Timon & Pumbaa's Book Jamboree by Glenn https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu Scout out a new read! en-us 2022-02-10 15:00:34 UTC 2024-01-20 17:35:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f43a.png Wings of Fire Series stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040517278 Fantasy, plot-driven, fast paced, Gr 4-7

Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will.

210p

Wings of Fire | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040517278 Diary of a Wimpy Kid stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040527432 Awkward, relatable, funny, conversational, Gr 5-8

Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

217p

Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040527432 Big Nate stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040533202 Mischievous, funny, witty, Gr 3-5

Collects more of Nate Wright's sixth-grade adventures as he is bombarded with useless trivia, gets knocked out of a ballgame and into the emergency room, is tutored by arch enemy, Gina, and has a chance encounter with a girl at an amusement park

173p

Big Nate | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040533202 Lumberjanes simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040535528 Likeable, Funny, Witty, Gr 5-12

Friendship to the max! At Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's camp for hardcore lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves. Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five rad best pals determined to have an awesome summer together-- and they're not gonna let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way

127p

Lumberjanes. Volume One, Beware the Kitten Holy | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040535528 The Land of Stories Series stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040540836 Plot-driven, fairytale, folk-lore, Gr 4-6

With all of the fairy tale characters occupying the same world, Conner and Alex face their biggest challenge to date of restoring order to the human and fairy tale realms.

434p

Worlds Collide | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040540836 Sam and Friends stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040559205 Plot-driven, suspenseful, black-and-white graphic novel, Gr 3-5

Jennie meets Samantha, the sheepdog belonging to her new next-door neighbors. No ordinary dog, Sam is a detective with a nose for sniffing out a mystery even in a small town as uneventful as Woodford. No ordinary girl, Jennie has a special connection with this dog -- Jennie can read Sam's thoughts. After Jennie and her friend Beth show Sam the creepiest house in town, the dog detective is on the case.

95p

A Sam & Friends Mystery. Book 1, Dracula Madness | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040559205 Amulet (Series) simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040564650 Action-packed, Suspenseful, Whimsical, Gr 4-12

After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she loves

185p

Amulet. Book One, The Stonekeeper | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040564650 Lost in the Barrens simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040575454 Plot-driven, suspenseful, adventure, Gr 4-9

When Jamie Macnair, a city boy, comes to live with his uncle in the northland, an Indian boy adopts him as his brother and teaches him the ways of the wilderness.

244p

Lost in the Barrens | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 15:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040575454 The Breadwinner simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040581892 Character-driven, moving, suspenseful, Gr 5-8

When Parvana's father is arrested and taken to jail, she must disguise herself as a boy in order to earn money for her family.

152p

The Breadwinner | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 16:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040581892 Coraline simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040590178 Plot-driven, scary, suspenseful, fantasy, Gr 6-8

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

162p

Coraline | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 16:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040590178 Thousand Worlds Series stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040621240 Action packed, Fast-paced, Suspenseful, World-Building, Gr 4-6

Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.

310p

Dragon Pearl | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 16:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040621240 Tristan Strong Series simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040629165 Fairy tale, folklore-inspired, whimsical, diverse Gr 5-8

Haunted by the bus accident that ended his best friend’s life, seventh grader Tristan Strong dreads a visit to his grandparents’ Alabama farm before a bizarre living doll snatches away his friend’s notebook and draws him into a world of burning seas, iron monsters and exhausted black folk heroes.

482p

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 16:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040629165 Rick simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040662281 Inspiring, LGBTQIA fiction, gr 3-7

Privately struggling with his best friend’s bullying personality and his father’s jokes about hot girls, a middle school student joins his new school’s Rainbow Spectrum club, where other kids of diverse gender identities help him find understanding and a sense of himself.

Rick | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-10 16:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2040662281 Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2043233653 Fast paced, Silly, Gr 3-5

At Camp Whatsitooya, twins Joules and Kevin and new friend Nelson face off against large, rabbit-like creatures from the Mallow Galaxy who thrive on sugar, but are not above hypnotizing and eating human campers.

184p

Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons
]]> 2022-02-11 22:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2043233653 Misewa Saga simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2043244007 World-building, attention-grabbing, Gr 4-6

When two indigenous foster children find a secret portal to another reality, they encounter Ochek, the only hunter supporting his starving community of Misewa, and the three try to save Misewa before the icy winter freezes everything.

247p

The Barren Grounds | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-11 22:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2043244007 Wild Robot (Series) stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2044816720 Open-ended, leisurely paced, attention-grabbing, illustrated, Gr 3-5

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

277p

The Wild Robot | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-13 18:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2044816720 simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2044834758 Likeable, Attention-Grabbing, World-building, Gr 3-6

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. Mars may be a world far, far away, but in the hands of Jennifer L. Holm, beloved and bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish, it can't help but feel like home.

259p

The Lion of Mars | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons

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After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg

225p

The Last Kids on Earth | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-13 19:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2044856383 North and South stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049739808 Animals, Picture Book, Gr 2-5

Presents a global view of how animals adapt to the seasons and threats to their survival in their northern and southern hemisphere homes. Topics covered include habitats, life cycles, diets, and conservation statuses. Includes glossary and suggested activities.

31p

North and South | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-15 23:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049739808 How to Burp in Space stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049743410 Science, inspiring, upbeat, Gr 4-6

Want to blast into orbit? Walk on the moon? Snag a glimpse of the Big Blue Marble (aka planet Earth) from afar? Well your time is coming! And when it does, you''re going to need How Do You Burp in Space?

Discover all of the information you''ll need to plan a stellar vacation:
-what to pack (hint: no bubble bath or juggling balls!)
-what to expect from your accommodations (a sleeping bag attached to the wall)
-and what to do for fun (leapfrog on the moon!).

80p

How Do You Burp In Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs To Know, Book by Susan E. Goodman (Reinforced Library Binding) | www.chapters.indigo.ca]]> 2022-02-15 23:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049743410 Powwow stir0015 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049746099 Art and music, culture and customs, Gr 5-12

Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series for middle readers. Illustrated with photographs, Powwow is a guide to the dance, music and culture of this Indigenous celebration

81p

Powwow | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-15 23:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049746099 The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049751274 Action-packed, Attention-grabbing, Gr 2-3

Lucas Finnegan eats, sleeps, and breathes hockey. With his friends Edge, Swift, and Crunch, Lucas plays on his hometown's rink, dreaming of the day when he'll make the NHL. But lately, money has been tight at home, and after a major growth spurt, Lucas is forced to wear hand-me-down gear that doesn't quite fit properly. Now he's not sure if he'll ever make it to the Hall of Fame like his hockey heroes. And that's not the only problem. With the community arena's chiller on the fritz and replacement parts too tough to come by, it looks like Lucas and his friends may be doomed to a season on a plastic rink -- or worse, to no hockey at all! But with a magical discovery, and some help from one of hockey's greatest players (who was a kid once, too!), their final skate might just turn into their first great adventure.

134p

The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-16 00:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049751274 Here's Hank #2: A Short Tale About a Long Dog simm0031 https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049772143 Likeable, Gr2-3

Rescuing a Dachshund from an animal shelter after convincing his skeptical father to get the family a dog, Hank struggles to prove his trustworthiness after his new canine friend gets loose at the park.

122p

A Short Tale About a Long Dog | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons]]> 2022-02-16 00:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/simm0031/xlcuamwztn2bbuxu/wish/2049772143