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(0)Natasha Deen
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Millie's family is hesitant to leave the farm their family has owned for generations, but after Black Sunday they leave Oklahoma for California where they find a new kind of stuggle.
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Language
English
Description
A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents' "old world" expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter in this contemporary, coming-of-age story, written by an #OwnVoices author.
Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the only people who seem to truly...
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English
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It's the third day of summer vacation, and Lark's halmoni-that's Korean for grandmother-has promised to take Lark and her twin brother, Connor, to the library. Only trouble is, they arrive to discover that the town librarian is missing her key to the library. Lucky for her, Lark just happens to be a budding private eye. Can rookie detectives Lark and Connor solve this mystery and recover the lost key?
Lark Holds The Key is the first book in the...
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Language
English
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Lark and Connor are judges for the annual baking contest at the community center. When they arrive, they discover that someone has destroyed a contestant's entry. And not just any contestant's entry - Sophie's! Sophie is Lark's best friend (she just doesn't know it yet). The twin sleuths can't simply roll with it. To save the contest they'll have to take a whisk risk and start investigating the other contestants. With the timer ticking, Lark and Connor...
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Language
English
Description
Mysteries seem to follow Lark and Connor Ba wherever they go, and today is no exception! The part-time detectives head to their local community theater to rehearse the play they are in, only to discover that someone is playing pranks on the theater company. The twin sleuths need to work quickly to catch the culprit before one more prank closes down the play for good. It's showtime, Lark and Connor!
Lark Takes a Bow is the third title in the Lark...
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Language
English
Description
Rookie detectives Lark and Connor Ba are back on the case! When a pair of diamond earrings goes missing from the neighborhood general store, Lark and Connor just happen to be in the right place at the right time. Carefully mining the adults for clues, the twin sleuths work together to solve the mystery.
Lark and the Diamond Caper is the second title in the Lark Ba Detective series, following Lark Holds the Key.
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Asim and his friends realize that the astrophysicist helping teach their class about the moon is actually a Moon Gazer intent on brainwashing the entire town.
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Asim's class field trip to the Salish Sea starts another whirlwind adventure for him and his friends, but this time the mystery lives underwater"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
RP Teens
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Aspiring screenwriter Altuna Rashad has big plans for the last summer before she leaves Ontario, California, for the college in Georgia, the most important of which is securing the loving attention of her crush, Tristan Dangerfield; however she also has to get out from the obsessive over-protectiveness of her older brother, Robby, who mocks their family's devotion to the old Caribbean traditions and superstitions, while grieving the loss of his life...
10) Fire in the sky
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Series
Spooky sleuths volume 4
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Asim suspects their new student teacher is Old Higue--a witch from Guyanese folklore--but Rokshar believes the woman has invented a new travel device"-- Provided by publisher.
11) The ghost tree
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Series
Spooky sleuths volume 1
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc"-- Provided by publisher.
12) Un tiro perfecto
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Years of bad weather and natural disasters have choked Italy's food supply, and the people of Florence are dying of starvation. Breadlines are battlegrounds, and young Maria has to fight for her family's every loaf. Adding to the misery, the Black Plague is rapidly spreading through the country, killing everyone in its path. Maria has already lost her mother and sister. Will she be strong enough to save the rest of her family before it's too late?...