closer to Sharpay and Troy.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J DISNEY
Unhappy medium
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody.
New York : Little Brown, 2009.
Kat accompanies her best friend Jac to a musicians' conference at the Whispering Pines Mountain House, where she works to free the spirit of a dead medium and helps Jac resolve a serious conflict.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J KIMMEL
The warrior's challenge
Jackson, Dave.
Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, c1996.
In 1772 as his group of Christian Indians is being led to a new home in Ohio by Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, fourteen-year-old Joseph Shabosh is torn between the minister's teachings and the tempting by a Mohegan brave to follow more traditional Indian ways.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J JACKSON
We can't all be rattlesnakes
Jennings, Patrick.
New York, NY : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009.
When Crusher the snake is captured, her only thought is to escape but as time goes by and she befriends the other inmates of the "zoo," she realizes that freedom also means leaving companions behind.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J JENNINGS
Welcome to Camp Slither
Stine, R. L.
New York : Scholastic Inc., c2009.
Westfield Juv Fiction - J STINE
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream
Stone, Tanya Lee.
Somerville MA : Candlewick Press, 2009.
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I am the cat
Schertle, Alice.
New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1999.
A series of humorous and serious poems about cats.
Westfield Juv Nonfiction - j821 SCH
Ripley's believe it or not! : prepare to be shocked!
[Orlando, Fla.] : Ripley Pub., c2008.
An illustrated collection of oddities that are sure to shock the reader.
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Sea anemones
Rake, Jody Sullivan.
Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2006.
"Simple text and photographs present sea anemones, where they live, how they look, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.
Westfield Juv Nonfiction - j593.6 SUL
Stealing home : Jackie Robinson : against the odds
Burleigh, Robert.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.
Westfield Juv Nonfiction - BIO, J ROBINSON, J BUR
The swamps of Sleethe : poems from beyond the solar system
Prelutsky, Jack.
New York : Knopf, c2009.
A collection of poems with a planetary theme.
Westfield Juv Nonfiction - j821 PRE
Wizardology : a guide to wizards of the world
Steer, Dugald.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007, c2006.
History's most respected wizard, Merlin, describes the skills, techniques, and equipment of wizards around the globe, explains their characteristic use of spells, familiars, and potions, and offers other information and advice for apprentices.
Westfield Juv Nonfiction - j133.3 STE
Updated August 21, 2009
