Chris Baron
Author
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandfather don't know how to help him. His friends have given up on him. When Etan is asked to deliver a grocery order to the outskirts of town, he realizes he's at the home of Malia Agbayani, also known as the creature. Malia stopped going to school when her acute eczema spread to her face, and the bullying became too much. Soon, other kids tease Etan for being friends with the creature....
2) All of me
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ari has body-image issues. After a move across the country, his parents work selling and promoting his mother's paintings and sculptures. Ari's bohemian mother needs space to create, and his father is gone for long stretches of time on "sales" trips. Meanwhile, Ari makes new friends: Pick, the gamer; the artsy Jorge, and the troubled Lisa. He is also relentlessly bullied because he's overweight, but he can't tell his parentsthey're simply not around...
3) The Gray
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's been a tough year for Sasha--he's been bullied at his middle school and his anxiety, which he calls the Gray, is growing. Sasha's dad tells him to 'toughen up'--and he does, but with unfortunate, hurtful results. His parents and therapist agree that a summer in the country with his aunt might be the best medicine, but it's the last place he wants to be. He'll be away from his best friend, video games, and stuck in the house that reminds him...
Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
334 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-olds Tripti Kapoor, a feisty 'word nerd' from Massachusetts, and Sam Cohen, a shy, imaginative, budding geologist from California, are both miserable at Camp Dilloway, a summer camp in upstate New York. On the last night of camp, they follow a shooting star to a quiet creek. There they find two silvery rocks glowing in the night. They each take one home, and their long-distance friendship begins. It's soon clear that these are no ordinary...
5) See Spot run
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gordon, an offbeat mailman, never met a dog he couldn't handle. That is until he offers to watch a neighbor's young son, James. Together, Gordon and James befriend an FBI crime-fighting superdog, "Agent 11" (whom they name "Spot"), who is hiding from the mob. Gordon, James and "Spot" save the day by rescuing an FBI agent, who has been caught by the mob boss.