Catalog Search Results
1) Matilda
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First color edition.
Lexile measure
GN 350L
Physical Desc
154 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a babysitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 4
Lexile measure
GN 630L
Language
English
Description
"Mary Anne has never been a leader of the BSC. So when a fight breaks out among the club's four members, Mary Anne feels a little lost, unable to depend on Kristy, Stacey, or Claudia anymore. Sitting by herself in the cafeteria is bad enough; when Mary Anne has to baby-sit a sick child without any help from the club, she knows someone has to take action. It's time for Mary Anne to step in and save the day!" -- Page [4] cover.
6) Time to roar
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged): color illustrations; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When great yellow beasts threaten the forest, Sasha the bear and other animals try to use their strengths to stop them, including, finally, Sasha's big, loud, powerful roar.
8) Mice
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Longing to hide from the world after the trauma of her parents' divorce and the terrible bullying inflicted on her in school, teenaged Shelley moves with her timid mother to a remote cottage in the English countryside where all goes well, until an intruder invades their reclusive life and nothing is ever the same again.
9) The Fat Girl
Author
Publisher
Flux
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (226 pages)
Language
English
Description
Jeff Lyons can't stand Ellen de Luca, the fat girl in his ceramics class. She's huge, clumsy, can't throw a pot to save her life, and stares at Jeff all the time. But he's a "nice guy" and feels terrible when Ellen overhears his hurtful remarks about her. The "crumbs of kindness" he tosses her way soon turn into advice on weight loss, college, clothes, hair . . . and, to everyone's surprise, good-looking Jeff actually dumps his pretty girlfriend to...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
As high school graduation nears, Wren Gray is surprised to connect with gentle Charlie Parker, a boy with a troubled past who has loved her for years, while she considers displeasing her parents for the first time and changing the plans for her future.
11) Alis
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Raised within the strict religious confines of the Community of the Book, Alis flees from an arranged marriage to the much older Minister of her town and her life takes a series of unexpected twists before she returns to accept her fate.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Aria loves her soft and bouncy hair, but must go to extremes to avoid people who touch it without permission until, finally, she speaks up. Includes author's note.
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
54 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ellie feels like she is disappointing people if she says "no." With help from her parents and her teacher, she learns how to be honest with people and do the right thing for herself"--
Author
Publisher
Making Spirits Bright
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Lucy's grandpa has always taught her the importance of treating others the way you would want to be treated, and that it's okay to be different. When Lucy's classmate Ralph starts teasing her at school, Lucy makes a very courageous decision to stand up for herself and what she believes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cora June learns that there is a difference between being assertive and being bossy, and that she can be a leader and still be flexible. This is the first title in The Leader I'll Be! book series.--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colored illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Tyrannosaurus Rex enthusiast Sal transforms herself into an uncontrollable T. Rex, partly because her brother said it would be impossible, but soon discovers the downsides of always being fierce.
18) Love, Lucy
Author
Publisher
Poppy/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After accepting a trip to Europe as a bribe from her parents to attend the college of their choice as a business major, seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers she's unwilling to give up her dream of being an actress--or Jesse, the boy she met in Italy.
19) The kiddie table
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
On Thanksgiving Day, a girl who has just turned eight loudly insists that she be permitted to sit at the dining room table, rather than with the babies.
20) The Opposite
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Nate wakes up one morning to find The Opposite standing on his bedroom ceiling, and it causes him trouble at home and at school, changing what Nate wants to do into its opposite, until Nate finds a way to outwit it.