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2020., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 796.52 5 09593 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Explores the true story of the ordeal that twelve members of the young Wild Boars soccer team, along with their assistant coach, went through from June 23 to July 2 in 2018, when they got stuck inside a flooded cavern in Thailand. A team of people from around the world mobilized to save them.
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-- All 132020., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: GAMES & SPORTS NF SOO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the cave rescue of the twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach in northern Thailand.
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-- All 132020., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: 796.52 SOONTORNVAT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the cave rescue of the twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach in northern Thailand.
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-- All 13 :2020., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: HI-INT 796.5 SOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, [the author]...masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission."--
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Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: We're working on our biggest art project of the year. It sounds like it should be all sunshine and snowflakes, Diary, but it is not. Mrs. Collier says this project should be 'an expression of what makes you special.' Sparkly snowflakes, Diary! If I do that my Winterheart secret will be a secret no more. Claudia is trying to help me get in touch with my inner artist, but it's not going very well--I have to stop freezing up and start making artistic magic--fast!
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: FANTASY F SOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery Honor Book A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat explores a young woman's struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman--and in a kingdom where the status of one's ancestors dictates their social position, the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn't the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship might be heading for the fabled Sunderlands--a land of dragons, dangers, and riches beyond imagining--she must weigh the cost of her dreams. Vivid, suspenseful, and thought-provoking, this tale of identity and integrity is as beautiful and intricate as the maps of old"--Provided by the publisher.
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Ã2022., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st US pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Joining an expedition to chart the southern seas, twelve-year-old mapmaker's assistant Sai, posing as a well-bred young lady with a glittering future, realizes she's not the only one on board harboring secrets when she discovers the ship's true destination.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: As the Mangkon royal navy Master Mapmaker's apprentice, twelve-year-old Sai keeps her lowly born status a secret. If anyone found out her father is a conman from the Fens, she'd lose her position. Though, that's likely to happen anyway, as her thirteenth birthday is approaching and that's when all high-born receive a gold bracelet denoting their lineage. She cheats destiny once again when her master, Paiyoon invites her on a sanctioned trip to explore a southern continent. But the voyage comes with its own set of dangers, including rumored dragons, and Sai will have to decide what price she is willing to pay for a better future.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Thorndike Press Call No: JUV037000 Edition: Large print edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Thorndike Press youth large print middle reader.Summary Note: As the Mangkon royal navy Master Mapmaker's apprentice, twelve-year-old Sai keeps her lowly born status a secret. If anyone found out her father is a conman from the Fens, she'd lose her position. Though, that's likely to happen anyway, as her thirteenth birthday is approaching and that's when all high-born receive a gold bracelet denoting their lineage. She cheats destiny once again when her master, Paiyoon invites her on a sanctioned trip to explore a southern continent. But the voyage comes with its own set of dangers, including rumored dragons, and Sai will have to decide what price she is willing to pay for a better future.
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Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brand-new, fun-filled chapter book series that answers the question: What if Frozen's Elsa went to regular school? Princess Lina is loving groundling school. Her magic is still under wraps, she hangs out with BFF Claudia every day, and soon their class is taking a field trip to see penguins at the city aquarium! Up in the sky, Lina's Granddad has decided to invite her mischievous cousin Jack Frost to give Lina extra tutorials in Winterheart magic. But when Jack tags along with Lina to school, his tricks wreak havoc on the big field trip. Can Lina keep her cool and save the day?
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[2019]., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: F Soo Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Lina, a Windtamer who controls the wind and lives in a palace in the clouds, wants to go to a regular, non-magical school with her best friend Claudia, but first her grandfather must teach her to control her powers.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Call No: Fic Edition: First edition. Genre: Graphic novels Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: GN SOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FIC SOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.
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2020., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: FIC SOONTORNVAT Genre: Fantasy fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: All of the light in Chattana is made by one man, the Governor. The magical lights represent freedom for Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison and he dreams of walking among them. But when Pong escapes from Namwon, he discovers that the outside world is just as unfair as life in the prison. Nok, the prison warden's daughter, searches for Pong in order to restore her family's good name, but she uncovers secrets that make her question everything she's believed. When Nok and Pong find each other, they set out to make things right.
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: FANTASY F SOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice. All light in Chattana is created by one man -- the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them. But when Pong escapes from prison, he realizes that 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. Worst of all, Pong's prison tattoo marks him as a fugitive who can never be truly free. 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. Set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world, Christina Soontornvat's twist on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is a dazzling, fast-paced adventure that explores the difference between law and justice -- and asks whether one child can shine a light in the dark. - Publisher.
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "All light in Chattana is created by one man--the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them. But when Pong escapes from prison, he realizes that 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. Worst of all, Pong's prison tattoo marks him as a fugitive who can never be truly free. 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"--Publisher.
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Juvenile Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: This Thai-inspired twist on Hugo's Les Miserables follows Pong, who escapes prison hoping to find a fairer world, and Nok, who pursues him through a world that makes her question every truth she holds dear.
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2021., Juvenile, Thorndike Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: Large print edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Thorndike Press large print striving reader collection.Summary Note: All of the light in Chattana is made by one man, the Governor. The magical lights represent freedom for Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison and he dreams of walking among them. But when Pong escapes from Namwon, he discovers that the outside world is just as unfair as life in the prison. Nok, the prison warden's daughter, searches for Pong in order to restore her family's good name, but she uncovers secrets that make her question everything she's believed. When Nok and Pong find each other, they set out to make things right.
