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  Sonya and the dream of the...

  Katja Runow

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  Sonya the Owl meets a baby penguin and experience her dream. This story is about a small, brave and inquisitive snowy owl named Sonya. Do you know Sonya? She lives in the North with her family. She really likes to ask questions and learn new things. Such as, what would happen if you slept in the daytime instead of at night? If you flew far, far away and even further, would everything around you be the same or entire-ly different? Where do day and night come from, where does light come from, and where does it dis-appear to at night?

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  Superstitions of "The Scottish...

  Carolyn Keene

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  Nancy investigates a string of accidents at the theater in the twenty-sixth Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. When Ned is cast in a stage production of Macbeth, led by the famous but peculiar director Bear Larouche, Nancy volunteers to help with the set. She’s also allowed to sit in on a few rehearsals, where she gets an earful from the director about theater superstitions: never say “Macbeth” out loud—only refer to it as “The Scottish Play”—never wear blue, no peacock feathers onstage, and so on. The play is off to a promising start until Ned breaks the most important rule and accidentally says “Macbeth” in the theater. And then accidents begin happening during rehearsals. It quickly goes from odd to scary, and the director is ready to cancel the show. Nancy might not believe in superstition, but she does believe in intuition, and hers is telling her that the cause behind these incidents isn’t a curse, but someone in the cast. It’s up to her to find out who before opening night.

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  Black-Wind Mountain

  Cheng’en Wu

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  Xuanzang and the monkey arrived at Guanyin Monastery. Elder Jinchi, the abbot of the monastery, showed his treasures to them. Ignoring Xuanzang's advice, the monkey reciprocated by showing off Xuanzang's embroidered robe, which made the abbot so jealous that he sought to burn Xuanzang to death and take the robe. After learning of Jinchi's conspiracy, the monkey secretly protected Xuanzang and diverted the fire to other rooms. Black-Wind Monster was disturbed by the fire and took advantage of the chance to steal the robe. When the monkey discovered that the robe was lost the next day, he rushed to Black-Wind Mountain to get it back. The monkey transformed himself to look like Jinchi but the monster saw through the illusion, leading the two into a big fight. Finding the monster difficult to defeat, the monkey turned to Guanyin for help. After instructing the monkey to turn himself into an elixir, Guanyin coaxed the monster to eat it. The monkey entered the monster's stomach and tortured him until he handed over the robe. Guanyin subdued the monster and made him the guard deity of her mountain.

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  Time for a Change

  Questlove, S. A. Cosby

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  Book 2 in the electrifying middle-grade sci-fi trilogy by six-time Grammy Award–winning musician, Academy Award–winning filmmaker, and New York Times–bestselling author Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and New York Times–bestselling author S. A. Cosby.On the heels of their thrilling appearance in Rhythm of Time, best friends Rahim and Kasia are back traveling through time in Time for a Change. Last time around, they were on their own—now they are working with Aevum, a mysterious organization from the future that tasks them with averting disaster and safeguarding the flow of history.The first assignment sends Rahim to Hawaii to recover a rock that Aevum insists is key to stabilizing the future. But things take a dramatic turn when he inadvertently jeopardizes the mission, thrusting him and Kasia into a web of intrigue populated by a diverse cast of time-travelers with their own enigmatic motives. There are doppelgängers from parallel dimensions. There are robots who may be allies but may be enemies. As Rahim and Kasia move like pinballs through time, they must navigate a treacherous path to unveil the truth and avert a devastating future across multiple realities.Dynamic, richly written characters; a mystery that twists and turns through the corridors of time and the multiverse; and crisp prose make for an infinitely enjoyable sci-fi adventure that is sure to delight young listeners.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).

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  The Grand Central Cinema Club

  Alan Nolan

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  Dublin, 1937
  At the Grand Central Cinema on O'Connell Street, the children of Dublin watch their Hollywood heroes on the silver screen
  When Sylvie meets tenement boy Jem and his daredevil sister Juno, they bond over their love of movies. But an accident means Juno will miss the latest film at the Grando, so they hatch a plot to hijack the movie reel and do a top-secret private showing instead!
  Meanwhile, a sneak thief called The Magpie has his eye on the Grand Central Cinema too. Can Sylvie and Jem revive Juno's ailing spirits by bringing the movies to her? And will they foil The Magpie's feather-brained plan in time?

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  Sylvia & Aki

  Winifred Conkling

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  Sylvia never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle; all she wanted was to enroll in school. 
   
   
    
  Aki never expected to be relocated to a Japanese internment camp in the Arizona desert; all she wanted was to stay on her family farm and finish the school year. 
   
   
    
  The two girls certainly never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected in Southern California during a time when their country changed forever. 
   
   
    
  Here is the remarkable story based on true events of Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu, two ordinary girls living in extraordinary times. When Sylvia and her brothers are not allowed to register at the same school Aki attended and are instead sent to a "Mexican" school, the stage is set for Sylvia's father to challenge in court the separation of races in California's schools. Ultimately, Mendez vs. Westminster School District led to the desegregation of California schools and helped build the case that would end school segregation nationally. 
   
   
    
  Through extensive interviews with Sylvia and Aki—still good friends to this day—Winifred Conkling brings to life two stories of persistent courage in the face of tremendous odds.

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