https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge Read as many of these titles as you can between January 20 and February 28 en-us 2022-01-04 07:55:42 UTC 2023-02-03 01:26:24 UTC hello@padlet.com sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973720148 American-educated Jordanian Luma Mufleh founds a youth soccer team comprised of children from Liberia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkan states, and elsewhere in the refugee settlement town of Clarkston, Georgia, bringing the children together to discover their common bonds as they adjust to life in a new homeland.]]> 2022-01-04 08:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973720148 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973724396 Gene Luen Yang understands stories -- comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him 'Stick' and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championship. Once Gene meets these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he's seen on a comic book page. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. What he doesn't know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons' lives, but his own life as well.]]> 2022-01-04 08:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973724396 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973727645 The biography of Leon Leyson, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's List child. Traces the story of Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson, who was the youngest child in his family and possibly the youngest of the hundreds of Jews rescued by Oskar Schindler.]]> 2022-01-04 08:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973727645 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973732179 Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as 'human computers' used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and space exploration.]]> 2022-01-04 08:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973732179 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973735340 Out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington's eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler.]]> 2022-01-04 08:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1973735340 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975640279 Code Girls is the true story of the young women who cracked German and Japanese military codes during World War II.
Through research and countless interviews with the surviving code girls, Liza Mundy brings their story to life.
More than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II, recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy. They moved to Washington, D.C. to learn the top secret art of code breaking.
Through their work, the "code girls" helped save countless lives and were vital in ending the war. But due to the top secret nature of their accomplishments, these women have never been able to talk about their story--until now.

]]> 2022-01-05 04:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975640279 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975644277 Heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate, important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee, as told to Victoria Jamieson, the Newbery award winning author/artist of Roller Girl, by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to medical care. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day.


]]> 2022-01-05 04:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975644277 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975646102 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. As the world sits vigil, people begin to wonder: how long can a group of ordinary kids survive in complete darkness, with no food or clean water? Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, author Christina Soontornvat--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.]]> 2022-01-05 04:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975646102 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975648949 At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born."

"You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her."

To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. A room full of chicken litter with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys is considered good enough for him. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium—a strip of poppy fields lying between the U.S. and what was once called Mexico—Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, for Matt is himself. They share identical DNA.]]> 2022-01-05 04:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975648949 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975652124 Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for all eventualities. His favourite book is Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared, and he has memorized every page of it. He could even survive a hippo attack. He knows that just because something is unlikely doesn't mean it won't ever happen . . .

But Rory isn't prepared when he suddenly and inexplicably turns green.

Stuck in an isolation ward in a hospital far from home with two other remarkably green children, Rory's as confused by his new condition as the medics seem to be.

But what if it's not in their genes, or a virus, or something they ate? What if turning green actually means you've turned into a superhero?

Rory can't wait to make it past hospital security and discover exactly what his superpower might be . ]]> 2022-01-05 04:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975652124 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975676733 Audrey can't leave the house. she can't even take off her dark glasses inside the house.

Then her brother's friend Linus stumbles into her life. With his friendly, orange-slice smile and his funny notes, he starts to entice Audrey out again - well, Starbucks is a start. And with Linus at her side, Audrey feels like she can do the things she'd thought were too scary. Suddenly, finding her way back to the real world seems achievable.]]> 2022-01-05 04:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975676733 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975678791 A graphic novel so good it won the Newbery Medal over other "regular" books!

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.

As he makes the daily trip from his city apartment to the elite Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?]]> 2022-01-05 04:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975678791 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975680309 In this companion book to New Kid it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in a story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.

Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying “You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.” His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn’t afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted?

To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.

As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?]]> 2022-01-05 04:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975680309 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975682231 “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”

Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--deny.


]]> 2022-01-05 04:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975682231 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975710143 Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away her strength. Soon Thom is swept up in an ancient and fantastical world in where demons, dragons, and Jade princesses actually exist. But she quickly discovers that magic can't cure everything, and dealing with the trickster god might be more trouble than it's worth.]]> 2022-01-05 05:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975710143 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975714263 Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.]]> 2022-01-05 05:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975714263 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975718094 Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, though. She was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach, but her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh, Scotland. Its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms prove to be quite dangerous indeed to Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob. Cass' story continues in Tunnel of Bones.]]> 2022-01-05 05:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975718094 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975719494 Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual. She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass's parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted cities. Sure, it's fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there's true ghostly danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy underground Catacombs. When Cass accidentally awakens a frighteningly strong spirit, she must rely on her still-growing skills as a ghosthunter--and turn to friends both old and new to help her unravel a mystery. But time is running out, and the spirit is only growing stronger. And if Cass fails, the force she's unleashed could haunt the city forever.]]> 2022-01-05 05:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975719494 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975722063 A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive.

Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending—and a way out of this twisted place.

Fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm will love this book! With interwoven tips on writing with suspense, adding in plot twists, hooks, interior logic, and dealing with writer’s block, this is the ideal book for budding writers and all readers of delightfully just-dark-enough tales.]]> 2022-01-05 05:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975722063 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975725655 Presents two classics by Jack London: "The Call of the Wild," in which a dog in the Klondike reverts to wilderness life and becomes the leader of a pack of wolves; and "White Fang," in which a wolf-dog trained to be a vicious fighter struggles to live in both the world of dogs and that of the "gods," or humans.]]> 2022-01-05 05:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975725655 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975732890 Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the same stretch of time. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret MI6 agency.

Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world. When they’re not attending the local boarding school, they’re honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.

Before she knows what she’s doing, Sarah is heading to Paris for an international youth summit, hacking into a rival school’s computer to prevent them from winning a million euros, dangling thirty feet off the side of a building, and trying to stop a villain…all while navigating the complex dynamics of her new team.]]> 2022-01-05 05:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975732890 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975735748 Three different kids.

One mission in common: ESCAPE.

Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world…

Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety and freedom in America…

Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe…

All three young people will go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers–from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But for each of them, there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, surprising connections will tie their stories together in the end]]> 2022-01-05 05:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975735748 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975737039 When a desperate man in a nondescript black suit asks thirteen-year-old Carson Fender to deliver a mysterious package for him, the middle schooler discovers there's something going on in his sleepy North Dakota hometown he had never expected--something involving the CIA.]]> 2022-01-05 05:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975737039 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975739631 In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words can win you friends or make you enemies. They can come back to haunt you. Sometimes they can change things forever.

When cell phones are banned at Branton Middle School, Frost and his friends Deedee, Wolf, and Bench come up with a new way to communicate: leaving sticky notes for each other all around the school. It catches on, and soon all the kids in school are leaving notes—though for every kind and friendly one, there is a cutting and cruel one as well.

In the middle of this, a new girl named Rose arrives at school and sits at Frost's lunch table. Rose is not like anyone else at Branton Middle School, and it's clear that the close circle of friends Frost has made for himself won't easily hold another. As the sticky-note war escalates, and the pressure to choose sides mounts, Frost soon realizes that after this year, nothing will ever be the same.]]> 2022-01-05 05:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975739631 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975741367 With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he’s one of the lucky ones—one of ninety boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada.

Life aboard the luxury ship is grand—nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum’s glare. And after five days at sea, the ship’s officers announce that they’re out of danger.

They’re wrong.

Late that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk. They’ve been hit. Torpedoed! The Benares is sinking fast. Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Will they get away? Will they survive?

Author Susan Hood brings this little-known true World War II story to life in a novel in verse.]]> 2022-01-05 05:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975741367 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975744674 Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race—and wins—the Olympic medalist track coach sees he has something: crazy natural talent. Thing is, Ghost has something else: a lot of anger, and a past that he is trying to outrun. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed and meld with the team, or will his past finally catch up to him?]]> 2022-01-05 05:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975744674 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975755955 Here's Where It All Starts: the beginning of everything - the world, the gods, and even humanity. Mighty Kronos, the most terrifying of all the Titans, reigns as the unchallenged tyrant of the cosmos...until his son, the god Zeus, stands up and takes on his own father in a battle intense enough to shatter the universe! Who will emerge triumphant? Read Zeus to find out, and keep going with the rest of the gods from Mount Olympus.]]> 2022-01-05 06:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975755955 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975763355 Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.]]> 2022-01-05 06:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975763355 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975771190 Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and deliver them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. 

One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, who she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge--but Xan is far away. 

Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her--even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she’s always known.]]> 2022-01-05 06:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975771190 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975773787 Meet Abbie Wu! She’s about to start middle school and she’s totally in crisis.

Abbie Wu is in crisis—and not just because she’s stuck in a family that doesn’t quite get her or because the lunch ladies at school are totally corrupt or because everyone seems to have a “Thing” except her. Abbie Wu is in crisis always.

Frazzled dives right into the mind of this hilariously neurotic middle school girl as she tries to figure out who she is, where she belongs, and how to survive the everyday disasters of growing up. With Abbie’s flair for the dramatic and natural tendency to freak out, middle school has never seemed so nerve-racking!


]]> 2022-01-05 06:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975773787 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975776593 11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan—named for his hero, the real-life astronomer. All he wants is to launch his golden iPod into space the way Carl Sagan (the man, not the dog) launched his Golden Record on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. From Colorado to New Mexico, Las Vegas to L.A., Alex records a journey on his iPod to show other lifeforms what life on earth, his earth, is like. But his destination keeps changing. And the funny, lost, remarkable people he meets along the way can only partially prepare him for the secrets he'll uncover—from the truth about his long-dead dad to the fact that, for a kid with a troubled mom and a mostly not-around brother, he has way more family than he ever knew.


]]> 2022-01-05 06:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975776593 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975778051 On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.

Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known?]]> 2022-01-05 06:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975778051 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975780906 Set in 1954, this compelling historical novel tells the story of a young girl’s struggles and triumphs in the aftermath of World War II. The war is over, but the threat of the Cold War loom over the United States. In Detroit, Michigan, twelve-year-old Marjorie Campbell struggles with the ups and downs of family life, dealing with her veteran father’s unpredictable outbursts, keeping her mother’s stash of banned library books a secret, and getting along with her new older “brother,” the teenager her family took in after his veteran father’s death. When a new girl from Germany transfers to Marjorie’s class, Marjorie finds herself torn between befriending Inga and pleasing her best friend, Bernadette, by writing in a slam book that spreads rumors about Inga. Marjorie seems to be confronting enemies everywhere—at school, at the library, in her neighborhood, and even in the news. In all this turmoil, Marjorie tries to find her own voice and figure out what is right and who the real enemies actually are. Includes an author’s note and bibliography.]]> 2022-01-05 06:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975780906 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975782729 In the village of Huanan, in medieval China, the deity that rules is the Great Huli Jing. Though twelve-year-old Li Jing's name is a different character entirely from the Huli Jing, the sound is close enough to provide constant teasing-but maybe is also a source of greater destiny and power. Jing's life isn't easy. Her father is a poor tea farmer, and her family has come to the conclusion that in order for everyone to survive, Jing must be sacrificed for the common good. She is sold as a bride to the Koh family, where she will be the wife and nursemaid to their three-year-old son, Ju'nan. It's not fair, and Jing feels this bitterly, especially when she is treated poorly by the Kohs, and sold yet again into a worse situation that leads Jing to believe her only option is to run away, and find home again. With the help of a spider who weaves Jing a means to escape, and a nightingale who helps her find her way, Jing embarks on a quest back to Huanan--and to herself.]]> 2022-01-05 06:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975782729 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975785092 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.

Join William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte-- recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales, our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together. 

Adam Gidwitz researched this book heavily. It includes an author's note and lots of historical information.]]> 2022-01-05 06:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975785092 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975788103 What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?

As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.

Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.

What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.

In short, it's about everything.]]> 2022-01-05 06:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975788103 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975799145 Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're both a threat and a target. Marcus knows what classmates and teachers see when they look at him: a monster.

But appearances are deceiving. At home, Marcus is a devoted brother. And he finds ways to earn cash to contribute to his family’s rainy day fund. His mom works long hours and his dad walked out ten years ago—someone has to pick up the slack.

After a fight at school leaves him facing suspension, Marcus and his family decide to hit the reset button and regroup for a week in Puerto Rico. Marcus is more interested in finding his father, though, who is somewhere on the island. Through a series of misadventures that take Marcus all over Puerto Rico in search of the elusive Mr. Vega, Marcus meets a colorful cast of characters who show him the many faces of fatherhood. And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way.


]]> 2022-01-05 06:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975799145 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975806724 Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there’s Lenny, her mom’s boyfriend—they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer.

Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus: eight arms to do eight things at once. Incredible camouflage ability and steady, unblinking vision. Powerful protective defenses.

Unfortunately, she’s not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her mom’s relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia’s situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they’re better than her. Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she’s ever had?


]]> 2022-01-05 06:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975806724 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975810127 Billy and his two dogs range the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country in 1961. Old Dan had the brawn. Little Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will to make them into the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. Where the Red Fern Grows is an exciting tale of adventure and a boy's devotion to his dogs that you'll never forget.]]> 2022-01-05 06:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975810127 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975813564 The year is 1966. The Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy Mixer is not thrilled with life. Her best friend, Michelle, has decided to become a cheerleader, everyone at school is now calling her Gertrude (her hated real name), and the gem of her middle school career, the Beatles fan club, has dwindled down to only three other members--the least popular kids at school. And at home, her workaholic father has become even more distant.

Determined to regain her social status and prove herself to her father, Trudy looks toward the biggest thing happening worldwide: the Beatles. She is set on seeing their final world tour in Boston at the end of the summer--and meeting her beloved Paul McCartney. So on a hot August day, unknown to their families, Trudy and crew set off on their journey, each of them with soaring hopes for what lies ahead.]]> 2022-01-05 06:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975813564 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975816556 Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller.

Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother--before it's too late.

A fast-paced adventure that is extraordinarily written and beautifully illustrated, When the Sea Turned to Silver is a masterpiece companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky.]]> 2022-01-05 07:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975816556 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975818692 There are stories of extraordinary children who are chosen from birth to complete great quests and conquer evil villains.

This is no such story.

Sometimes, you are an ordinary child.

Sometimes, you have to choose yourself.

This is the story of Lalani Sarita, a twelve-year-old girl who lives on the island of Sanlagita in the shadow of a vengeful mountain. When she makes a fateful wish that endangers her already-vulnerable village, she sets out across the distant sea in search of life's good fortunes. Grown men have died making the same journey. What hope does an ordinary girl have?

Inspired by Filipino folklore, Lalani of the Distant Sea introduces readers to a landscape of magical creatures, such as Bai-Vinca, the enormous birdwoman; Ditasa Ulod, part woman, part eel; the mindoren, a race of creatures modeled after the water buffalo; and the whenbo -- trees that eat the souls of the dead.]]> 2022-01-05 07:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975818692 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975820612
As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, Jett Baranov has always gotten exactly what he wanted. So, when his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of Little Rock, Arkansas, at a wellness camp called the Oasis, Jett can’t believe it. He’s forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids.

At the Oasis, he meets Grace, who is his polar opposite. She thrives in the wellness atmosphere and resents Jett’s terrible attitude. Then there’s Tyrell, who suffers from a dizzying list of food allergies that render him constantly itchy. And also Brooklynne, a girl who definitely seems to be hiding something.

As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used to the unplugged life and even bonds with the other kids over their discovery of a baby lizard-turned-pet, Needles. But he can’t help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange…

Jett is determined to get to the bottom of things, but can he convince the other kids that he is no longer just a spoiled brat making trouble?]]> 2022-01-05 07:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975820612 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975822110 On a spring morning in 1986, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna.

In 1941 Rifka must flee Kiev before the Germans arrive. Her journey is harrowing and fraught with danger because Germans and Russians alike will revile her for her Jewish blood.

In both time periods, the girls must learn who to trust and how to have hope in the midst of horrible events.]]> 2022-01-05 07:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975822110 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975823488 Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where headstrong eleven-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village. When her family’s livelihood is threatened by a bigoted magistrate, Anya is lured in by a friendly family of fools, who promise her money in exchange for helping them capture the last dragon in Kievan Rus. This seems easy enough, until she finds out that the scary old dragon isn’t as old—or as scary—as everyone thought. Now Anya is faced with a choice: save the dragon, or save her family.]]> 2022-01-05 07:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975823488 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975824715 When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now, the tigers want it back. And when one of those tigers offers Lily a deal--return what Halmoni stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to accept. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice... and the courage to face a tiger.]]> 2022-01-05 07:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975824715 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975826790 Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he’s going to spend on his grandparents’ farm in Alabama, where he’s being sent to heal from the tragedy. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie’s journal. Tristan chases after it — is that a doll? — and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature’s hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American gods John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?]]> 2022-01-05 07:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975826790 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975832988 Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend. Hanna is a half-Asian girl who moves from Los Angeles to a small town in the Dakota Territory in 1880. Hanna's adjustment to her new surroundings, and the townspeople's prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story.]]> 2022-01-05 07:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975832988 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975838709 Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled. Now, at 12 years old, she's technically ready for college. She just has to pass 1 more test — middle school!

Lucy's grandma insists: Go to middle school for 1 year. Make 1 friend. Join 1 activity. And read 1 book (that's not a math textbook!). Lucy's not sure what a girl who does calculus homework for fun can possibly learn in 7th grade. She has everything she needs at home, where nobody can make fun of her rigid routines or her superpowered brain. The equation of Lucy's life has already been solved. Unless there's been a miscalculation?]]> 2022-01-05 07:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975838709 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975859592 When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.

Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free. But instead, he finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic's newfound powers for their own dark purposes.

In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire's most powerful and savage leaders.
The story continues in Rise of the Wolf and Wrath of the Storm.]]> 2022-01-05 07:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975859592 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975866396 When Jessica sits next to Francis on a bench during recess, he's surprised to learn that she isn't actually alive--she's a ghost. And she's surprised, too, because Francis is the first person who has been able to see her since she died.

Before long, Francis and Jessica are best friends, enjoying life more than they ever have. When they meet two more friends who can also see Jessica, the question arises: What is it that they have in common? And does it have something to do with Jessica being a ghost?]]> 2022-01-05 07:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975866396 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975872674 Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica.

Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo.


]]> 2022-01-05 07:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975872674 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975885489 Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. Emily has new curves and an almost-boyfriend who wants a certain kind of picture. Tabitha sees through everybody's games—or so she tells the world. The three girls are best friends with one rule: No fighting. Can it get them through seventh grade?

]]> 2022-01-05 07:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1975885489 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979760535 It was a dark and stormy night.

Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure—one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal, A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's classic Time Quintet. You may have seen the movie!]]> 2022-01-07 01:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979760535 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979762304 What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.]]> 2022-01-07 01:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979762304 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979764488 Defeated, crushed, and driven almost to extinction, the remnants of the human race are trapped on a planet that is constantly attacked by mysterious alien starfighters. Spensa, a teenage girl living among them, longs to be a pilot. When she discovers the wreckage of an ancient ship, she realizes this dream might be possible—assuming she can repair the ship, navigate flight school, and (perhaps most importantly) persuade the strange machine to help her. Because this ship, uniquely, appears to have a soul. If you enjoy this book, read the 2nd one: Starsight, also in our library. And soon to follow: Cytonic.]]> 2022-01-07 01:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979764488 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979769504 It is Earth year 2213—but, of course, there is no Earth anymore. Not since it was burned to a cinder by the sun, which has mysteriously begun the process of going supernova. The human race has fled to Mars, but this was only a temporary solution while we prepare for a second trip: a one-hundred-fifty-year journey to a distant star, our best guess at where we might find a new home.

Liam Saunders-Chang is one of the last humans left on Mars. The son of two scientists who have been racing against time to create technology vital to humanity’s survival, Liam, along with his friend Phoebe, will be on the very last starliner to depart before Mars, like Earth before it, is destroyed.

Or so he thinks. Because before this day is over, Liam and Phoebe will make a series of profound discoveries about the nature of time and space, and find out that the human race is just one of many in our universe locked in a desperate struggle for survival.

We also have books 2 and 3 of this series if you like it!]]> 2022-01-07 01:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979769504 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979783998 Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell - a regular kid in a very different world - to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet.]]> 2022-01-07 01:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979783998 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979788146 Frank doesn't know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies one afternoon. No one likes Nick. He's big, he's weird and he smells – or so everyone in Frank's class thinks.

And yet, there's something nice about Nick's house. There's strange music playing there, and it feels light and good and makes Frank feel happy for the first time in forever.

But there's more to Nick, and to his house, than meets the eye, and soon Frank realizes she isn't the only one keeping secrets. Or the only one who needs help …]]> 2022-01-07 01:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979788146 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979789629 After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy must have been a rare jellyfish sting--things don't just happen for no reason. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory--even if it means traveling the globe, alone. Suzy's achingly heartfelt journey explores life, death, the astonishing wonder of the universe...and the potential for love and hope right next door.]]> 2022-01-07 01:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979789629 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979791644 Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him.
 
So begins a new adventure of Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?

Follow Ada's story in The War I Finally Won.]]> 2022-01-07 01:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979791644 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979792670 Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.]]> 2022-01-07 01:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979792670 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979794798 MasterMinds is the first book in an action adventure series by Gordon Korman. 

Eli Frieden has never left Serenity, New Mexico...why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything.

Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known.

The kids realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents.]]> 2022-01-07 01:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979794798 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979799425 In this historical novel, the daring and passionate life of photographer Margaret Bourke-White is deftly captured.

Growing up, young Peggy White was interested in snakes and caterpillars and other unfeminine things. She intended to become a herpetologist (a person who studies snakes), but while she was still in college, her interest in nature changed to a fascination with photography. As her skill with a camera grew, her focus widened from landscapes architecture to shots of factories, trains, and bridges. Her artist’s eye sharpened to see patterns and harsh beauty where others saw only chaos and ugliness. Totally dedicated to her work, and driven by her ambition to succeed, Margaret Bourke-White became a well-known and sought after photographer, traveling all over the United States and Europe. She was the first female war photojournalist in World War II and the first female photographer for Life magazine, which featured one of her photographs on its very first cover. 

A comprehensive author’s note provides additional information to round out readers’ understanding of this fascinating and inspiring historical figure.]]> 2022-01-07 01:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979799425 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979803051 Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica.

Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo.


]]> 2022-01-07 01:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979803051 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979803787 When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.

Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free. But instead, he finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic's newfound powers for their own dark purposes.

In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire's most powerful and savage leaders.
The story continues in Rise of the Wolf and Wrath of the Storm.]]> 2022-01-07 01:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979803787 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979803998 When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.

Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free. But instead, he finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic's newfound powers for their own dark purposes.

In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire's most powerful and savage leaders.
The story continues in Rise of the Wolf and Wrath of the Storm.]]> 2022-01-07 01:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979803998 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979804476 Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he’s going to spend on his grandparents’ farm in Alabama, where he’s being sent to heal from the tragedy. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie’s journal. Tristan chases after it — is that a doll? — and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature’s hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American gods John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?]]> 2022-01-07 01:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979804476 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979804853 When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now, the tigers want it back. And when one of those tigers offers Lily a deal--return what Halmoni stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to accept. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice... and the courage to face a tiger.]]> 2022-01-07 01:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979804853 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979805176 Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where headstrong eleven-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village. When her family’s livelihood is threatened by a bigoted magistrate, Anya is lured in by a friendly family of fools, who promise her money in exchange for helping them capture the last dragon in Kievan Rus. This seems easy enough, until she finds out that the scary old dragon isn’t as old—or as scary—as everyone thought. Now Anya is faced with a choice: save the dragon, or save her family.]]> 2022-01-07 01:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979805176 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979805966
As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, Jett Baranov has always gotten exactly what he wanted. So, when his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of Little Rock, Arkansas, at a wellness camp called the Oasis, Jett can’t believe it. He’s forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids.

At the Oasis, he meets Grace, who is his polar opposite. She thrives in the wellness atmosphere and resents Jett’s terrible attitude. Then there’s Tyrell, who suffers from a dizzying list of food allergies that render him constantly itchy. And also Brooklynne, a girl who definitely seems to be hiding something.

As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used to the unplugged life and even bonds with the other kids over their discovery of a baby lizard-turned-pet, Needles. But he can’t help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange…

Jett is determined to get to the bottom of things, but can he convince the other kids that he is no longer just a spoiled brat making trouble?]]> 2022-01-07 01:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979805966 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979806366 The year is 1966. The Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy Mixer is not thrilled with life. Her best friend, Michelle, has decided to become a cheerleader, everyone at school is now calling her Gertrude (her hated real name), and the gem of her middle school career, the Beatles fan club, has dwindled down to only three other members--the least popular kids at school. And at home, her workaholic father has become even more distant.

Determined to regain her social status and prove herself to her father, Trudy looks toward the biggest thing happening worldwide: the Beatles. She is set on seeing their final world tour in Boston at the end of the summer--and meeting her beloved Paul McCartney. So on a hot August day, unknown to their families, Trudy and crew set off on their journey, each of them with soaring hopes for what lies ahead.]]> 2022-01-07 01:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979806366 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979806977 What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?

As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.

Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.

What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.

In short, it's about everything.]]> 2022-01-07 01:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979806977 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807251 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.

Join William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte-- recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales, our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together. 

Adam Gidwitz researched this book heavily. It includes an author's note and lots of historical information.]]> 2022-01-07 01:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807251 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807410 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.

Join William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte-- recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales, our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together. 

Adam Gidwitz researched this book heavily. It includes an author's note and lots of historical information.]]> 2022-01-07 01:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807410 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807714 In the village of Huanan, in medieval China, the deity that rules is the Great Huli Jing. Though twelve-year-old Li Jing's name is a different character entirely from the Huli Jing, the sound is close enough to provide constant teasing-but maybe is also a source of greater destiny and power. Jing's life isn't easy. Her father is a poor tea farmer, and her family has come to the conclusion that in order for everyone to survive, Jing must be sacrificed for the common good. She is sold as a bride to the Koh family, where she will be the wife and nursemaid to their three-year-old son, Ju'nan. It's not fair, and Jing feels this bitterly, especially when she is treated poorly by the Kohs, and sold yet again into a worse situation that leads Jing to believe her only option is to run away, and find home again. With the help of a spider who weaves Jing a means to escape, and a nightingale who helps her find her way, Jing embarks on a quest back to Huanan--and to herself.]]> 2022-01-07 01:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807714 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807937 In the village of Huanan, in medieval China, the deity that rules is the Great Huli Jing. Though twelve-year-old Li Jing's name is a different character entirely from the Huli Jing, the sound is close enough to provide constant teasing-but maybe is also a source of greater destiny and power. Jing's life isn't easy. Her father is a poor tea farmer, and her family has come to the conclusion that in order for everyone to survive, Jing must be sacrificed for the common good. She is sold as a bride to the Koh family, where she will be the wife and nursemaid to their three-year-old son, Ju'nan. It's not fair, and Jing feels this bitterly, especially when she is treated poorly by the Kohs, and sold yet again into a worse situation that leads Jing to believe her only option is to run away, and find home again. With the help of a spider who weaves Jing a means to escape, and a nightingale who helps her find her way, Jing embarks on a quest back to Huanan--and to herself.]]> 2022-01-07 01:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979807937 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979808967 Rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.

Rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.

On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into a quiet boy in the hall, Jaime Thompson, she's already broken the first rule, and the mean kids start calling her the "nerder girlfriend." How does she handle this crisis? By shoving poor Jaime and running away!

Falling back on rule two and surrounding herself with new friends in the art club, Peppi still can't help feeling ashamed about the way she treated Jaime. Things are already awkward enough between the two, but to make matters worse, he's a member of her own club's archrivals--the science club! And when the two clubs go to war, Peppi realizes that sometimes you have to break the rules to survive middle school! 

Peppi and her friends continue to survive middle school in Brave and Crush.]]> 2022-01-07 01:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979808967 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979809349 All Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera’s single mother can’t afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range—Russian summer camp.

Vera is sure she's found the one place she can fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined. And nothing could prepare her for all the "cool girl" drama, endless Russian history lessons, and outhouses straight out of nightmares!

If you like Raina Telgemeier, Cece Bell, or Victoria Jamieson, you'll love this funny and relatable graphic novel about navigating your own culture, struggling to belong, and cherishing true friendship.]]> 2022-01-07 01:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979809349 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979809944 When a desperate man in a nondescript black suit asks thirteen-year-old Carson Fender to deliver a mysterious package for him, the middle schooler discovers there's something going on in his sleepy North Dakota hometown he had never expected--something involving the CIA.]]> 2022-01-07 01:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979809944 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979810381 Three different kids.

One mission in common: ESCAPE.

Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world…

Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety and freedom in America…

Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe…

All three young people will go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers–from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But for each of them, there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, surprising connections will tie their stories together in the end]]> 2022-01-07 01:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979810381 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979811028 Presents two classics by Jack London: "The Call of the Wild," in which a dog in the Klondike reverts to wilderness life and becomes the leader of a pack of wolves; and "White Fang," in which a wolf-dog trained to be a vicious fighter struggles to live in both the world of dogs and that of the "gods," or humans.]]> 2022-01-07 01:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979811028 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979814198 Here's Where It All Starts: the beginning of everything - the world, the gods, and even humanity. Mighty Kronos, the most terrifying of all the Titans, reigns as the unchallenged tyrant of the cosmos...until his son, the god Zeus, stands up and takes on his own father in a battle intense enough to shatter the universe! Who will emerge triumphant? Read Zeus to find out, and keep going with the rest of the gods from Mount Olympus.]]> 2022-01-07 01:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979814198 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979814686 Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away her strength. Soon Thom is swept up in an ancient and fantastical world in where demons, dragons, and Jade princesses actually exist. But she quickly discovers that magic can't cure everything, and dealing with the trickster god might be more trouble than it's worth.]]> 2022-01-07 01:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979814686 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979815427 Audrey can't leave the house. she can't even take off her dark glasses inside the house.

Then her brother's friend Linus stumbles into her life. With his friendly, orange-slice smile and his funny notes, he starts to entice Audrey out again - well, Starbucks is a start. And with Linus at her side, Audrey feels like she can do the things she'd thought were too scary. Suddenly, finding her way back to the real world seems achievable.]]> 2022-01-07 01:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979815427 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979817796 Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for all eventualities. His favourite book is Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared, and he has memorized every page of it. He could even survive a hippo attack. He knows that just because something is unlikely doesn't mean it won't ever happen . . .

But Rory isn't prepared when he suddenly and inexplicably turns green.

Stuck in an isolation ward in a hospital far from home with two other remarkably green children, Rory's as confused by his new condition as the medics seem to be.

But what if it's not in their genes, or a virus, or something they ate? What if turning green actually means you've turned into a superhero?

Rory can't wait to make it past hospital security and discover exactly what his superpower might be . ]]> 2022-01-07 01:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979817796 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979823940 Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled. Now, at 12 years old, she's technically ready for college. She just has to pass 1 more test — middle school!

Lucy's grandma insists: Go to middle school for 1 year. Make 1 friend. Join 1 activity. And read 1 book (that's not a math textbook!). Lucy's not sure what a girl who does calculus homework for fun can possibly learn in 7th grade. She has everything she needs at home, where nobody can make fun of her rigid routines or her superpowered brain. The equation of Lucy's life has already been solved. Unless there's been a miscalculation?]]> 2022-01-07 02:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1979823940 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983044192 Amidst the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials for troops overseas using glow-in-the-dark paint made with radium. They are well paid and consider themselves lucky—until they begin to fall mysteriously ill. As the corporations try to cover up a shocking secret, these determined shining girls suddenly find themselves at the center of a historic and deadly scandal.

Written with a captivating voice and galloping pace, The Radium Girls illuminates the courage and tenacity of these incredible women, whose determination to fight back led to life-changing regulation, advanced nuclear research, and ultimately saved countless lives.]]> 2022-01-10 04:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983044192 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983063717 Sapiens is a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas. Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?]]> 2022-01-10 04:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983063717 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983317076 Written by a master storyteller, World Without Fish connects all the dots—biology, economics, evolution, politics, climate, history, culture, food, and nutrition—in a way that kids can really understand. It describes how the fish we most commonly eat, including tuna, salmon, cod, and swordfish, could disappear within 50 years, and the domino effect it would have—oceans teeming with jellyfish and turning pinkish orange from algal blooms; seabirds disappearing, then reptiles, then mammals. It describes the back-and-forth dynamic of fishermen and scientists. It covers the effects of industrialized fishing, and how bottom-dragging nets are turning the ocean floor into a desert.


]]> 2022-01-10 08:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983317076 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983334171 While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune as well as great danger. This classic adventure story never disappoints!]]> 2022-01-10 08:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/MSWinterchallenge/wish/1983334171