<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[catalogue results for all]]></title><description><![CDATA[catalogue results for all]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/gspl/rss/search?query=all&amp;searchType=catalogue&amp;f_AUDIENCE=juvenile&amp;f_FORMAT=EBOOK%7CAB_ONLINE%7CMUSIC_ONLINE%7CAB%7CVIDEO_ONLINE&amp;f_NEWLY_ACQUIRED=PAST_90_DAYS&amp;frbr=false&amp;locked=false&amp;searchScope=ONT-SUDBURY&amp;sort=newly_acquired&amp;suppress=true&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;title=New%20Downloadable%20%26%20Streaming%20Titles&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:57:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Astral Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures. Alexandria "Alix" Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books. The Librarian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing, but before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner, Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked parties of The Great Gatsby as danger draws inexorably closer. But who does their enemy really wish to destroy-Alix, the Librarian, or the Library itself?]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2615193</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2615193</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinn, Kate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2615193096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063244801/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jungle Beat 2: The Past]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dinosaur appears in the jungle, drawing Munki and Trunk into a massive new adventure with time-travel, aliens, action, and laughs!]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612895</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612895</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612895096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret of Butterflies]]></title><description><![CDATA[An insect dreams of flying and hears of a powerful white spider that has discovered the secret of making beautiful butterflies. Setting out to find this spider, he befriends several other insects on his journey. But when he learns of the spider's evil plan, he must face his fears and rely on his new friends and determination to stop it before the spider conquers the insect world.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613032</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613032</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2613032096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handyman Hal's Halloween Special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handyman Hal goes on a fun Halloween adventure with his friends! He sets up a giant skeleton, creates a haunted trail, picks out a Halloween costume, and visits a candy store!]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613019</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2613019096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Unicorn Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two young adventurers search to find their missing father who disappeared on a quest to find a magical unicorn. As they head into the fabled land of mystical creatures, their father's rival will stop at nothing to capture this magical land.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612965</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612965</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612965096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya the Bee 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maya, the little bee with a big heart, is back for another wild adventure!]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612966</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612966</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612966096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>The Honey Games</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minimalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[How might your life be better with less? Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life - families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker-all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613039</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613039</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2613039096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Stop on Market Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them. This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Pena's vibrant text and Christian Robinson's radiant illustrations.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612973</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612973</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612973096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Math Facts Addition & Subtraction Level 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning To Addition & Subtraction Has Never Been This Easy!™ Meet the Math Facts videos make adding and subtracting fun and easy! You will learn basic addition and subtraction through fact families. With fun characters that you will grow to love, levels 1, 2, & 3 will teach you to easily recall basic addition and subtraction math facts to 10 + 10. Primary School Prep is a division of Preschool Prep Company, home to a complete set of learning tools that have won HUNDREDS of awards! These educational products are used in millions of homes and schools around the world. You will be amazed at how easily you can learn math!™ Level 1: teaches sums from 0 to 8 Level 2: teaches sums from 9 to 12 Level 3: teaches sums from 13 to 20]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612957</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612957</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612957096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Primary School Prep</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amidst a distant relationship with his father (Kevin Sorbo) and losing his girlfriend to his best friend (Ben Davies), Nathan's (Jason Burkey) brokenness leads him on a journey of rediscovering hope and a healing heart to love again.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613015</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613015</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2613015096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[13-year-old Jack discovers a new world that lies beyond the pages of a magical book about pirates.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613033</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613033</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2613033096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Magic Flute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on Mozart's operatic masterpiece, this is the story of a young prince who is given a magical flute by the Queen of the night in order to help him find the missing princess, and discovers a shocking truth about her past.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613038</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2613038</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2613038096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Very Merry Holiday (Pokémon)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrate the winter holidays with your favorite Pokémon in this festive storybook with punch-out gift tags, Christmas ornaments, and stickers! It's time for a Pokémon holiday! Join Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and many more adorable Pokémon as they gather around the tree, exchange gifts, eat festive treats, build a snow-Pikachu, and have tons and tons of wintertime fun. Includes punch-out gift tags and ornaments with stickers to decorate them! Scholastic Inc. is a global publishing and education company whose mission is to encourage the intellectual and personal growth of all children, beginning with literacy.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612796</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612796</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scholastic Inc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612796096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781546163640/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vortex of the Chaos Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #30)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drake and Worm face off against the evil wizard Maldred with the help of the mysterious Chaos Dragon in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series perfect for newly independent readers! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! The evil wizard Maldred has been turned into one hundred mini-Maldreds! Dragon Masters around the world are battling them, and it's up to Drake, Worm, and their friends to stop Maldred once and for all. Drake, Rori, Bo, Ana, and their dragons travel to Goryeo to meet the Chaos Dragon Seong-Min and her Dragon Master Ji-Min. Seong-Min is the only dragon powerful enough to stop the chaos the Maldreds are causing! But Ji-Min warns that the Chaos Dragon is very difficult to control, even for her. Will Drake and his friends convince Ji-Min to help them defeat the Maldreds? What will happen when the Chaos Dragon uses his powers? With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this page-turning adventure! A New York Times bestselling series! Praise for Rise of the Earth Dragon (Dragon Masters #1): "In this first of the Dragon Masters series, vocabulary is accessible; sentences, paragraphs, and chapters are short; and dialogue moves the story along rapidly. Black-and-white sketch-type drawings add depth to the story and feelings to the characters (both children and dragons). Emergent readers will find happy success here." -- Booklist "The first of a new series of early chapter books, this entry is sure to attract fans. Brief chapters, large print, lots of action, attractive illustrations in every spread including a maplike panorama, an enviable protagonist -- who wouldn't want to be a Dragon Master? -- all combine to make an entertaining read. With plenty left to be resolved, the next entry will be eagerly sought after." -- Kirkus Reviews Tracey West is the author of the New York Times bestselling series Dragon Masters, for Scholastic Branches. She has written more than 400 books for children, including the Underdogs series, illustrated by Kyla May; the Dragon Hill series, illustrated by Carolina Vazquez, and the perennially popular Pokémon chapter books. She lives with her husband, adopted dogs, and chickens in the western Catskill mountains of New York State. GRAHAM HOWELLS is a children's book author and illustrator. He illustrates the New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series, written by Tracey West. He also produces artwork for games, television, and film. Howells won the 2009 Tir na n-Og English-Language Award for his book, Merlin's Magical Creatures.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612695</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612695</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[West, Tracey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612695096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781546111252/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Harmony]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what if Harmony has to be the grown-up? After months living in a foster home (again), Harmony convinces a judge that she can move back in with her mother. Her mom even finds an apartment that the social worker, Gloria, can't find fault with. But now Harmony has an even bigger battle ahead-trying to keep her mom on the straight and narrow, or at least keep Gloria from finding out when she slips. Which she does. A lot. Often left to fend for herself, Harmony finds an ally in Mr. Khaled, the owner of the convenience store across the street. He helps Harmony out with food in exchange for some part-time work. And at school, her principal seems to be on her side. Even so, it feels like Harmony's life is always one step from falling apart, and she can't really trust anyone. Harmony knows the question is less about whether she'll return to foster care and more about when she's ready to do it. Finding Harmony is the prequel to the Governor General's award-winning The King of Jam Sandwiches. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.  "Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keeper shelves. Highly recommended." -School Library Journal (SLJ), starred review for The King of Jam Sandwiches Key Selling Points - Harmony's finally allowed to leave foster care and go home to her mother, who struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism, but Harmony feels like the only one trying to make it work. - The book's wise-beyond-her-years narrator, Harmony, shows us a child's experience of the foster care system and of living with a parent struggling so hard with their own mental health issues and addictions that the child essentially raises herself. Yet, the book also demonstrates how kids can resist and persevere in even the direst circumstances. - Harmony finds helpers throughout her story-including her supportive friends at her new school, her principal (who also grew up in foster care) and the owner of the corner store, Mr. Khaled, who is a Syrian refugee-giving readers a sense of hope and faith in community. - The multigenerational friendship between Harmony and Mr. Khaled shows two people who have survived difficult circumstances finding common ground and sheds light on the immigrant experience. - This book is a prequel to the Governor General's award-winning The King of Jam Sandwiches, focusing on Robbie's friend Harmony. In this middle-grade novel, Harmony moves back home with her mom after being in a foster home, but her mom hasn't dealt with her addiction issues and Harmony feels like she's the only one keeping her and her mom together. Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 125 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards including the Governor General's Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over one hundred thousand students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.  "Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keeper shelves. Highly recommended." The only person Harmony can count on is herself After months of living in a foster home yet again, Harmony convinces a judge that she can move back in with her mother. But she has an even bigger battle ahead-trying to keep her mom on the straight and narrow, or at least keep her social worker from finding out when her mom slips. Which she does. A lot. Harmony feels like her life is always one step away from falling apart, and she can't really trust anyone. For her, the question is becoming less about if she'll return to foster care and more about when she'll be ready to do it. "Eric Walters has]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612741</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612741</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Walters, Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612741096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459836440/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liar, Liar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is another magical installment of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series of fractured fairy tales for fearless kids! My little brother Jonah and I have a magic mirror in our basement. This time, the mirror sucks us up and drops us into the story of Pinocchio. Our task? To help Gepetto get his wooden puppet son, Pinocchio, to go to school. But even though his nose grows when he lies, Pinocchio is tricky-and he ends up sneaking back into OUR world with us! So now we need to: -Find the Blue Fairy. -Convince our friends and teachers that Pinocchio is our lying isn't easy when your nose grows! -And avoid ending up in the belly of a shark. We need to find a way to get Pinocchio that's no lie!]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612712</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612712</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mlynowski, Sarah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612712096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781339001685/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Galar! (Pokémon: Scholastic Reader, Level 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read all about your favorite "Galar Pokémon" in this Scholastic Level 2 Reader. It's designed just for kids mastering their phonics and reading Join Ash and Pikachu on an adventure in Galar! They'll meet and catch some amazing "Pokémon" in this reader, including Galar First Partners Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612795</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612795</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shapiro, Rebecca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612795096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781546143956/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scholastic Book of World Records 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's another incredible year for world records, social media sensations, and pop-culture trends! This must-have guide to 2025 covers everything from science, tech, sports, music, movies, animals, and more. What is the most popular dog breed? What is the most successful movie of all time? Which NBA player was the youngest to reach 30,000 points? This book is packed with the answers to these questions and MORE! Read all about the biggest, best, and most buzzworthy world records in music, movies, sports, technology, video games, science, nature, states, and animals. Scholastic Inc. is a global publishing and education company whose mission is to encourage the intellectual and personal growth of all children, beginning with literacy.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612804</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612804</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scholastic Inc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612804096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781546159193/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barefoot Skateboarders]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this nonfiction picture book, the tiny village of Janwaar in Madhya Pradesh, India, gets a new skatepark, which inspires Ramkesh and all the local kids to learn how to skateboard, putting them on the map and uniting their community. In this tiny town, the skatepark changed everything. The remote village of Janwaar in Northern India has been the same for a long time, with the community strictly divided into castes. It's a quiet village… until the construction project begins. Ramkesh can't tell what it will be-it's all ramps and hills. When it's done, he sees kids playing on it, on strange boards with Soon, he's invited to try, and he's hooked-practicing tricks and soaring on his skateboard. At first, it's all boys, but Ramkesh invites his sister, and other girls join too. Word gets out that the tiny village is a hotbed of skateboarding talent, and people flock from all over to see it, and to teach the kids new tricks. Ramkesh and his friends even get invited to travel, gaining the first-ever passports for their village. But most important, they come back home to tell of their to lead the way for Janwaar into the future, with a newfound sense of joy and unity. Key Selling Points - When a skatepark is built in the tiny village of Janwaar, in northern India, Ramkesh and the local children begin to discover the joys of a new sport, regardless of caste or gender, which not only introduces their village to the world but also gives them a newfound sense of unity and hope. - Based on a true story, this book highlights the concept of sport as an instrument of joy and shows its ability to unite people; it also showcases children's instincts to treat each other as equals, despite the imposed divisions of the adult world, and the concept of the younger generation leading the way to a brighter future. - Rina Singh has a very personal connection to Janwaar, as she's visited there and met many of the skateboarding children and their parents (including Ramkesh), as well as the founder of the project, Ulrike Reinhard. Rina tutored some of the children online for a while, and she still keeps in touch with them to this day. - Sophie Casson is an accomplished illustrator who brings her own unusual and eye-catching style to this book. - A short film called Janwaar, by Danny Schmidt, was made about the Janwaar skatepark (officially called Janwaar Castle), and the Netflix film Skater Girl is a fictionalized version of the life of Asha, one of the skateboarders featured in the book. Rina Singh is an award-winning children's author who is drawn to real-life stories about the environment and social justice. Her critically acclaimed and award-winning books include Grandmother School, winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize; Diwali: A Festival of Lights, nominated for the Red Cedar Award; and Once, a Bird. Rina has an MFA in creative writing from Concordia University and a teaching degree from McGill University. She lives in Toronto. Sophie Casson has illustrated more than twenty-five books, including The Artist and Me by Shane Peacock, a finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, and Helen's Birds by Sara Cassidy, selected as part of IBBY Canada's Silent Book collection. Her highly acclaimed illustrations are inspired by etchings, silkscreen works and Japanese woodblock prints. Sophie's award-winning work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times and Nature, as well as in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Sophie lives in Montreal, Quebec.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612813</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612813</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Singh, Rina]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612813096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459838543/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pug's New Puppy: A Branches Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[An eighth Branches early chapter book featuring everyone's favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. 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My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The silly read-aloud stories follow Sally the Circle and her friends to gradually introduce concepts that are the building blocks of reading: shapes, sorting, patterns, and sequencing. In this collection you'll find: - 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each. Friendly, simple illustrations add humor and support the early literacy skills in the stories. - A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child's skills The stories explore these concepts: - Identifying shapes, which prepares kids to recognize letters - Sorting, which strengthens symbol identification and problem-solving skills - Learning simple patterns, which builds awareness of letter groups and sight words - Sequencing, which strengthens the ability to predict how stories flow Bob Books Level: Reading Readiness Ages: 3-5 Grade Levels: Pre-K, Kindergarten Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systematic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"® Praise for Bob Books: "Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." - Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to " -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting magazine "...Bob Books turns kids into " -- Kate Kelly, USA Today "The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota "Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents magazine "...Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post "Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune Sue Hendra has illustrated several children's books including the Bob Books® learn-to-read sets Sight Words: Kindergarten, Sight Words: First Grade, Rhyming Words, and First Stories; and the Bob Books Stories series. Lynn Maslen Kertell is the current manager of Bob Books® and the author of the Bob Books learn-to-read sets More Beginning Readers, Sight Words: Kindergarten, Sight Words: First Grade, Rhyming Words, First Stories, and Animal Stories; and the Bob Books Stories series. 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They'll be going about their days and then suddenly they'll have these strange flashes of memory - but the memories don't belong to them. And at the same time, their own memories are starting vanish. For Reef, this is a big problem, because memories are all he has left of his mom. For Theo, it's strange because the new memories give him a freedom he doesn't have with his domineering dad.]]></description><link>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612838</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S96C2612838</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Korman, Gordon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://gspl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2612838096</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781338826739/MC.GIF&amp;client=sudbp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Player]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy - especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too - or fall short of the grade she needs to earn a spot at journalism camp. But as always, Mia Tang is ready with a plan: she'll track down the two women's teams, interview them, and write an A-grade article for P.E. instead! It's not so easy, though, finding professional athletes in Pasadena - or bringing two identities together, even during a game. As Mia aims for her goals, she'll have to face prejudice, discrimination, and her own fears. 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The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain. The trains tumbled 150 feet. 96 people were dead. The Wellington avalanche forever changed railroad engineering. 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Get ready to see Earth's Mightiest Heroes like you've never seen them When the Avengers face an all-new, overwhelming threat, they're forced to engage in some creative thinking (and inventing) to level up their villain-fighting game. With brand new mech suits, the Avengers will be bigger and more advanced than ever before. But will this be enough to save the day? In this storybook retelling of the early events of the Marvel Avengers Mech Strike comics, young readers will find an exciting, larger-than-life story tailored to their reading level. 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