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1) Front desk
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Front desk volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when...
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On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her "Yu-MEAT" because she smells like her family's Korean barbecue restaurant. on the inside, Yumi is ready for her Netflix stand-up special. Instead of spending the summer studying her facorite comedians, Yumi is enrolled in test-prep tutoring to qualify for a private school scholarship, which will help in a time of hardship at the restaurant. One day after...
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Zee files volume 4
Language
English
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The Carmichaels are back in California for winter break and Zee cannot wait to see the old Brookdale crew, but despite the familiar sights and friendly faces, everything feels a little different.
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Series
I survived volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible. But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally...
5) Odder
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"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"--
6) Echo
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Language
English
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Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
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Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. An old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. When a new family--with a particularly annoying girl his age named Oak--moves into the neighboring house, they cut the tree down. As Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. But they soon discover a series of mysterious, possibly magical, connections...
8) Joss
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Series
Girl of the year. 2020: Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. 2020 Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. 2020 Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. Joss volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When the surf's up, she pops out her hearing aid, hops on her board and paddles out to the lineup. Joss is stoked to enter a surfing video contest with her friend Sofia and Murph, the surfing bulldog. If she can master a killer aerial like the frontside air and get her brother Dylan to catch it on video, maybe she'd even have a shot at winning. But Dylan throws her a curve: he dares her to try out for the cheer team. No way--Joss can't see herself...
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Series
Girl of the year. 2020: Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. 2020 Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. Joss volume 2
Girl of the year. 2020 Joss volume 1
Girl of the year. Joss volume 2
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Joss Kendrick is always looking for new ways to soar. So when her cheer team needs a new flyer, she can't wait to step up (literally). Her high-flying skills on her surfboard and skateboard make her a natural for the role. But when her skateboarding act at the talent show turns into a total catastrophe--make that a dog-tastrophe--Joss loses her confidence all around, even at the cheer gym. A big cheer competition is coming up fast, though, and her...
11) The lost whale
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children's Book of the Week What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. He feels alone, and disconnected, struggling with his darkest fears for his mum. The only thing that makes him smile is joining his...
12) Sabotage season
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Devin and the rest of the team must figure out who is trying to sabotage them before the playoffs start"--
13) Win or lose
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Devin's team thinks she is taking too much credit for their winning streak and she must keep the team together"--
Author
Series
Wish series (Suzanne Nelson) volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Tessa's dream job at her aunt's food truck turns into a nightmare once popular, arrogant Asher starts working with her, but when a key food-truck festival is canceled, they'll need to set aside their differences and work together to save the truck.
15) Saving the team
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After moving to California, seventh-grader Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead and turn it into something the players and coach can all be proud of.
16) New from here
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Language
English
Description
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
18) Shaken up
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A California earthquake is just the first in a series of chain of events that shakes Devin's confidence: she fails a test in a subject she knows well, her crush seems to have his attention on another girl, and worst of all, her soccer game is off, so now Devin, the girl who usually inspires confidence in her friends and teammates, will have to turn to them for support.
20) Half Moon summer
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English
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Two seventh graders, Drew and Mia, spend their summer in Half Moon Bay, California, training for a half-marathon, and supporting each other as their families struggle with medical and financial problems.
"Drew was never much of a runner -- until his dad's unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do -- until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay's half-marathon could solve her family's housing problems. And just like that they decide to spend...
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