Clues to the universe by Li, Christina 

Paperback(Quill Tree Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 572416 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Fathers - Fiction Racially mixed people - Fiction Rockets (Aeronautics) - Fiction Bullying - Fiction Grief - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction Schools - Fiction Youths' writings Sacramento (Calif.) - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: Told from their different points of view, aspiring rocket scientist Ro and introverted artist Benji become science class partners and unlikely friends, together setting out to build a rocket and search for Benji's long-lost father using clues in his favorite comic books series.

Clues to the universe by Li, Christina 

BTSB Prebound(Quill Tree Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 572418 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Fathers - Fiction Racially mixed people - Fiction Rockets (Aeronautics) - Fiction Bullying - Fiction Grief - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction Schools - Fiction Youths' writings Sacramento (Calif.) - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: Told from their different points of view, aspiring rocket scientist Ro and introverted artist Benji become science class partners and unlikely friends, together setting out to build a rocket and search for Benji's long-lost father using clues in his favorite comic books series.

Gee Whiz by Smiley, Jane 

Audio Book(Recorded Books, 2015)

BTSB #: P03235 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres: Animals Family Life

Subjects: Horses - Training - Fiction Ranch life - California - Fiction Family life - California - Fiction Christian life - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: Soon after her yearling, Jack, begins working with professional trainers at a nearby ranch, Abby Lovitt takes responsibility for a very large, very smart, and very curious retired racehorse named Gee Whiz.

Good horse by Smiley, Jane 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2015)

BTSB #: P02779 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Animals Family Life Historical Fiction

Subjects: Horses - Training - Fiction Ranch life - California - Fiction Christian life - Fiction Family life - Fiction Swindlers and swindling - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: On her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt faces the possibility of giving up her beloved colt, Jack, when it comes to light that his dam might have been stolen.

Last night at the Telegraph Club by Lo, Malinda 

BTSB Prebound(Dutton Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 581271 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 6.3 UG Lexile: 900

Genres: Multicultural Historical Fiction

Subjects: Lesbians - Fiction Communism - Fiction Chinese Americans - Fiction San Francisco (Calif.) - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: With the threat of deportation looming over her father--in spite of his hard-won citizenship and disavowal of Communism--seventeen-year-old American-born Chinese Lily Hu pursues a relationship with her Caucasian classmate Kath.

Last night at the Telegraph Club by Lo, Malinda 

Paperback(Dutton Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 581273 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 6.3 UG

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural

Subjects: Lesbians - Fiction Communism - Fiction Chinese Americans - Fiction San Francisco (Calif.) - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: With the threat of deportation looming over her father--in spite of his hard-won citizenship and disavowal of Communism--seventeen-year-old American-born Chinese Lily Hu pursues a relationship with her Caucasian classmate Kath.

Pie in the Sky by Smiley, Jane 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC ;, 2015)

BTSB #: P02836 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   


Genres: Family Life Animals

Subjects: Horses - Training - Fiction Ranch life - California - Fiction High schools - Fiction School stories Family life - California - Fiction Christian life - Fiction California - History|y1950- - Fiction

Summary: Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California.