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[2019]., Charlesbridge Teen Call No: REALISTIC F CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by the publisher.
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-- Shark attacks of 1916.2020., Pre-adolescent, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Call No: GN-HISTORY ISU Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: I survived (Graphic novel series)Summary Note: "Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come face-to-face with a killer shark right?"--
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-- I survived the shark attacks of 1916.c2010, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
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-- I survived the shark attacks of 1916.c2010, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
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-- I survived the shark attacks of 1916.c2010, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
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-- I survived the shark attacks of 1916.c2010, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
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-- I survived the shark attacks of 1916.c2010, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
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-- Shark attacks of 1916c2010., Scholastic Call No: FIC TAR Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.
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-- Tthe shark attacks of 1916c2010., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: I survivedSummary Note: In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.
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-- My life is a joke.2017., Pre-adolescent, JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Fic Patterson Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her.
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-- My life is a joke2021., Pre-adolescent, Jimmy Patterson Books Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: First graphic novel edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: The highlight of Jacky Hart's summer vacation in the glamorous Seaside Heights is her starring role in a beachside performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." However, between babysitting her sister, going to rehearsals, figuring out the two boys she is crushing on, and running a booth on the boardwalk, Jacky makes a mistake that may ruin everything.
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2009., Pre-adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: Mystery FIC BRYANT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, thirteen-year-old Lyza inherits a project from her deceased grandfather, who had been using his knowledge of maps and the geography of Lyza's New Jersey hometown to locate the lost treasure of Captain Kidd.
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[2009]., Pre-adolescent, Yearling Call No: [Fic] Edition: First Yearling edit Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, thirteen-year-old Lyza inherits a project from her deceased grandfather, who had been using his knowledge of maps and the geography of Lyza's New Jersey hometown to locate the lost treasure of Captain Kidd.
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2018, c2018., Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: FIC CHARLES Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
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[2018], Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: HISTORICAL F CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
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Ã2018, Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
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c2006., Pre-adolescent, Random House Children's Books Call No: FIC HOL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death. It's1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her Nonny cries every time her father's name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family aren't speaking to each other! Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm's own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America's history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. But most of all, it's a story about families--about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. And Holm tells it with all the richness and the layers, the love and the laughter of a Sunday dinner at Nonny's. So pull up a chair and enjoy the feast! Buon appetito!.
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c2006., Pre-adolescent, Random House Children's Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Publisher description Summary Note: As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death. It's 1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her Nonny cries every time her father's name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family aren't speaking to each other! Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm's own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America's history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. But most of all, it's a story about families--about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. And Holm tells it with all the richness and the layers, the love and the laughter of a Sunday dinner at Nonny's. So pull up a chair and enjoy the feast! Buon appetito!.
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c2006., Pre-adolescent, Random House Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.
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c2006., Random House Call No: FIC HOL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.