Ways to make sunshine [Ryan Hart novel Volume: 1]by Watson, Renee 

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 922614 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   
AR: 4.5 MG

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Family life - Oregon - Portland - Fiction School stories African Americans - Fiction Portland (Or.) - Fiction

Summary: The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.

Wayside School beneath the Cloud of Doom [Wayside School series Volume: 4]by Sachar, Louis 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020)

BTSB #: 773930 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 550

Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: School stories Clouds - Fiction Humorous fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: Everyone is scrambling to prepare for the all-important Ultimate Test, but meanwhile, there is a mysterious Cloud of Doom looming above them.

We are water protectors by Lindstrom, Carole 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 577118 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-6   
AR: 1.9 LG F&P: O

Genres: Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology

Subjects: Water - Fiction Water conservation - Fiction Native Americans - North America - Fiction Folklore

Summary: A picture book about standing up to protect one of nature's most sacred resources from harm.

We dream of space by Kelly, Erin Entrada 

BTSB Prebound(Greenwillow Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 512801 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Siblings - Fiction Family life - Fiction Anxiety - Fiction Historical fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the nation waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties.

What about worms!? [Elephant & Piggie like reading!]by Higgins, Ryan T. 

BTSB Prebound(Hyperion Books for Children, 2020)

BTSB #: 443462 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
AR: 1.6 LG Lexile: 310 AD

Genres: Animals Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Fear - Fiction Tigers - Fiction Worms - Fiction

Summary: Tiger unwittingly helps some worms overcome their fear of tigers with a well-placed, informative book, but will a wormy hug aid a fearful Tiger?

What lane? by Maldonado, Torrey 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin, 2020)

BTSB #: 597619 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-13   
AR: 3.5 MG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Racism - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Black Lives Matter movement - Fiction Racially mixed people - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement.

When stars are scattered by Jamieson, Victoria 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 650666 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   
AR: 3.7 MG Lexile: 530 GN

Genres:

Subjects: Mohamed, Omar - (Social worker) - Childhood and youth - Fiction Refugees - Somalia - Fiction Refugees - United States - Fiction Refugee camps - Kenya - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp. In graphic novel format.

When you trap a tiger by Keller, Tae 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2020)

BTSB #: 512101 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG Lexile: 590 F&P: V

Genres: Family Life Animals Multicultural

Subjects: Sisters - Fiction Grandmothers - Fiction Storytelling - Fiction Sick - Fiction Tigers - Fiction Korean Americans - Fiction

Summary: When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.

Will you be my friend? by McBratney, Sam 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 617335 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   


Genres: Animals

Subjects: Rabbits - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Play - Fiction

Summary: Little Nutbrown Hare is out exploring on his own. Off he hops along the path and through the grass until he reaches Cloudy Mountain, where something extraordinary happens: he discovers a new friend!

Willa the wisp [Fabled Stables Volume: Book 1]by Auxier, Jonathan 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 076042 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
F&P: P

Genres: Fantasy Fiction Chapter Books

Subjects: Mythical animals - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: One day eight-year-old Auggie Pound, the caretaker of the rare animals in the Fabled Stables, ventures into the swamp to save a new rare creature, the wisp.

Wink by Harrell, Rob 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 420973 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 580

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Eye - Diseases - Fiction Cancer - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: After being diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, twelve-year-old Ross discovers how music, art, and true friends can help him survive both treatment and middle school.

Wish in the dark by Soontornvat, Christina 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 835684 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 720

Genres: Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Fugitives from justice - Fiction Bounty hunters - Fiction Social status - Fiction Fantasy fiction

Summary: When Pong escapes from prison, he realizes the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars. The wealthy dine and dance under bright orb light, while the poor toil away in darkness. Nok, the prison warden's perfect daughter, is bent on tracking Pong down and restoring her family's good name. But as Nok hunts Pong through the alleys and canals of Chattana, she uncovers secrets that make her question the truths she has always held dear.

You matter by Robinson, Christian 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 760904 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 310 AD

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Self-esteem - Fiction Self-acceptance - Fiction Encouragement

Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.