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Katharine Lee Bates's timeless and beloved poem alongside art by award-winning author and artist Wendell Minor, capturing the magnificent beauty of the United States. Celebrate America's ideals of togetherness and marvel at classic illustrations of her natural and historical wonders: from Yosemite National Park and the Garden of the Gods, to Mount Rushmore and Plymouth Plantation. This reissued edition includes an updated introduction, information...
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"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 808.81 ROG
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J 808.81 ROG
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"Lyrics to seventy-five songs from the children's television programs Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner, collected and presented as an illustrated treasury of poems. Lyrics explore topics such as feelings, new siblings, everyday life, and imagination"--
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In a novel in verse, an award-winning author offers an eye-opening look at the life of Marilyn Monroe.
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION WOODSON
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J FICTION WOODSON
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Audiobooks
J CD FICTION WOODSON
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J CD FICTION WOODSON
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ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.
6) Being Toffee
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Woodridge Public Library - Teen Fiction
TEEN FICTION CROSSAN
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TEEN FICTION CROSSAN
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Allison runs away and, in what she thinks is an abandoned house, finds a home with Marla, an elderly woman with dementia who believes her to be an old friend named Toffee.
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Woodridge Public Library - Teen Fiction
TEEN FICTION ATTA
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TEEN FICTION ATTA
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"Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the...
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Woodridge Public Library - Teen Fiction
TEEN FICTION MCCULLOUGH
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TEEN FICTION MCCULLOUGH
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In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.
Rome, 1605: After her mother's death, Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. Artemisia became...
9) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION ALEXANDER
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J FICTION ALEXANDER
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Audiobooks
J PLAYAWAY FICTION ALEXANDER
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J PLAYAWAY FICTION ALEXANDER
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"In this follow-up to Newbery-winner THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet...
10) Bookjoy, wordjoy
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"An inspiring collection of Pat Mora's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, and singing"--
"A collection of the author's own poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, singing, and storytelling. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the poems"--
11) Boris
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A series of poems describes a pet cat, Boris, and the companionship between Boris and his owner.
12) Bronx masquerade
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While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.
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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's...
14) Bull
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David Elliott turns a classic on its head: this rough and rowdy retelling of the Minotaur myth in verse will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters. Garnering six starred reviews, this update of the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur has been called zbeautifully clever,y za literary feast fit for the gods,y "powerful and engrossing," "irresistible, slick, and sharp," "a genre of its own," and "rude...crude, and...
15) The candy smash
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Lemonade war series volume 4
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"Explores the distinctive power of poetry and love--fourth grade style"--
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 808.81 BRO
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J 808.81 BRO
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Queue up for a whistle-stop tour of trains of all kinds, narrated in lively verse and featuring dynamic retro artwork. Rows of grooves, cables, and bars. Graffiti rockin' out the cars. A badge of rust. A proud oil stain.There's nothin' plain about a train. All aboard!
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Woodridge Public Library - Teen Lincoln Nominees
TEEN FICTION ACEVEDO
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TEEN FICTION ACEVEDO
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Woodridge Public Library - Teen Lincoln Nominees
CD FICTION ACEVEDO
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CD FICTION ACEVEDO
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Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people ... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to...
18) The crossover
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
J FICTION ALEXANDER
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J FICTION ALEXANDER
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Woodridge Public Library - Adult Graphic Novel
GN ALEXANDER
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GN ALEXANDER
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
19) Dogku
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Picture Books
EASY Cle
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EASY Cle
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A haiku poem about a loveable dog.
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Woodridge Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 808.814 WAL
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J 808.814 WAL
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A collection of haiku poems celebrates the planet Earth, including such topics as rocks, earthquakes, fossils, volcanoes, and the water cycle. Includes Earth sciences fact pages.