Debbi Michiko Florence
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Herget Visit March 2022
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
K&T - AAPI Month
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
K&T - AAPI Month
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Keiko, Audrey, and Jenna have always been best friends, and Keiko desperately wants it to stay that way, but now they are starting seventh grade, and everything seems to be changing; Audrey is obsessed with the idea of them all securing boyfriends, but when she and Jenna focus on the same boy their friendship starts to break apart--and then Keiko finds herself attracted to Audrey's brother, Conner (who has generally been cast as the enemy), and suddenly...
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Jasmine Toguchi volume 1
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English
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (kids)
AANHPI Authors: Early Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
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AANHPI Authors: Early Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Eager to do something her big sister has not done first, Jasmine Toguchi, eight, decides to pound mochi with the men and boys when her family gets together for New Year's.
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Jasmine Toguchi volume 2
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Jasmine has looked forward to spending Girls Day with her family and best friend, Linnie, but first her sister says she will not participate, and then Jasmine upsets Linnie. As her big weekend plans start to unravel, Jasmine must use her sleuthing skills to spot the clues around her-- and within herself. Then maybe, just maybe, she can put everything back in order before Girl's Day is over!
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Engaging Books for Growing Readers
AANHPI Authors: Early Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Favorite Books for 3rd Graders
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"T" is for Truman, tricks, and TROUBLE! Truman the black lab might be an older rescue dog, but he's still got enough mischief beneath his collar to keep eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family on their toes from morning till night. Chewed through and through, the playfully illustrated, Kaita-narrated chapter book promises plenty of canine fun.
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Eleven-year-old Mai has been contemplating revenge on her former best friend Zach ever since he humiliated her two years ago, but while spending time together for the summer, Mai has noticed a change in Zach, forcing her to decide if she can forgive him, even if she can never forget.
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When boyfriend Elliott breaks up with Jenna Sakai before Christmas break, she just about convinces herself that relationships are for suckers and she is better off without them; but unfortunately she finds herself in competition with Elliott for a journalism scholarship, and worse her first assignment for the newspaper club is to write a personal essay, which is difficult when you are someone who prefers to keep your emotions bottled up--and than...
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Jasmine Toguchi volume 3
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English
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J Kpop Demon Hunters
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
YS - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
YS - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
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Jasmine worries that she will be the only one with no talent to share in the school talent show until her mother brings out her taiko drum.
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Last chance academy volume 1
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English
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Middle School Books (teens) -- Full List
GPLD 2025 Spring Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
GPLD 2025 Summer Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
GPLD 2025 Spring Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
GPLD 2025 Summer Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
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"12-year-old Meg is pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school and must learn to work with her new classmates, who all have secrets of their own."-- Provided by publisher.
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Jasmine Toguchi volume 4
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English
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Jasmine makes a wish for a pet flamingo on the special daruma doll her grandmother sent from Japan, then sets out to prove herself responsibile enough for a pet.
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All of Razor's playful, super-friendly littermates are being adopted, one right after the other. But not Razor. How do you find THE shyest kitten in the world his forever home? That's the big question eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family need to answer in this illustrated, sweet-natured, tabby-filled chapter book narrated by Kaita herself.
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Early Chapter Books
Early Chapter Books for Kids
OBD National Pet Month (May) - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH
Early Chapter Books for Kids
OBD National Pet Month (May) - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH
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Annie and Apple are two very cute hamsters from the animal shelter who are being fostered by eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family. Kaita can't wait to find forever homes for the inquisitive furballs--but first, she has to find them!
15) Roo the rabbit
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"A new foster pet, someBUNNY special, has arrived at the Takano house, and eight-year-old Kaita is over the moon! But Roo isn't lick-your-face friendly like the dogs Kaita's used to fostering, and she soon wonders if she'll ever be able to break the ice and find the skittish mini lop a forever home"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Since the Takano family's new foster pet, Murray the ferret, arrived at their house, all sorts of things have gone missing: shoes, jewelry, keys, coins . . . Although eight-year-old Kaita enjoys solving the mysteries, she worries that finding a forever home for the lovable furry bandit will be near impossible! Playful illustrations and lots of sleuthing fun make this chapter book a treat for animal lovers and mystery fans alike"-- Provided by publisher....
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"Tiki the cockatoo is the Takano family's newest foster pet and thanks to her ear-splitting screeching, the entire neighborhood knows it! Eight-year-old Kaita has to pull out all the tricks to keep the feathered squawker calm and content and find Tiki a forever home before everyone goes crazy! Giggle-inducing illustrations and 1st-person narration bring this noisy early chapter-book adventure to life"--Provided by publisher.
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Jasmine Toguchi volume 7
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English
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When Jasmine and family visit Kabo, the Japanese village where her grandmother grew up, she is homesick and angry with her older sister for not playing with her, but when they start to compromise, they discover ways to bridge their differences. Includes author's note and instructions on how to make a folding fan.







