Charles Santoso
1) Odder
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.--
3) Wishtree
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
Author
Series
Boy called BAT volume 1
Language
English
Description
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific...
Author
Series
Boy called BAT volume 3
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) has been the caretaker for Thor, the best skunk kit in the world...but the last day of third grade is quickly approaching, and Thor is almost ready to be released into the wild. The end of school also means that Bat has to say good-bye to his favorite teacher, and he worries about the summer care of Babycakes, their adorable class pet. Not only that, but his best friend is leaving for a long vacation in Canada....
Author
Series
Boy called BAT volume 2
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Bat's older sister Janie gets a part in the school play, and can't watch him after school, it means some pretty big changes. For one, someone else will have to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons.
8) Willodeen
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After hearing the terrible news that Christmas may be cancelled, Reginald the zombie, Zarfon the alien, and Abigail Zink rush to the North Pole, only to find Santa and his elves stuck in drifts of marshmallow.
11) Ida, always
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A polar bear grieves over the loss of his companion, based on the real-life Gus and Ida of New York's Central Park Zoo.
Author
Series
Boy Called Bat volume 1
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, un sello de HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific...
Author
Series
Tales from the multiverse volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Unlike the other zombies in Quirkville, Reginald would rather eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich than brains, but getting his hands on one--and keeping the other zombies' hands off the girl who is carrying the sandwich--will not be easy.