The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

Author: Josh Galarza

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

Published: 2024-07-23

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1250907721

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one boy's attempts to keep everything under control while life has other plans. Ever since cancer invaded his adoptive mother’s life, Brett feels like he’s losing everything, most of all control. To cope, Brett fuels all of his anxieties into epic fantasies, including his intergalactic Kid Condor comic book series, which features food constellations and characters not unlike those in his own life. But lately Brett’s grip on reality has started to lose its hold. The fictions he’s been telling himself – about his unattractive body, the feeling that he’s a burden to his best friend, that he’s too messed up to be loved – have consumed him completely, and Brett will do anything to forget about the cosmic-sized hole in his chest, even if it's unhealthy. But when Brett’s journal and deepest insecurities are posted online for the whole school to see, Brett realizes he can no longer avoid the painful truths of his real-life narrative. As his eating disorder escalates, Brett must be honest with the people closest to him, including his new and fierce friend Mallory who seems to know more about Brett’s issues than he does. With their support, he just might find the courage to face the toughest reality of all.


Clifford's Best Friend

Clifford's Best Friend

Author: Norman Bridwell

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0545223245

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Clifford's owner, Emily Elizabeth, describes a typical day with her big red dog.


Bird & Squirrel On the Run!: A Graphic Novel (Bird & Squirrel #1)

Bird & Squirrel On the Run!: A Graphic Novel (Bird & Squirrel #1)

Author: James Burks

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2013-05-28

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0545512352

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Bird and Squirrel outwit Cat and become best friends in this zany adventure. Squirrel is afraid of his own shadow. Bird doesn't have a care in the world. And Cat wants to eat Bird and Squirrel. Of course, he'll have to catch them first, and that's not going to be easy. Join this trio as they head south for the winter in a hilarious road trip. But watch out! Cat is waiting around every bend, and he's one pesky feline.


The Sea of Sleep

The Sea of Sleep

Author: Warren Hanson

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0439697352

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Soothing text takes the reader on a bedtime journey across a peaceful and beautiful sea to sleep.


Dory Fantasmagory: The Real True Friend

Dory Fantasmagory: The Real True Friend

Author: Abby Hanlon

Publisher: Dial Books

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0525428666

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Dory, a highly imaginative youngest child, makes a new friend at school but her brother and sister are sure Rosabelle is imaginary, just like all of Dory's other friends.


Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist

Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist

Author: Liz Kessler

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0763652423

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"An easy sell to girls looking for a friendship story with more than a touch of make-believe." — Kirkus reviews When Emily Windsnap discovers an old diamond ring during a class hunt for trinkets, how is she supposed to know that the ring is half the key to unlocking an ancient curse by Neptune himself? Now, with the ring stuck firmly on her hand, Emily finds herself under a new curse: in just a few days, she’ll cease to be half-human and half-mermaid and must say good-bye to one parent forever. Can she possibly find the other missing ring that will break all the curses? Is there anyone who can help her -- before it’s too late?


Barely Missing Everything

Barely Missing Everything

Author: Matt Mendez

Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1534404465

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“There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct voice, is sure to bring a quake to the literary landscape.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Peña, this heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in life when you—your life, brown lives—don’t matter. Juan has plans. He’s going to get out of El Paso, Texas, on a basketball scholarship and make something of himself—or at least find something better than his mom Fabi’s cruddy apartment, her string of loser boyfriends, and a dead dad. Basketball is going to be his ticket out, his ticket up. He just needs to make it happen. His best friend JD has plans, too. He’s going to be a filmmaker one day, like Quentin Tarantino or Guillermo del Toro (NOT Steven Spielberg). He’s got a camera and he’s got passion—what else could he need? Fabi doesn’t have a plan anymore. When you get pregnant at sixteen and have been stuck bartending to make ends meet for the past seventeen years, you realize plans don’t always pan out, and that there are some things you just can’t plan for… Like Juan’s run-in with the police, like a sprained ankle, and a tanking math grade that will likely ruin his chance at a scholarship. Like JD causing the implosion of his family. Like letters from a man named Mando on death row. Like finding out this man could be the father your mother said was dead. Soon Juan and JD are embarking on a Thelma and Louise­—like road trip to visit Mando. Juan will finally meet his dad, JD has a perfect subject for his documentary, and Fabi is desperate to stop them. But, as we already know, there are some things you just can’t plan for…


Big Heart!

Big Heart!

Author: Joan Holub

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-11-23

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1442424133

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The ants are hard at work in their classroom on a big Valentine's Day card! They will add lace and glue and stars. But who will they send it to? The Ant Hill kids list all of the possibilities before settling on one lucky person: their teacher!


Penguin Puzzle

Penguin Puzzle

Author: Judith Bauer Stamper

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780439204224

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Ms. Frizzle whisks her students away on a "cool" trip to Antarctica, where they learn all about the South Pole and come face to face with playful penguins and colossal icebergs. When the kids are magically changed into real penguins, they need Ms. Frizzle's help to solve their penguin puzzle. Illustrations.


Earthfall

Earthfall

Author: Mark Walden

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1442494158

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Several months after aliens brainwashed humans into being their slaves, Sam emerges injured from an underground bunker and is rescued by a member of a resistance movement for which he becomes a commando.