AVAILABLE Birthday books
Updated 4/26/24
500 HAVHavrelock, Deidre. Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge. 1st ed. New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Co., 2023.
"A middle grade survey nonfiction work celebrating North American Indigenous knowledge and Native contributions to contemporary STEM"--Provided by publisher.
741.5 ARMArmstrong, Jade. Scout is not a band kid. 1st ed. New York : RH Graphic, [2022].
Scout joins her middle school's band in order to go on the band's annual trip and meet her favorite author, but she is forced to face the music when the trombone section leader realizes Scout does not know how to play.
741.5 BALBall, Georgia. I survived the American Revolution, 1776. 1st ed. New York, NY : Graphix an imprint of Scholastic Press, 2023.
"Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He's only eleven years old! He's barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he's been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle. But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee home suddenly, Nate finds himself in New York City, in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters an old friend and joins his army regiment as a camp helper. Soon the British invade -- and nothing goes as planned. Can Nate survive the war's biggest battle yet?"--Back cover.
741.5 CHAChau, Alina. Marshmallow & Jordan. 1st edtion. New York : First Second, 2021.
"Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed...Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her...until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand new sport. Will water polo be the way for Jordan to continue her athletic dreams--or will it just come between Jordan and her best friends on the basketball team?"--.
741.5 GREGreen, John Patrick, 1975-. InvestiGators. 1st ed. New York : First Second, 2023.
"When a cruise captain is found drifting at sea and delirious, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play? And can the InvestiGators unravel this maritime mystery before a second cruise befalls a similarly unfathomable fate??"--Provided by publisher.
741.5 RIORioux, Jo-Anne. Cat's cradle. 1st ed. New York : First Second, 2022.
Dreaming of one day taming monsters, orphan street urchin Suri finds her self-confidence, cleverness, and ambition serve her well when a mysterious new wagon holding something monstrous joins her merchant camp.
741.5 STESteinke, Aron Nels. Mr. Wolf's class. 1st ed. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2020.
"Mr. Wolf's class explores the forest on an exciting overnight field trip, while also dealing with friendship worries and disagreements"--OCLC.
741.5 YEEYee, Reimena. My aunt is a monster. 1st ed. New York : RH Graphic, [2022].
The reclusive Lord Whimsy plans to stop an old rival from uncovering the truth of a disappearance and blind Safia finds herself experiencing an adventure and parts of the world she had only dreamed about.
796.323 BARBarnes, Derrick. Who got game? New York : Workman Pub., [2023].
"A middle-grade celebration of the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of basketball, from unsung pioneers to unforgettable moments of the game"--Provided by publisher.
940.4 HALHale, Nathan, 1976-. Above the trenches. New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2023.
"The first American pilots to fight in World War One flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the . . . Marquis de Lafayette). This book is about that volunteer squadron: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces like the Red Baron and his Flying Circus"--Provided by publisher.
92 JAMHubbard, Crystal. Who is LeBron James? New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023.
Who is LeBron James? -- A prince is born -- The fab four -- A new world -- A senior almost sidelined -- From prep to pro -- The decision and the heat -- The chosen one goes home -- Following the footsteps of legends -- Striving for greatness in all things -- Timelines. "LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA Championships, earned two Olympic gold medals, written books, and starred in blockbuster movies. He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has gained fans across the country as he led each of those three teams to victory. Many basketball lovers consider LeBron James to be one of the greatest players of all time. But how did LeBron come to be 'King James?' Find out all about LeBron's childhood, how he started playing basketball at the age of nine, and went on to rule the court in this [book]"--Provided by publisher.
92 ZITCapaldi, Gina. Red Bird sings : the story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American author, musician, and activist. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2011].
Offers insight into the life of Gertrude Simmons, a Native American girl who left the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota for a boarding school in Indiana at age eight, learned to express herself through music and words, and went on to become an activist for Native American rights.
E BARBarnes, Derrick. Like lava in my veins. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023.
"Bobby Beacon has trouble controlling his hot temper at his superhero school"--Provided by publisher.
E LUBLuby, Brittany. When the stars came home. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2023.
After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.
E NELNelson, S. D. Grandma's tipi : a present-day Lakota story. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2023].
FIC CHAChapman, Elsie. The scroll of chaos. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2023.
"Twelve-year-old Astrid Xu stumbles upon an ancient Chinese scroll that she hopes is the key to curing her mother's depression, but when it transports her and her younger sister Marilla to a realm where Chinese legends are real, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between good and evil"--OCLC.
FIC KUYKuyatt, Meg Eden. Good different. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2023.
"Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be 'normal' she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different--and why that is ok"--BTCat.
FIC TARTarshis, Lauren. I survived the Wellington avalanche, 1910. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, [2022].
"The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three...six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain"--Provided by publisher.
500 HAVHavrelock, Deidre. Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge. 1st ed. New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Co., 2023.
"A middle grade survey nonfiction work celebrating North American Indigenous knowledge and Native contributions to contemporary STEM"--Provided by publisher.
741.5 ARMArmstrong, Jade. Scout is not a band kid. 1st ed. New York : RH Graphic, [2022].
Scout joins her middle school's band in order to go on the band's annual trip and meet her favorite author, but she is forced to face the music when the trombone section leader realizes Scout does not know how to play.
741.5 BALBall, Georgia. I survived the American Revolution, 1776. 1st ed. New York, NY : Graphix an imprint of Scholastic Press, 2023.
"Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He's only eleven years old! He's barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he's been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle. But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee home suddenly, Nate finds himself in New York City, in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters an old friend and joins his army regiment as a camp helper. Soon the British invade -- and nothing goes as planned. Can Nate survive the war's biggest battle yet?"--Back cover.
741.5 CHAChau, Alina. Marshmallow & Jordan. 1st edtion. New York : First Second, 2021.
"Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed...Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her...until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand new sport. Will water polo be the way for Jordan to continue her athletic dreams--or will it just come between Jordan and her best friends on the basketball team?"--.
741.5 GREGreen, John Patrick, 1975-. InvestiGators. 1st ed. New York : First Second, 2023.
"When a cruise captain is found drifting at sea and delirious, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play? And can the InvestiGators unravel this maritime mystery before a second cruise befalls a similarly unfathomable fate??"--Provided by publisher.
741.5 RIORioux, Jo-Anne. Cat's cradle. 1st ed. New York : First Second, 2022.
Dreaming of one day taming monsters, orphan street urchin Suri finds her self-confidence, cleverness, and ambition serve her well when a mysterious new wagon holding something monstrous joins her merchant camp.
741.5 STESteinke, Aron Nels. Mr. Wolf's class. 1st ed. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2020.
"Mr. Wolf's class explores the forest on an exciting overnight field trip, while also dealing with friendship worries and disagreements"--OCLC.
741.5 YEEYee, Reimena. My aunt is a monster. 1st ed. New York : RH Graphic, [2022].
The reclusive Lord Whimsy plans to stop an old rival from uncovering the truth of a disappearance and blind Safia finds herself experiencing an adventure and parts of the world she had only dreamed about.
796.323 BARBarnes, Derrick. Who got game? New York : Workman Pub., [2023].
"A middle-grade celebration of the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of basketball, from unsung pioneers to unforgettable moments of the game"--Provided by publisher.
940.4 HALHale, Nathan, 1976-. Above the trenches. New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2023.
"The first American pilots to fight in World War One flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the . . . Marquis de Lafayette). This book is about that volunteer squadron: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces like the Red Baron and his Flying Circus"--Provided by publisher.
92 JAMHubbard, Crystal. Who is LeBron James? New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023.
Who is LeBron James? -- A prince is born -- The fab four -- A new world -- A senior almost sidelined -- From prep to pro -- The decision and the heat -- The chosen one goes home -- Following the footsteps of legends -- Striving for greatness in all things -- Timelines. "LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA Championships, earned two Olympic gold medals, written books, and starred in blockbuster movies. He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has gained fans across the country as he led each of those three teams to victory. Many basketball lovers consider LeBron James to be one of the greatest players of all time. But how did LeBron come to be 'King James?' Find out all about LeBron's childhood, how he started playing basketball at the age of nine, and went on to rule the court in this [book]"--Provided by publisher.
92 ZITCapaldi, Gina. Red Bird sings : the story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American author, musician, and activist. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2011].
Offers insight into the life of Gertrude Simmons, a Native American girl who left the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota for a boarding school in Indiana at age eight, learned to express herself through music and words, and went on to become an activist for Native American rights.
E BARBarnes, Derrick. Like lava in my veins. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023.
"Bobby Beacon has trouble controlling his hot temper at his superhero school"--Provided by publisher.
E LUBLuby, Brittany. When the stars came home. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2023.
After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.
E NELNelson, S. D. Grandma's tipi : a present-day Lakota story. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2023].
FIC CHAChapman, Elsie. The scroll of chaos. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2023.
"Twelve-year-old Astrid Xu stumbles upon an ancient Chinese scroll that she hopes is the key to curing her mother's depression, but when it transports her and her younger sister Marilla to a realm where Chinese legends are real, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between good and evil"--OCLC.
FIC KUYKuyatt, Meg Eden. Good different. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2023.
"Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be 'normal' she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different--and why that is ok"--BTCat.
FIC TARTarshis, Lauren. I survived the Wellington avalanche, 1910. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, [2022].
"The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three...six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain"--Provided by publisher.