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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince

Rowling, J. K.


Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. Horn Book. Dumbledore prepares Harry for his destined clash with Voldemort by revealing secrets from the Dark Lord's past while Harry tries to learn more about the owner of his potions book.
Date Published:2018

Toto O : Tagalog.

Lasar, Charmaine


This novel follows the travails and triumphs of Toto O, its teenage hero. It is a heartfelt and modern Filipino coming-of-age story set against today's social reality. This Young Adult fiction won the Grand Prize for "Nobela" in the Palanca Awards for its 20-year old author, Charmaine Lasar. Published by PageJump, the novel won the 36th National Book Award for Best Filipino Novel. - From Amazon.com.
Date Published:2016

This novel follows the travails and triumphs of Toto O, its teenage hero. It is a heartfelt and modern Filipino coming-of-age story set against today's social reality. This Young Adult fiction won the Grand Prize for "Nobela" in the Palanca Awards for its 20-year old author, Charmaine Lasar. Published by PageJump, the novel won the 36th National Book Award for Best Filipino Novel. - From Amazon.com.

Date Published:2016

Layag: European Classics in Filipino : Tagalog.

olsa, Jaroslav Jr.


More than five centuries ago, the first Europeans set foot on Philippine soil after miles upon miles of sailing the world's hitherto impassable oceans. Now, it's the Filipino, who gets to explore unfamiliar territory through Layag: European Classics in Filipino. This pioneering anthology, spearheaded by the EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture) - Manila, gives us a glimpse of the rich tapestry of European literature-from the myths and legends of Central Europe to the timeless tales of the West. From Amazon.com.
Date Published:2017

More than five centuries ago, the first Europeans set foot on Philippine soil after miles upon miles of sailing the world's hitherto impassable oceans. Now, it's the Filipino, who gets to explore unfamiliar territory through Layag: European Classics in Filipino. This pioneering anthology, spearheaded by the EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture) - Manila, gives us a glimpse of the rich tapestry of European literature-from the myths and legends of Central Europe to the timeless tales of the West. From Amazon.com.

Date Published:2017

The wild robot

Brown, Peter, 1979-



Date Published:2016

Mecha-Ude : mechanical arms 2 /

Koyoka, Yoshino.


"Graphix." Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town, except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude. When middle-school kid Hikaru accidentally activates Alma, a robotic arm Mecha-Ude that has no memory of its past, they form an unlikely bond. Together, Hikaru and Alma must uncover the truth behind the Mecha-Ude's identity and prevent it from ending up in the wrong hands. In graphic novel manga format.
Date Published:2025

"Graphix." Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town, except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude. When middle-school kid Hikaru accidentally activates Alma, a robotic arm Mecha-Ude that has no memory of its past, they form an unlikely bond. Together, Hikaru and Alma must uncover the truth behind the Mecha-Ude's identity and prevent it from ending up in the wrong hands. In graphic novel manga format.

Date Published:2025

Mistaco!

Kinkz, Eliza.


"A tale of tragedy y tortillas."-- front cover. Publisher's Weekly starred, February 03, 2025. Kirkus starred, December 01, 2025. School library journal starred, July 25, 2025. Booklist starred, December 01, 2025. After a terrible day at school, Izzy's grandfather helps her turn things around by making "mistacos" and celebrating their mistakes.
Date Published:2025

Rosie Frost y la reina Halcon

Halliwell, Geri, 1972-


Includes glossary. Suddenly orphaned and alone, Rosie Frost is sent to the mysterious Bloodstone Island--home not only to a school for extraordinary teens, but also a sanctuary for endangered species. There, Rosie confronts a menacing deputy headmaster, a group of mean girls bent on destroying her, and shocking family secrets she wishes had stayed hidden. In Spanish.
Date Published:2025

Estrella de mar

Fipps, Lisa.


Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
Date Published:2023

Project penicillin : the race to develop a life-saving antibiotic /

Thomas, Isabel, 1979-,


Subtitle taken from cover. On the battlefields of World War I, soldiers are dying from infected wounds. A young doctor witnessing the devastation vows to find a cure. In his messy laboratory a decade later, he makes an accidental discovery--a miracle mold that kills bacteria. But try as he might, he cannot turn his amazing find into a useful medicine. This is the story of that chance discovery and the brilliant scientists who took Alexander Fleming's miracle mold and worked tirelessly to turn it into a treatment that doctors could use.
Date Published:2026

Subtitle taken from cover. On the battlefields of World War I, soldiers are dying from infected wounds. A young doctor witnessing the devastation vows to find a cure. In his messy laboratory a decade later, he makes an accidental discovery--a miracle mold that kills bacteria. But try as he might, he cannot turn his amazing find into a useful medicine. This is the story of that chance discovery and the brilliant scientists who took Alexander Fleming's miracle mold and worked tirelessly to turn it into a treatment that doctors could use.

Date Published:2026

Moon landing : the incredible story of the Apollo 11 mission /

Krensky, Stephen,


Subtitle taken from cover. "Author's note: This is a retelling of real-life events surrounding the Apollo 11 mission. It is based particularly on the mission logs and the astronauts' own recollections. While staying true to the facts, some imagination has been used to bring this story to life."--Title page verso. ALA Booklist. On July 16, 1969, three men sit at the top of a towering rocket. Strapped into their Command Module, the astronauts brace themselves as the engines roar into life, flames lick out from beneath the rocket, and the ground starts to tremble. They are going where no one has ever been before. This is the story of the legendary Apollo 11 mission-and the men and women on the ground who made it happen. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon in July 1969, they achieved humanity's oldest dream. But how did they get there? This is the thrilling story of Apollo 11, from President Kennedy's bold challenge to the nail-biting lunar landing and those historic first footsteps.
Date Published:2026

Subtitle taken from cover. "Author's note: This is a retelling of real-life events surrounding the Apollo 11 mission. It is based particularly on the mission logs and the astronauts' own recollections. While staying true to the facts, some imagination has been used to bring this story to life."--Title page verso. ALA Booklist. On July 16, 1969, three men sit at the top of a towering rocket. Strapped into their Command Module, the astronauts brace themselves as the engines roar into life, flames lick out from beneath the rocket, and the ground starts to tremble. They are going where no one has ever been before. This is the story of the legendary Apollo 11 mission-and the men and women on the ground who made it happen. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon in July 1969, they achieved humanity's oldest dream. But how did they get there? This is the thrilling story of Apollo 11, from President Kennedy's bold challenge to the nail-biting lunar landing and those historic first footsteps.

Date Published:2026

Money and Finance Field Guide : a how-to book on earning, saving, and spending money /

Krensky, Stephen,


"A how-to book on earning, saving, and spending money"--Cover. "Time for kids." School Library Journal. "This field guide teaches all of the basics of money management, from earning it to saving it to investing it! Learn about credit cards, savings, cryptocurrency, donating money to causes you care about, ways for kids to earn money, and more in this book that simplifies the big, broad topic of money in a fun way. Built on the legacy of TIME, TIME for Kids is a valuable news source for parents and educators, providing trusted content via print and digital magazines, audio, and interactive events to classrooms, at home, and online. TIME for Kids helps young readers develop critical reading skills at any age, and learn how to engage with the world around them."--
Date Published:2025

"A how-to book on earning, saving, and spending money"--Cover. "Time for kids." School Library Journal. "This field guide teaches all of the basics of money management, from earning it to saving it to investing it! Learn about credit cards, savings, cryptocurrency, donating money to causes you care about, ways for kids to earn money, and more in this book that simplifies the big, broad topic of money in a fun way. Built on the legacy of TIME, TIME for Kids is a valuable news source for parents and educators, providing trusted content via print and digital magazines, audio, and interactive events to classrooms, at home, and online. TIME for Kids helps young readers develop critical reading skills at any age, and learn how to engage with the world around them."--

Date Published:2025

Malcolm lives! : the official biography of Malcolm X for young readers /

Kendi, Ibram X.,


Kirkus Reviews. "Compiling the definitive speeches, sermons, and correspondence as well as some never-before-seen original material, this comprehensive narrative biography of American icon, Malcolm X, will be the definitive reference volume for young readers"--
Date Published:2025

Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge /

Havrelock, Deidre,


Kirkus Reviews. "A middle grade survey nonfiction work celebrating North American Indigenous knowledge and Native contributions to contemporary STEM"--
Date Published:2024

Ida B. Wells : journalist, advocate & crusader for justice /

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong,


Includes the text Southern Horrors : Lynch Law in All Its Phases that Ida B. Wells wrote and published in 1892. ALA Booklist. School Library Journal. "Meet journalist and activist Ida B. Wells in this second vibrant middle grade biography in the Rise. Risk. Remember. Incredible Stories series spotlighting Black women who left their mark on history from acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Candace Buford. Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) grew up watching her family fight for Black rights during the Reconstruction Era. After receiving her education, Ida worked as an educator before moving to Memphis where she began writing about white mob violence, investigating lynchings and reporting her findings in local newspapers. Ida helped found the NAACP and was a renowned leader in the civil rights movement, but she was also a young woman desperately trying to hold her family together after tragedy with dignity and resolve. Ida fought to give voice to the people suffering from injustice, racism, and violence. She spoke out against lynchings internationally and refused to cater to the white women leading the suffrage movement. Throughout her life, she devoted her words and deeds to activism"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Includes the text Southern Horrors : Lynch Law in All Its Phases that Ida B. Wells wrote and published in 1892. ALA Booklist. School Library Journal. "Meet journalist and activist Ida B. Wells in this second vibrant middle grade biography in the Rise. Risk. Remember. Incredible Stories series spotlighting Black women who left their mark on history from acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Candace Buford. Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) grew up watching her family fight for Black rights during the Reconstruction Era. After receiving her education, Ida worked as an educator before moving to Memphis where she began writing about white mob violence, investigating lynchings and reporting her findings in local newspapers. Ida helped found the NAACP and was a renowned leader in the civil rights movement, but she was also a young woman desperately trying to hold her family together after tragedy with dignity and resolve. Ida fought to give voice to the people suffering from injustice, racism, and violence. She spoke out against lynchings internationally and refused to cater to the white women leading the suffrage movement. Throughout her life, she devoted her words and deeds to activism"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Harriet Tubman : beacon of hope : the story of the Moses of the Underground Railroad /

Pete, Patricia,


Black History Heroes shares the lives and inspirations of black men and women who changed the world, yesterday, today, and for tomorrow. After escaping slavery, Harriet Tubman rescued dozens of people, including her friends and family, from slavery using a series of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She also served as a scout for the Union army during the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army and later joined the women's suffrage movement. An inspiration to millions, the life of Harriet Tubman is indeed proof that Black history matters.
Date Published:2026

Black History Heroes shares the lives and inspirations of black men and women who changed the world, yesterday, today, and for tomorrow. After escaping slavery, Harriet Tubman rescued dozens of people, including her friends and family, from slavery using a series of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She also served as a scout for the Union army during the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army and later joined the women's suffrage movement. An inspiration to millions, the life of Harriet Tubman is indeed proof that Black history matters.

Date Published:2026

A battle of concepts

Furudate, Haruichi, 1983-


"This book reads from right to left"--Page [4] of cover. "First published in Japan in 2012 by SHUEISHA Inc., Tokyo"--Copyright page. The fifth set of the Miyagi Prefecture qualifier round finals continues. With Tsukishima out of the game, Karasuno's defense starts to fall apart. However, the team's determined to keep it together.
Date Published:2018

Fatal forecast : an incredible true story of courage in a savage storm /

Tougias, Michael J., 1955-,


"Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Story of Courage In a Savage Storm was adapted for young readers by Michael J. Tougias. It is an abridgment of the adult book Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea by Michael J. Tougias, originally published in 2007 by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster"--Title page verso. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. "A spellbinding, moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen-some of whom would never set foot on dry land again-as they fight to survive a deadly storm in the middle of winter"--
Date Published:2026

"Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Story of Courage In a Savage Storm was adapted for young readers by Michael J. Tougias. It is an abridgment of the adult book Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea by Michael J. Tougias, originally published in 2007 by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster"--Title page verso. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. "A spellbinding, moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen-some of whom would never set foot on dry land again-as they fight to survive a deadly storm in the middle of winter"--

Date Published:2026

Failing up : how to take risks, aim higher, and never stop learning /

Odom, Leslie.


ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. Voice of Youth Advocates. The Tony-award winning actor draws from personal experience to help readers unlock true potential and empower themselves to achieve their dreams and improve tomorrow.
Date Published:2018

Exclusion and the Chinese American story

Blackburn, Sarah-SoonLing,


Kirkus Reviews. If you've learned about the history of Chinese people in America, it was probably about their work on the railroads in the 1800s. But more likely, you may not have learned about it at all. This may make it feel like Chinese immigration is a newer part of this country, but some scholars believe the first immigrant arrived from China 499 CE--one thousand years before Columbus did! When immigration picked up in the mid-1800s, efforts to ban immigrants from China began swiftly. But hope, strength, and community allowed the Chinese population in America to flourish. From the gold rush and railroads to entrepreneurs, animators, and movie stars, this is the true story of the Chinese American experience.
Date Published:2024

Kirkus Reviews. If you've learned about the history of Chinese people in America, it was probably about their work on the railroads in the 1800s. But more likely, you may not have learned about it at all. This may make it feel like Chinese immigration is a newer part of this country, but some scholars believe the first immigrant arrived from China 499 CE--one thousand years before Columbus did! When immigration picked up in the mid-1800s, efforts to ban immigrants from China began swiftly. But hope, strength, and community allowed the Chinese population in America to flourish. From the gold rush and railroads to entrepreneurs, animators, and movie stars, this is the true story of the Chinese American experience.

Date Published:2024

Everything is tuberculosis : the history and persistence of our deadliest infection /

Green, John,


Publishers Weekly. "John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. In Everything Is Tuberculosis , John tells Henry's story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world--and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis."--
Date Published:2025

Publishers Weekly. "John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. In Everything Is Tuberculosis , John tells Henry's story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world--and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis."--

Date Published:2025